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Don't Bang the Drum.
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dannybcity
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It won't work because most English football fans won't be willing to join in a chant just because some self appointed "choir master" tells them to. We all want to watch City in our own way but what I don't understand is why people insist on sitting in certain areas of the ground when it's evident that they're not comfortable with the atmosphere around them. At Maine Road you sat in the Maine Stand, Platt Lane or areas of the Kippax if you wanted to sit and watch the game and the North Stand if you wanted to make some noise. I sit in 109 and it seems to be a constant battle between those who want to stand up and sing and those who want to sit down. I would never presume to tell somebody to move seats but surely certain areas of the ground are better suited to certain people?
baildon blue
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No we dont need a drum
southstander93
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Blue Mooner said:i8rags said:Idiotic comments like this get right on my tits. How come these young uns never post shit like the above, why do you feel, you have a right to diss others because you supported city longer than some of these young uns.Didsbury Dave said:Absolutely pissed myself laughing at those 'this is a movement' type comments.
You're a little gaggle of teenage dweebs on an Internet forum. The atmosphere at city has got nothing to do with you. Drop this now because you're making fools of yourselves.
I can see quite clearly who's making a fool of themselves with comments like, the atmosphere at city is nothing to do with you. Fuk me their blues, of course it is. It's not yours to share with who you decide.
The guy is a megalomaniac when it comes to City, arrogant, pompous quite frankly it disappoints me that he is a city fan as most blues i meet in person are the polar opposite.
I dont know him, and dont wish to, but he seems stuck in the past wanting City to remain the local club for local people whilst our neighbours continue to dominate.
Anyone who says they wouldnt like our atmosphere to be like dortmund, well quite frankly, i just dont get that.
Every team that has come here and owned us have had a drum or some mind of megaphone guy leading the chants, to me, if that iswhat it takes to make the Etihad a cauldron then im all for it. We need to improve the atmosphere, and i applaud those trying to do something about it. Genuinely hope loads of blues, those who care about the piss poor atmosphere, get behind it
If that is his view, then I can understand why he sees it that way. Ideally, I would like City to stick to the local roots, and not have all the outsiders come and turn our club into everything I hate about the scum. However, am I going to tell Sheikh Mansour to f*** off just because we get a few hundred first timers every game? Absolutely not. Also, one of the things I hate about the scum is infact the awful atmosphere, so if someone wants to help improve the atmosphere by going down this route, I applaud and respect them for speaking up and trying to start something. If it takes a drum, so be it, I'm behind it!
Whats the worst that can happen? A few rags laugh at us? I've grown up experiencing nothing else, really doesn't bother me anymore.
stadiumcat
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No not for me, can't stand it.
Needs to be spontaneous and not orchestrated.
Needs to be spontaneous and not orchestrated.
Well the atmosphere is terrible, so something needs doing. A few renditions of the Mancini song or Blue Moon doesn't count.
A drum would be great if it gets every one singing, however for some reason our fans don't sing and so it would end up sounding like Blackburn.
Lets face facts, after decades of not winning anything our fans have turned into negative miserable gits, who are only happy with arms crossed and moaning.
The younger fans shouldn't give a damn about the old gits and if it's a drum you want, bring one along.
A drum would be great if it gets every one singing, however for some reason our fans don't sing and so it would end up sounding like Blackburn.
Lets face facts, after decades of not winning anything our fans have turned into negative miserable gits, who are only happy with arms crossed and moaning.
The younger fans shouldn't give a damn about the old gits and if it's a drum you want, bring one along.
Millwallawayveteran1988
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The atmosphere is no better or worse than anywhere else.
Only European nights seem to be different. Can you just do it then?
We have won 26/28 at home in the league and drawn 2 so the atmosphere whether good, bad or indifferent has clearly made little difference.
Europe is a different matter though so why not just trial it in those games.
Only European nights seem to be different. Can you just do it then?
We have won 26/28 at home in the league and drawn 2 so the atmosphere whether good, bad or indifferent has clearly made little difference.
Europe is a different matter though so why not just trial it in those games.
Whitefield Blue said:Sam. said:Didsbury Dave said:Absolutely pissed myself laughing at those 'this is a movement' type comments.
You're a little gaggle of teenage dweebs on an Internet forum. The atmosphere at city has got nothing to do with you. Drop this now because you're making fools of yourselves.
I knew it would get a lot of stick, but I didn't realise people felt so strongly about keeping our shit atmosphere. It's not just you Dave but if people are happy with what we've got now then that's fine but let's not try and put people off who are only trying to improve it.
I don't see what the problem is in people wanting to create a decent atmosphere. Stay out of it if you arn't interested and let the people who are up for it get on with it.
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And I arn't a teenage dweeb.
The atmosphere will be improved by people SINGING. You're making the shocking error with confusing noise with atmosphere.
People singing City songs = atmosphere.
People banging a drum = noise.
I don't care what Dortmund/Aris/Poznan do . They're from a different football culture. If you want a 'better' atmosphere then SING MORE.
You obviously arn't getting it.
The point of the drum ISN'T to create noise. It WON'T be noticeable.
It's only there to extend songs for a longer time period so that others around get the chance to join in.
It won't be noticeable because people will be singing over the top.
Did you think Dortmund's drum was just NOISE? No, you never. Everyone one was saying how good they were.
Fans sing over the top = You won't notice the drum. Simple as that!
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The drum will also spur people onto sing, because what ever we do now, people arn't singing. As much as people like think the tmosphere is fine nowadays, it's not. It's shite and because people are trying to help do something about it, people are putting them down.
Kenney_The_Blue
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Absolutely yes if used like Dortmund not Wigan/Portsmouth.
Blue Mist said:If you dont notice a drum what's the point in it ?
I said you wouldn't notice it. Not that you wouldn't hear it. If you take the Dortmund one is was a faint noise, because people were singing over it.
Noticing and hearing are a completley different thing.
cockneycarparkm32
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stonerblue said:paulchapo said:It could start at WBA away.
''Oh i do like to be beside the seaside,
Oh i do like to be besides the sea,
Oh i do like to stroll along the prom,prom,prom,
Where the brass bands play...F**** OFF WEST BROM!!!''
top tune
LOL, got weird look of a couple the other season when I sang that song to my 19 yr old god son .
No. to drums , All about the vocal support/encouragement !
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paulchapo said:It could start at WBA away.
''Oh i do like to be beside the seaside,
Oh i do like to be besides the sea,
Oh i do like to stroll along the prom,prom,prom,
Where the brass bands play...F**** OFF WEST BROM!!!''
Sang when the Kippax was a real terrace.
Bring back terracing.
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Blue Mist said:If you dont notice a drum what's the point in it ?
for rythym with songs and to help extend songs out -rather than what you have now- ten seconds of "were not really here" then it stops.
People dont seem to understand we arent talking england band/wigan we are talking what the dortmund fans did.
Does anybody on here remember a cold winter evening back in the dark days when we played (and lost to) Port Vale....there was a band up in the section between the North and Main stands..in fancy dress made a right racket for most of the game and the only time it motivated the crowd to make a noise was when they stopped..drums,bongos,trumpets the lot.
Losing to Port Vale probably didn't do a lot to endear them to the 'band/drum' idea in retrospect.
Losing to Port Vale probably didn't do a lot to endear them to the 'band/drum' idea in retrospect.
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Absolutely nothing will change until groups of like minded people can choose to stand near each other.
What you have now are loads of people mingled up together.
Some want to sit quiet. Some don't.
What you have now are loads of people mingled up together.
Some want to sit quiet. Some don't.