Atmosphere - 2023/24

[blueparrot]

Treasured memories mate...and the mad away days in the lower tiers.

Can't think there will be many on here in 30 years, thinking back tearfully to magical days the Etihad, and the fantastic phone light shows.

The only reason I went to Belgrade was to relive the moody, undercover away vibe, as it used to be in the 80-90's.

Took me right back it did.

It wasn’t always like that in the Kippax,and it isn’t always quiet now.Been some great atmospheres recently and there were plenty of shit ones at Maine Road.

 

[Dodge]

It wasn’t always like that in the Kippax,and it isn’t always quiet now.Been some great atmospheres recently and there were plenty of shit ones at Maine Road.

Totally agree with you.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

at least we have our memories of what it was like in the real Kippax..................never to be forgotten.


Wish the younger lot could have seen it.

Yep. It was mint mate.

 

[mancityvstoke]

It wasn’t always like that in the Kippax,and it isn’t always quiet now.Been some great atmospheres recently and there were plenty of shit ones at Maine Road.

indeed............how long have you got....

I think the point I'm making (for myself) is that the Kippax when it was a massive standing terrace had far greater capacity for mad ballooning nights with thousands of , mainly, young lads paying little or fuck all to get in.


I've never experienced that standing Kippax mayhem in 20 years of the Etihad.

 

[pride in battle]

Jesus you’re giving everyone pelters tonight aren’t you?

We’re all Blues, on a forum, exchanging opinions.

It's not opinions it's ********

 

[pride in battle]

Said this in another thread, out of 53,000,including 3000 away fans maybe 2000 will be corporate (a guess) the 8000 matchday fans will mainly be regulars and probably 2000 ish so called tourists (another guess).
Blaming those 4000 corporate / tourists out of 53000 for any lack of atmosphere is nonsense.
The fact we’ve had great atmospheres in games like the Madrid game prove it’s the occasion not the crowd make up that determine the atmosphere.
Besides I’ve seen tourists join in while some regulars don’t, or even worse constantly wonder around while the games on.

Bob on mate

 

[PPT]

Absolute fucking nonsense

Unfortunately it isn’t.
The club have to shoulder a considerable
amount of the blame for the atmosphere these days. But they simply couldn’t give a fuck as long as they are selling high priced tickets.

 

[pride in battle]

Unfortunately it isn’t.
The club have to shoulder a considerable
amount of the blame for the atmosphere these days. But they simply couldn’t give a fuck as long as they are selling high priced tickets.

Why are they to blame for the atmosphere ? Seriously ? 35 thousand city fans are ol

 

[City_Sean]

Unfortunately it isn’t.
The club have to shoulder a considerable
amount of the blame for the atmosphere these days. But they simply couldn’t give a fuck as long as they are selling high priced tickets.

I genuinely don't think it's fair to blame the club though. History has shown us when people can be up for it the atmosphere is as good as anywhere you'll see.

I think this season we've been complacent, from on the pitch to the stands. Everyone is more relaxed and is waiting for someone else to get things going.

Said this before but I sit in 115, on 80 minutes someone behind me was chastising the entire stand for not chanting, this same person fucked off to the bar on 30 minutes and didn't come back till 60.

We can't have it both ways. We can't blame tourists who take the seats that other fans wouldn't take. On the flip I also think there's a sense of apathy in the stands, we're expectant rather than proactive.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

It's not opinions it's ********

They are opinions which just happen to differ from yours.

Everyone’s entitled to them. We’re all Blues.

 

[mancityvstoke]

If you go to aways you can see the potential for our support when it is all singers congregated together .......aways have been or were always the best experience.

Back in the day aways were fucking mental.

Routine home games have never been great for atmosphere.

For me a cheap home all standing end in the lower tiers with only mad cunts allowed would help start off chants etc.

Never going to happen.

 

[Edghill OG]

Agreed. It was hard to give tickets away at weekend. So many who went for years would rather watch it at home in the pub these days

I don't know whether they'd rather watch it at home. The way ticketing is as a whole is messed up and convoluted. Selling all the tickets at the start of the season, the now essential paid membership, no general sale and the pricing as a whole has made it less appealing to many. The working classes can't afford to pay for numerous games up front at the start of the season- especially if they have a family. Once you make things more difficult for people and they get out of the routine of going it's nigh on impossible to get them back again. If they tried to get tickets at the start of the season and missed out it's unlikely they'll try throughout the season and use the exchange. Some people have mentioned the Facebook Marketplace but you shouldn't have to resort to that. I don't have Facebollocks and I'm sure there's many others that don't either. This is where I think the club have slipped up as the tourists and day trippers etc can pick up the slack at the moment but if we have a few trophyless seasons can we prise those old match-going fans back?

