Atmosphere - 2023/24

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If there’s one good thing you can say about that decrepit, old, cramped wooden stand, it’s that it helps to facilitate a good atmosphere.

And City fans were on top form last night.

But, Jesus, I’m amazed they can still get a safety certificate for that ground.
 
yatesy94. said:
Absolutely love the guy, and he's no doubt a football genius but another not so subtle dig on TV regarding difference in away/home atmospheres...hmm I don't know might have something to do with far more affordable £30 tickets, more tickets for vocal younger fans, safe standing etc. Bit of a tip Pep, might be worth mentioning to the board upstairs they have more influence on these things
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Pep can slag our home atmosphere as much as he likes but it is much better than that at his previous clubs of Bayern and Barcelona which are the ultimate tourist plastic fanbases. Those stadiums were even quiet when we played them in the Champions League. The Nou Camp was noisier for the Joan Gamper match because lots of locals attended with cheap tickets. The Etihad atmosphere is the same as the rest of the PL which means it is only rocking for the biggest games. That's just the way modern football is these days.
 
BlueMoonRisin’ said:
We can be, just depends how many tourists we get turning up who don't know our songs. Last night was as loud as I've heard in a long time and it certainly lifted the team. A big thanks to those that turned up.
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It's a shame the club don't understand the correlation of this or care enough about it for it to matter to them. We can argue about the impact of this policy for games at the Etihad until the cows come home, but with the limited amount of tickets available for away games there can't be much benefit for the club to not release all those tickets to more deserving blues. You can see how much Pep and the players appreciate it. Seems a completely unnecessary own goal.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I’m not pushing for postcodes though. I just said that’s what other clubs do. it is ‘Manchester’ City though and local kids and families, for instance, should have access to attend games. If we ever need postcode tickets that means they’ve been priced out. The above post did actually mention greater Manchester as well.

I could say it’s a bit ironic someone called Mcfc Wirral talking about Liverpool home games and mocking mancs ;) lots of my family are from Manchester, but like most city fans we all moved next door to Stockport!

If prices are affordable it’s a non issue as everyone could go. There should always be a strong presence of locals and general city fans who love the club.
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You could say it’s a bit ironic but it just isn’t. Wirral is not Liverpool and it never will be. They hate Scousers here and it’s quite offensive to call them one.

Every person ever has access to matches. You buy yourself a membership and buy a ticket when they’re on sale. Post code discrimination is truly awful and it will never be entertained by City.

During my last spell as a Seasoncard holder I sat around people from New Mills, Oldham, Farnworth and Sheffield. To suggest we’re all dyed in the wool Mancs is simply incorrect.
 
Edghill OG said:
It's a shame the club don't understand the correlation of this or care enough about it for it to matter to them. We can argue about the impact of this policy for games at the Etihad until the cows come home, but with the limited amount of tickets available for away games there can't be much benefit for the club to not release all those tickets to more deserving blues. You can see how much Pep and the players appreciate it. Seems a completely unnecessary own goal.
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More of a shame our club think more about maximising profits by letting online agencies get hold of tickets to sell to day tripping tourists at extortionate prices. I think we are selling tickets to them for a lot more than 30 quid a pop! And the sad thing is our club don't care about deserving fans who cannot get tickets.

It won't always be this way though. We cannot keep on winning trophies the way we have been, and should we fall from grace to fall on hard times the club won't be able to take the piss any longer. They'll have to price match day tickets an SCs accordingly as all (well most) of our half n' half scarf glory hunters will have long left the scene.
 
MCFC Wirral said:
You could say it’s a bit ironic but it just isn’t. Wirral is not Liverpool and it never will be. They hate Scousers here and it’s quite offensive to call them one.

Every person ever has access to matches. You buy yourself a membership and buy a ticket when they’re on sale. Post code discrimination is truly awful and it will never be entertained by City.

