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clubname = Manchester City|
image = [[Image:Mcfc.png|150px|Manchester City crest]] |
fullname = Manchester City Football Club |
nickname = The Citizens or The Blues |
founded = 1880, as<br />''West Gorton (St. Marks)'' |
ground = [[City of Manchester Stadium]]/Eastlands<br />[[Manchester]]<br/>[[England]] |
capacity = 47,726<ref>{{cite web | title=Stadium History| work=Manchester City FC official website| url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={20E7C2B7-4832-46D1-B772-AB8CCA2FD0D5}| accessdate=September 18 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> |
chairman = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Wardle]] |
manager = (position currently vacant) |
league = [[Premier League]] |
season = [[Premier League 2006-07|2006–07]] |
position = Premier League, 14th |
shirtsupplier= [[Reebok]] |
shirtsponsors= [[Thomas Cook.com]] |
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==Jimmy Stewart?==
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Near the end of the movie, we hear Iris's father or guardian narrating a thank you letter he wrote to Travis for rescuing Iris. The man is never seen. Is this the voice of [[Jimmy Stewart]]? He's not credited for having been in the movie, but it sounds very much like him.
'''Manchester City Football Club''' is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Football team|club]] based in the city of [[Manchester]]. Formed in 1880 as '''St. Marks (West Gorton)''', they went on to become '''Ardwick A.F.C.''' in 1887 before finally becoming Manchester City F.C. in 1894. The club has won the [[Football League First Division|League Championship]] twice, the [[FA Cup]] four times, the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] twice and the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners Cup]] once. Manchester City's most successful period came in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when they won several trophies under the management team of [[Joe Mercer]] and assistant [[Malcolm Allison]], and with great players such as [[Colin Bell]].
 
The club has not won a major honour since 1976. The club's decline led to [[relegation]] twice in three years in the 1990s, meaning they spent one year in the third tier of [[English football league system|English football]]. However, the club has since regained [[Premier League]] status, putting City back in the top flight, the division in which they have spent the majority of their history. The club enjoys a large fanbase, regularly attracting more than 40,000 to their home ground, the [[City of Manchester Stadium]].
 
==something is wrong with the caracter IRIS==
==History==
{{details|History of Manchester City F.C.}}
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Manchester City F.C. was founded as '''St. Marks (West Gorton)''' in 1880 by Anna Connell and two wardens of St. Mark's Church, who also worked in the nearby iron factory, in [[Gorton]], a district in east Manchester. In 1887, they moved to a new ground at [[Hyde Road]], in [[Ardwick]] just to the east of the city centre, and were renamed '''Ardwick A.F.C.''' to reflect their new ___location.<ref>{{cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester City - The Complete Record |publisher=Breedon |___location=Derby |date=2006 |id=ISBN 1-85983-512-0}} p23</ref> Ardwick joined [[the Football League]] as founding members of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in 1892. Financial troubles in the 1893-94 season led to a reorganisation within the club, and Ardwick were reformed as Manchester City F.C.
 
I think that the character Iris comes in the story at the WRONG moment... Because he becames obsessed with the caracter Betsy a lot earlier... Iris is just like a far thought he has sometimes of someone that HE could help... he remembers her when he see the dollar bill the pimp through in his Taxi... only a lot later in the movie, after kill someone in a grocery store, try to kill the politician that he becomes obsessed with the caracter Iris...........; <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/82.123.158.168|82.123.158.168]] ([[User talk:82.123.158.168|talk]]) 20:55, 5 December 2006 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. They went on to claim their first major honour on [[23 April]] [[1904]], beating [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] 1-0 at [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace]] to win the [[FA Cup]]; City narrowly missed out on a League and Cup [[the Double|double]] that season after finishing runners-up in the League. In the seasons following the FA Cup triumph, the club was dogged by allegations of financial irregularities, culminating in the suspension of seventeen players in 1906, including captain [[Billy Meredith]], who subsequently moved across town to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>James, pp 59-65.</ref> A fire at Hyde Road destroyed the main stand in 1920, and in 1923 the club moved to their new purpose-built stadium at [[Maine Road]] in [[Moss Side]].
 
Um... okayyyyy...
In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] in 1934. The club won the First Division title for the first time in 1937, but were relegated the following season, despite scoring more goals than any other team in the division.<ref>{{cite web | title=England 1937/38| work=league table from RSSSF | url=http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html| accessmonthday=December 29 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref> 20 years later, a City team inspired by a tactical system known as the ''[[Revie Plan]]'' reached consecutive FA Cup finals again, in 1955 and 1956; just as in the 1930s, they lost the first one, to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], and won the second. The [[FA Cup Final 1956|1956 final]], in which Manchester City beat [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 3-1, is one of the most famous finals of all-time, and is remembered for City goalkeeper [[Bert Trautmann]] continuing to play on after unknowingly breaking his neck.
 
