I’ve said it many times and I don’t think it’s going to change, but I’m still going to continue to say it; but you couldn’t put the Singing Section in a worse place in the ground if you tried.
And it’s too small. There are National League (and even National League North/South) grounds with bigger vocal stands than what we have in that couple of blocks in SSL1.
So unless it’s a big game and the rest of the ground are up for it, the Singing Section is too isolated next to the away fans and next to the Colin Bell, and too small in numbers to make any sort of consistent impact on the atmosphere at the Etihad.
Then what doesn’t help is that the poor lads who are always singing in the Singing Section are surrounded by statues with their arms folded not singing at all. YOU’RE IN THE SINGING SECTION - SING!
Our Singing Section is like putting an iPhone speaker next to a giant gig speaker with the way many away fans are up for it in the away section.
And then the rest of the ground are a fucking joke unless it’s a big game. Many just turn up, sit down and go home without doing anything at all to contribute to the occasion. They aren’t supporters, they’re just spectators.
The general trend of the atmosphere is getting worse as well. I also blame the club for the constant price hikes as we see long standing fans dropping away from our support every year. I’d love to know the number of different fans we have now compared to the start of this decade. But it’s not just that, it’s that the Manchester City Football Club fans are becoming ever increasingly apathetic!
When fans used to sing “your support is fucking shit” I used to give it the old “aaaaaaaaahh, wankers” at them, now I’m nodding at them and saying “yep!”