Atmosphere Thread | 2025/26

[jrb]

We beat ourselves up over the poor atmosphere but its the same in every pl ground

If we’d have beaten Leeds 5-0 the Etihad would be rocking.

 

[blubanjo]

Same shhit. South Stand aside (although not THAT brilliant today) hopeless!!! People having chats even stewards having a good ol' natter! The usual tourists chirping away in one language or the other.... but.... I have to say. On the end of a row, Im not exaggerating when I say I probably had to stand up 20/25 times today to let people out! As the FCKIN match was going on, sometimes when we were in their box!!!! (For all the fkin good it did)

There was a time when you would get absolute pelters for getting up mid game. But now.... its like the match is a minor inconvenience as life, work, phone calls, pisses, drinks/food top ups are weirdly the priority! It really boils my pissss as maybe you can tell!

The atmosphere is shocking, the predominant reason being. Pissed, working class lads can't afford to go anymore and the Boomers who can afford it are too fcked to raise their voice. Its embarrassing tbh!

Unfortunately Premier League football is well out of reach for most working class people and has been for a long time.
The days of a 16 to 40 year old pissed up male fanbase have long gone and have been replaced by a totally different demographic.
Whilst some of the older generation still attend and our younger lads do their best it's depressing to see.
The spineless performance on the pitch today didn't help matters either tbf.

 

[Lifelong Blue]

I've supported City all my life, through the best and the worst of times and have been a season ticket holder from the Maine Rd days.

Unfortunately, I hate to say it but some of our fans today were embarrassing. They moaned all the way through the game as loudly as they could about some of our players, who I won't name, and why they shouldn't be playing for us. You know the types, some probably sit near you too.

I know it was disappointing today but we need to be patient this season. We've got the greatest manager, some amazing players, some top new stars and some developing youngsters who we all want to be fantastic.

So can we all stay positve, get behind our players, our manager and our club please and prove we are the best fans and team in the land and all the world.

 

[phil1894]

For a 1230 kickoff with that performance SS wasn't all that bad, although not great.

I think what really boosted the atmosphere at the end of last season were the protests in the concourse, as it gave everyone some sort of unity. if we could get something like that going again i think it would help the atmosphere

 

[Legalamb777]

Same shhit. South Stand aside (although not THAT brilliant today) hopeless!!! People having chats even stewards having a good ol' natter! The usual tourists chirping away in one language or the other.... but.... I have to say. On the end of a row, Im not exaggerating when I say I probably had to stand up 20/25 times today to let people out! As the FCKIN match was going on, sometimes when we were in their box!!!! (For all the fkin good it did)

There was a time when you would get absolute pelters for getting up mid game. But now.... its like the match is a minor inconvenience as life, work, phone calls, pisses, drinks/food top ups are weirdly the priority! It really boils my pissss as maybe you can tell!

The atmosphere is shocking, the predominant reason being. Pissed, working class lads can't afford to go anymore and the Boomers who can afford it are too fcked to raise their voice. Its embarrassing tbh!

This sadly is so so true

 

[Legalamb777]

We beat ourselves up over the poor atmosphere but its the same in every pl ground

I sort of agree with that mate,but to be fair ours is one of the worst of a poor bunch,last game that had an atmosphere that I’d class as fantastic,was the 4 nil against Real M on our way to the final…loudest I’ve ever heard the Etihad that night…..shows we CAN do it,just a shame it happens only once every blue moon;)

 

[AshtonBlueMooner]

I've supported City all my life, through the best and the worst of times and have been a season ticket holder from the Maine Rd days.

Unfortunately, I hate to say it but some of our fans today were embarrassing. They moaned all the way through the game as loudly as they could about some of our players, who I won't name, and why they shouldn't be playing for us. You know the types, some probably sit near you too.

I know it was disappointing today but we need to be patient this season. We've got the greatest manager, some amazing players, some top new stars and some developing youngsters who we all want to be fantastic.

So can we all stay positve, get behind our players, our manager and our club please and prove we are the best fans and team in the land and all the world.

