Etihad Atmosphere - 2021/22

shemnel said:
I absolutely hated it, I thought it was one of the worst things city have done to the fans in recent times

I more meant were complaints from fans about their view or something the start of it all. But I'm guessing more the advertising space.
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Definitely advertising.......
 
shemnel said:
Cheers, yeah I get this, and I always assumed the club pushed it from the off, but I wondered if that was definitely the case
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Not 100% certain myself to be honest.

I do remember they gave fans the option of having their own design electronic banners displayed and a guy that sits near me did just that.
 
Jesus H Gabz said:
Lots of missed opportunities over the years, but just like on the pitch momentum is a massive part of it, imagine last season with full houses, taking our title back & getting to the CL final, some of the atmospheres would of been incredible, but even that would of had to grow organically with the twenty odd wins on the spin, PSG/Dortmund in the CL being a huge contributor. There’s been a bit of a malaise with the hangover of last season & the start of this, but as a club & more importantly it’s support we have the opportunity & hunger to go again, don’t let a few errors in the past get in the way of creating more historic moments
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PSG at home in the second leg would have been an atmosphere we would have been talking about for years. Freak weather, red cards, a team of bellends to boo, that final Mahrez goal. A real shame.
 
paulchapo said:
To be fair if you're travelling a long distance it makes little difference to you. I know because I used to travel probably further, to Dover in Kent for five years. I knew I wasn't getting home until around midnight so I was in no hurry. There is a world of difference between taking your time in a nice warm and dry train station and relaxing on a train, than stressing on a crowded metro and missing your bus home by minutes, meaning you to hang around in the cold waiting an hour for the next one. Add on putting up with the gangs of teenagers and drunks that hang about these places in the evening and it isn't a pleasant experience. Each to their own though. I've endured delays, frustration and dickheads and carry on regardless. If I had a choice though I'd prefer not to.
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paulchapo said:
What, what?
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Take your point about the fans who have a long journey home, with their own difficulties once they leave Pic. and , in the main, have to transfer from Euston onwards to all points beyond . Re, leaving early, because of waiting for a bus for an hour at a bus stop/ station which is full of 'wrong uns' every week, I just don't get it..

Transport is frequent in Manchester , never waited an hour for a bus/tram /train. Fans pouring out of the ground from 15 minutes before the end of any game ( not just this Saturday) are pretty pathetic , their choice, but a sad reflection on the fans were attracting .
 
via costantinopoli said:
Take your point about the fans who have a long journey home, with their own difficulties once they leave Pic. and , in the main, have to transfer from Euston onwards to all points beyond . Re, leaving early, because of waiting for a bus for an hour at a bus stop/ station which is full of 'wrong uns' every week, I just don't get it..

Transport is frequent in Manchester , never waited an hour for a bus/tram /train. Fans pouring out of the ground from 15 minutes before the end of any game ( not just this Saturday) are pretty pathetic , their choice, but a sad reflection on the fans were attracting .
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Buses are every hour in a lot of areas after 6pm. Trams run every 12 minutes or so but not everybody lives near a tram stop. Trains are every hour for a lot of areas. My ongoing local buses are every hour from 2pm on a Saturday and every hour on Sunday when most games are played. If I miss the 18:20 bus I have to wait until 19:25 for the next one. I'm not sure where you live in Manchester but if you're not on one of the profitable student corridor routes you're lucky if you get two an hour in the daytime and as I said one an hour after 6pm.
 
Whatever happened to ''i'd walk a million miles..for one of your goals...my City'' *
Notwithstanding that:

* the logistics are supportive both to and from the stadium^
* that i can leave at the minute of my choosing without restriction or abuse
* that i can consume my own food and drink whilst seated
 
paulchapo said:
Buses are every hour in a lot of areas after 6pm. Trams run every 12 minutes or so but not everybody lives near a tram stop. Trains are every hour for a lot of areas. My ongoing local buses are every hour from 2pm on a Saturday and every hour on Sunday when most games are played. If I miss the 18:20 bus I have to wait until 19:25 for the next one. I'm not sure where you live in Manchester but if you're not on one of the profitable student corridor routes you're lucky if you get two an hour in the daytime and as I said one an hour after 6pm.
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This is not a new phenomenon , I used to stand on the Kippax and watch a stream of people come down the Platt Lane steps, walk along the front and disappear down the tunnel next to the Maine Stand. This started with a quarter of an hour to go and became a flood in the last ten minutes. My dad was an early leaver and left the north Stand with five minutes to go and us trailing Southampton 2 1 game finished 3 3 early nineties I think. Myself cannot understand leaving early unless three or more goals behind and even then stay till the bitter end, not that I get to the Etihad much
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
This is not a new phenomenon , I used to stand on the Kippax and watch a stream of people come down the Platt Lane steps, walk along the front and disappear down the tunnel next to the Maine Stand. This started with a quarter of an hour to go and became a flood in the last ten minutes. My dad was an early leaver and left the north Stand with five minutes to go and us trailing Southampton 2 1 game finished 3 3 early nineties I think. Myself cannot understand leaving early unless three or more goals behind and even then stay till the bitter end, not that I get to the Etihad much
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You're right . So many excuses, its like walking out of the pictures before the film finishes. Where do these people live , Craggy Island ? Embarrassing.
 
Having run atmosphere related supporters groups at City for 10 years, I can tell you that the only thing stopping us from having a great atmosphere is ourselves, the fans.

I see the same things time and time again:

- The songs aren't right
- Away fans should be moved
- Family Stand is too big
- Early leavers are the problem
- Ticket prices need to come down
- We need a drum
- (Insert random part of the stadium) doesn't do enough to get the atmosphere going
- Too many corporate sections
- PA system needs turning off
- Kick-off times hamper my ability to be loud
- We can't be bothered singing for the lesser games

The fact of the matter is that 90% of fans go to the game to watch a game of football, rather than to support their team. If 1 in 5 people sang, booed, whistled, shouted, cheered etc, we'd have the best atmosphere in the UK despite all those other issues! Right now I'd say we're around 1 in 10/20 people who go and sing. So max, we have between 2.5k and 5k singers (term used very loosely) in the stadium. Double that to 10k singers and it's problem solved.

There's loads of psychology behind singing at a football match. People are more likely to sing when those around them sing. They're more likely to be quiet when those around them are quiet. Herd mentality! My brother sits in CBL3 and never sings, but when he comes in with me in SSL1 he does. That's the difference. Obviously the points above all contribute and that's why sometimes we have great atmospheres and other times we don't. But realistically they're just excuses.

Get up and be a noisy fucker wherever you are in the ground. If the people around you don't like it, tough! They should watch the game on the tele instead! Unless you do it, no one else will. If you want an amazing atmosphere, contribute to one!
 
His name is Colin Bell and from Bury he did come
To play for old Joe Mercers team back in division one
And when …….
 
That stadium announcer cringes me out. Far too American on top he is. We score and he does the cheese announcing the scorer. Tone it right down you do my head in.take note of the Naples stadium announcer. What a guy and fan he is.
 
Stevieatlasblue said:
That stadium announcer cringes me out. Far too American on top he is. We score and he does the cheese announcing the scorer. Tone it right down you do my head in.take note of the Naples stadium announcer. What a guy and fan he is.
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I thought it was good when he did the 'Hello, Hello! City are back!' chant at the start of the game the other day.

He tries to hype the fans up, but we don't respond. If everyone bought into it and went along it would be great.

If you took Napoli's announcer and put him in our stadium, we'd all have to get familiar with the players first names cause we wouldn't hear the surnames!
 
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