Atmosphere - 2023/24

[freshie]

Nah, we are much more as a club than this issue. It’s not great but it shouldn’t define us.

Clearly isn't just a City problem

 

[MCFC Wirral]

What about the moron who came up with the idea?

They’re acceptable for a friendly. I get match badges at international level too. Nothing more.

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

correct, thought pep should have known he was asking for trouble doing what he did, bloody stupid.

He’s right though the fans were shit.

 

[bearcityblu]

Watching on tv tonight thought the atmosphere sounded pretty muted though not much of a performsance 1st half to get the fans going. Also usually lots of tourists at Champions league matches.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Watching on tv tonight thought the atmosphere sounded pretty muted though not much of a performsance 1st half to get the fans going. Also usually lots of tourists at Champions league matches.

More than I have ever seen tonight.

 

[TLDuk]

More than I have ever seen tonight.

Full of tourist with half and halves and bus loads of school kids with free tickets yet season ticket holders still have to pay top dollar for an almost dead rubber game.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Hope you all had a good night at home moaning.
All toastie warm?

 

[TLDuk]

Hope you all had a good night at home moaning.
All toastie warm?

The last 15 mins of the game the temperature droped a lot !! it was fecking freezing

 

[Brendan110_0]

City really don't help themselves, got to my block with 5 mins to spare to be told I couldn't go to seat due to laser show as it's a H+S issue with it being a "bit dark". Just pushed past them anyway, but there were 30 people all stuck there not in seats.

 

[blue whippet]

More than I have ever seen tonight.

Yes and quite a few empty seats near me up in CB3.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

The last 15 mins of the game the temperature droped a lot !! it was fecking freezing

After being kettled and corralled for 30 minutes so the players could take 20 seconds to file past the statue - a lot of people were understandably furious and frozen before they eventually even got in.
What a shambolic shit show. Didn't the coach driver have a phone?
"Hello, leaving now, we'll be there in 5 minutes".

 

[East Level 2]

City really don't help themselves, got to my block with 5 mins to spare to be told I couldn't go to seat due to laser show as it's a H+S issue with it being a "bit dark". Just pushed past them anyway, but there were 30 people all stuck there not in seats.

Can't see the row letters during the light show.

 

[East Level 2]

The mass exodus started with about ten minutes to go so it was great to see Alvarez score so late in the game.

 

[snorky]

Loudest in 227 was a guy by me telling a Frog to sit the fuck down.
They were comfy padded seats in fairness though.

:)

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I find being surrounded by tourists as annoying as anyone, but if it wasn't for them last night was the sort of game pre-Pep that would have been played with level 3 closed and us getting endless stick about empty seats for the rest of the season.

 

[Edghill OG]

Full of tourist with half and halves and bus loads of school kids with free tickets yet season ticket holders still have to pay top dollar for an almost dead rubber game.

There was a load of school kids in CB3 on Saturday against Liverpool. I get it for the lower profile games but seems a bit odd to do it in one of the plum league fixtures of the calendar.

I really don't get the half and half scarves at all. Unless, of course, they're long enough to keep your neck warm and wipe your arse with the Liverpool side.

 

[Nethermoor]

There was a load of school kids in CB3 on Saturday against Liverpool. I get it for the lower profile games but seems a bit odd to do it in one of the plum league fixtures of the calendar.

I really don't get the half and half scarves at all. Unless, of course, they're long enough to keep your neck warm and wipe your arse with the Liverpool side.

This will probably be a bit unpopular, but I would only buy a half and half scarf as a memento. 1st game or whatever.

Champions league final? Pop it in a bag and keep it clean and take home etc.

Wouldn't wear it at the game.

They actually had someone selling Half and Half scarves the other year at Guiseley vs Leeds in a friendly

 

[PPT]

Clearly isn't just a City problem

Exactly this: we are no better or worse than the vast majority of other PL fans. I’ve seen similar stuff from Liverpool fans. The real problem is the gentrification of top level football. However, that ship has long sailed over the horizon and beyond. That’s how it is now. It’s a multi-million pound business. No club gives a fuck anymore about the normal, average match going fan. But that works the other way also. I love our team and our club. But I have no love or affection for the people who run it. Why should I?

 

[Edghill OG]

I find being surrounded by tourists as annoying as anyone, but if it wasn't for them last night was the sort of game pre-Pep that would have been played with level 3 closed and us getting endless stick about empty seats for the rest of the season.

Agreed. The tourists are taking up the slack in the Champions League and have been for a while. I don't really have an issue with it. Better being filled than empty.

I personally wouldn't join the CL Cup scheme as they're midweek and a lot harder for me to get to. Although last night was quite entertaining there's literally no jeopardy involved either and it's completely non-competitive. It would take something completely catastrophic to occur to not finish top 2 and it will only get worse when they expand it further. The people I do know that are on it only do it in the hope they'll get a final ticket.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Wasn't there as usual for the CL games so I shouldn't really comment but, I'm not sure singing the swamp is falling down when 2 nil is the best idea in the world.