I am tired of seeing this kind of grammar on the internet. stop it.
After relegation to the Second Division in 1963, the future looked bleak with a record low home attendance of 8,015 against [[Swindon Town]] in January 1965. In the summer of 1965, the management team of [[Joe Mercer]] and [[Malcolm Allison]] was appointed. In the first season under Mercer, City won the Second Division title and made important signings in [[Mike Summerbee]] and [[Colin Bell]]. Two seasons later, in 1967-68, Manchester City claimed the League Championship for the second time, clinching the title on the final day of the season with a 4-3 win at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Further trophies followed: City won the FA Cup in 1969, before achieving European success by winning the [[Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1970, beating [[Górnik Zabrze]] 2-1 in [[Vienna]]. City also won the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] that season, becoming the second English team to win a European trophy and a domestic trophy in the same season.
 
==High==
The club continued to challenge for honours throughout the 1970s, finishing just one point behind the league champions on two occasions and reaching the final of the 1974 League Cup. One of the matches from this period that is most fondly remembered by supporters of Manchester City is the final match of the 1973-74 season against arch-rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], who needed to win to be sure of avoiding relegation. Former United player [[Denis Law]] scored with a backheel to give City a 1-0 win at Old Trafford and confirm the relegation of their rivals.<ref>Other results meant United would have been relegated if the match had been drawn, but neither team knew this at the time.</ref> The final trophy of the club's most successful period was won in 1976, when [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] were beaten 2-1 in the League Cup final.
Critcally noted as scorcese's trifecta with raging bull and goodfellas, oscars, IMDB 250. [[User:Andman8|Andman8]] 04:21, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 
Is Taxi Driver considered a pastiche?
A long period of decline followed the success of the 1960s and 1970s. Malcolm Allison rejoined the club to become manager for the second time in 1979, but squandered large sums of money on unsuccessful signings, such as [[Steve Daley]]. A succession of managers then followed – seven in the 1980s alone. City reached the 1981 FA Cup final but lost in a replay to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. The club were twice relegated from the top flight in the 1980s (in 1983 and 1987), but recovered to finish fifth in Division One twice in succession under the management of [[Peter Reid]]. However, this was only a temporary respite, and following Reid's departure Manchester City's fortunes continued to fade. City were founders of the [[FA Premier League|Premier League]] upon its creation in 1992, but were relegated to Division One in 1996. After two seasons in Division One, City fell to the lowest point in their history, becoming the first ever European trophy winners to be relegated to English football's third tier.
 
Can you elaborate? -- [[User:Zoe|Zoe]]
[[Image:City Wigan1.png|thumb|275px|Manchester City (blue) in action against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup, January 2006]]
 
Jesus, what's the deal with [[User:Tarquin]]? She just deleted the link asking why anyone would care about what a taxi driver thinks of the film.
The [[2002-03 in English football|2002-03 season]] was the last at Maine Road, and included a 3-1 derby victory over rivals Manchester United, ending a run of 13 years without a [[Manchester derby|derby]] win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm |title= Goater double gives City derby win |accessdate=2007-05-28 |work= RTE}}</ref> City also qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]] through the "[[UEFA Fair Play ranking|Fair Play ranking]]", earning the club's first entry into European competition in 25 years. In the 2003 close season the club moved to the new [[City of Manchester Stadium]].
 
: well it's like this: if you're going to link to one person's review on the web, you might as well link to them ''all''. What makes that one special? Are they a well-known film critic? -- [[User:Tarquin|Tarquin]] 10:07, 23 Sep 2003 (UTC)
In March 2005, Kevin Keegan left the club, and [[Stuart Pearce]] took over as [[caretaker manager|caretaker]], leading his side to an eight-match unbeaten run at the end of the season as they just missed out on European qualification. Pearce was rewarded by being given the manager's position on a permanent basis. The [[2005-06 in English football|2005-06 season]] started brightly for Manchester City; the club held a top-six position until November. However, form deteriorated in the second half of the season and City finished 15th.
 
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In the [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07 season]] City struggled to score goals, particularly at home. The team created a new record for the fewest goals scored at home in a season in the top flight (beating [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland's]] 14 in 2002-03 and [[Woolwich Arsenal F.C.|Woolwich Arsenal's]] 11 in 1912-13)<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/footballNews/idUKL1452704420070414?feedType=RSS "Manchester City on course for low-scoring record]</ref>, scoring only 10 goals (having missed two penalties in the last two home matches) as City finished in fourteenth place. The season's troubles culminated in the sacking of manager Stuart Pearce and his coaching staff. Pearce's successor has yet to be named.
 
