Away end tonight

[zeddie]

Band wagon jumpers...happened at Utd ...will happen at ours now too.




The price of success.

Go and tell all our millions of world wide supporters, including a hell of a lot from the UAE (incidentally our owners are from here too!!) that they can jump off your band wagon then.. You should close the awesome City store in Abu Dhabi too while youre at it.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Band wagon jumpers...happened at Utd ...will happen at ours now too.




The price of success.

Go and tell all our millions of world wide supporters, including a hell of a lot from the UAE (incidentally our owners are from here too!!) that they can jump off your band wagon then.. You should close the awesome City store in Abu Dhabi too while youre at it.

lol relax ffs


You a band wagon jumper?

We have millions of supporters now ? wow......never knew that

By the way gobby. I did not say they couldn't come now did I?


Lots of old school City will give up though and your band wagon jumpers can have our seats. Happened at Utd. Will happen here too.


Enjoy.

 

[ped]

Ahh yeah, the usual faces...you know all of the usual core of 3-5k travelling fans do you? City's fan base is growing...some of them may not wanna get lashed up before the game, other "plastic fans" may have brought their families and therefore not the usual 90-minute-singing-fans. Some foreigners may have spent a fortune on their one game per season and don't know the songs...how dare these plastic foreigners spend so much money over and above genuine other fans.

Some people on these threads want to keep the fan base to just anyone within a 20 mile radius of the Etihad Stadium, northern accent, like a drink before the game and have to prove they have 10000+ points before entering the stadium. Well that's fine if you want the Etihad to have 10-15000 less fans in every week. With some it's turning into a facist-like obsession. This "proper City fan" tag is BS. Keep knocking the minority corporates too...at home games it's 'potentially' those guys paying top whack that keep our season ticket prices at levels that we can just about afford every year.

Oh, and talking of plastic fans, it's been happening for years already....the City Supporters Clubs have been getting allocations for years now and people without season tickets just cherry pick their best 5 games per year and jump ahead of season ticket holders.

People need to accept new faces at the grounds and accept that the atmosphere isn't the same - you'll never get the same atmosphere as we did in the 80's because it IS a different fan base & situation, ie no standing, more families than ever, rather than 30000 guys with a few beers down our throats etc.

The new faces will allow City to grow as a club - I personally want to see us selling out a 60,000 stadium in 3 years time (or 54000 at first) - that'll only happen by bringing onboard new fans - hopefully that'll happen a lot quicker than normal because we're successful and kids growing up throughout the country (ie outside of Manchester) will want to be City fans.

Get fucking used to it.

With all due respect, you would be of that opinion though, wouldn't you? Given you're from Sussex and likely a new blue - or what we'd have called a 'gloryhunter' prior to our takeover.

The one thing that always separated us from United was our fanbase. When I was a kid that's the only thing we had to shout about, our support and our loyalty.

So it irks a bit to see people with little or no relation to Manchester or our club claiming an affinity with City now that we're successful. These are the kind of people who would've otherwise supported United or Chelsea had we never been taken over. These are the kind of people we used to despise when we were shit, these are the kind of people who 'supported' United and loved mocking City when we were shit.

Now we're expected to welcome them with open arms now that we have the glamour necessary to attract such bottom feeders?

With respect, I know not everyone who has taken up supporting City post take over is of this kind of character, but I think you get the point.

We know it's part and parcel of becoming a 'top' side. We've come to accept that. But the problems arise when the genuine blues who were here in the thin times are missing out on tickets to our 'new' fans.

The problems arise when our match going support changes. That was one of the things that made this club so special to me when I was a kid, it was what made kids like me - a blue in a predominately red Manchester school - proud to be blue.

I'll speak for myself here, even though I'm confident I speak for others when I say this.. But I don't want to see our match day support go the way of Chelsea's.

I don't want to see our core support decesimated by price increases (brought about by an increase in demand from people who couldn't have given a shit about us when we were managed by Pearce for example) and our match going support to change beyond all recognition.

I make no apologies for saying what I've said, I hope I haven't offended anyone, but if I have I just hope you recognise my sincerity, my intentions aren't to offend.

But like I've said, our support was a core part of what made City, City, to me, when I was a kid.

And I don't want to see that change.