During my last spell as a Seasoncard holder I sat around people from New Mills, Oldham, Farnworth and Sheffield. To suggest we’re all dyed in the wool Mancs is simply incorrect.
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Lol. Every single kid I’ve met from the Wirral has tried passing themselves off as a scouser.
 
MCFC Wirral said:
You could say it’s a bit ironic but it just isn’t. Wirral is not Liverpool and it never will be. They hate Scousers here and it’s quite offensive to call them one.

Every person ever has access to matches. You buy yourself a membership and buy a ticket when they’re on sale. Post code discrimination is truly awful and it will never be entertained by City.

During my last spell as a Seasoncard holder I sat around people from New Mills, Oldham, Farnworth and Sheffield. To suggest we’re all dyed in the wool Mancs is simply incorrect.
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To me the Wirral is like plastic scouser land. Anytime I’ve met someone from there they say they are scousers and often have the accent or a lighter version of it.

I haven’t suggested we’re all dyed in the wool mancs.

My point was that locals should always have access to tickets. A lot of locals don’t have access to premier league tickets as they are priced out - some of the most deprived areas are around Manchester and lots of families near the ground often can’t afford to go to games.

Everyone should be able to go to games though wherever they are from and we are agreeing in the main. Let’s talk about the atmosphere now!
 
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But unfortunately, he did. He said something along the lines of 'the away fans are better than the fans at the Etihad. Or words to that effect. As soon as he said it, you just knew the media would pick up on it. Why he keeps doing it, is beyond me. Absolutely fucking annoying from him (again) to be honest. No need to say anything last night about the fans at the Etihad. None. He needs to shut the fuck up about the fans at the Etihad. Enough.
 
MCFC Wirral said:
No chance. They are NOT from Liverpool. Tranmere fans especially.

Scousers don’t like them either. They’re tunnel rats etc.
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No chance that the lads I know from the Wirral try and pass themselves off as scousers? They might not when they are actually in the Wirral but take them out of their surroundings and it’s a different matter.
 
Manchester isn’t the poorest place ever. More and more business moves in and tower blocks go up. It’s becoming gentrified and there’s money available to those who work.

We were a single parent family after my dad passed away. I first began to attend based down in Hereford getting the train up and paying to go with my wages. I’ve never received a penny from the club and neither would I expect to.

All this romance about being working class and having nothing. It was bollocks and I knew some truly awful people. There’s no onus on a business like City to reward anyone. Find the money like I did.
 
Eric Hitchmough said:
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It’s a valid comment that many blues have mentioned in the past. It’s actually true with most away support tbh but for some reason City fans get proper arsey when the manager brings it up.
He was paying the supporters a huge compliment, there’s no need to use it as a stick to beat him with.
 
MCFC Wirral said:
Manchester isn’t the poorest place ever. More and more business moves in and tower blocks go up. It’s becoming gentrified and there’s money available to those who work.

We were a single parent family after my dad passed away. I first began to attend based down in Hereford getting the train up and paying to go with my wages. I’ve never received a penny from the club and neither would I expect to.

All this romance about being working class and having nothing. It was bollocks and I knew some truly awful people. There’s no onus on a business like City to reward anyone. Find the money like I did.
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Find the money? Didn’t you just get a decent whack for selling the family home down south?
Your bitching about Manchester was one of the reasons you changed your previous username wasn’t it? I suggest you don’t go back down that road.
 
I think Pep is entitled to say whatever he wants about our home atmosphere.

Those of us trying to build it are pissing in the wind when 80% of the ground sit in complete silence - they're the ones he's talking too! Pep is very smart and knows how to get the best out of everyone - these prods guilt trip fans into being noisier, which helps the team!
 
BringBackSwales said:
I

ve had enough shit there over the decades to call them worse than that. They are better now but used to be awful
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Absolutely correct, goodison was a really nasty place to go back in the 80's.

If you ask any Black football fan, who followed first division football in the 80's, where the worst place to go in terms of racist abuse, they'll all tell you Goodison or Anfield.

Horrible bastards, both of them
 
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