There does seem to be an increase in early leavers since the trams started running to the stadium. That said, it doesn't seem to me that the queues for the tram are that big (relative to the size of the crowd).
It does seem to be something of a vicious circle at the moment. The early leavers have started leaving even earlier because more fans have started leaving early to avoid getting held up behind the early leavers.
you are being played by the press they come on here, read the stupid threads that people start about early leavers then put the question to pep, hence they have a headline that pep is not happy, just laugh at it. but get ready for the "its worse at our ground than anywhere else brigade ""
We're too nice/too soft for thatwhen will City come out as a club and start acting on shite like this.
I'm not being smart but if our team managed to stop fluffing chances and hitting posts then the atmosphere wouldn't be a problem.
Our support have nerves that are shot to hell. Too many games we should coast that we historically fluff our lines or make it a slog to actually score and not concede.
And if Pep wants to blame the atmosphere on someone else, blame Pellers. We had a manager with the charisma of a door who managed to suck the life out of 2 years of this club.
Ultimately, it's the teams job to get the crowd pumped and not the other way round.
So why is the atmosphere shit when we've been 4 up v Bournemouth for example?
It's all a load of bollocks that's why. The atmosphere at any ground in England is similar, it has high points and low points during each individual game. The more the fans think the team are being shafted the better the atmosphere imo. We seem to hate that more than us giving anyone a good spanking. I've said it before but over here compared to the continent the majority of fans go to watch the game and take in the tactics etc.. rather than go to hear a fucking drum beaten for 90 minutes. Hate the atmosphere in England go to a game in Turkey.
As for fans leaving early, yes the club needs to look at ways to minimise issues leaving but it's always been the same and nothing will change it.
He he, so you think the fans in the rest of Europe are tactically naive. That made me chuckle.
Actually having watched Many matches in Spain I think the atmosphere is better there for 2 reasons.
1 cheaper tickets so working class still go.
2 They actually go to enjoy themselves
rather than here where people go to let off steam and moan after having a shit week at work in miserable weather , traffic etc.
I went to Malaga v Barcelona last season and had a belting time. I'd go back in a heartbeat. Loads of British people taking the match in. I guess some expats (Guiri Army) and some on holiday like me.