"''he takes her to a pornographic film''"? Does he? I thought it was a sex-ed film, but those were often shown in porn cinemas in the US. // [[User:Liftarn|Liftarn]]
==Colours and crest==
[[Image:oldmanchestercitylogo.gif|thumb|120px|Manchester City crest from 1972-1997]]
Manchester City's home colours are sky blue and white. Traditional away [[kit (football)|kit]] colours have been either maroon or (from the 1960s) red and black; however, in recent years several different colours have been used. Through the 2004-06 campaigns, the team wore an all-navy blue away kit. During the 2006-07 season, they sported an all-black (with grey trim) second strip. However, when away to [[Premier League|Premiership]] teams who wear predominantly dark blue as their first choice colours, the team generally changes to a third kit, which is yellow shirts with black shorts & socks. The club tried to justify the use of yellow as a Manchester City colour in an article in one of their match day programs, by saying that it was used in 1950s & 60s. The colour they were referring to was, indeed, amber with a maroon trim - and was very rarely used.
 
:It's no sex education film I've seen, but yes, you are correct. The IMDB entry on Kärlekens språk, the Swedish "information film" that's Bickle takes her to, mentions it shows actual coitus, something I don't think like that is shown in high schools, even nowadays. However, I could see it being one of those things, because of the display of sexual intercourse, would be shown in a porno theatre in the '70s. Of course, it could've been the only thing Scorsese could get ahold of and figured he could pass it off as a porn flick. --[[User:YoungFreud|YoungFreud]] 04:50, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
The origins of the club's home colours are unclear, but there is evidence that the club have worn blue since 1892 or earlier. A booklet entitled ''Famous Football Clubs - Manchester City'' published in the 1940s indicates that West Gorton (St. Marks) originally played in scarlet and black, and reports dating from 1884 describe the team wearing black jerseys bearing a white cross, showing the club's origins as a church side.<ref>James, pp. 14-15</ref> The red and black away colours come from former assistant manager [[Malcolm Allison]], who believed that adopting the colours of [[A.C. Milan]] would inspire City to glory.<ref>{{cite web | title=Nicking the shirts off their backs| work=The Guardian| url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html| accessmonthday=December 18 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
 
Actually, it was a sex education film, at least in Nordic countries. It was shown in local film theaters and even our teacher suggested us that we should go to see the film. This took place in Finland in the 1960s.
The current club crest was adopted in 1997, a result of the previous crest being ineligible for registration as a [[trademark]]. The badge is based on the [[coat of arms|arms]] of the city of [[Manchester]], and consists of a shield in front of a [[golden eagle]]. The shield features a ship on its upper half representing the [[Manchester Ship Canal]], and three diagonal stripes in the lower half, for the city's three rivers. The bottom of the badge bears the [[Latin]] motto ''Superbia in Proelio'', which translates as ''Pride in Battle''. Above the eagle and shield are three stars, which are purely decorative.<ref>{{cite web | title=City Top Tens| work=Manchester City official website| url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid=%7B54FBBD35-A993-48CC-971E-875760E6B67A%7D| accessmonthday=June 20 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref>
 
::The film was called an "Information Film", but that was always code for Swedish skin flicks. There aren't many orgies in sex ed, for example. You have to remember that this was the early 1970's and even in Times Square things were somewhat repressed so they had to have silly double speak in order to get things by standards codes. --[[User:TheGrza|TheGrza]] 07:25, Nov 8, 2004 (UTC)
City have previously worn two other crests on their shirts. The first, introduced in 1970, was based on designs which had been used on official club documentation since the mid-1960s. It consisted of a round badge which used the same shield as the current crest, inside a circle bearing the name of the club. In 1972, this was replaced by a variation which replaced the lower half of the shield with the red rose of [[Lancashire]]. On occasions when Manchester City play in a major cup final, the usual crest is not used; instead shirts bearing a badge of the arms of the City of Manchester are used, as a symbol of pride in representing the city of Manchester at a major event. This practice originates from a time when the players' shirts did not normally bear a badge of any kind, but has continued throughout the history of the club.<ref>David Clayton, ''Everything Under the Blue Moon'' (Mainstream Publishing, 2002), 21.</ref>
 
It comes under the [[sexploitation]] category, a film which claims it is educational, but is really a skin-flick. Until pornography laws in the UK were loosened in the early 2000s and high street newsagents were allowed to sell hard-core pornography, this 'rebranding' was often used as a way of getting porn into the country. [[User:Martyn Smith|Martyn Smith]] 17:35, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
==Stadia==
:''Main articles: [[City of Manchester Stadium]], [[Maine Road]], [[Hyde Road]]''
[[Image:CIMG1422.JPG|thumb|The City of Manchester stadium]]
Manchester City's current stadium is the [[City of Manchester Stadium]], a state-of-the-art 48,000-seater stadium situated in East Manchester and leased from Manchester City Council after the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]]. The stadium has been City's home since the end of the 2002-03 season, when the club moved from [[Maine Road]].
 
