"Disappointing" attendances

[sir baconface]

Well you're clearly not a fan of his and have made your mind up .

Whereas some hang on his every word.

Each to their own.

(P.S. Great manager but never warmed to him. Not that that matters in the overall scheme of things.)

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

I presume you are referring to old baconface? He got away with treating the media like shit for years. Didn’t he ban the BBC and get fined every time, with club picking up the tab?

wasn't aware of them paying fine, as united still spoke to the BBC.

Even at Rangers they've banned certain media outlets from stepping foot in Ibrox.

 

[sir baconface]

wasn't aware of them paying fine, as united still spoke to the BBC.

Even at Rangers they've banned certain media outlets from stepping foot in Ibrox.

To be fair, that was alleged rather than proven. I know where I’d put my money.

 

[Mike Cledford]

Vicky now has more of a global communications role and that's been half the problem. Last year she was visiting such important places as Torque in Uruguay.

Believe it or not, Heggie has been the supposed attack dog for about six years now. You will see him sat to Pep's right.

Truth is, we have been far too accommodating. It doesn't matter what we do, we will never get an even shake of things.

Ban the local patch journos, you have to hurt them to get people in London to take any notice.

Ban the BBC and SKY, yesterday's men. What's the worst that can happen, they say bad things about us?

You give them the absolute minimum that the Prem regulations allow.

As our old friend Domocles used to rightly state. 'Control the platform, control the narrative'.

Our attack dog is a bit of poodle.

If l recall correctly Mancini was often unhappy with her and her team? Particularly with the cock up over his dismissal leaking just before a cup final which we inevitably
lost.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Seems to have gone downhill since Sam something-or-other left, youngish lad, very well spoke, glasses. Think he went to do a similar role at NYCFC?

He did, but Sam was still answering to Heggie even then.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

Seems an ill-judged thing to say from Pep not least because the people he has angered with these comments are the people who (like me) were actually at the game yesterday. And, like me, there's absolutely nothing we can do about how many people turn up for matches so don't publicly disrespect the entire fanbase.

If you are calling for more support then it seems a bit nonsensical to annoy the very people who are there in the stadium supporting the club.

Love Pep but he got this one badly wrong.

I’ve not read all the posts but if this is what Pep is thinking then surely the club are also thinking this which therefore includes the players.
There is a price to pay for success but the number of games in the last 6 weeks has been ridiculous
It’s not actually kids for a quid either. The booking fee cost more than the ticket and the parents have to go with them if they’re young plus whack on fuel food and drink and the quid turns into £60

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

To be fair, that was alleged rather than proven. I know where I’d put my money.

True haha.

Still he had enough and put a block on it.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Our attack dog is a bit of poodle.

If l recall correctly Mancini was often unhappy with her and her team? Particularly with the cock up over his dismissal leaking just before a cup final which we inevitably
lost.

Correct. Although Mancini was a real bastard towards her and others on numerous occasions.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Our attack dog is a bit of poodle.

If l recall correctly Mancini was often unhappy with her and her team? Particularly with the cock up over his dismissal leaking just before a cup final which we inevitably
lost.

who is it?

 

[Thomas Hearns]

If Pep wasnt aware of the complexities in relation to our attendance figures before he made his comments he will be now. Interesting to see what happens next. He's clearly pssed off a large number of match going fans.

Really ? A couple of dozen middle aged miseries, me included, whining away on an obscure forum won’t cause any ripples at all at City. They don’t give a fuck about us. Pep, Soriano, Txiki eat al think they’re bigger than the club, they think they’re doing us a favour by gracing us with their presence.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I’ve not read all the posts but if this is what Pep is thinking then surely the club are also thinking this which therefore includes the players.
There is a price to pay for success but the number of games in the last 6 weeks has been ridiculous
It’s not actually kids for a quid either. The booking fee cost more than the ticket and the parents have to go with them if they’re young plus whack on fuel food and drink and the quid turns into £60

Do you know what's really funny? Blues having to justify the costs.

Nobody has mentioned most have a mortgage, rent, food, bills, kids.

I heard some bollocks from someone on Newcastle fan TV today claiming they have always been a bigger club than City and would sell out 70k a week.

They only play 40 games a season as it stands in a one-team town!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Really ? A couple of dozen middle aged miseries, me included, whining away on an obscure forum won’t cause any ripples at all at City. They don’t give a fuck about us. Pep, Soriano, Txiki eat al think they’re bigger than the club, they think they’re doing us a favour by gracing us with their presence.

I know how they feel.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I heard some bollocks from someone on Newcastle fan TV today claiming they have always been a bigger club than City and would sell out 70k a week.

He sounds like a sad, insecure fuck to me.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Really ? A couple of dozen middle aged miseries, me included, whining away on an obscure forum won’t cause any ripples at all at City. They don’t give a fuck about us. Pep, Soriano, Txiki eat al think they’re bigger than the club, they think they’re doing us a favour by gracing us with their presence.

Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let them eat cake. That's where we have arrived at.

Khaldoon needs to fucking wake up, because these people think they are untouchable.

 

[Thomas Hearns]

I know how they feel.

Another waistline joke !!

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Whereas some hang on his every word.

Each to their own.

(P.S. Great manager but never warmed to him. Not that that matters in the overall scheme of things.)

I seldom listen to Pep tbh , as I find most media interviews boring but I appreciate that there are some total cnuts who are out there to find any excuse to have a go at the club. I would fuck them off personally , as we get the shit anyway.

Might make the fans feel better seeing a bit of action being taken.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Vinny got Manchester. He got City.

There's a reason he did what he did with his testimonial monies.

 

[ctid1894]

I disagree with this. When I was in school I was desperate to watch City win a trophy. I'd have given one of my bollocks for a League Cup triumph. These are the glory years for us. Although I can't see that changing any time soon, we won't be this good forever. We have the squad to compete across all competitions (as we proved last year).

I fully understand why you think that way, one million percent BUT the quantity of games is boring the life out of me and I've been as passionate a fan as humanly possible over the years. If I feel that way as a City fan, the players for whom some of them it will be just a job, will be bored shitless too.

Like Mendy said the other week "Madrid will be different", it will because the game provokes excitement and passion. A game against a lower league club in the league cup doesnt, I struggle to get motivated as a fan. That's why I think it's better to rest the first team players (and fans), play the squad players combined with the academy lads and let's see how far we can go. I'd love to see more of Foden, Garcia, Doyle, Harwood-Bellis, Braaf etc. so I'd be very tempted to go as a fan too. They'd be at it because they want to establish themselves or put themselves in the shop window, either way at least it provokes some excitement and passion.

 

[JGL07]

wasn't aware of them paying fine, as united still spoke to the BBC.

Even at Rangers they've banned certain media outlets from stepping foot in Ibrox.

Aye but Sevco are not the best example to follow.

 

[George Hannah]

Folk worry about attendances because they care about the club, it's natural.