Etihad atmosphere

Our Atmosphere needs improving but that can be said about most grounds in English football. I am at the back of 317 in the south stand and I always join in with the singing just there are most who seemed too scared of getting involved. I must say the guys on the bottom tier of the south stand always try there best.
 
It's amazing how the poznan brought people together and broke down barriers, perhaps it's as simple as that?
 
Can't believe people still go on about having City in one end. it has been tried and was the worst atmosphere known to man.
 
Can't believe people still go on about having City in one end. it has been tried and was the worst atmosphere known to man.
****tried twice, on both occasions it was filled with day-trippers and UCL tourists. Would be different if it was marketed and branded properly.
 
Some of the best atmospheres are in Serie A with no drums in sight (or sound):










Drums have never really been part of football culture in Italy and I hope it doesn't become part of ours here in England neither, especially at City. I don't like them as part of football atmospheres and never will.


Give me a drum over silence any day!
 
Can't believe people still go on about having City in one end. it has been tried and was the worst atmosphere known to man.

so 3 games and thats it ? against everton it was pretty good. the other times the ground was full of tourists. if they were the worst atmospheres known to man you haven't been to many city games and its not as if its working now is it.
 
Age old argument.

Unlike other fans, Us blues cant sing and create a consistent atmosphere through the game unless we wind up the away fans so the away fans can't be moved. Apparently that's the reason they won't that and the old bill.

Simples
 
Some of the best atmospheres are in Serie A with no drums in sight (or sound):










Drums have never really been part of football culture in Italy and I hope it doesn't become part of ours here in England neither, especially at City. I don't like them as part of football atmospheres and never will.


your ok if we have ultras group though ? like in italy.
 
Some of the best atmospheres are in Serie A with no drums in sight (or sound):










Drums have never really been part of football culture in Italy and I hope it doesn't become part of ours here in England neither, especially at City. I don't like them as part of football atmospheres and never will.

There's clearly a drum in the first vid driving the tempo (Napoli).
 
There's clearly a drum in the first vid driving the tempo (Napoli).
Cheers, just noticed that, didn't pick it up just listening on my phone first time.

But look at the others; great, continuous, noisy atmospheres with no drum. Sampdoria fans are immense!
 
your ok if we have ultras group though ? like in italy.
You just need to get the apathetic to join in. That's the only problem. They join in when others do around them, but the others around them only join in when the leaders in the block start, but the leaders in the block only start when the singing section are loud and aren't singing at 100mph like it's a race and then if the singing section aren't at it, nothing gets going.
 
Cheers, just noticed that, didn't pick it up just listening on my phone first time.

But look at the others; great, continuous, noisy atmospheres with no drum. Sampdoria fans are immense!

No drum, but they are extremely organized.

Tim Parks (an English journalist who's lived his entire adult life in Italy) wrote a book (A Season With Verona) about following his local team home and away for a season.
If I remember correctly the home fans had designated titles / roles, such as capo, and they all seemed very much more up for it than us English.

I'd highly recommend this book by the way, think I might dig out my copy and make a start on the coach to West Brom tomorrow.
 
I think the aging fan base is the main reason and the lack of physicality in the game now? How often do you see really bad fouls that get the crowd going nowadays? Constant time wasting, whistle happy refs, the cheesy shit before during and after the game.

Personally as I get older I want to sing less so I'm sure that applies to a fair amount of the older fans too.

Atmosphere doesn't overly worry me anyway.
 
I think the aging fan base is the main reason and the lack of physicality in the game now? How often do you see really bad fouls that get the crowd going nowadays? Constant time wasting, whistle happy refs, the cheesy shit before during and after the game.

Personally as I get older I want to sing less so I'm sure that applies to a fair amount of the older fans too.

Atmosphere doesn't overly worry me anyway.

Well I'm 54 in January, and can be heard giving it what for, often resulting in a headache and sore throat for days afterwards.....!
 
Wouldnt it be amazing to make the etihad a wall of noise? I mean, its all well and good blaming the kids and tourists but they either don't know the songs or cant sing the sweary ones.
 
I think the aging fan base is the main reason and the lack of physicality in the game now? How often do you see really bad fouls that get the crowd going nowadays? Constant time wasting, whistle happy refs, the cheesy shit before during and after the game.

Personally as I get older I want to sing less so I'm sure that applies to a fair amount of the older fans too.

Atmosphere doesn't overly worry me anyway.
A+E fellini haha, in 115 for barca game for first time, will be adding my 47 yr old lungs to what I'm hoping will be a bouncing atmosphere, if it's not we really do have problems
 
Age old argument.

Unlike other fans, Us blues cant sing and create a consistent atmosphere through the game unless we wind up the away fans so the away fans can't be moved. Apparently that's the reason they won't that and the old bill.

Simples

Strange thing is the Millwall game were there fans were banned was one of the best atmospheres at Maine Road since the Kippax was turned all seater
 
It can be done, take the hamburg match for example, OK it was a fiver and quid for kids but a good 90% of the ground was singing constantly, whether that's cause we were 3-1 down from the first leg and quickly went 1 down at home who knows but it can be done. Not as many prawn sandwichers then though as only just been taken over, but I'm sure it can be done!!
 

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