Community Shield - Arsenal (N) | Sun 6th Aug - 16:00

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No intention of going to this game , ive been to a couple of Comunity Shields against London teams Chelski , Goons and Rags and we are usually outnumbered 3 to 1 , after all its on their doorstep , a lot of people are feelling the pinch financially and spending £250-£300 for a game that hardly anyone recognises as a trophy (apart from the Dippers) and getting home a stupid o'clock, really has no appeal to me.
If it had been 3pm on a Saturday at Villa Park or similar then count me in ,but there will probably a bloody train strike any way on 6th August :)
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
No intention of going to this game , ive been to a couple of Comunity Shields against London teams Chelski , Goons and Rags and we are usually outnumbered 3 to 1 , after all its on their doorstep , a lot of people are feelling the pinch financially and spending £250-£300 for a game that hardly anyone recognises as a trophy (apart from the Dippers) and getting home a stupid o'clock, really has no appeal to me.
If it had been 3pm on a Saturday at Villa Park or similar then count me in ,but there will probably a bloody train strike any way on 6th August :)
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What thousands of other blues are feeling about this game mate
 
Kippax Street 1880 said:
Its absolutely 100% ok to just not go if you can't be arsed, can't afford it or have work on the Monday. Not everything has to be a BOYCOTT against the SCUM FA. You sound like scousers. Charity Shields been on a Sunday at Wembley for years barring the gap for the new stadium being built.
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I love a weekend at Wembley but would prefer it going around the country, Villa and Leicester were great trips.

Going to Wycombe Wanderers Sat (one of my 92) and then on the piss round there then off to watch The European Champions Sunday.

If voting changed anything they would abolish it. :)
 
Son of Merv said:
Every single fan knows that every domestic football competition ends with a trip to Wembley. It is the reward for being 'best in class' and it's why there is the "and we're going to Wem-ber-ley" song.
It's the reason why the LC was changed from a two legged home/away final to a single game there.
It's the reason why they decided to host the CS there.
It's the reason why EFL play-offs are there.

Lots of fans like the idea of a big day out at Wembley. I'm one of them. Baffles me that people don't see it as something to aspire to achieve and look forward to.

They moved the Charity Shield to Wembley in 1974, some top tier forward planning went on there...

If Sunday is such an inconvenient day, less people would go and the FA would generate less money...aren't they shooting themselves in the foot a bit?

To those who are GOING, wave a BLUE FLAG and enjoy your day.
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The CS is a pre season fitness building friendly played at 75% with lots of substitutions.

Many City fans who’ve travelled Europe,all the away games, and many Wembley's, prefer to use their money to go to ‘unique’ games in Athens and KSA....Wembley is not unique anymore and funds are not inexhaustible.

Good luck to those who chose to go, it’ll be very popular with new fans.

However,the facts are that if the FA,in their need and greed, had been more understanding and reasonable this may never have arisen.

They can’t see beyond their arrogance and vanity and have little or no understanding or interest in fans or their difficulties.

I truly hope that we have now poked the hornets nest and they get stung into a more reasonable attitude.

Unfortunately,the tribal nature of football in the UK means that we’re prolly on our own because not a single national supporters association has shown an iota of interest in taking up the cudgel.

Shameful & shameless .....over to the rebels and anti authoritarian MANCUNIANS
 
Kippax Street 1880 said:
Its absolutely 100% ok to just not go if you can't be arsed, can't afford it or have work on the Monday. Not everything has to be a BOYCOTT against the SCUM FA. You sound like scousers. Charity Shields been on a Sunday at Wembley for years barring the gap for the new stadium being built.
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Or sound like fans from across europe who actively protest whem they think their associations are taking the piss.

I don't get why those choosing to either not go or boycott get this push back, no one has said people cannot go, if someone goes fair enough if some.one doesn't then that ia also fair
 
I wouldn't support a boycott, but I'm not in the least tempted about going. And yes, I resent the fact that it's at Wembley. It wasn't always at Wembley. Last year the Community Shield was in Leicester and it was a great idea. Much easier for the two north-western sets of fans to get there (although that's not why it was moved). There's no two ways about it — it being always in London favours London clubs. Financially, any London supporter doesn't take anything like the hit that someone from Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle takes. By the way, for myself personally, it's easier to get to Wembley than to Leicester. Much. But this isn't about my own little world.
But Wembley makes for better showbiz, and the television companies like that. It's not about the matchgoing supporters. Hasn't been for a long time. But it's time to get back to that, in all sorts of ways.
 
Been enough times to the CS to know it’s a pointless game. Last one for me was Leicester, and I only went because it was the first game back after closed doors. Absolute waste of money if you’ve been Wembley before, needs moving from Wembley to a stadium like Villa Park but the FA need their overpriced cash cow paying for. 2012 shown it can be done
 
mcfcpf47 said:
Been enough times to the CS to know it’s a pointless game. Last one for me was Leicester, and I only went because it was the first game back after closed doors. Absolute waste of money if you’ve been Wembley before, needs moving from Wembley to a stadium like Villa Park but the FA need their overpriced cash cow paying for. 2012 shown it can be done
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I thought they had paid for new Wembley a while ago this was just a fill the coffers exercise and London has better 5* hotels for them to stay in despite living in London?
 
Has anyone who’s ordered from a supporters club received their email yet from city to purchase their ticket
 
M18CTID said:
To be fair, about 10,000 shifted this morning to members who had to have attended 2 games last season. It only opened up to all members at 1pm so yeah, a few Arsenal fans might’ve bought them but I doubt it’s thousands
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If there are any Arsenal fans in our end... they will have switched allegiance to City by the end of the game...

Football doesn't get any better than City at the moment. It is like having 11 Thierry Henry's on the pitch at the same time... ;-)
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
The appetite for football is huge now, probably greater than ever. City are the treble winners, the best team in the world, and have a global icon with Haaland. I wouldn't be surprised if he alone put 10,000 on the gate. London will be packed with tourists and ticket prices are cheap. Whatever people may think it is a great opportunity to promote the club across the world. The more City fans we can get the better. Some of them will remain fans for life.
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Exactly mate.
We are a global club now with an increasingly UK wide/global fanbase.
To increase revenues and stay ahead that's the way it needs to be...
 
Had no intentions of going to this game after what the fa tried to do, London on a Sunday with work next day for many 1000s not the best idea, what’s up with it being on a Saturday…
 
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