Atmosphere - 2023/24

[BlueMoonRisin’]

People who weren’t there giving lectures on the atmosphere lol. If you care so much, turn up and get behind the lads.

I didn't go tonight but i only missed a couple of minutes of 2nd half as i had to go for a quick dump, then i was straight back in my armchair. I even stayed until the end and clapped the lads off the pitch; )

 

[East Level 2]

People in the ground should be singing more and generally making more noise (cheering and shouting the team on), however I would say having thousands of fans miss the first 20 minutes of the game had a big effect.

The met was awful and the security outside the ground was taking an age to scan people through.

City centre was gridlocked and that will only get worse as the car-hating cuntish clowns on the council close even more roads. Plenty arrived late which may have been due to traffic and/or weather but did the 7-30 KO catch a few out?
Atmosphere wasn't up to much but that was hardly a surprise as many in the ground were soaked (bloody slow wand stewards), Burnley fans and team were shite, and we generally gave up after an hour.

 

[cleavers]

Oh look the criticise the fans thread is top.

I didn't go tonight for a number of reasons, but mainly work related, late extra shift, and 3-4 hours travel each way over 2 days, a late decision, but my ticket was still used.

I thought, watching on TV (I feel embarrased obviously), that it was pretty good, all things considered, the early kick off, apparant traffic issues everywhere, and the attrocious weather before hand.

The football for the large part was a training ground excercise, and they didn't (burnley) add much (or anything) to the atmosphere.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

I know what your saying m8 I really do but this ain't the first time is it,, the liverpool game a home was the worst I've seen at any city game for a game as important as that
And I've had my ticket since 83-84

Completely agree, that liverpool game was a shocker for atmosphere, I think I posted on here about how disappointed I was with it.

But we've also seen some of our best atmospheres ever in the last 12 months, Arsenal and Real Madrid last season spring to mind.

Today was a January Midweek game against Burnley, nobody expected the atmosphere to be good, yet you still get people posting on here about how the atmosphere was rubbish and that its the end of the world.

If that atmosphere today was at a derby game then yes I'd be absolutely furious at how rubbish it was, but for a January midweek game against Burnley it was fine.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

I wouldn’t say all season. The atmosphere was OK at the start of the season. Certainly not a patch on the end of last season, but it was OK.
Then at some point the atmosphere tailed off this season leading up to the Liverpool home game when we’re all agreed the atmosphere crashed during that game. After the Liverpool game it’s been hit and miss, but it hasn’t really recovered since then. It’s hard to put your finger on why the atmosphere has declined this season. There isn’t one specific reason. Hopefully as we get into March when we have that difficult run of games, the CL games. and towards the tail end of the season, the atmosphere will pick up again?

This happens every year. We'll be back to our best once it warms up and we have some big games to look forward to. Rags and Arse, the atmosphere will take care of itself

 

[Kippax1973]

Completely agree, that liverpool game was a shocker for atmosphere, I think I posted on here about how disappointed I was with it.

But we've also seen some of our best atmospheres ever in the last 12 months, Arsenal and Real Madrid last season spring to mind.

Today was a January Midweek game against Burnley, nobody expected the atmosphere to be good, yet you still get people posting on here about how the atmosphere was rubbish and that its the end of the world.

If that atmosphere today was at a derby game then yes I'd be absolutely furious at how rubbish it was, but for a January midweek game against Burnley it was fine.

I'll agree to disagree with your last point, but yer right with the Madrid game,, 1 of thee best atmospheres I've experienced in 40 years as a ticket holder

 

[eyalluvitt]

I didn't go tonight but i only missed a couple of minutes of 2nd half as i had to go for a quick dump, then i was straight back in my armchair. I even stayed until the end and clapped the lads off the pitch; )

Did you piss in the sink to give you the authentic Etihad experience as well?

 

[Shirley]

Whatever the dippers are doing they seem to have it right, not an empty seat to be seen last night.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

What I really don't get is why we can't get this chant going and be singing it loud and proud as we should be

South stand,, "we are the champions champions of England"

East stand "we are the champions champions of Europe"

And on and on and on,,, easy and loud would sound immense,,, but we would rather churn out,, city's going down with a billion in the bank!!!

100%.

We have to be organised.

Simple chants for flat games gets the whole thing going.

Must drop 'going down with a billion in the bank & buy yer club & burn it down' ...juvenile shite !!

 

[Blu3m00n91]

The club are capitalising on the success. It was £120 to get my dad and brother a ticket… for Burnley. That’s about 1/4 of my total season ticket price in SSL3. Atmosphere been shite all season tbh as well

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Whatever the dippers are doing they seem to have it right, not an empty seat to be seen last night.

Norway. London. Ireland fill in their gaps.

 

[Carter1990]

Do you know what I would love to do. Just go in the North stand for one game and sing champions again ole ole non stop for the first 45 mins. Then second half sing boys in blue non stop until final whistle. Do you think I would piss people off around me for doing that. I dont have to stand up or anything and there is no swearing in those songs. Would just like to see what would happen.

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

I wish we could swap our 1980’s fanbase with this one … you could hear a pin drop for large parts of last night.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I wish we could swap our 1980’s fanbase with this one … you could hear a pin drop for large parts of last night.

It’s the same at each ground though, but for some reason our own fans think it’s just at ours, in part.

Anfield is a library apart from the first 5 minutes of another magical European night at Anfield(TM). Old Trafford the same. They’re all morgues.

Wait until April and May when the matches mean something more and more.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Whatever the dippers are doing they seem to have it right, not an empty seat to be seen last night.

Chelsea midweek is an easier sell than Burnley. We play Chelsea soon, there won’t be any empty seats.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Worst atmosphere of the season in SS3.

Not one song being sung with any gusto, probably not helped with the wetness and empty seats in fact, the empty blue seats at home song was the best of our efforts.

 

[hihosilva]

I was looking to buy a ticket for the game last night but at £63 for a third tier seat. This also against a team at the bottom of the league was just not worth it.

 

[Lee the Blue]

Last night was a homegame that was over after 22 mins against a knockover opponent. Allied to that most of the crowd were bloody freezing - thanks to the council in association with the club I now have to park over 30 mins walk from the ground, and promptly got piss wet through on this newly added long trek to the ground.

I thus spent the entire game soaked, freezing and naffed off so apologies if I didnt sing enough. Tbh even as I got the turnstile Id wished Id stayed home and not bothered due to the drenching. Weve beaten that lot 13 times on the spin and theyve scored something like 2 goals in that span - even their own fans didnt bother filling an away end 45 mins drive away which tells you they knew what was coming. A one sided affair that we basically stopped trying to score in once Rodri bagged and we largely passed it sideways for 45 mins after that.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Didn't go last night, and looks likely I won't be at the Everton, Chelsea, Brentford and even the United game if these pins are still in my toes.

Didn't sound great but its Burnley FFS.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I wish we could swap our 1980’s fanbase with this one … you could hear a pin drop for large parts of last night.

Some near me have been going since the sixties, they never join in the songs or even stand up to applaud players off the pitch. People like them you mean?

Embarrassing this thread.