Community Shield - Arsenal (N) | Sun 6th Aug - 16:00

[WestGorton]

Unpopular opinion but it seems very sad that our treble winners will be welcomed back to the new season with swaths of empty seats at Wembley. How many people backing the boycott would actually of gone anyway. It’s been at Wembley since 1974. Is it not the case that this is a buy product of our extraordinary success of late that we find ourselves in this fixture nearly every year.It’s unlikely we will get support of other clubs after the fantastic season we just had.
I understand the cost is an issue for many but if people want to go they shouldn’t feel guilty. For what it’s worth I would prefer the Spanish version of a curtain raiser. They call it the Spanish super cup and it two legs home and away.

I agree with much of this. I have posted earlier just don't go if you don't want to, can't or can't afford it. No worries. I am going and always will if I am able. C'mon City.

 

[CarlosTevez'sEnglishTutor]

There is not one bit of your post I can agree with. How about we welcome them loud and proud at the first home game of the season. It's a friendly, Pep doesnt take it seriously as seen by his team selection. The whole point of the boycott is that it is the chance to tell the FA and the Premier League we are sick of being fucked over. The day, the time, the price, not just this match, the semi final and the finals. The Friday night 8pm's or a change of days only weeks before kick off. Not one ounce of thought ever goes into what the fans want. I wouldn't dream of supporting a boycott of a semi or final but this, yes. We've already shown they couldn't give a monkeys with the switch to 4pm.

You've pretty much hit the nail on the head in your last sentence mate. The FA and Premier League couldn't give a toss whether our fans don't turn up, they don't give a fuck about us, our safety, matchday experience or opinion. The loss in ticket sales won't hit them in pocket, it's a drop in ocean. And correct me if I'm wrong, those proceeds go to charity for this game.

The suits don't give a fuck about any of us no matter what we do, so I vote to all do what we enjoy best, get behind Manchester City FC loud and proud. Where there's a will, there's a way. CTWD.

 

[Blue Mist]

You've pretty much hit the nail on the head in your last sentence mate. The FA and Premier League couldn't give a toss whether our fans don't turn up, they don't give a fuck about us, our safety, matchday experience or opinion. The loss in ticket sales won't hit them in pocket, it's a drop in ocean. And correct me if I'm wrong, those proceeds go to charity for this game.

The suits don't give a fuck about any of us no matter what we do, so I vote to all do what we enjoy best, get behind Manchester City FC loud and proud. Where there's a will, there's a way. CTWD.

Yes you are wrong. Year after year they called it the Charity Shield until someone pointed out how little money went to charities. The Charities Commission forced them to stop using the term because of this so they renamed it the Comminity Shield.
Out of the millions made by the FA for City v Liverpool, only £120,000 was paid out to good causes. The only recipient was the Alzheimers Society who got the lot. *. Every team that entered the FA cup got some and the rest, well you know, blazers are do expensive to buy these days..

*if anyone know of other good causes that benefitted let me know cos I sure can't find any one else

 

[WARBABY]

I wonder how many would vote for a Saturday 3pm kick off with everyone being able to watch the match on TV. I'm sure Sky would love to put more games on but as always the fans are the ones who are ignored. We can't have a beer within sight of the pitch, we couldn't even stand for nigh on 30 years. We can't drink beer on a train or coach going to a match. We have to be locked in after a match. We are treated like shit and like sheep simply accept it.

All the restrictions were put on because of actions of fans,not all fans but some including some of ours.If you can think back a few years and remember how it was that is why these restrictions were put on. Even in recent years I have seen fighting between our own drunken fans so it is still lurking beneath the surface and would they all behave if the restrictions were lifted I doubt it.

 

[Blue Mist]

All the restrictions were put on because of actions of fans,not all fans but some including some of ours.If you can think back a few years and remember how it was that is why these restrictions were put on. Even in recent years I have seen fighting between our own drunken fans so it is still lurking beneath the surface and would they all behave if the restrictions were lifted I doubt it.