Spot on.

Unfortunately on here a lot of people will say to you that you need to get with the programme, we're a big club now and new fans should be welcomed with open arms, no matter who they are.

I know for a fact if you came and spoke to me and my mates you'd get a 100% positive response to your post.

Ilittle city mentality,we can never compete with a "closed shop"

 

[zeddie]

Band wagon jumpers...happened at Utd ...will happen at ours now too.




The price of success.

Go and tell all our millions of world wide supporters, including a hell of a lot from the UAE (incidentally our owners are from here too!!) that they can jump off your band wagon then.. You should close the awesome City store in Abu Dhabi too while youre at it.

lol relax ffs


You a band wagon jumper?

We have millions of supporters now ? wow......never knew that

By the way gobby. I did not say they couldn't come now did I?


Lots of old school City will give up though and your band wagon jumpers can have our seats. Happened at Utd. Will happen here too.


Enjoy.

No sir, I am not.. if you read my previous posts you will know how and when i started supporting City. In summary, yes I do have connections to Manchester and I was a supporter before the take over. But what if the new support walking around Dubai Mall wearing City shirts dont have any ties to Manchester? Do they have to justify their support to the "original supporters group" or something before they are accepted by the locals? How does it work?! Joining the bandwagon is very different to being a new supporter.

And yes we have millions of supporters all across the world with local supporters clubs dotted around.. instead of being grumpy and dismissive about it, we should be happy and proud surely?!

I completely agree with what i think was your original point in reference to tickets.. something needs to be done about that, but this is down to the club and its sales/marketing team.. you cant blame new supporters for this. Besides, isnt the whole point of increasing the capacity at the Etihad to address our growing fan base!

 

[cheddar404]

With all due respect, you would be of that opinion though, wouldn't you? Given you're from Sussex and likely a new blue - or what we'd have called a 'gloryhunter' prior to our takeover.

The one thing that always separated us from United was our fanbase. When I was a kid that's the only thing we had to shout about, our support and our loyalty.

So it irks a bit to see people with little or no relation to Manchester or our club claiming an affinity with City now that we're successful. These are the kind of people who would've otherwise supported United or Chelsea had we never been taken over. These are the kind of people we used to despise when we were shit, these are the kind of people who 'supported' United and loved mocking City when we were shit.

Now we're expected to welcome them with open arms now that we have the glamour necessary to attract such bottom feeders?

With respect, I know not everyone who has taken up supporting City post take over is of this kind of character, but I think you get the point.

We know it's part and parcel of becoming a 'top' side. We've come to accept that. But the problems arise when the genuine blues who were here in the thin times are missing out on tickets to our 'new' fans.

The problems arise when our match going support changes. That was one of the things that made this club so special to me when I was a kid, it was what made kids like me - a blue in a predominately red Manchester school - proud to be blue.

I'll speak for myself here, even though I'm confident I speak for others when I say this.. But I don't want to see our match day support go the way of Chelsea's.

I don't want to see our core support decesimated by price increases (brought about by an increase in demand from people who couldn't have given a shit about us when we were managed by Pearce for example) and our match going support to change beyond all recognition.

I make no apologies for saying what I've said, I hope I haven't offended anyone, but if I have I just hope you recognise my sincerity, my intentions aren't to offend.

But like I've said, our support was a core part of what made City, City, to me, when I was a kid.

And I don't want to see that change.

Spot on.

Unfortunately on here a lot of people will say to you that you need to get with the programme, we're a big club now and new fans should be welcomed with open arms, no matter who they are.

I know for a fact if you came and spoke to me and my mates you'd get a 100% positive response to your post.

Ilittle city mentality,we can never compete with a "closed shop"

They should be welcomed with open arms but shouldn't jump the queue for tickets.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Band wagon jumpers = new fans who support when successful and not when we were shit.

Anyone can support City. New fans have come due to success I assume?


When we were shit where were you though?


I will be priced out along with many others soon enough.

Try to understand the feeling of fans who have been shelling out for years and who will be squeezed out in the end.

I already won't pay the price of away tickets


You lot will then have the stadium to yourselves.

I'll join the Pigeonhos and watch in the pub for nowt then.

 

[ped]

Band wagon jumpers = new fans who support when successful and not when we were shit.

