Atmosphere - 2023/24

[Stevieatlasblue]

No thanks. I don’t want to be Liverpool and I don’t want us to have a fanbase like theirs. Their stadium is full of tourists and plastics and frustrated glory hunters. I’m proud to be MCFC and to have our loyal, cynical, humble and easy-to-please fan base who stuck with the team when things got rough.

I’m with you all the way there Dave

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Yep spot on.

Bizarre that any blue would want to come on a City forum and big up the horrible feral dipper scum fanbase.

I think he would have been bigging up any fan base that all stayed to the end of a night game to applaud their team off. What’s the alternative, bigging up people leaving in their droves ten minutes before the end of the Crystal Palace game when the match was in the balance. Or bigging up the numerous posters who say they only join in with a song if it’s one that they like.

Each to their own but the lack of passion in our home support this season has clearly cost us points.

 

[Metalartin]

Staying to the final whistle is one thing but other than that, Liverpool aren't an example to aspire to when their own manager has complained publicly, multiple times in just the last month alone, about the lack of atmosphere/support from the fans at Anfield. One of those games was United, which they like to say is their biggest rivalry. The difference is, the media/press don't turn it into some bitter wankfest, just to lay the boot in on their whole club. Like they do every time Pep asks for more from the fans, when the team need a boost.

 

[Manchester33]

even the scousers stay behind at full time on a monday night. our lot leave early in droves on a saturday afternoon. really bizarre

Liverpool has a significantly higher proportion of 'match day' fans vs season ticket holders. The last time I spoke with the Spirit of Shankly group, they reckoned they had less than 20k season tickets (in a 60k stadium now). We have between 35k-40k in a 55k stadium.

I think your typical 'tourist' or real fan who attends a handful of games per year is far more likely to stay until the end than a season ticket holder who attends 20+ games each season.

 

[TLDuk]

Staying to the final whistle is one thing but other than that, Liverpool aren't an example to aspire to when their own manager has complained publicly, multiple times in just the last month alone, about the lack of atmosphere/support from the fans at Anfield. One of those games was United, which they like to say is their biggest rivalry. The difference is, the media/press don't turn it into some bitter wankfest, just to lay the boot in on their whole club. Like they do every time Pep asks for more from the fans, when the team need a boost.

Did you see him yesterday having a go at the stands during the game, why anyone thinks Anfield sets a standard I don’t know...

 

[Metalartin]

Did you see him yesterday having a go at the stands during the game, why anyone thinks Anfield sets a standard I don’t know...

I feel like I've seen him do it loads more than any other big 6 club manager since he's been at Liverpool. He complained about early leavers too in his first few years, people seem to forget this stuff so easily.

 

[Stephen230]

Each to their own but the lack of passion in our home support this season has clearly cost us points.

You can speculate that it has been a factor but there’s no way on earth you can conclude that it has “clearly” been a factor in dropping points.

 

[I'm not really here]

At least the tourists stay until the end.....

 

[stonerblue]

Just an observation. Our early leavers and they leave in droves which is sad but true I’m afraid. If you look at dare I say it.. Liverpool. The majority and a big majority stay right to the end. This is factually correct if you take a lot at their match tonight and I’ve seen them countless times on the tv. It will all help come the end of the season. Yes it’s paining me to say it!! I wish our own fans had the same mindset and back our amazing team right to the end. I’m going to duck now.

Nope. Saw em leaving early last night

 

[jrb]

Yep spot on.

Bizarre that any blue would want to come on a City forum and big up the horrible feral dipper scum fanbase.

Let’s get one thing straight, I have absolutely no love for Liverpool fans. I dislike them like the vast majority of City fans do, especially after the coach attack, the hacking, the cowardly plastic pot filled coin attack on a City fan, and their general antics against City, Pep, our players, and our fans.

But.

Why because he’s telling the truth? That isn’t bigging the Scousers up. The fact is Liverpool fans do stay until the end of the match to support and to applaud the team, as a rule. Some, a very few do leave early. You don’t ever see Klopp going to a half empty KOP clapping them and doing his annoying fist pumping in-front of them.(I’m not asking or expecting Pep to do that). As others have stated, if our support had stayed until full time and supported the team instead of leaving early and staying quiet, maybe the recent draws at home would have turned into wins? Maybe not?