You can if you want drink for 5 or more hours before a game without a problem but drinking a pint whilst SAT in your seat can cause disorder, violence and riots ?
The restrictions were brought in because if the lies told about Hillsborough (and a thoroughly corrupt FA whose directors purchased a company who made plastic seats.)

 

[Stephen230]

I wonder how many would vote for a Saturday 3pm kick off with everyone being able to watch the match on TV. I'm sure Sky would love to put more games on but as always the fans are the ones who are ignored. We can't have a beer within sight of the pitch, we couldn't even stand for nigh on 30 years. We can't drink beer on a train or coach going to a match. We have to be locked in after a match. We are treated like shit and like sheep simply accept it.

Sky wouldn’t want all 10 games kicking off at the same time every week, even if they had the rights to show all of them. There’s only a certain amount of football fans and if they’re all forced to choose one match and one match only each week, that’s doing Sky no favours.

The vast majority of people who watch Premier League football don’t go to matches either. So they certainly wouldn’t want to be limited to one live game a week.

There’s no argument that match going fans are treated like shit. But in the grand scheme of things, we are almost an irrelevance. Even taking their views into account, I think you might be surprised how many would take the irregular kick off times for the payback of being able to watch multiple other games per week.

Also, a minor point but the last time I can remember being on a dry train was for the Gillingham play off in ‘99.

 

[Corky]

You can if you want drink for 5 or more hours before a game without a problem but drinking a pint whilst SAT in your seat can cause disorder, violence and riots ?
The restrictions were brought in because if the lies told about Hillsborough (and a thoroughly corrupt FA whose directors purchased a company who made plastic seats.)

The ban was in 1985 due to Heysel.

 

[CarlosTevez'sEnglishTutor]

Yes you are wrong. Year after year they called it the Charity Shield until someone pointed out how little money went to charities. The Charities Commission forced them to stop using the term because of this so they renamed it the Comminity Shield.
Out of the millions made by the FA for City v Liverpool, only £120,000 was paid out to good causes. The only recipient was the Alzheimers Society who got the lot. *. Every team that entered the FA cup got some and the rest, well you know, blazers are do expensive to buy these days..

*if anyone know of other good causes that benefitted let me know cos I sure can't find any one else

Thanks for clarifying that, I wasn't aware of that.

As for drinking in the seats, I'm against this in UK football crowds. Main reason being all 28 year olds and under in this country think it's great to throw pints in the air rather than drink them. The vast majority of us don't want that. We handle our drink well but we are nowhere near as civilised as other European countries where drinking in the seats works fine. Those that drink are best just getting tanked up beforehand and then having 1 or 2 on the concourse before and at half time.

 

[Son of Merv]

Thanks for clarifying that, I wasn't aware of that.

As for drinking in the seats, I'm against this in UK football crowds. Main reason being all 28 year olds and under in this country think it's great to throw pints in the air rather than drink them. The vast majority of us don't want that. We handle our drink well but we are nowhere near as civilised as other European countries where drinking in the seats works fine. Those that drink are best just getting tanked up beforehand and then having 1 or 2 on the concourse before and at half time.

Seem to remember seeing happen in the stadiums too...

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Thanks for clarifying that, I wasn't aware of that.

As for drinking in the seats, I'm against this in UK football crowds. Main reason being all 28 year olds and under in this country think it's great to throw pints in the air rather than drink them. The vast majority of us don't want that. We handle our drink well but we are nowhere near as civilised as other European countries where drinking in the seats works fine. Those that drink are best just getting tanked up beforehand and then having 1 or 2 on the concourse before and at half time.

They think it's great doing it at international games fan fest type places / pubs with outside screens while their mates film them and put it on tic toc - vast majority of those twats don't go to games. Folk sitting down at the game - and even those in the standing areas - are far less likely to behave like that in a stadium as they are likely to get twatted.