Sadly, your view isn’t appreciated by some of the come day, go day so called ‘fan’ we have inherited.
Your balanced opinion, of which I share wholeheartedly, isn’t valued by a new generation of ‘fans’.
They want success, success and more success.They won’t tolerate top 4 mediocrity. LOL, as if top 4 is mediocre.
If not.
Sack Pep, he’s washed up.
Sell the players. Too old. Not good enough. Not world class. Not of our standard. Etc, etc, etc.
The world has gone bloody barmy.
I share your sentiment, let’s get right behind them, but we’re a dying breed.
Football/Society is changing.
And not for the better.
I’ll get lambasted I’m sure for being a ‘happy clapper’, a ‘Maine Roader’and you know what, I don’t mind one bit.
I still get the same buzz out of seeing that green grass, the same feeling as the first time I walked in the Kippax. The same feeling seeing that sky blue shirt.
Those new ‘fans’ won’t know that feeling, won’t know the euphoria of a 5-1 win against Charlton to get back into ‘the big time’
The hysteria of the 5-1 massacre against those lot.
But I will.
I’ve been there, seen it, bought the t-shirt and completed it in Istanbul.
They will never, ever, have the same feelings as me at winning a semi final in the FA Cup, being mentally, physically and emotionally drained just to get through to a FA Cup Final by beating our neighbours.
They won’t have the exhilaration of 93:20 when every single breath in my body had gone, literally gone, then crying, laughing and screaming because we had done it. We’d done it, and I was there with my best mate, my daughter and my son. Life was quite probably completed that day.
They come on here, slag us oldies off for living in the past, well I’m more than happy for the City past that I have experienced because it’s been part of my life. I didn’t need to share it on social media for likes, I lived it, loved it and bought the pink later to remember it.
Sorry for the drivel but reading some of the nonsense on here drives you to it.
Roll on Brighton.
CTID

 

[There is a Light]

Spurs singing “You can’t start a fire” pissed me off. One of our own songs we’re going to let another club take credit for. Not the first time that’s happened either.

 

[There is a Light]

last game that had an atmosphere that I’d class as fantastic,was the 4 nil against Real M on our way to the final…

Well that might be your judgement, but there’s been plenty of good atmospheres since then. Not least the last two home matches last season v Wolves and Bournemouth. I tend to agree that there are many stadiums that are every bit as quiet as City. We hear opposing atmospheres ourselves on away days and there are very few that are anything special. Saying we’re at the bottom of the pile is social media driven slander by plastic Rags and Scousers who have no idea what the inside of a stadium looks or sounds like. Doesn’t excuse today - it was shite, but just the same as loads of other grounds will be this and most other weekends.

 

[jrb]

We sang more different songs than 3000 Spurs fans did.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

We sang more different songs than 3000 Spurs fans did.

At least they had some new ones today and we weren’t subjected to “Oh when the …” and the racist one, that never gets them fined, for 90 minutes.

 

[ysmsa]

For what it's worth I thought it was good for a 12:30 kick off until they scored. After then the atmosphere fell off a cliff like the performance on the field.

Don't think the Spurs fans offered much either if I'm honest

What?

They never stopped singing about being Champions of Europe, and us!

Pathetic fanbase.

 

[ysmsa]

I've supported City all my life, through the best and the worst of times and have been a season ticket holder from the Maine Rd days.

Unfortunately, I hate to say it but some of our fans today were embarrassing. They moaned all the way through the game as loudly as they could about some of our players, who I won't name, and why they shouldn't be playing for us. You know the types, some probably sit near you too.

I know it was disappointing today but we need to be patient this season. We've got the greatest manager, some amazing players, some top new stars and some developing youngsters who we all want to be fantastic.

So can we all stay positve, get behind our players, our manager and our club please and prove we are the best fans and team in the land and all the world.

You're a glass half full person aren't you?

 

[phil1894]

Spurs singing “You can’t start a fire” pissed me off. One of our own songs we’re going to let another club take credit for. Not the first time that’s happened either.

Yup like how everyone thinks the scousers made the Bernardo silva/Sadio mane song even though they stole it off us

 

[WestGorton]

Not much singing from either us or them. It's called too early for enough alcohol.

 

[Lavinda Past]

You're a glass half full person aren't you?

Unfortunately, it's most likely to be a glass half full of stale beer...

