I think you have misunderstood BxLio91, He wants Frank to stay in Manchester period. Even if Frank is ever ready to come to New York, he can stay in Manchester, he is simply not trusted. Remember when Geoff Thomas said he was a Man City fan as a boy and when he drove up from London to Manchester and as he passes Birmingham, he some how managed to sigh for Wolves? We said fuck him, we never want to see him again. This is how these guys feel.
The Like is for the above
Throw in what Ferran said about it not being a marketing trick and the club would have its own say and also having a shirt competition in which you could design a shirt, forgetting to say it can be any colour as long as it is Man City blue and the case begins to gain weight that someone, somewhere is being..... economical with the truth. May all seem petty individually but slowly it is growing to appear that is is something it is not.
Did Ferran actually say design a shirt or design the shirt.... Its the old marketing trick to keep interest and get it to grow.
In one guise or another the NEW YORK FRANCHISE was purchased to grow a Brand.
Brand Recognition comes into that
Why the hell would someone growing a brand want to play in a kit that is in any way similar to a kit used by a competitor somewhere else in the world.
For example if NYCFC had a kit similar to Barcelona's then if someone from the NYC fanbase sees something relating to Barcelona the subconcious says "hey, thats like my team" and affection for the competitior can grow.
WE ARE CITYZENS - a tagline used in Manchester - New York - and Melbourne.... Part of the recognition process
Yes New York now have a football club, but the Kit issue is a non issue, except to those fans trying to justify there allegiance to something else.
I think every fan who recognises this (or previously had an allegiance to MCFC) should "write to the rep" and tell them what a great job the club has done in maintaining brand awareness.
New York has a football club that should have some local autonomy (hence I think the Lampard situation has been really badly handled), but support should be given to the international branding.
When any other major brand changes its look in New York, because it feels New Yorkers deserve something "Special or Different" then come back and argue the point. They wont because of the backlash everywhere else (and everywhere else adds up to much bigger than New York)