Away fans in home sections - Again!!!

[beano46]

I had to relocate for this game from what is my new seat this season which is pitch side Block 114 Aisle 115, ok I was only moved 3 rows back but my point is I was told I had to move because my seat was required to accommodate press photographers yet lo and behold the row I was moved off was taken what was clearly Juve fans, I'm heading to the box office now because my ST still isn't working and I haven't had a paper ticket for West Ham, so while I'm there I'm going to ask them about this.

 

[peoffrey]

I'd have been more than happy with an Italian next to me. The lad who was sat next to me sounded suspiciously Scouse to me and just waved towards the Colin Bell Stand when I enquired where he usually sat. Very fishy!!

The Scouse accent has migrated across to Chester, Ellesmere Port and even North Wales. My mate's ex was a rum sort from Birkenhead but City through and through like him.

I think we can all spot fakes. Anyone remember this guy from The Fast Show?

 

[SteWadda]

It amazes me how many seemingly normal people struggle to find their seat at these games. Its like the hardest puzzle in the world to some. One bloke was up and down the stairs mithering stewards etc 20 minutes into the game.

How hard is it to find Row G?

I had some one sat in my seat. Asked him to move and he said I've got a ticket for this seat as well and showed it me. His ticket said 397 and he was sat in 390 so seems people forget how to read numbers.

 

[bugsyblue]

I had some one sat in my seat. Asked him to move and he said I've got a ticket for this seat as well and showed it me. His ticket said 397 and he was sat in 390 so seems people forget how to read numbers.

Nice to know you come to watch us play Mr Milner.

 

[kunaguero10]

Poor double standards from the club - a couple of years ago they we completely anal about ensuring only those with purchase history PRIOR to the CL draw date could buy home tickets (I think a game against a German team, probably Dortmund, in particular was rife with messages about this). Yet now, with the threat of (more) empty seats, it appeared last night they have abandoned this rule (could someone clued up confirm anyone could buy through city for this game, or if they did actually get them second hand?).

 

[Blue Smarties]

The Scouse accent has migrated across to Chester, Ellesmere Port and even North Wales. My mate's ex was a rum sort from Birkenhead but City through and through like him.

Also known as 'wools'!

 

[Kirkhamblue]

They were all around me in Block 122. To be honest i think its a disgrace and the club clearly need to sort it out before something serious happens. There was an elderly gentleman helped by paramedics just after juventus scored and all the aggro with he fans had settled. Hope he's ok.

 

[vonksbignose]

Block 104 in East Stand Level 1 was like downtown fucking Turin! So much so, that when I got to my usual seat 10 minutes before kick off, I actually checked my season card, to make sure I was in the right block/row/seat.

When their disallowed goal went in, they were all up, and again for their first goal. By the time the second went in, it was getting a bit out of hand, and people were beconing the steward from the bottom of the aisle to come up and sort things out. He just sat there, shrugging his shoulders, and generally looking like he was about to shit his pants.

Eventually, a couple of his mates came from the top of the stand, and did fuck all other than to tell us to sit down and calm it! 10 minutes they spent talking to me and those around me, rather than dealing with the problem, whilst our Italian friends sat there with smug fucking grins plastered all over their faces! The club sold the tickets & I didn't ask (or expect) to be sat amongst groups of opposition fans, taking the fucking piss!

They said there were hundreds of them, so what did we expect them to do? Erm, talk to them, warn them, get rid of them, get the police down? Whatever, instead of treating us like we're the problem!

The guy who said before that he doesn't have a problem with it? Well, neither do I, so long as they behave themselves, keep quiet, and don't antagonise the home support around them. But when it's a 50/50 split, as someone noted earlier, I start to think to myself that I don't know who any of these people are (and neither does the club, it seems), so if they kick off, I'm going to find myself in a situation where I might have to defend myself, and if that happens, who is the one potentially getting their ticket revoked? Not some guy sat at home thousands of miles away in Italy!!!