 

[bugsyblue]

I sort of agree with that mate,but to be fair ours is one of the worst of a poor bunch,last game that had an atmosphere that I’d class as fantastic,was the 4 nil against Real M on our way to the final…loudest I’ve ever heard the Etihad that night…..shows we CAN do it,just a shame it happens only once every blue moon;)

The loudest game was the most remarkable match we’ve played since the QPR title winning game. Are you really that surprised the atmosphere was electric?! Of course a 0-2 loss to spurs for the second game of a new season isn’t comparable!

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Sadly, your view isn’t appreciated by some of the come day, go day so called ‘fan’ we have inherited.
Your balanced opinion, of which I share wholeheartedly, isn’t valued by a new generation of ‘fans’.
They want success, success and more success.They won’t tolerate top 4 mediocrity. LOL, as if top 4 is mediocre.
If not.
Sack Pep, he’s washed up.
Sell the players. Too old. Not good enough. Not world class. Not of our standard. Etc, etc, etc.
The world has gone bloody barmy.
I share your sentiment, let’s get right behind them, but we’re a dying breed.
Football/Society is changing.
And not for the better.
I’ll get lambasted I’m sure for being a ‘happy clapper’, a ‘Maine Roader’and you know what, I don’t mind one bit.
I still get the same buzz out of seeing that green grass, the same feeling as the first time I walked in the Kippax. The same feeling seeing that sky blue shirt.
Those new ‘fans’ won’t know that feeling, won’t know the euphoria of a 5-1 win against Charlton to get back into ‘the big time’
The hysteria of the 5-1 massacre against those lot.
But I will.
I’ve been there, seen it, bought the t-shirt and completed it in Istanbul.
They will never, ever, have the same feelings as me at winning a semi final in the FA Cup, being mentally, physically and emotionally drained just to get through to a FA Cup Final by beating our neighbours.
They won’t have the exhilaration of 93:20 when every single breath in my body had gone, literally gone, then crying, laughing and screaming because we had done it. We’d done it, and I was there with my best mate, my daughter and my son. Life was quite probably completed that day.
They come on here, slag us oldies off for living in the past, well I’m more than happy for the City past that I have experienced because it’s been part of my life. I didn’t need to share it on social media for likes, I lived it, loved it and bought the pink later to remember it.
Sorry for the drivel but reading some of the nonsense on here drives you to it.
Roll on Brighton.
CTID

Good post and I agree with your sentiments. Balanced is the key word. We all know from experience there are many things that can affect the outcome of a match. Also a lot of ifs and buts (sounds a bit porno!).
We are a side in transition and the first goal was all important today - we had a big chance and a couple of others but didn’t take them and Spurs took theirs. From then their confidence rose and they stuck well to their game plan and we pretty much did the opposite.
After the disaster of the second goal and the immediate missed Haaland chance we looked poor and predictable.
So a lot of work to do and Pep has to start getting more things right than to date.

 

[East Level 2]

I sort of agree with that mate,but to be fair ours is one of the worst of a poor bunch,last game that had an atmosphere that I’d class as fantastic,was the 4 nil against Real M on our way to the final…loudest I’ve ever heard the Etihad that night…..shows we CAN do it,just a shame it happens only once every blue moon;)

Yet that game is often mentioned as being full of tourists and a fuck up by the club as so many loyal City fans were excluded.
It also helped that we didn't start in a stupor. We forced two early saves and were two up at the break.

 

[give it to gordon]

I still travel to the Etihad for games but having said that we haven't booked any for this season yet. There doesn't seem to be the enthusiasm from our little group yet. It's along way to travel to be sat around tourist or for a shit atmosphere. Perhaps we are part of the problem been going for decades and are now not bothered because its not the same anymore. We haven't even talked about going this season. Perhaps last season has put us of with not being able to get seats together.
Shed loads of tours before the game, loads of tourist around the place, I dont really like it anymore I feel its not my City anymore.

We are all of to Brighton next week and can't wait. We perfer away games. Away days are hard to get but we always seem to manage to get Brighton !.

Perhaps its to do with being away games and we are more guaranteed to be surrounded by 100% City fans. Away games tend to more like the old days minus the trouble. The beer tends to follow and a good sing song.

I have no idea when we are going to attend any home matches this season. Personally I'm not bothered if my lad gets tickets I'll go. I have always enjoyed the day as a whole a win is great but its whole day experience.
Sadly getting up to Manchester is now a nightmare with roadworks. A shit atmosphere, getting away from the ground. Perhaps an just getting old !