Manchester City fans have sung "We're Not Really Here" at stadiums up and down the country for years. No one is quite sure about how or why it started, but it has become a nod to eras -- both good and bad -- that supporters could hardly believe.
Since the Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008, the terrace chant has been repeated at Premier League title parades, on numerous trips to Wembley and at two UEFA Champions League finals. But the guilty verdict in City's case with the Premier League -- published last week -- has called all the recent success into question.
It's not so much "we're not really here," but rather should City have been there at all? Their supporters are caught in the middle of the scandal.
"I feel for the fans," said former England striker and TV pundit Gary Lineker. "It's always the fans that suffer from these things, which is sad."
No one can speak for all City fans when talking about their thoughts and feelings since the club were officially found to have broken financial rules between 2009 and 2018. Shortly after the verdict was published, the Manchester City Supporters Union released a statement to that effect.
"We will be engaging with our members and the wider fan base, consulting the memberships and gauging opinion," it read. "We all need to look out for each other as supporters in these uncertain times ahead. We need to be strong together."