I thought the Wolves fans but in a decent effort tbf. Yes quite a few of their chants were very predictable but they were loud for chunks of the game.
Oh and as for atmosphere, we sang very little and so did city. Its not surprising it was flat from our end. We had sod all to sing about
I thought the Wolves fans but in a decent effort tbf. Yes quite a few of their chants were very predictable but they were loud for chunks of the game.
I was expecting a better atmosphere last night as all our games are now must win.If people want to pick and choose their own games, that's their business, but I'm not sure why so there were so many no-shows last night because it's been proven in the past that Monday night games can still see the stadium packed to the rafters. The 2012 derby against United is the obvious example and perhaps not the best example as there was so much riding on it, but even last season when we played Everton on a Monday night in the first home game of the season, there was hardly an empty seat in the whole stadium. That was in August too when plenty of people are still on holiday. I was actually shocked at how full the stadium looked that night.
As for the atmosphere last night, well it was a weird one all round. Was difficult trying to get most songs going, but I was also surprised at how quiet the Wolves fans were on the whole. I suppose the sending off killed the match off as a realistic contest which might've had an effect on the atmosphere. As for someone on this thread saying "it was fucking Wolves", well that's just plain disrespectful and not least because Wolves have been a breath of fresh air this season.
Remember it well in the old days,still love the chant,shame not to get it back..Jeez cheers Gary.. I nearly forgot this one and yes the Kippax kept it going for ages. It was an amazing chant.
I'm a season ticket holder based in London and probably make 4-5 games now but my ticket never goes to waste. If i can't find someone to buy it I will always make sure somebody has it.You can't get away from the fact that our season ticket holders pick and choose games more than any other club in the top flight. I genuinely don't know the reasons for this, we do have out of town fans obviously but nothing compared to the SKY 4 yet their season ticket holders (arsenal excpeted) turn up, is it the demographics of our support?, less than 10% of our season ticket holders are in the 18-24 bracket compare and contrast with Everton which i believe is around 20% an age bracket which you'd normally expect to have less commitments and thus be more obsessive about attending games, is it the price of the season tickets which are in the main reasonable compared to the outrageous match day pricing i mean starting at £46.50 last night it's no wonder season ticket holders couldn't get rid on ticket exchange which i think were the majority of empties.
Your point about unreserved seats city dont seem to be interested in who sits in what seat when they are happy to sell you 6 on general saleI was expecting a better atmosphere last night as all our games are now must win.
What I found weird last night was there seemed to be different pockets of fans starting different songs in 114 and none of which really got going.
The early goal and the sending off killed off the nerves.
The fact remains disrespectful or not it was only Wolves, we all know we should be beating them.
I don't care about empty seats but I was surprised about the no shows in SS1.
Most have moved here to improve the atmosphere but even that hasn't worked.
Unreserved seating in SS1 might help not sure if the dibble would allow it thou.
But may help to get fans out of bars of they would risk not standing with their mates.
The club clearly dosen't help itself with ticketing.
Like it or not but Family stand is clearly a massive issue.
Walking around the ground the last few games the amount of first timers wearing halve and halve scarfs has exploded clearly this will not help atmosphere.
Sadly working class mancunians are becoming a dying breed at the Etihad.
Mind you the club clearly not bothered as lots of the out of towners are seen clutching club shop shopping bags.
Talking to a program seller and he pointed out we have turned into the rags.
If you are a business man would you rather sell a seat to 19 individuals at £50 a go all of whom will spend £100 in the club shop and buy a programme, a few drinks and some food or to one individual who pays £700 for a SC and rarely spends any money on match day. That is the way football is these days.
No Gary.what needs to happen...is we need to rip out a load of those plastic seats,install a mini Kippax,start playing the young mancuian superstar in waiting,drop the prices for the new terrace to a tenner...and give the youth of Manchester a whole new dimension..instead of this plastic seat,credit card Slumberland for dumbed down zombies which modern football has become...imo.
We need to build it up again. It'd be awesome booming down from 3rd tier South Stand with the rest joining in as it builds and builds.Totally agree. It was awesome the chant could echo round the ground for 10 minutes before even singing "City, Man City, the best team in the land in all the world".
Da dah, dah.
Da dah, dah.
Da dah, da dah, da dah, da dah - da dah!
(repeat ad nuseum)
The biggest, and one you have missed, 4 home games in 11 days, 3 of them night matches thanks to TV, and only 1 of them actually needed to be a night game.City's fan base is very working class, not enough nouveau riche have attached themselves to our club yet thank god. Great for me as I get tickets for any game.
Monday night football - check
Still a week and half till payday for most after Christmas - check
Kids have School - check
Gig economy/shift work hours - check
No surprise people are struggling to attend games.
I get the train from MK, having given up with the motorway f**k up, at weekends its quicker (and often cheaper unless they move fixtures late), but for a night game I have to stay over as there is no train back. I've attended all 3 CL games, and all night PL games until last night, but last night I gave my ticket to someone more local, as it was one too many.Spoke with a guy last night from Milton Keynes... he had to drive because there is no train back.. that's a major issue for travelling blues surely and will impact on numbers
The club could surely consider coaches for fans from New Street for example or liaising with National Rail to put on a football special because it's scandalous that there is no train back after 8pmI get the train from MK, having given up with the motorway f**k up, at weekends its quicker (and often cheaper unless they move fixtures late), but for a night game I have to stay over as there is no train back. I've attended all 3 CL games, and all night PL games until last night, but last night I gave my ticket to someone more local, as it was one too many.
Its all fine and well people blaming the club, but a lot of these fixtures are forced on them by TV companies, and the 8pm kick off's only make it worse. City do need to think about pricing, but as last week's semi final proved, even good pricing doesn't fully work.
Wolves had good numbers and were noisy.
But they must have been the most Soccer AM bantz orientated fans we've had at the Etihad in moons. Sang over and over about seats, libraries, Utd etc etc.
Tiresome and somewhat surprising to me. They've a really good team and are on such an upward curve. I thought they'd be singing about themselves all night rather than constantly singing at/about us.
Maybe they'll chill out a bit after a couple more seasons back in the Prem.