Anyone can support City. New fans have come due to success I assume?


When we were shit where were you though?


I will be priced out along with many others soon enough.

Try to understand the feeling of fans who have been shelling out for years and who will be squeezed out in the end.

I already won't pay the price of away tickets


You lot will then have the stadium to yourselves.

I'll join the Pigeonhos and watch in the pub for nowt then.

what if the pub is full of bandwagons?

 

[mancityvstoke]

Band wagon jumpers = new fans who support when successful and not when we were shit.

Anyone can support City. New fans have come due to success I assume?


When we were shit where were you though?


I will be priced out along with many others soon enough.

Try to understand the feeling of fans who have been shelling out for years and who will be squeezed out in the end.

I already won't pay the price of away tickets


You lot will then have the stadium to yourselves.

I'll join the Pigeonhos and watch in the pub for nowt then.

what if the pub is full of bandwagons?

eh? The pub is usually full of reds who never go.


Soon that will be City instead.

I think some of you are missing the point here.

 

[Bill]

Why WTF ? Hes right it was terrible in the ground on saturday yet the pub was fine with usual faces

Ahh yeah, the usual faces...you know all of the usual core of 3-5k travelling fans do you? City's fan base is growing...some of them may not wanna get lashed up before the game, other "plastic fans" may have brought their families and therefore not the usual 90-minute-singing-fans. Some foreigners may have spent a fortune on their one game per season and don't know the songs...how dare these plastic foreigners spend so much money over and above genuine other fans.

Some people on these threads want to keep the fan base to just anyone within a 20 mile radius of the Etihad Stadium, northern accent, like a drink before the game and have to prove they have 10000+ points before entering the stadium. Well that's fine if you want the Etihad to have 10-15000 less fans in every week. With some it's turning into a facist-like obsession. This "proper City fan" tag is BS. Keep knocking the minority corporates too...at home games it's 'potentially' those guys paying top whack that keep our season ticket prices at levels that we can just about afford every year.

Oh, and talking of plastic fans, it's been happening for years already....the City Supporters Clubs have been getting allocations for years now and people without season tickets just cherry pick their best 5 games per year and jump ahead of season ticket holders.

People need to accept new faces at the grounds and accept that the atmosphere isn't the same - you'll never get the same atmosphere as we did in the 80's because it IS a different fan base & situation, ie no standing, more families than ever, rather than 30000 guys with a few beers down our throats etc.

The new faces will allow City to grow as a club - I personally want to see us selling out a 60,000 stadium in 3 years time (or 54000 at first) - that'll only happen by bringing onboard new fans - hopefully that'll happen a lot quicker than normal because we're successful and kids growing up throughout the country (ie outside of Manchester) will want to be City fans.

Get fucking used to it.

Calm down young man, I meant it was a great friendly atmosphere in the pub but seemed to be full of idiots (mongs) and very moody in the ground. I wasn't talking about the families or foreigners who copped for most of the shit from these idiots. The usual faces are a mixture of young and old who seem to end up in pubs together near the away ground. I don't know all of them but recognise a lot of faces .
Next time you've got an opinion mighty mouth stick it on somebody elses post and fuck off quoting my post when you know fuckall about it

you try "calming down". and this is the last time you or anyone will use the term "mongs" on this forum.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Band wagon jumpers = new fans who support when successful and not when we were shit.

Anyone can support City. New fans have come due to success I assume?


When we were shit where were you though?


I will be priced out along with many others soon enough.

Try to understand the feeling of fans who have been shelling out for years and who will be squeezed out in the end.

I already won't pay the price of away tickets


You lot will then have the stadium to yourselves.

I'll join the Pigeonhos and watch in the pub for nowt then.

Completely agree with this.

It happened to united most of there hardcore manchester fan base have been priced out and don't go now. I don't want that to happen to us. Why should we just welcome a load of fans that if we ever went shit again would just disappear back to supporti united or liverpool. Btw millions of fans worldwide ??? Where were all these fans before our takeover. Alot of them only jump on our success and will be gone if we dont win things.

Look people may now not agree with me and just accept it, but I feel it's important to retain our hardcore of fans who were here when we were shit, i don't want that to completely disappear just like a liverpool, united and Chelsea