Belgian Fans (merged)

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I was stood one 'seat' to the left of the group. To me, many of them appeared to be on the autistic scale. I saw some Amish when I was on a tour of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC earlier this year, which they put me in mind of in terms of their social awkwardness. Just an observation.

Not bothered about from whence they came, but to raise your (half and half) scarves in unison is a little bit selfish and inconsiderate imo. I'm there to watch the game (and amuse those around me with my well-observed witticisms) and was prevented from so doing by this display of I don't know what.

 

[East Level 2]

When the stadium was half empty last week when yaya scored a vital winning goal in the last minute against Swansea, why do we expect much in return? Granted, home and away support is different in our eyes, but as a whole, our support for the team is crap this season.

So home and away support is different but on the whole our support has been crap? Approximately 50% of games are away, most fans at those games are pretty vocal and most of those games would sell out without giving tickets to tourists. Have we failed to sell out in the PL or CL away this season? So where do you get the notion of crap support from?
The number too busy to cope with 90 minutes is far smaller at away games and the support is far noisier (per fan) so if the club are going to pander to tourists they should do it for home games.
I've seen us play loads of midweek games more than 200 miles away from home and I don't recall seeing many tourists, just City fans. Consequently I don't expect to see tourists getting priority now. I'll confess it didn't bother me too much last night (I was about five or ten yards from the nearest of the group) but I didn't realise it sold out at such a high number of points.

 

[FlemishDuck]

You're missing the point. These are people that have never been to a City game before in their life, and only follow us because we signed De Bruyne and Kompany.

Now now, if that was the sole reason we could also go watch other teams like Liverpool, Chelsea or Everton.

Sure the presence of KDB and Vinny is a lure, but then again you don't have to be a local to be able to enjoy beautifull players like Kun, Sterling, Silva, Hart, Zaba and more. City is just a quality team, getting near to the likes of Barcelona, you don't need to be an Argentinian to enjoy players like Messi or Aguerro. I knew full well who aguerro was before i became a City fan, guy is like a cat on the move, practicly teleports around the field, aint going to find many special players of that specialized skill.

I'd like to come to watch a city match, ill take the hint though regarding important matches, wouldn't want to meet agression from a fellow fan, we Belgians don't tend to be that agressive neither anyway, we tend to win wars by complaining to others about the bully's not by fighting ourselfs.

60 Too many in that case.
Is Belgium so shite , they follow international players around Europe?
Get a fuckin life!

Admittingly the Belgian competition is indeed rather shite, takes like until december for players of most teams here to even get match fit and then the winter break starts. Ok maybe not THAT bad but there is few of that extra glance to our competition, the difference with the EPL is very noticable indeed. Also not enough drama, ok we recently had this tiny bit of drama when some player called the fans of the oposing team gay farmers which let to some serious drama where appologies were even directed to the LGBT and aggricultural community (ah blessed be drama) but we just don't have enough of that sweet drama, better than Germany atleast at that though.

Also Belgium is hardly a real country. If anything the Belgian national soccer team represents the country most of all and Vinny could just as well be our King.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

It is not good that this has happened and tickets should go to genuine fans - I didn't qualify either as I haven't got to many away games in recent years since I became a Dad and, no, I am not happy about missing out on an Arsenal ticket (being going 35 years and want to get to a few more aways again). Vincent Kompany is not by any means a tosser - quite the opposite - and to suggest he holds us with "contempt" is an overreaction. Misguided, yes, and if we make our feelings known, I expect it will be duly noted and acted on, but a tosser who holds us in contempt, no way.

As for imbeciles attacking Belgians, how pathetic and shameful is that - not that such numb nuts are likely to feel ashamed. I personally welcome City fans wherever they come from.

Isn't the worst thing about this that fellow fans got attacked?

 

[Rolee]

It is not good that this has happened and tickets should go to genuine fans - I didn't qualify either as I haven't got to many away games in recent years since I became a Dad and, no, I am not happy about missing out on an Arsenal ticket. Vincent Kompany is not by any means a tosser - quite the opposite - and to suggest he holds us with "contempt" is an overreaction. Misguided, yes, and if we make our feelings known, I expect it will be duly noted and acted on, but a tosser who holds us in contempt, no way.