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Before moving to the stadium, Manchester City spent about [[pound sterling|£]]35million on upgrading it and lowering the field of play from ground level (where it was during the Commonwealth Games) to below ground level, adding an additional tier of seating around the entire pitch and also building the new North Stand. The inaugural match at the new stadium was a 2-1 win over [[FC Barcelona]] in a [[friendly match]], with the first goal at the stadium scored by [[Nicolas Anelka]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Man City vanquish Barca| work=BBC article | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm| accessmonthday=December 28 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref>
I have added references to the fact that Bickle is suffering from [[post traumatic stress disorder]], plus a few key points relating to Vietman vererans in the 'critical response' section.--[[User:ChrisJMoor|ChrisJMoor]] 02:26, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 
== Travis a marine? ==
Manchester City have also used several other grounds during their history. After playing home games at five different grounds between 1880 and 1887, the club settled at [[Hyde Road]] and stayed for 36 years. After a fire destroyed the Main Stand in 1920, the club decided to look for a new site, moving to the 84,000-capacity Maine Road in 1923, which was nicknamed the "Wembley of the North" by designers. On [[3 March]] [[1934]], Maine Road hosted the largest-ever crowd at an English club ground, when 84,569 attended an FA Cup tie against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].<ref>{{cite web | title=True Blue facts about Manchester City| work=BBC article | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/sport/2002/11/08/city_facts.shtml| accessmonthday=December 28 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref> Maine Road was redeveloped several times over its 80-year lifespan, though by 1995 its capacity was restricted to 32,000, prompting the move to the City of Manchester Stadium.
 
I changed the line added "has recently been discharged from the Marines" to '''WHO CLAIMS THAT HE''' (has recently been discharged from the Marines) as the only evidence that Travis was a marine comes from Travis himself and throughout the film he is shown to invent stories about himself.
==Supporters==
Manchester City have a large fanbase in relation to their comparative lack of success on the pitch. Since moving to the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester City's average attendances have been in the top six in England.<ref>{{cite web | title=Top 30 English Football Clubs by League Attendances| work=footballeconomy.com attendance table 2002-2005 | url=http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm| accessmonthday=December 30 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref>, though in the 2006/2007 season City's attendances fell slightly, to an average league attendance of approximately 40,000. Even in the late 1990s, when the club were relegated twice in three seasons and playing in the third tier of English football (then Division Two, now [[Football League One]]), home attendances were in the region of 30,000, compared to an average for the division of fewer than 8,000.<ref>{{cite web | title=Average Attendances - English Football Divisions - 1994/95-2004/05| work=footballeconomy.com division attendance table 1995-2005 | url=http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm| accessmonthday=December 30 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref> Research carried out by Manchester City estimates a fanbase of 400,000 in the United Kingdom and a total in excess of 2 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | title=Customer Success - Manchester City Football Club| work=Hewlett-Packard case study| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20051125201443/http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/78471-0-0-225-121.html| accessmonthday=April 4 | accessyear=2007 }} (archive.org mirror)</ref>
 
:Interesting point. That he was a Vietnam vet was news to me, something that would make sense... given his age. But is there any other reason for asserting this—the patches on his jacket, perhaps? —[[User:Morning star|Morning star]] 15:21, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
Manchester City have a number of supporters organisations, of which three have official recognition: the Official Supporters Club, the Centenary Supporters Association and the International Supporters Club. There have been several [[fanzine]]s published by supporters; two are still on regular sale, ''King of the Kippax'' and ''City Til I Cry''.
 
::In the screenplay, Schrader indicates the patches on his sleeves, one of which is King Kong Company and the years. I can't recall the years at this point, but I'm pretty sure the patch is readable in the movie, which would confirm he is a veteran. [[User:Gohst|Gohst]] 04:12, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
[[Celebrity]] City supporters include brothers [[Liam Gallagher|Liam]] and [[Noel Gallagher]] of the Manchester-based [[rock music|rock]] band, [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. On 27-28 April 1996, the group played their first headline outdoor concerts at the Maine Road ground. Highlights from the second night featured on the video [[...There And Then]], released later the same year.
 
::If I'm not mistaken, the word "Vietnam" is never explicitly mentioned in the movie. Which is interesting in and of itself. -MB (9 September 2006)
The City fans' song of choice is a rendition of "[[Blue Moon (song)|Blue Moon]]", which despite its melancholic theme is belted out with gusto as though it were a heroic anthem. City supporters tend to believe that unpredictability is an inherent trait of their team, and label unexpected results "typical City".<ref>{{cite web | title=FA Cup preview| work=ESPN Star article| url=http://www.espnstar.com/facup/facup_gamedetails_1660559.html| accessmonthday=March 24 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Typical City!|work=Unofficial supporters homepage|url=http://www.uit.no/mancity/club/typical.html|accessmonthday=March 25 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Events that fans regard as "typical City" include City's being the only reigning English champions ever to be relegated (in 1938), or the more recent example that City was the only team to beat [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the 2004-05 Premiership, yet in the same season City were knocked out of the FA Cup by [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], a team two divisions lower.
 
