City fans weak mentality

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I go along with most people on here. Excellent post

A lot of blues are taking what we have in front of us for granted. We are progressing at a steady rate since the Sheikhs took over and we are in touching distance of breaking into the Champions League and are in great position in two cup competitions.

We need to hold our nerve and back them more than ever. The patient wait is surely coming to a close and just think how sweet it will be when we have a taste of success. Even if that only means coming 4th.

One thing I dont agree on was that someone said Arsenal's crowd was the extra man and spured the team on and that we should follow there lead. Although that was true, Emirates is one of the worst grounds for atmosphere. Any team will raise the roof for Barcelona
 
Well in the last few years we've changed grounds, changed owners, changed manager (on numerous occasions), got rid of players (well before their sell by date) with a virtually brand new squad and become the richest club in the world! The only 2 constants are the fans and the heartache they feel for an under-performing team. It doesn't take a genius to work it out...we are the weak link!
 
Totally agree with OP and previous suggestion that the fans, or rather, some of the fans, are the weakest link. It can be seen as a vicious circle, as in win something and then our mentality will change. But I don't agree with that. The fans are a part of the whole. Other parts of the whole have changed- owners, players, manager, stadium. So we have to try and change too and try to believe that with all these positive changes in place, success will come. Same old City doesn't apply to the current team, manager, owner, backroom staff. They haven't been around and responsible for the barren decades we've had. So same old City and typical City can only apply to one thing - us. The twelfth man is not a myth. It works- if you perform well! And that's what we are.

So instead of being so quick to jump on the back of the other 11, we should look at our own performance. And if yours is one that entails criticising players that haven't had the chance to settle or booing the team off or berating the manager or just generally moaning and grumbling at a time when things have never looked brighter for City, then maybe you should improve your performance first. And then get on with enjoying what is only round the corner. Some supporters just love to moan. I know one bloke that said he didn't go anymore coz he preferred it in the days when we were shit! Fair play to him for staying away I suppose, but there's still plenty like him who don't stay away. And I'm not suggesting that they do. I'm suggesting that they try and leave behind the same old City mentality and enjoy what we've got an what's to come. And by doing that, it may just make things happen sooner.
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Spot on Op.

Watching the game the other night and this bloke pipes up "that Silva is shit..he's no Nasri,is he.....and Tevez-overrated.Why's he playing there?And that Yaya-too slow and doesn't give a shit...fuckin 'ell Joe,stop booting the fuckin ball out will ya...."...non stop,for 90 minutes.Like nails scraping down a blackboard.

There seems to be a core of Blues who simply refuse to believe that anything good could ever happen to us...and would rather we were shit and lost so it vindicated their moaning and negativity.
Every single mistake,every misplaced pass is pounced upon as an example of the player being "shit."

It definately has an effect on the players IMO.
 
Great post, it's a shame that none of the people that sit around me will ever read this and if they did they'd discard it as rubbish. I can't wait to move out of the family stand, but at the moment paying only £95 for my brother's season ticket is too good a deal to ignore. 1 more season to go.
 
Blue Mooner said:
I fear that the one major thing that doesn't appear to have changed fundamentally since the Sheikh bought the club is the poor attitude of many of the City fans. The ridiculing of your own players and complete lack of patience - particularly towards new signings who are trying to settle at a new club and in a new league is a disgrace.

Since the start of the season and despite having one of the best defensive records in the premiership I have seen Kolarov written off, Boateng written off, Lescott branded a waste of money and we all know the stick Richards has received in the past and yes folks this is one of the best defences in the premier league !! ycnmiu !

In midfield, certain people questioned Silva very early on after a poor debut at Spurs and a quiet cameo at Sunderland. Yaya's quality has been questioned, Barry's supposedly past it, Milner not up to it, Vieras past his sell by date. The irony being that Adam Johnson hardly ever played early season but is the best thing since sliced bread ! (don't get me wrong I do rate Johnson) but I find it strange that a player that was rarely picked is the one player that gets lauded. Don't forget this is a team that is currently third in the premiership.

Santa Cruz has failed despite never really having a run in the team, Adebayor was criticised unmercifully (despite an unbelievable start) and now at Real Madrid (he's that poor one of the biggest clubs in the world want him!!?) You could blame Mancini but someone like Adebayor needed to be loved and most City fans were on his back, his form and confidence suffered and Mancini probably felt he couldn't pick him. We 'the supporters' (there's irony in that term too) probably contributed to his downfall.

Then there's the small minded brigade who seem determined to hound out any new fans that want to be part of the club. In particular all the Bosnians who love Dzeko and now want to follow MCFC. There are no rules as to why you follow MCFC we all have our own reasons but as long as they fall in love with the club who cares how they got here. This growth in our support is fundamental to the long term success of the club to generate the revenues that will allow us to continue to compete in the transfer market (with the advent of FFP). When you consider that many of our 'fans' clearly believe some of our expensive signings to be sub-standard this is the money we will need to generate to get someone better in order to progress. (for the record, I find the opinions from some of our fans on most of our players laughable)

Then its the weak mentality at the games, the defeatist attitude, the fear of losing - all transposing negativity onto the pitch on a match day. The bleating, the slagging of your own players like we are watching a team that's getting beaten at York not grinding out a tough nil nil draw against Arsenal at the Emirates (did anyone watch Barcelona get turned over there in the week?)

You can make all the excuses you like about lack of success for thirty odd years and the disapppointments and let downs. This isn't the City of old, this is a club backed by one of the richest benefactors in the world, with a world class management team and world class board with business brains that most of us could only dream of having.

If we are to see the success we all crave its time for some of you 'supporters' to sit down and take a long hard look in the mirror. Are you here to support the team to 'help' the club achieve its aims by looking at things in a positive way or are you just going to stay in your old moaning miserable way continuing to make it harder for the players and the team to succeed.

Do not doubt the impact WE 'the fans' can make. We can either help the players succeed or hinder. Its proven over decades, the positive impact the fans can have on the players performance. Listen to the likes of Van Persie who goes on record to thank the fans for their support and being the 12th man. Take a look at Stoke and see how their passionate support helps them win games at home when they can't buy one away.

If you simply cannot hold back when Viera misplaces a pass or Jo comes on as a sub please stay away, we will do so much better without you. I don't doubt these frustrated fans have good intentions or a deeply held desire to see us win its just your weak and negative mindset is hindering the club you love. Everything is changing for the better at our great club and its time some of our fans changed with it or simply did the honourable thing and at the very least stop attending games. That way you may just see the success you crave.

I doubt whether some of you will have even reached this point and I aplogise for the length of my post but its something I needed to get off my chest - and I feel better for it. If it makes just a handful of blues question their mentality and approach to supporting the blues then in my eyes it was worth it !

We are approaching the business end of the season with success still in our grasp and its up to us to seize the mantle and back the players all the way.

Blue Army !
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Happens at every single club mate, even the top ones. I know United fans just like this. I remember Guillam Balagay saying that when Xavi first got into the Barca team they were moaning that he was shit and should maybe be sold because HE GAVE THE BALL AWAY TOO MUCH!
 
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