CITY: SHOWSEC, Atmosphere, & Blatant Bullying.

[SWP's back]

Feel free to comment when you're a regular match-goer again then you'll see how the life is being sucked out of the "match-day experience".

I never liked standing all game anyway which is why I was in 109. The problems started when new people came into 109 and started standing.

 

[Citycity76]

What gets me is at other North West clubs like Old Trafford, Liverpool and Everton Showsec are nowhere to be seen, is this because they are Sh*t ????

Why doesn't the club just bring it all back in house or find an alternative company. The fans do not want showsec, they do not look or act professional and they are certainly not a great image for our club.

 

[mancityvstoke]

I never liked standing all game anyway which is why I was in 109. The problems started when new people came into 109 and started standing.

And right there is one of the main problems.

Fans who quite rightly want to sit all game mixed in with fans who want to stand. It needs sorting once and for all instead of ignoring - hoping it will go away by ejecting old ladies or attacking old men with heart problems

 

[SWP's back]

And right there is one of the main problems.

Fans who quite rightly want to sit all game mixed in with fans who want to stand. It needs sorting once and for all instead of ignoring - hoping it will go away by ejecting old ladies or attacking old men with heart problems

Yep. Safe standing can't come soon enough.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I never liked standing all game anyway which is why I was in 109. The problems started when new people came into 109 and started standing.

We moved to 109 from 102 a few seasons in, while it was still seated. The influx of standers, who were mainly at the front of the block, certainly caused a lot of problems initially but people eventually adjusted to it and the club took a pragmatic approach. I've no idea why they've suddenly decided to behave like arseholes again but there's going to be a major incident soon.

The increasing criminalisation of the football fan is ridiculous and will kill the game eventually.

 

[Manchester33]

And right there is one of the main problems.

Fans who quite rightly want to sit all game mixed in with fans who want to stand. It needs sorting once and for all instead of ignoring - hoping it will go away by ejecting old ladies or attacking old men with heart problems

This is where the club need to give more information when selling tickets. It's something so simple that would stop most of this. When you're on the website buying tickets they should add a disclaimer page when buying tickets in 109 and anywhere in SSL1 to say they 'have more problems with persistent standing', flags being waved, bad language etc that a supporter would have to 'tick' before going ahead with a sale then you wouldn't get as many people complaining, which means showsec wouldn't have to act on it.

 

[Lablue109]

It was my family that had to leave yesterday- my parents (who are in their 70's) and one of my brothers. As a family we have 7 season tickets, we prefer to stand, but sit down if the stewards ask us to directly. Yesterday my brother objected to being asked to sit 30 seconds after Cliche's goal whilst we were still celebrating, so Showsec decided he had to go, my Mum and Dad disagreed so they had to go too. Bit of background on my Dad, he's followed City home and away since he was 8 years old - almost 60 years of loyal support - he has brought up his 7 children to do the same, he continued to attend and stand and sing throughout his chemotherapy treatment 3 years ago (what's your excuse for not being able to stand?!) and he will continue to do so along with the rest of us.
Those of you who are saying 109 was always seated are wrong- 109 was made up predominantly of the kippax block GG when we moved from Maine Rd, we stood there and we continue to stand here, we're repeatedly threatened by Showsec despite the fact that there are often away supporters a few rows infront. If you want to sit in silence, why don't you move over near Pep and bore him with the rest of them? Or better still, stay on your sofa and listen to the radio! Showsec take people out at random during quiet games, it's a fact - has anyone ever been asked to sit during a Derby??

 

[Eccles Blue]

Little reminder can't believe they are at it again it was obvious they were targeting older fans again from where I was legally stood in 115

As you are saying a ''little reminder' did this happen yesterday or is it from a couple of seasons/last season ago? I'm asking because someone in the thread said that needs sending to the club but if it was not from yesterday there is no reason to send it because the club might already have dealt with it.

 

[chesterbells]

What gets me is at other North West clubs like Old Trafford, Liverpool and Everton Showsec are nowhere to be seen, is this because they are Sh*t ????

Why doesn't the club just bring it all back in house or find an alternative company. The fans do not want showsec, they do not look or act professional and they are certainly not a great image for our club.

I must admit to not realising Liverpool had already decided to embrace safe standing - by the look of the telly on Saturday, all bar the front 3 rows of the kop were stood the whole game. Or maybe i was imagining it.

 

[Eccles Blue]

I must admit to not realising Liverpool had already decided to embrace safe standing - by the look of the telly on Saturday, all bar the front 3 rows of the kop were stood the whole game. Or maybe i was imagining it.

Didn't make their atmosphere any better though. I couldn't hear any 'famous Kop roar' or whatever they call it. They sang 'You'll never walk alone' and that Anfield Road thing before the match and as the game started but it was pretty quiet for most of the match, just snatches of songs starting and then stopping. And,as usual, around 76 minutes they sang some of Anfield Road again. But no real atmosphere though. JMHO