== Travis a Marine? ==
Manchester City's biggest rivalry is with neighbours [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], against whom they contest the [[Manchester derby]]. Unlike football rivalries in some other cities, such as [[Old Firm|Glasgow]] and [[Seville]], the rivalry between City and United does not have its origins in religion or politics, and before the [[World War II|Second World War]], when travel to away games was rare, many Mancunian football fans watched both teams. As travel became easier, support for both teams became unusual and the rivalry developed.
 
Travis was definitely a Marine. There are several reasons I believe this. One, the burning of shoe polish is consistent with Marines spit shining their boots. Two, the way he wraps the cloth around his hand to shine his boots is consistent. Three, the tape he uses to secure his knife to his boot is consistent with the cloth type tape that was issued when I was in the Marine Corps. It's like athletic tape, but not exactly. I can't remember the name of the tape.
A common stereotype is that City fans come from Manchester proper, while United fans come from elsewhere. A 2002 report by a researcher at [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] found that a higher proportion of City season ticket holders come from Manchester [[postcode]] areas; however United had a higher number of season ticket holders living in Manchester, as they had more season ticket holders overall. However, the report contained a [[caveat lector|caveat]] stating that the number of City season tickets has since increased (the report was compiled before City's move to the City of Manchester Stadium). The study also found that City had the highest proportion of support in the south and east of the city, and United had the highest proportion in the north and west of the city.<ref>{{cite web | title=Do You Come From Manchester?| work=Manchester Metropolitan University study | url=http://www.mipc.mmu.ac.uk/docs/seasonticketreport.pdf| accessmonthday=January 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Manchester post codes also cover [[Salford]], a city in itself located to the north-west of Manchester.
 
As for the word "Vietnam" being mentioned in the movie. It is actually mentioned by the Senatorial Candidate for the Presidency when Travis is sitting in his cab, watching the Senator give a speech, right before the cop comes up and says "Hey, cabbie. you can't park here."
In the late 1980s, City fans started a craze of bringing [[inflatable]] objects to matches, primarily oversized [[banana]]s. The craze had its origins in a match against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] when chants from fans calling for the introduction of [[Imre Varadi]] as a substitute mutated into "Imre Banana". Terraces packed with inflatable-wielding supporters became a common sight in the [[1988-89 in English football|1988-89 season]] as the craze spread to other clubs, with the phenomenon reaching a peak at City's match at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on [[26 December]] [[1988]], a match declared by fanzines as a fancy dress party.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Inflatables Craze| work=Manchester City Football Club Supporters' Homepage | url=http://www.uit.no/mancity/bananas.html| accessmonthday=December 30 | accessyear=2005 }}</ref> In the 2006/2007 season, City's FA Cup run to the sixth round of the competition saw the re-emergence of the inflatables craze, with hundreds of yellow and blue bananas being brought to cup matches.
 
[[User:Vicioustwist|Vicioustwist]] 08:48, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
In August 2006, the club became the first to be officially recognised as a "gay-friendly" employer by campaign group [[Stonewall (UK)]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Top club backs gay rights | work=Premiership side set to change footballing attitudes by introducing 'gay-friendly' policy.' Homepage | url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1859387,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=15| accessmonthday=August 27 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
 
Early in this movie, Travis mentions his honorable discharge from the Marines in May of 1973 and that his age is 26. Assuming that the time line of the story is either 1975 or 1976, it would have completely plausible to assume that Travis could have served in Vietnam as early as 1968. Near the end of this movie, just before Travis picks up Betsy as a fare, the back of his green jacket can be seen with "Bickle T" stenciled upon it in faded black ink. I was not in the Marines Corps myself, but I would say that names and initials being stenciled on the outside of clothing is quite characteristic of military service. [[User:Kepiblanc|Kepiblanc]] 06:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
The official mascots of the club are the space aliens "[[Moonchester]]" and "[[Moonbeam]]", pun's on the club's anthem [[Blue Moon (song)|Blue Moon]].
 
