Atmosphere Thread | 2025/26

[asahartford1]

I see it like you mate. I used the term tourist as it was the subject of the conversation but these fans have as much right as us to be there.

Tourists are people not supporting City in my book and neutrals are people we just try to convince to become Blues.

As a young man I took a lad from college to a game, a neutral, or what they would call a tourist. He fell in love that day with life on the Kippax, hardly missed a game at home whilst he lived in Manchester.
40 years on he lives in Auckland and phones after every Cup final or big match. He watches every City match and has made some City supporting mates to meet up with.
Personally I spend time in Spain and love going to different grounds, I don't feel this angst against me over there.

 

[york away to this!]

Not sure a 5 year old would be alcohol dependent or smoke , probably vape :+)

These days prob on ket...

 

[Tim of the Oak]

As a young man I took a lad from college to a game, a neutral, or what they would call a tourist. He fell in love that day with life on the Kippax, hardly missed a game at home whilst he lived in Manchester.
40 years on he lives in Auckland and phones after every Cup final or big match. He watches every City match and has made some City supporting mates to meet up with.
Personally I spend time in Spain and love going to different grounds, I don't feel this angst against me over there.

Thanks and that’s a great effort with your mate in Auckland.

FWIW, we spoke to the Japanese couple at the end of the match and encouraged them to comeback for another game. I’ve no idea if their circumstances will support that or not.

As someone running an OSC Branch, City get several free hours work out of me every week, trying to grow our fanbase. It’s harder when we are not serial winners lol.

 

[Citycity76]

Just heard the radio advert for Brentford at home “no membership required” apparently only 36k sold which is a good effort.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Just heard the radio advert for Brentford at home “no membership required” apparently only 36k sold which is a good effort.

How many more guaranteed sales would it have been if they hadn't pissed people off to come off the cup schemes ?
Making the loyalty points scheme set in stone hasn't helped them.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Just heard the radio advert for Brentford at home “no membership required” apparently only 36k sold which is a good effort.

40k will be a decent crowd

 

[jrb]

Just heard the radio advert for Brentford at home “no membership required” apparently only 36k sold which is a good effort.

FFS, there will be Brentford fans all over the home ends. ;-)

Let's hope this is repeated for Exeter City in the FA Cup.

It would be great if City trialed it for one of the lesser PL games in 2026, just to see what the reaction and take up is from City fans.