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.
Agree it's a football problem at least a premier league problem.
FFP has made clubs chase the money, if clubs want to invest they have to increase the turn over. This means higher ticket prices, more corporate deals, more matchday tours, more club tours with players having less rest.
With so much money in the premier league clubs well try to stay in at the cost to football, fans and entertainment. More teams will play park the bus as that clubs main aim to to keep the premier league money rolling in.
Long term fans are getting priced out and replaced with day trippers in all most every pl club. This is killing the atmosphere as these fans dont live and breathe their club. You see half n half scarfs at ever ground.
People are saying theres still enough City fans at the match a noise. But it's not the same when you sing that the 30odd sat around you look at you as if your mad.
I did the pitch tour as part if a Christmas treat out of that 20 or so their was a dipper, arsenal, Sheffield, Barcelona, RM Inter Milan and some others fans all going to the palace game. All loaded down with stuff from the souvenir shop. Supporters like me FOC can just about the ticket, travel costs and a beer, what do I bring to the matchday finances ? 63 yrs of undying loyal support that's it a ticket and a beer that's what I bring now that's what I'm seen as. My seat is a ticket n beer the club would prefer my seat to be a pre match tour, souvenir shop, food n beer seat.
Doesnt matter where you are people are filming from their phones and now turning their fucking lights on. It's not a music gig !. It doesnt entre my head to get my phone out during a game.
It's the same in most pl clubs hence why the American own clubs wanted a closed shop league to protect the money. It wasnt to improve the fans enjoyment. On the plus side a closed shop league might stop the park the bus games as theirs no relegation.
Luton is probably a throw back, but Luton cant invest to try and stay in the pl because there break ffp. I thought the Luton fans were abit small time. Thinking about it now I think I prefer the Luton old school to the sterlised grounds of the pl.
City shouldnt be beating ourselves over this, because it's not just a City problem it's a pl problem.
Add in VAR taking so long to view any City goal that kills the atmosphere stone dead as we wait 5 minutes to know if it's a goal or not.