As for imbeciles attacking Belgians, how pathetic and shameful is that - not that such numb nuts are likely to feel ashamed. I personally welcome City fans wherever they come from.

Isn't the worst thing about this that fellow fans got attacked?

Well said.

 

[mcfcdave80]

So home and away support is different but on the whole our support has been crap? Approximately 50% of games are away, most fans at those games are pretty vocal and most of those games would sell out without giving tickets to tourists. Have we failed to sell out in the PL or CL away this season? So where do you get the notion of crap support from?
The number too busy to cope with 90 minutes is far smaller at away games and the support is far noisier (per fan) so if the club are going to pander to tourists they should do it for home games.
I've seen us play loads of midweek games more than 200 miles away from home and I don't recall seeing many tourists, just City fans. Consequently I don't expect to see tourists getting priority now. I'll confess it didn't bother me too much last night (I was about five or ten yards from the nearest of the group) but I didn't realise it sold out at such a high number of points.

It's a fair point and I agree with that. I would say that the predominant chunk of our support is at home games though, just because of numbers and I stand by the claim it has been crap this season. I'd never criticise the away following though, it has always been incredible.

 

[MCFC.OK]

Seems to me that it was the official Belgium supporters club, by the looks of their Facebook page they got 195 tickets. So its nothing to do with Vincent Kompany, they got their tickets directly from city. https://www.facebook.com/BlueMoonBelgie/posts/1022328754491750

 

[Trolleyhead]

I emailed the club and asked for more transparency on away ticket sales, specifically querying how blocks like this could be sold to people who cannot have the requisite number of points. Here is the bland response for what it is worth

In response to your query, I would advise that the club only sell tickets to supporters who meet our sales criteria for that match. We employ a 'pull through' system for children who don't have enough points and otherwise wouldn't be able to go with their families, however, I can assure you that we only sell to supporters who meet the points criteria stipulated.

Occasionally, we have known supporters to pass tickets onto friends or family who do not qualify, however, this is not something that we have anything to do with - it is all done externally. If we find that supporters have passed/sold on tickets, then this is something that we always investigate.

 

[Dogtanian]

Never got this support the players not the club shite,started with the Dzeko lovers, just don't get it.

 

[bluegaz13]

It is not good that this has happened and tickets should go to genuine fans - I didn't qualify either as I haven't got to many away games in recent years since I became a Dad and, no, I am not happy about missing out on an Arsenal ticket (being going 35 years and want to get to a few more aways again). Vincent Kompany is not by any means a tosser - quite the opposite - and to suggest he holds us with "contempt" is an overreaction. Misguided, yes, and if we make our feelings known, I expect it will be duly noted and acted on, but a tosser who holds us in contempt, no way.

As for imbeciles attacking Belgians, how pathetic and shameful is that - not that such numb nuts are likely to feel ashamed. I personally welcome City fans wherever they come from.

It is not good that this has happened and tickets should go to genuine fans - I didn't qualify either as I haven't got to many away games in recent years since I became a Dad and, no, I am not happy about missing out on an Arsenal ticket (being going 35 years and want to get to a few more aways again). Vincent Kompany is not by any means a tosser - quite the opposite - and to suggest he holds us with "contempt" is an overreaction. Misguided, yes, and if we make our feelings known, I expect it will be duly noted and acted on, but a tosser who holds us in contempt, no way.

As for imbeciles attacking Belgians, how pathetic and shameful is that - not that such numb nuts are likely to feel ashamed. I personally welcome City fans wherever they come from.

Isn't the worst thing about this that fellow fans got attacked?

Well said.

Isn't the worst thing about this that fellow fans got attacked?

It is not good that this has happened and tickets should go to genuine fans - I didn't qualify either as I haven't got to many away games in recent years since I became a Dad and, no, I am not happy about missing out on an Arsenal ticket (being going 35 years and want to get to a few more aways again). Vincent Kompany is not by any means a tosser - quite the opposite - and to suggest he holds us with "contempt" is an overreaction. Misguided, yes, and if we make our feelings known, I expect it will be duly noted and acted on, but a tosser who holds us in contempt, no way.

As for imbeciles attacking Belgians, how pathetic and shameful is that - not that such numb nuts are likely to feel ashamed. I personally welcome City fans wherever they come from.

Isn't the worst thing about this that fellow fans got attacked?