==Jodie Foster's age==
==Ownership==
[[Jodie Foster|Foster's]] age was just changed from fourteen to twelve. If she was born on 19 November 1962, that would make her thirteen for most of 1975. —[[User:Morning star|Morning star]] 15:21, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
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:If Jodie 's birthday is 19 November 1962 she turned 13 on November 19 1975 and she was 12 during almost the year 1975. The film was released in February 1976 so Jodie was 12 when it was filmed and just 13 when the movie was released to theaters. [[User:Ik.pas.aan|Ik.pas.aan]] 22:30, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
The holding company of Manchester City F.C., Manchester City plc, is a [[public limited company]] and is listed on the specialist independent equity market [[PLUS Markets Group|PLUS]] (formerly OFEX).<ref name="PLUS">{{cite web | title=Manchester City plc| work=PLUS Markets Group | url=http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336| accessmonthday=April 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref> As of 30 April 2007, Manchester City's [[market capitalisation]] value is £22.72m<ref name="PLUS"/> and the club made a pre-tax profit of £16.97m in the year ending 31 May 2006.<ref name="2006annualreport">{{cite web | title=Final Reports and Accounts 2006| work=Manchester City plc | url=http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/cgi-bin/reports.cgi?action=DisplayReport&report=mancity2006.pdf| accessmonthday=April 30 | accessyear=2007 }} (pdf)</ref>
::Ah! Duuh. Sorry for one of my dimmer moments. —[[User:Morning star|Morning star]] 05:15, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
Was Foster's character really supposed to be 12 1/2? My impression was that her pimp said she was 12 to imply she still had virginal qualities. Regardless of appearance, she seemed to posses the composure of someone older than that. -[[User:Bantosh|Bantosh]] 21:20, 7 May 2006
 
== External links ==
The club has approximately 54 million shares in issue. The largest shareholding is that of [[John Wardle]] and [[David Makin]], founders of the [[JD Sports]] retail chain,<ref>{{cite web | title=Wardle loan key to City takeover| work=The Times | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/manchester_city/article1438130.ece| accessmonthday=April 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref> who have a combined holding of 29.95% of share capital. The second largest holding of 18.75% is controlled by the estate of former Limelight owner [[Stephen Boler]]. [[British Sky Broadcasting]] hold 9.88% and former chairman [[Francis Lee]] holds 7.13%.<ref name="2006annualreport"/> The remainder is held by several thousand small shareholders.
 
Before adding any further external links to this article, please discuss them here and let the community reach a consensus. I'm adding this dicussion here because this article is being repeatedly linkspammed lately with a link to sensesofcinema.com. Thanks --[[User:AbsolutDan|AbsolutDan]] [[User_talk:AbsolutDan|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 14:34, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
In December 2006, the club issued a statement regarding a possible takeover,<ref>{{cite web | title=Manchester City plc - Statement re Possible Offer| work=PLUS Markets Group | url=http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/story.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336&NewsID=23836| accessmonthday=April 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref> prompting press speculation about potential buyers. On 24 April, former Manchester City player [[Ray Ranson]] announced interest in making an offer for the club,<ref>{{cite web | title= Ranson's 'inadequate' bid leaves City cold| work=Independent | url=http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article2483847.ece | accessmonthday=April 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref> though the club denied press reports that a bid had been made.<ref>{{cite web | title=Manchester City plc - Statement re Ray Ranson| work=PLUS Markets Group | url=http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/story.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336&NewsID=24765| accessmonthday=April 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref> On [[1 May]] 2007, it was announced that former [[Thailand]] Prime Minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] had been granted access to the clubs accounts.<ref>{{cite web| last =
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| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6610593.stm
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| accessdate =2007-01-05}}.</ref> However, the deal was thrown into doubt when [[Thailand|Thailand's]] [[military government]] froze £830m of Shinawatra's assets after they investigated allegations of [[corruption]] made against him.<ref>{{cite web | title=Man City call for Thaksin answers| work=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6742401.stm| accessmonthday=June 18 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref>
On the 21st June the Manchester City board accepted an £81.6million offer for the club from Thaskin Shinawatra and advised the shareholders to accept the bid.
 
Dear AbsolutDan and other self-appointed Wiki-police:
==Current squad==
Perhaps if you read the article being "linkspammed", as you so elegantly put it, you would learn something useful about the film.
:''As of [[June 6]], [[2007]].''<ref name="2006 / 2007 first team squad profiles">{{cite web
Is not the entire point of Wikipedia that anyone who has something to contribute can do so? I do not feel that I should offer obeisance to your "community" or justify the article's inclusion. What you are doing in trying to centralize editorial control is a tremendous disservice to scholarship. This behavior is absolutely outrageous.
| title = 2006 / 2007 first team squad profiles
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/05/37/taxi_driver.html
| url = http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={1CF21E86-174B-420D-916B-04DE6DF5EE70}&siteid=502&teamid=1096
--[[crazyeyezkillah]]
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:Wikipedia is not the place to promote other websites. Linkspam is, simply put, links that are spammed onto Wikipedia -- added to promote a particular site, usually across multiple articles. If left unchecked, articles would quickly become "bottom-heavy" with more external links than content. I removed the links I saw to senseofcinema because they were posted by a spammer, and were added with no additional content. WP needs more content, not external links --[[User:AbsolutDan|AbsolutDan]] [[User_talk:AbsolutDan|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 03:29, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 
===Number 23===
Since 2003, Manchester City have not issued the squad number 23. It was [[Retired numbers in football (soccer)|retired]] in memory of [[Marc-Vivien Foé]], who was on loan to the club from [[Olympique Lyonnais]] at the time of his death on the field of play playing for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in the [[Confederations Cup 2003|2003 Confederations Cup]].
 
