I hate being told to sit down, when we are attacking....

[SteWadda]

I sit In the 3rd tier of the Colin bell and its like a morgue ! The old fans in that stand are annoying as fuck as like the original poster i stand up and try and sing etc ... When the "stand up if you love city" chant starts literally noone around me stands up and I do and get told to sit down by an old fart behind ! Il tell him to do one next time

Have you considered moving?

 

[LoveCity]

I feel for you, I stand as much as possible and in 107 it's no big issue when attacking. But there are some really grumpy bastards at the ground who probably sat there when Aguero scored against QPR moaning about how he could have scored earlier.

 

[cibaman]

There's an oldish bloke near where I sit. He's not disabled but walks with a stick. It takes him ages to get out of his seat and it clearly takes some effort. He seems to accept that when City have a goal scoring chance people will stand up and block his view. But he gets really pissed off if they stay stood up, say if the ball has gone out for a throw to us near the corner flag. I can see his point.

 

[GXCity]

What are peoples views on this.
You are at a football game, you attack, it's pretty much natural, for me anyway, to get out of my seat when we are attacking with intent; I get excited.

I sit in the Colin Bell stand, level one, and don't stand throughout the game, but get up when we attack. On saturday though, a guy behind me tapped me and asked me to sit down as I was blocking his view. I controlled myself for the rest of the game, and I understand you can block others view....but it's a football game....!!!! I wasn't standing the whole game....just when we attack.

He asked in a decent manner, so I didn't stand. What really annoyed me though was, when he tapped me I turned round and said "what?"....to which an older guy next to him said "sit down you bloody pillock"...so I said "pardon...?" shocked that he had said that, to which he said "sit down you twat".

As petty as it sounds, it really irritated me, as there was just no need for it. Hardly offensive words, but just pointless. I'm not going to bed crying about it, but just annoyed me, as in that instance there was no need. I hate the attitude some older people have that they think they can talk to younger guys (I'm 23) however they want, just because we are younger.

Also...what do you all do, when you are inevitably told to sit down in certain areas of the ground. I love the position of my seats, and wouldn't change just so I could stand, but I do think getting told to sit down, when your team is about to score...at a football game is ludicrous.

I am sorry....but if someone called me a twat he would have got a barrage of abuse back. Young or old you do not deserve to be called that by anyone for standing up occassionally. TBH I would have stood up more if he had spoken to me like that. As another poster said if you had stood in front of him he would of politely asked you to stop, then any reasonable person would have had no problem doing so.

 

[bluemoonrisen21]

i think you should just be mindful of why people ask you to sit down. for home games i sit in Colin Bell levl one with my son who is 5 and my grandfather who is 80. One cant see even when he is standing and the other's knees dont work so stnading up and down isnt an option.

It wasnt us who you were near ill clarify, we would be more polite (the first time).

Its a real life advert for Safe stand and the FSF campaign but its all a no go in this country. If your in the SS or Asbo corner then i think standing is fair game and tobe expected, ditto at away games, but elsewhere in the stadium your going to find standing is more of a no no.

Asbo corner - where is that exactly?

 

[Why Always Ste]

Not nice having to have so-called blues calling you that in the stadium. Not right.

I've been told to sit for the past few years now by ShowSick, that is irritating when your team are about to score a goal, the brink of winning a game or whatever and there's some Rag control freak who's screaming at you to sit down.

 

[Impeccable]

What are peoples views on this.
You are at a football game, you attack, it's pretty much natural, for me anyway, to get out of my seat when we are attacking with intent; I get excited.

I sit in the Colin Bell stand, level one, and don't stand throughout the game, but get up when we attack. On saturday though, a guy behind me tapped me and asked me to sit down as I was blocking his view. I controlled myself for the rest of the game, and I understand you can block others view....but it's a football game....!!!! I wasn't standing the whole game....just when we attack.

He asked in a decent manner, so I didn't stand. What really annoyed me though was, when he tapped me I turned round and said "what?"....to which an older guy next to him said "sit down you bloody pillock"...so I said "pardon...?" shocked that he had said that, to which he said "sit down you twat".

As petty as it sounds, it really irritated me, as there was just no need for it. Hardly offensive words, but just pointless. I'm not going to bed crying about it, but just annoyed me, as in that instance there was no need. I hate the attitude some older people have that they think they can talk to younger guys (I'm 23) however they want, just because we are younger.

Also...what do you all do, when you are inevitably told to sit down in certain areas of the ground. I love the position of my seats, and wouldn't change just so I could stand, but I do think getting told to sit down, when your team is about to score...at a football game is ludicrous.

Very clever - I like it!!

 

[Mothball]

If Someone called me a twat, he wouldn't be watching the rest off the game i can guarantee that!!!!!

 

[sergiokun]

keeping standing if he said it like that ;->

 

[Rorz88]

Totally agree with you mate, you paid as much as everyone else so you have the right to stand when you want, as long as you dont do it all matcgh (as much as you'd like to).

I constantly have to tell people to fuck off re this ! it is annoying.... !

I totally agree that people behind might not be able to see, but just do what everyone else does............. stand up aswell !