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

[jrb]

If the vote is anything to go by so far, only 1 in 6 City fans are going to the match. I appreciate it will be different when you factor in all the new fans and fans who normally can’t get a ticket. But if that ratio of fans boycotting the game remains the same, we’d only sell about about 5000 tickets with a ticket allocation of 30,000 tickets. I don’t know the exact allocation of tickets for the match

 

[Gone for a Burton]

We were happy to go to Wembley knowing trains & complications were going to be a massive problem against UTD, or all the Semi down there

We were happy inc me to go to shitty Istanbul knowing the massive problems that faced us which were fucking horrendous & now going out to Athens during a week where getting back late Thursday knowing we have a massive game against Newcastle 3 days later

Then we have 10 days in December having games cancelled for the world club champions coming back 22nd December ready for 26th,27th game & another on the 30th or knowing the Prem 31st December

If you don't go then our knew breed of day trippers (half & half scarf) people will go

We can't pick & choose when it suits, going to Wembley in the last 10 years has been a fucking pain but we have gone & it will be no different come Sunday 6th August

Only thing City control is whatever players Pep wants to put in & thats where I would just send u21's fucking end of

Sure Asia tour doesn't end till late July or early August, could be the reason it's Sunday unless people no different?

I get the day & time but it's nothing of a suprise imo

“Shitty Istanbul”....you must be a philistine or went to a very different city to 25000 other City fans.

For the record,Istanbul is one of the great City’s of the world with the most friendly and welcoming of locals.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

True. But Pep and the players do care. This season has brought us closer together. Outside of Pep, players and the coaching staff, the people running the club are business people doing their job, regardless if they support City or not.

Pep and the players should opt out of in solidarity with the fans.

We are not contracted to play.

Yewnytid opted out of the FA Cup ffs !!

 

[Fordyboy46]

I think the club will do fuck all and just accept this date and ko time

 

[Beaker]

No chance - we'll get "They've just won a treble and can't fill Wembley, if that was *Insert random club who haven't averaged more than 30k fans in their entire history here* we'd have taken over London for that game!!"


Fuck football banter though.

Is the correct answer, and the authorities love that sort of attitude because rather than pull together on issues like this, too many football supporters would rather rip the piss out of each other, so nothing changes.
The one time football fans did pull together was to oppose the Super League and look what happened there.

People are really thick sometimes.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

How do let the FA and the club know of our displeasure? Is there a channel we can use?

 

[There is a Light]

For the record I’ll be boycotting not just because of the ridiculous kick off time, but because of the venue itself.

I’d probably be in the minority but I’d also support a future FA Cup semi boycott, regardless of the opponent.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It should be Villa Park and a 3 o’clock kick off.

And make Cockneys travel? They won't put up with that.....

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

How do let the FA and the club know of our displeasure? Is there a channel we can use?

It's called the OSC / 1894 making a statement via the media

 

[WestGorton]

Poor take. If you want to go, that’s fine, you do that. However, this is the perfect opportunity to take a stand and show the FA we’re fucking sick of their shit.

If it was a Saturday or even an earlier kick off on Sunday, I’d have been there. However, 17:30 on a Sunday when we have work the following day and there’s two trains to catch is an absolute joke.

We face a several hour coach journey home, not getting back until the early hours, simply to appease the TV companies.

As I say, if you want to go, you do you, but don’t stand in the way of those that are sick of it and wish to make their views known.

Not a poor take at all. The powers that be really don't care and never will. Your view is different than mine. The location of the Istanbul stadium is proof of that but I still went and was glad I did.

 

[WestGorton]

Not a poor take at all. The powers that be really don't care and never will. Your view is different than mine. The location of the Istanbul stadium is proof of that but I still went and was glad I did.

I do agree the kick off time is ridiculous as posted earlier it should be 3 pm.

 

[urban genie]

Ted Crocker who chamged the format from it being played at random venues and not compulsory for league wimeers amd by invitation, was known for being rubbish during his time at the FA.

time his bollocks idea of wembley as a permament venue was scrapped

 

[Shirley]

Wembley have to make money to pay for the rebuild

 

[maccieblue]

Can we not put on a fleet of buses, make fans queue for hours, do not put on any toilet facilities, no stops, no water, oh and turn the heating up to full blast. We’d get 20,000 of us signing up to that.

Only if you put us in a dark carpark and don't tell us where the busses are

 

[carlosthejackal]

Ridiculous time , away on holiday but wouldn’t be going at that time on a Sunday .

 

[SSBlue]

Problem is they will give our allocation to Arsenal fans, so FA wont give a fuck as it will look full

That wouldn't be such a bad outcome. Charities still get their full whack from ticket sales but the boycott by City would be obvious.

In the meantime we could arrange a protest meeting at the Etihad or City Centre, and set up a donation online where our ticket money goes to local homeless charities.

This is a pisstake too far.

 

[Northerndave]

Do not go by all means but why bring in a stupid boycott in.

What's stupid about a boycott? This is about showing the FA that us fans should not be an afterthought

 

[Franny 1234]

They will be 25,000 Blues at Wembley and my Grandson and me will be 2 of them. The FA make pennies from the charity shield so they couldn't care FULL or not. Every season fans complaine about the FA cup semifinals being at Wembley and every year they don't listen.
Love CITY Hate FA,PREMIER LEAGUE,UEFA and of cause Rags. CTID

 

[blueparsman]

Well its made SSN so that's a good start.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

How do let the FA and the club know of our displeasure? Is there a channel we can use?

Not giving them your cash is the only thing they understand, sadly.