DISCUSSION: Hello, is this website a positive contribution to the External Links part? It's a comparison on the famous 'Talkin' To Me' scene which is used in Taxi Driver and La Haine. Flash video footage of the both scenes is available. http://repcred.com/movies/talkin-to-me
==Hall of fame==
{{details|List of Manchester City F.C. players}}
The following players are members of Manchester City's Hall of Fame,<ref>{{cite web | title=Hall of Fame| work=Manchester City official website | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid=%7BF4698C75-95FF-4A3E-936A-4F9BBBADDA74%7D| accessmonthday=August 19 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and are listed according to year of Manchester City first-team debut (year in parentheses):
 
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* pre-1920: [[Billy Meredith]] (1894), [[Tommy Johnson (footballer)|Tommy Johnson]] (1919).
* 1920s: [[Sam Cowan]] (1924), [[Eric Brook]] (1928).
* 1930s: [[Frank Swift]] (1933), [[Peter Doherty (footballer)|Peter Doherty]] (1936).
* 1940s: [[Roy Clarke (footballer)|Roy Clarke]] (1946), [[Bert Trautmann]] (1949).
* 1950s: [[Ken Barnes (footballer)|Ken Barnes]] (1950), [[Roy Paul]] (1950), [[Alan Oakes]] (1958).
* 1960s: [[Mike Summerbee]] (1965), [[Colin Bell]] (1966), [[Tony Book]] (1966), [[Francis Lee]] (1967), [[Joe Corrigan]] (1967).
* 1980s: [[Paul Lake]] (1987).
* 1990s: [[Niall Quinn]] (1990).
 
In the "Trivia" section, written is both:
== Notable former managers ==
:" The only scene that doesn't feature Travis is the one between Sport and Iris talking in her room. This was added late into production."
{{details|List of Manchester City F.C. managers}}
The following managers have all won at least one major trophy with Manchester City (Totals include competitive matches only):
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! To
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! Drawn
! Lost
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|[[Tom Maley]]
|1902
|1906
|150
|89
|22
|39
|-
|[[Wilf Wild]]
|1932
|1946
|354
|158
|124
|72
|-
|[[Les McDowall]]
|1950
|1963
|592
|220
|127
|245
|-
|[[Joe Mercer]]
|1965
|1971
|340
|149
|94
|97
|-
|[[Tony Book]]
|1974
|1979
|269
|114
|75
|80
|}
 
and
==Honours==
 
:" Harvey Keitel rehearsed with actual pimps to prepare for his role. The scene where his character and Iris dance is improvised, and is one of only two scenes in the film that don't focus on Travis."
*'''[[Football League First Division|First Division]]''' (old format)<ref>Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the FA Premier League. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division.</ref>
**Champions 1937, 1968
**Runners-up 1904, 1921, 1977
 
By "focus", does that mean "not feature" or "he is not the most important character". If it is the latter, then surely there are many more scenes in the film which are debatable? [[User:88.106.65.140|88.106.65.140]] 12:48, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]''' (old format), '''First Division/Championship''' (new format)
**Champions 1899, 1903, 1910, 1928, 1947, 1966, 2002 (7 times, record holders)
**Runners-up 1896, 1951, 1989, 2000
 
The only *scene* I can think of that does not feature DeNiro is the Iris and Sport talking and smooching one. Scene in filmic terms roughly equates to chapter in a book, a self-contained portion of the greater work, often with a verifiable beginning and end. DVDs are usually broken up into scenes in this way. I think the assertion that there is a second portion of the film that constitutes a scene not featuring Travis is incorrect, and will edited that line [[User:Martyn Smith|Martyn Smith]] 17:41, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
*'''Second Division''' (new format)
**Play-off winners 1999
 
==Sequel?==
*'''[[FA Cup]]'''
**Winners 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969
**Finalists 1926, 1933, 1955, 1981
 
I remember reading something about De Niro and Scorsese working on a sequel a year ago I think. If I remember right, then someone should add that to the article.
*'''[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]'''
**Winners 1970, 1976
**Runners-up 1974
 
==Realism==
*'''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]'''
**Winners 1970
 
What I can never see is how this film is supposed to be "gritty realism" - gritty perhaps - but about as realistic as Hellzapoppin. Risible. That's my five cents. 17:18, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
*'''[[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]]'''
**Winners 1937, 1968, 1972
**Runners-up 1934, 1956, 1969, 1973
 
