Away fans / tourists in home sections

Scaring Europe to Death said:
Birmingham are the weirdest of weird clubs and whilst potentially huge (for the reasons you've just stated) their support has always been all over the place.

in 88-89 they recorded their lowest ever average attendance of 6,289 (highest attendance v City) and yet in 73-74 they actually averaged more than City despite only surviving relegation on the last day.

Thanks to their new owner they've suddenly become one of the trendiest teams outside the PL, but God knows for how long.
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I recall one game v Brum at St Andrew’s, maybe a night match, pitiful crowd there. Their end next to us tried to get a sack the board chant going and couldn’t get it off the ground. The next time they tried it, we joined in and it took off. The Brummies appreciated our help and applauded us. At the end of the game both sets of fans stayed behind (well we were kept in) and continued to chant with them.
 
Scaring Europe to Death said:
I'd be more concerned if the game was at Plymouth and they were watering/narrowing the pitch and Pep was picking one of those weird starting XIs

Instead we're at home against a team who are doomed for League One, and this should be a comfortable 4-0 victory

However I appear to have misread the script and everyone else seems more worried about Plymouth fans celebrating goals in the City end.
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They did beat Liverpool at home. Albeit against a very weak and fucked up team selection by Slot. Thank you Slot.
 
nmc said:
Got a reply to a letter I sent to City today about the hoarders of Liverpool fans in my section on Sunday. Received a very patronising reply…. We take these issues seriously and we take every step to prevent it happening - that would be a good answer except it is happening - so how are City gonna stop it happening? Starting to get irritated with the corporate speak and the patronising tone displayed by the club to loyal supporters. I’d have more respect if they’d said… actually old chap it’s all about money so we flog the tickets to anyone prepared to pay our extortionate prices so hard cheese and all that….
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Hoarders of Dippers ? Jeez. Why the hell would anyone want to do that ?

:-)
 
bladdered said:
None of them would sell more than 3000. They would have no need to get in the home end.
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Cardiff sold full allocation, circa 6k, at Villa tonight. Boro and Brum would have sold full allocation, Millwall would have been subject to GMP. I suspect the club would have been more circumspect about dishing out tickets to anyone had we have drawn Millwall. Pity they can’t be like that all the time.
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
Always thought Birmingham City were very like us, both overshadowed by more famous neighbours, large multi ethnic fan base, poorly developed inner city grounds in working class neighbourhoods, support predominantly from the city unlike the neighbours. We have left much of that behind now and Birmingham are like we were in 99 or perhaps 2002 under keegan. In some ways I envy them the experience and feel we have lost much of what made us City along the way. Good luck Brummies
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Oh yes I completely agree and despite my previous comment they've always been my favourite midlands team, essentially for those "Ghost of Christmas Past" similarities that you've listed.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
I recall one game v Brum at St Andrew’s, maybe a night match, pitiful crowd there. Their end next to us tried to get a sack the board chant going and couldn’t get it off the ground. The next time they tried it, we joined in and it took off. The Brummies appreciated our help and applauded us. At the end of the game both sets of fans stayed behind (well we were kept in) and continued to chant with them.
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I think that was the game I referenced in 88-89 when McNab curled a spectacular 2nd in a 2-0 win.
It was their highest crowd of the season.(11,000) with roughly 4,000 blues and there were huge protests against the Board.

The night match was the 0-0 in the Heysel season when they invaded the pitch for completely different reasons after the final whistle and charged straight towards us
From memory we made the BBC News the following morning, especially when the cameras focused on missiles being hurled from the City end.
 
lancs blue said:
They'd just been promoted after 8 years away from the top flight, helps explain why they turned up in big numbers at Maine Rd on the opening day of that season (Denis Law's 2nd City debut). We had a crap season in the league, the football was a bit grim under Ron Saunders, despite reaching the League Cup Final.
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Completely agree

I was just using it as an example of how dormant and potentially huge their support could be if things went well.
 
Scaring Europe to Death said:
Completely agree

I was just using it as an example of how dormant and potentially huge their support could be if things went well.
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Apart from a few aberrations and anomalies they haven't been that well supported over the years, Villa have always been the team that hoovered up football fans in that neck of the woods mate.
 
mexico1970 said:
Apart from a few aberrations and anomalies they haven't been that well supported over the years, Villa have always been the team that hoovered up football fans in that neck of the woods mate.
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To be honest you're arguing against something that I haven't said, and I wouldn't disagree that Villa have usually boasted the bigger crowds apart from the mid 70s when Birmingham were relatively more successful

My original point was in response to somebody suggesting that Birmingham wouldn't bring thousands to the ETIHAD for a one-off cup match.

They would, because that's the exact nature of their support
 
Scaring Europe to Death said:
To be honest you're arguing against something that I haven't said, and I wouldn't disagree that Villa have usually boasted the bigger crowds apart from the mid 70s when Birmingham were relatively more successful

My original point was in response to somebody suggesting that Birmingham wouldn't bring thousands to the ETIHAD for a one-off cup match.

They would, because that's the exact nature of their support
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I wasn't strident in my assertion mate, maybe I am missing the nuance of it all ;-)
 
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