Atmosphere

[jrb]

The authorities, the PL, and the clubs, including City, have sanitized football.

Perhaps only Palace, along with their Ultras, are the exception.

Crystal Palace fans rejoiced after seeing their team end a run of eight games without a win with a 2-0 victory over Burnley, but the game also marked the return of the club's loyal Holmesdale Fanatics.

The group of 'ultras' have been prominent supporters in the Holmesdale Road End for the 13 seasons but have not been present this season after the club refused to move them to Block E, placed directly by the goal.

This week Palace confirmed plans for a "singing section" in Block E from next season, moving the Holmesdale Fanatics from their traditional position of near the corner in Block B. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...ectric-selhurst-park-atmosphere-a4005841.html

 

[deafmanstevo]

Watched THE Liverpool Derby today the atmosphere was flat for large parts of the game

The north London derby was surprisingly better than the Liverpool derby

 

[Sid C]

At the moment .... i dont think theres a lot we can do. Through years of being shite we lost a good generation of support , in my opinion. So we have an aging support core. Older fans - less likely to sing.

But .... im now seeing more city kits than united at my kids schools. I know of blokes who arent ‘into’ football being asked by there kids to be taken to City, not united like in years gone by. Kids are choosing us over the scum ... role reversal.

So ... look after this fan base, nurture it, make it affordable and in a couple of years we’ll have that young core again who want to sing and make the noise.

So it starts now with the safe standing/cheap tickets.

Only my opinion of course

Well I think your opinion is spot on mate. Unfortunately for us our grim years coincided with football going truly global, youngsters that couldn’t afford, or weren’t able to go to a match watched it on the telly and followed the ‘winning teams’ ,I understand that but Wycombe Wanderers taking six points off us seems quite worthwhile now. We’ll get the youngsters back but it’ll take a while.

 

[paulchapo]

The north London derby was surprisingly better than the Liverpool derby

Yes it was a great game that had everything a derby should.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Well I think your opinion is spot on mate. Unfortunately for us our grim years coincided with football going truly global, youngsters that couldn’t afford, or weren’t able to go to a match watched it on the telly and followed the ‘winning teams’ ,I understand that but Wycombe Wanderers taking six points off us seems quite worthwhile now. We’ll get the youngsters back but it’ll take a while.

Yep it will. But it HAS to be nurtured and encouraged. It wont just happen.
The junior blues in the 70s had a similar effect

 

[deafmanstevo]

For me this forum a full of none city fans coming out with “I saw empty seats” when the facts are we sell out also the atmosphere shite as well plus the let’s give 18 year olds starts when Pep knows what he is doing it’s all snide comments to have a go at our club!

A few people were talking about the empty seats after the game yesterday at the Victoria pub.city fans do talk about it but it's prob more in pubs , work etc

 

[deafmanstevo]

Yes it was a great game that had everything a derby should.

Yes I was talking about the atmosphere being better, but yes it was s better game than the Scouse one

 

[paulchapo]

Yes I was talking about the atmosphere being better, but yes it was s better game than the Scouse one

I know, the atmosphere was rocking too.

 

[cleavers]

Watched THE Liverpool Derby today the atmosphere was flat for large parts of the game

It was dreadful all game until 90+5.

 

[cleavers]

Yes it was because it was a great game that had everything a derby should.

Fixed for you.