: There's a special quality of filth and madness that NYC exudes, that I haven't seen anywhere else in the world. Giuliani did his damndest to clean it up, but when I lived there (about 6-7 years ago) I could still feel it wafting up from the sewers. "Taxi Driver" captures that madness better than any other movie I've ever seen. It's a very personal thing, I guess - if you don't see it right away, then there's no point in trying to explain it. -MB (9 September 2006)
*'''[[Full Members Cup]]'''
** Runners-up 1986
 
==Trivia section==
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The Trivia section is much too long, and much of it is probably pointless. If I don't pull a bunch of it out soon, someone else should. --[[User:Xyzzyplugh|Xyzzyplugh]] 23:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
{{succession box | before = [[Š.K. Slovan Bratislava]] | title = [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner]] | years = 1970 <br> Runner up: [[Górnik Zabrze]]| after = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]}}
:I removed a few of the entries that were cut and pasted from imdb, but it's still too long. I thought about starting a production or background section and moving the relevant pieces from there, but the problem is that they aren't sourced, and in some cases seem contradictory (the inspiration for the character of Travis Bickle). If someone wants to verify the information, great, otherwise it should just be removed. - [[User:Bobet|Bobet]] 09:33, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
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==Records Novelisation ==
*'''Record League victory''' — 11-3 ''v.'' [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] ([[March 23]], [[1895]])
*'''Record FA Cup victory''' — 12-0 ''v.'' Liverpool Stanley ([[October 4]], [[1890]])
*'''Record League defeat''' — 1-9 ''v.'' [[Everton F.C.]] ([[September 3]], [[1906]])
*'''Record FA Cup defeat''' — 0-6 ''v.'' [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (January 1897)
*'''Highest attendance''' — 84,569 ''v.'' [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] ([[March 3]], [[1934]])
*'''Most League appearances''' — 561 + 3 sub, [[Alan Oakes]] 1958-76
*'''Most appearances overall''' — 668 + 4 sub, [[Alan Oakes]] 1958-76
*'''Most goals scored overall''' — 178, [[Eric Brook]] 1928-40
*'''Most goals scored in a season''' — 38, [[Tommy Johnson (footballer)|Tommy Johnson]] 1928-29
*'''Record transfer fee paid''' — £13 million to [[Paris Saint-Germain]] for [[Nicolas Anelka]], June 2002<ref>The figure of £13 million includes the valuation of [[Alioune Touré]] , who went to Paris Saint-Germain as part of the deal.</ref>
*'''Record transfer fee received''' — £21 million from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]], July 2005
 
I have what must be a fairly rare copy of the novelisation of Taxi Driver, written by someone called Richard Elman and published by Bantam Books in 1976. The ISBN is 0552101281. I haven't been able to find out much about the author although there's a little [http://literati.net/Elman/ here]. Where should this go? Trivia, or a separate section? Or is it even worth mentioning at all? Incidentally, the same author seems to have done the novelisation of [[Smokey and the Bandit]]... [[User: Lexo | Lexo]], 15.52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
==References==
*{{cite book |
author=James, Gary |
title=Manchester: The Greatest City |
id=ISBN 1-899538-09-7 |
publisher=Polar Publishing |
year=2002 }}
*{{cite book |
author=Goble, Ray and Ward, Andrew |
title=Manchester City: A Complete Record |
id=ISBN 1-873626-41-X |
publisher=Breedon Books |
year=1993 }}
 
==Footnotes 'Coke' movie ==
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I remember julia phillips (who did have a drug problem) saying in her autobiography that this was a 'Coke movie' referring to the drug (cocaine) consumed every day by participants in the movie. Somebody could check this and then mention it in the article.
==External links==
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*[http://www.mcfc.co.uk Official site]
*[http://www.mcfcosc.com Official Supporters Club]
{{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=m/man_city}}
*[http://www.premierleague.com/manchester-city-fc.html Premierleague.com - Manchester City FC]
*[http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Manchester_City/Manchester_City.htm Graphical History of Manchester City Kits]
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== The ending ==
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The ending is Robert de Niro successfully impressing a girl by getting famous then deciding he doesn't like the girl for liking him for being famous.
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No it isn't. He just still feels detached from her and everything else; as well as holding resentment for her for rejecting him in the past.--[[User:Tainted Drifter|Tainted Drifter]] 10:05, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
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== Thelma Schoonmaker did not edit Taxi Driver ==
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I have made the correction to the credits box per the IMDB listing.[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/fullcredits]<br>[[User:Ironist|JohnC]] 14:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
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== Notes from Underground ==
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someone should mention that the story is influenced by dostoevsky's notes from underground (ie. it quotes it directly "I am God's lonely man").
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== Alternative analysis ==
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I dislike the new "Alternative analysis" section because any analysis violates Wikipedia:NPOV and there are several errors in that section. --[[User:Wasted Sapience|Wasted Sapience]] 12:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
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: Agreed, it's original research, and tangential. Makes the article too long. Delete? --[[User:Kangaru99|Nick]] 19:36, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
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