Atmosphere - 2023/24

[Moss Side's Finest]

it's because it's more interesting playing teams at the bottom of the PL. Went to my first CL since the pandemic last night and, meh, like watching paint dry. Unless you get a group with three quality teams in it, it's pointless until the knock out stages.

I'm looking forward to the Forest game much more as it actually means something, which shows the problem with the CL when 1 game in 38 can feel more crucial than 1 game in 6.

I get your point but it's more of a perception that games in CL group stages aren't important. They are vitally important IMO, getting off to a winning start and getting the group won ASAP is critical. It allows the manager and team more space to focus back on the league before the knockouts come around. It also means that key players can be rested in latter games if needed. Also, winning the group is important as it can help avoid tougher teams later on. For me, there is still some weird apathy from City fans to the CL, until the very latter stages when all of a sudden everyone wants tickets and complains when they can't get one.

 

[Elliot houghton]

it's because it's more interesting playing teams at the bottom of the PL. Went to my first CL since the pandemic last night and, meh, like watching paint dry. Unless you get a group with three quality teams in it, it's pointless until the knock out stages.

I'm looking forward to the Forest game much more as it actually means something, which shows the problem with the CL when 1 game in 38 can feel more crucial than 1 game in 6.

That second half was great to watch harsh to say it was like watching paint dry

 

[pride in battle]

the song fans sing for rodri ?
Most fans know about it and sing it

Not heard it, what is it ?

 

[pride in battle]

there was 4,000 of the scarves put out on seats in lower south stand, about 10% held up

Poor that

 

[pride in battle]

the song fans sing for rodri ?
Most fans know about it and sing it

Just sung away then...

 

[BMR]

Over 50K for a shite game like that is not "piss poor". It will probably be the only fixture in any competition this season where there are a few unsold seats.

Considering Barcelona are only getting 40K and are supposed to be a "bigger team" than us I think it was a good turn out.

 

[geoff hammond]

it's because it's more interesting playing teams at the bottom of the PL. Went to my first CL since the pandemic last night and, meh, like watching paint dry. Unless you get a group with three quality teams in it, it's pointless until the knock out stages.

I'm looking forward to the Forest game much more as it actually means something, which shows the problem with the CL when 1 game in 38 can feel more crucial than 1 game in 6.

Never been pointless to me watching any City game - its what I do.

 

[staffsblue]

Over 50K for a shite game like that is not "piss poor". It will probably be the only fixture in any competition this season where there are a few unsold seats.

Totally agree. 50k attendance against a team with no household names, during a cost of living crisis, when people need to up in the morning for work, school or university, and on a night where the weather forecast wasn't great is very good going.

 

[bluesince76]

I get your point but it's more of a perception that games in CL group stages aren't important. They are vitally important IMO, getting off to a winning start and getting the group won ASAP is critical. It allows the manager and team more space to focus back on the league before the knockouts come around. It also means that key players can be rested in latter games if needed. Also, winning the group is important as it can help avoid tougher teams later on. For me, there is still some weird apathy from City fans to the CL, until the very latter stages when all of a sudden everyone wants tickets and complains when they can't get one.

I'm still struggling to care. Premier League is top priority every season. It would then be FA cup for me, but I get that the CL is much more important financially and for worldwide audiences. It was nice to win it last season and it'll shut the Forest fans up, but other than that I just don't really care. I want us to win every game we play, even the community shield, but I just don't get the feeling of stress from a CL game - when we play rags, dippers, now Arse in the PL, I'm nervous all day. The closest I've got to that was the final last season, but that was mainly that I wanted the treble and I'd have been a lot more annoyed had we lost the FA cup final.

Maybe it's that I don't know any Madrid, PSG or Red Star Belgrade fans and it was never a thing as a kid (at least as a City fan) that it just means less as a competition or maybe it's the format with so little jeopardy until the knock out stages and even then it's two legs. Either way, happy to let others have my seat and I'll look forward to Palace, Sheffield Utd and Luton.

 

[LongsightM13]

Whoever started the "we'll buy your club and burn it down" chant again last night needs to give their head a wobble. It gives such a horrible impression of us city fans who are humble and appreciate that only a few decades ago we were in dire straits. We are surely better than that ugly chant

They were waving money and calling us a plastic oil club. Fuck them, fair game if you ask me