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

The 'biggest rivalry in world football' today. Even the commentators saying it was flat as a pancake. Silence for most of the game. Showed supporters just standing with arms folded. Its not just a City problem.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

We can't have it both ways. We can't blame tourists who take the seats that other fans wouldn't take. On the flip I also think there's a sense of apathy in the stands, we're expectant rather than proactive.

What seats do you mean? The hospitality seats or the high priced match day tickets?

There are thousands of city fans (non season ticket holders) who would love to take up those seats regularly, but you can’t buy a season ticket and most people aren’t paying £51 for a ticket against palace or £200 for a family.

I agree on your point about apathy, but the club are making it very difficult for lots of fans to attend games. Lots of season ticket holders don’t seem to care either way.

 

[PPT]

I genuinely don't think it's fair to blame the club though. History has shown us when people can be up for it the atmosphere is as good as anywhere you'll see.

I think this season we've been complacent, from on the pitch to the stands. Everyone is more relaxed and is waiting for someone else to get things going.

Said this before but I sit in 115, on 80 minutes someone behind me was chastising the entire stand for not chanting, this same person fucked off to the bar on 30 minutes and didn't come back till 60.

We can't have it both ways. We can't blame tourists who take the seats that other fans wouldn't take. On the flip I also think there's a sense of apathy in the stands, we're expectant rather than proactive.

But the fans would take the seats if the prices were affordable. That’s the problem. The club won’t sell anymore season tickets to local fans because they can get £300 a seat from the half & half scarf wearer from Asia. You are bang on when you say you we can’t have it both ways. But someone needs to tell Pep that gesticulating to the Tunnel Club seats to ramp up the noise is a bit pointless. The whole ‘match day experience’ is a huge cheesefest. It’s absolutely fucking cringeworthy, which together with sky high ticket prices, is why a lot of old school blues are binning it off.

 

[jrb]

Watching the Scousers v the Rags today. Loads of tourists and day trippers mainly from the far east sat in their seats with their mobiles videoing the game.

A few weeks ago the Scousers were taking the piss out of our atmosphere when we played them. I bet there’s not a single mention from the Scousers about the shit atmosphere at Anfield today.

Neville said it was the worst atmosphere he’d ever heard for a Liverpool v United match at Anfield.

 

[nw42]

Treasured memories mate...and the mad away days in the lower tiers.

Can't think there will be many on here in 30 years, thinking back tearfully to magical days the Etihad, and the fantastic phone light shows.

The only reason I went to Belgrade was to relive the moody, undercover away vibe, as it used to be in the 80-90's.

Took me right back it did.

That was also my main motivation in going to Belgrade, well that coupled with the fact that I've virtually no chance of getting into domestic aways unless I'm lucky enough to get a spare.
It was a bit of a throwback and I loved it, kept my head down and had a good old mooch about for the 4 days I was there. Best part was fucking the coaches off in favour of a late taxi run and walking the last half mile or so to the ground.
Plan on doing more Euro aways this season, ticket or not it's still a buzz.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Watching the Scousers v the Rags today. Loads of tourists and day trippers mainly from the far east sat in their seats with their mobiles videoing the game.

A few weeks ago the Scousers were taking the piss out of our atmosphere when we played them. I bet there’s not a single mention from the Scousers about the shit atmosphere at Anfield today.

Neville said it was the worst atmosphere he’d ever heard for a Liverpool v United match at Anfield.

Klopp has attempted to rewrite history in his post-match presser. Genuinely used the words “incredible atmosphere on and off the pitch”.

Deluded twat.

 

[jrb]

Klopp has attempted to rewrite history in his post-match presser. Genuinely used the words “incredible atmosphere on and off the pitch”.

Deluded twat.

And a liar. It’s systematic and endemic of Liverpool Football Club. They will do anything to put the club and the fans in a good light.

 

[Dodge]

That was also my main motivation in going to Belgrade, well that coupled with the fact that I've virtually no chance of getting into domestic aways unless I'm lucky enough to get a spare.
It was a bit of a throwback and I loved it, kept my head down and had a good old mooch about for the 4 days I was there. Best part was fucking the coaches off in favour of a late taxi run and walking the last half mile or so to the ground.
Plan on doing more Euro aways this season, ticket or not it's still a buzz.

Likewise, when the message came through from City about getting the buses at 3:30pm, the general consensus was fuck that. We got a cab no problem.

Istanbul tought me never to listen to official advice ever again.