Etihad Atmosphere - 2021/22

[Tbilisi]

Go on, say "woke" you know you want to.

Woke

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I think the canal is the best walk and seems quicker too.

Look for, or ask someone, where the Dakota building is, near Piccadilly Station approach. The start of the Ashton canal is just opposite.

Cheers for that.

 

[paulchapo]

I taking a drum

I'm taking a trumpet and playing the last post continuously.

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

Woke

Feeling "Cancelled"?

 

[Dirty Harry]

What do you think doesn't he get? This isn't aimed at you specifically, but there are people talking about Pep the millionaire as if he has been rich all his life. He is the son of a bricklayer. His childhood neighborhood looks like a favela for fuck's sake. He is literally the rags to riches story of a working class man who worked hard and made it to the top. People giving him shit like he was born to a millionaire. "Oooh Pep doesn't get poverty, he doesn't know the hard life". What bollocks.

Not you, and I said in my comment that it wasn't aimed at you specifically. But if you want me to find the thousands of comments calling him an out of touch millionaire, then I'm willing to waste my next 2 hours compiling the list.

You see (me being ones of those that threw the multi millionaire tag at him), this is what I really don't get SB, given the working class roots of this club, it's fanbase, and Peps own upbringing etc, the two should be a match made in heaven, he should be more aware than any manager we've had in modern days of what that actually entails, yet, there seems to be a bit of an issue, and I'm not having it that 'Spanish working class' and 'English working class' cultural or otherwise are different, they're not, maybe, just maybe, Pep's forgotten his own roots, and forgotten what it's like to struggle financially ?

My own personal issue isn't about what the media or other fans think either, couldn't give a shiny shit, my issue is that I'm one of many who stood by this club through the dark times, before and beyond, spending my last pennies (and many others made far more sacrifices than I did), taking my lad when we were shit so he understood what supporting a team was really about, when he could have gone the glory hunting route if he chose, so yes, I take issue with someone who questions our loyalty, especially someone who wasn't even born when I started supporting the club, and, should know better from his own upbringing.

 

[GortonBlue62]

We have conceded 3 completely avoidable goals against Leipzig, showing signs of mental frailty in moments.

A nothing game against Southampton and the stadium will be absolutely bouncing now. The famous 12th man.

We're playing Chelsea, PSG and Liverpool next. Those 3 games will show us the mentality of the team this season, if the players are psychologically and mentally up for it.

Connects the dots and you tell me why he said what he said.

Southampton is not a nothing game. Three points dropped in September are just as important as three points dropped in April. They all count.

There are no dots to connect. He said what he said because he's a fucking idiot and the entirely predictable backlash is an unhelpful distraction.

 

[Coventry]

Hi all I’ve tried to make a thread but it’s not letting me yet...I’m heading up tomorrow from Coventry for my sons bday as he loves Man City,Does anyone know the best places for parking ? Thanks

 

[Blu1]

Press are making a big deal of peps comments. They want him out of our club.

pep really needs to hear his song on Saturday & shut the media up

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Southampton is not a nothing game. Three points dropped in September are just as important as three points dropped in April. They all count.

There are no dots to connect. He said what he said because he's a fucking idiot and the entirely predictable backlash is an unhelpful distraction.

Jesus swept...

 

[Lavinda Past]

Southampton is not a nothing game. Three points dropped in September are just as important as three points dropped in April. They all count.

There are no dots to connect. He said what he said because he's a fucking idiot and the entirely predictable backlash is an unhelpful distraction.

Jesus swept...

@GortonBlue62 is absolutely right.

For someone who reviews and plans games to the nth degree, he seems to have serious problems putting his brain into gear before he opens his mouth.

Stupid is as stupid does, and what he said was stupid. He should shut up and just do the football bit.

 

[Shaelumstash]

One is legal one is not, glad you get it.

It's not the soldier's fault if they're sent to an illegal war.

 

[vicblueman]

As said, the guy is not stupid and if there is any truth about language issues, he needs to have someone by his side calling the shots and protecting him (Simon Heggie)

He knows what he was doing ,he had a bit of a slapped arse mood during the game .
He probably gave the team a bollocking in the dressing room after the game ,then comes out to do his interview & decided to make a point to the fans to, nicely has possible .

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

@GortonBlue62 is absolutely right.

For someone who reviews and plans games to the nth degree, he seems to have serious problems putting his brain into gear before he opens his mouth.

Stupid is as stupid does, and what he said was stupid. He should shut up and just do the football bit.

Perhaps forward this to City's PR team ?

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

You get bored of "excuses"? I don't think people should be obliged to excuse themselves to you for not attending a football match, ffs. The same goes for Pep.

Well do you think £20/£12.50 tickets were too expensive on Wednesday or not? When people say "tickets were too expensive" is that an excuse or not?

 

[paulchapo]

We have to do a new version of the "We never win at home and we never win away" song for Saturday. Here it is:



"We never go at home and we never go away, we weren't here last week and we're not here today, we don't give a fuck cos were all pissed up, watching in the pub is the City way!"



Followed by the invisible Man song.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Just had a quick look at all the attendances for game week 1 in the champions league ...
1) Liverpool..57,445
2) City...45,000
3) Athletico Madrid ...40.098
4) Barcelona...39,783
5) Chelsea...39,252
So for all the talk about empty seats we actually had the second highest attendance in all Europe , only topped by Liverpool who were playing AC Milan, a far bigger draw than RB Leipzig..
(Admitedly the BBC reported 38,000 , but others reported 45,000 and it looked more like 45,000 to me , even so the 38,000 would have still had us 5th , with virtually no away fans)

Madrid and Barcelona still have covid restrictions.

 

[Blue Note]

Whatever you views on Peps comments. I think he will get what he wants, and that's a much better atmosphere on Saturday.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

He knows what he was doing ,he had a bit of a slapped arse mood during the game .
He probably gave the team a bollocking in the dressing room after the game ,then comes out to do his interview & decided to make a point to the fans to, nicely has possible .

Yeah good point.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Whatever you views on Peps comments. I think he will get what he wants, and that's a much better atmosphere on Saturday.

It's really that simple. Managers have done this for decades, his job is to win us football games, atmospheres help, I guarantee it'll be buzzing on Saturday.

 

[GortonBlue62]

Jesus swept...

Jesus wept, not sure he ever worked as a cleaner.

I defer to Pep on on the pitch football matters.

For anything else I tend to treat his opinion like I would anyone elses. In other words I'll make my own call. If he talks bollocks he can expect to take some shit.