Inflatable banana

Inflatable bananas and other inflatable toys became popular with English football fans in the 1980s, starting at Manchester City F.C's ground of Maine Road in 1987.[1][2] Their popularity has varied but they made comebacks in the 2006/7 and 2015/16 seasons.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Back, Crabbe, Solomos (2001), The Changing Face of Football, Bloomsbury Academic, p. 68, ISBN 9781859734780
  2. ↑ Paul Howarth (13 September 1996), "The Inflatable Bananas Craze", Manchester City Supporters' Homepage
  3. ↑ Antony Jepson (27 January 2016), "Bananas! Why Manchester City are feeling fruity again", Manchester Evening News
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