To add insult to injury, once it had all calmed down a bit, a city fan across the aisle from me put his e-cig to his lips for a nano-second, and the previously paralysed steward from the front of the stand must suddenly have found his seat had set on fire, as he was up to him like a shot!

£35 to be treated like second class citizens in our own ground! It was a fucking disgrace!!!

 

[Lythamblue]

105 east stand, seemed a few seats were double sold and people ended up just sitting where there was a space. 2 sc holders next to me were unable to sit in their seats as the couple in them had paper tickets and told the steward they weren't for moving! steward just shrugged shoulders and told the 2 lads to find somewhere to sit, very strange!

 

[trevorriley]

Ticket office will sell to anybody on a night like this.

Six of my good Italian friends spent two days ringing juventus stadium to buy six tickets... They where told 120 euro per ticket to sit in juventus end, they complained, spoke in Italian but no success.

They rang mcfc ticket office and where told join for twenty quid and buy tickets at 35 quid, so they did..

Club and ticket office Fukin clueless and this will happen more... Common sense would say to keep back 500 tickets in tier 3 for Italians living in england. Similar to Poznan idea in east stand level 3... Common sense ? No fuck that it easier to cause shit on match day !

 

[weloveyoucity]

I know for a fact that borussia m'gladbach fans have been buying premium seats in the 93:20 for £80 they have been bragging about how easy it is on there borussia forum.

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

Great for rugby matches not for football!

I go to every City home match and some away. If I am in the home section for a City away match I am respectful to the home support plus I do not want to be smacked!

Rugby is different all fans are mixed you can drink and have friendly banter no problem.

There were loads of Italians in East Stand 107 and like someone has already said its the smugness of them and in your face celebrations I came very close last night to shoving the Italien in front of me over when they scored the second never come close to doing that in a rugby match!!

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Am I correct in assuming that the club could be given a fuck off fine and possible ban for not ensuring fans safety. Now it seems that last night appeared to pass without incident, but as we all know, one day it won't.

 

[The blue phantom]

Were they the ones waving the Israel flag? Thought that was a bit odd.

Very strange and why would anyone do it?
That goes for any national flag waved abt with no connection to the players or club.

 

[Utter bobbins]

They had scum everywhere in our ground last night. I was surrounded by them in 106. Restricting our view before kick off screaming Italian at their players warming up. Literally stood all over people towards the front.

The ones who did this were student types! Probably earning a living from our soft country. Absolutely fed up of City letting this happen and our naff stewards doing fuck all about it.

Granted, I had a chap next to me who was Juve and we had a good chat throughout the 90 mins about the game. Got no problem with that, it's greasy vermin who can't behave or keep their mouth shut in numbers, shouldn't be there!

No wonder we play so shit in Europe and can't get an atmosphere going. I'm never returning to a home European game for a long time after last night, our club is getting it wrong time and time again, they don't give a fuck about us. The amount of investment that's gone in to the footballing side of things as we as season ticket holders and paying fans get fuck all. Don't even get me started on the refreshments fiasco too, tried and failed to get a bottle of water at half time, could all be solved of they let you take one in the ground but no, it is a hazard haha don't make me fucking laugh.

Vermin and scum

 

[KingCarlito]

Vermin and scum

Yer, you've got it in one fella. I was hoping it'd kick off outside last night but I don't think all our new Chinese fanbase are up for any argy bargy.

 

[Utter bobbins]

Yer, you've got it in one fella. I was hoping it'd kick off outside last night but I don't think all our new Chinese fanbase are up for any argy bargy.

Blazing Squad ?

 

[Shirley]

Blazing Squad ?

The Peking crew?

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Blazing Squad ?

That reminds me, I need to phone West Ham.

 

[Utter bobbins]

That reminds me, I need to phone West Ham.

Don't forget it's a 17.30 kick off