Drum?

[Why Always Ste]

Bluehalli, you don't sound negative at all bud... you're completely right.

The culture here is to pose with the stone island coat, get pissed up with the lads, shout abuse for a bit then stand in silence with arms folded... That's fuckin cool man. 8-)

 

[dannybcity]

There's a big difference between noise and atmosphere. English football fans react to game and the noise levels rise and fall in line with the ebb and flow of game and every now and again when the moment is right create something pretty special. We didn't need a drum against Hamburg or the rags at home in 2007 etc and we don't need a drum away from home.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Rvugl84TE[/youtube]

 

[Bluemoon230989]

Spot on.

I don't think it'd be long before the drummer would be wearing his instrument.

 

[Chancy Termites]

No drums, no trumpets, no vuvuzelas.

See other sporting events for details of how they spoil the atmosphere.

 

[Bewar3them00n]

We definitely need something to generate a positive atmosphere, in some games anyway, games where we're expected to be winning and the atmos is flat, like another poster said, beered up, shouting abuse, not good.
A Mariachi band would be great, some rousing Spanish trumpets belting out the songs would be fitting, considering our Manager, and a handful of players are Spanish speaking
.... just putting that out there, just imagine the fun that could be had adapting the Ennio Morricone soundtracks, The Good , The Bad, and The Ugly etc...

 

[eddiemarin09]

How about those "noise-makers"; two bit of plastic you clap together?
I think they're called twat sticks officially, not because you twat one with the other but because only twats carry them.
We had a drum at one game. Anybody remember? I'll give you a clue, it was a home game but not played at Maine Road or The Etihad. The chanted responses were "Are we Blackburn in disguise" and "Fuck off back to Blackburn". The drummer stopped and was never heard again.

That's the problem though . We have too many that don't mind chanting stuff to take the piss out of someone or something but then stand in silence for the remainder of the game . Like I said before 'too cool for school '. It's cool to stand there callin someone a 'fat bastard' or takin the piss out of someone's pink tshirt but they fail to actually sing songs to get behind the team or wave a flag, oh no, that's just not the cool thing to do .

We take the piss out of teams like Ajax for havin a drum yet make us look silly when it comes to actually gettin behind the team . I remember when we started singing 'can you sing without your drum' yes they fookin can, a lot louder than us . Again, made us look silly when we were attempting to take the piss and be cool . We need to bunch these lot up next to the away fans so they can carry on being cool and takin the piss out of the opposition fans but us that actually want to get behind the team need our own block .

I know I sound really negitive but it does to my head in as we obviuosly have fans that actually want to be the 12th man but are being stopped by others .

Wonderfully said..some would rather woman and moan and sit In silence the whole match instead of properly supporting the team...and maybe we need a drum because we have no rhythm or any sense of timing ..so many chants change tempo mid chant and are difficult to follow and stay synchronized when it comes to hundreds trying to follow along..we have no timing with our chants..

 

[toby]

Let's bring back old fashioned rattles who remembers them ;o)

 

[Anonymous]

we're manchester city fc, not wigan or blackburn.

yes i agree that we need some organisation in terms of atmosphere to keep it going during flat periods but a fucking drum!?

i bet players respond much more to spontaneous atmospheres reflecting what's happening on the pitch rather than a constant noise which lots of european teams have.

 

[Why Always Ste]

i bet players respond much more to spontaneous atmospheres reflecting what's happening on the pitch rather than a constant noise which lots of european teams have.

Most of our players originally come from these environments around Europe of constant noise, kept in rhythm with the use of Drums.
Used completely different than the likes of Wigan use one.

Players feed off Atmosphere no doubt... and many of ours have made their names playing for clubs with very loud atmosphere.

This is why improving our atmosphere is important.

Safe Standing should be the first step.

 

[Anonymous]

i bet players respond much more to spontaneous atmospheres reflecting what's happening on the pitch rather than a constant noise which lots of european teams have.

Most of our players originally come from these environments around Europe of constant noise, kept in rhythm with the use of Drums.
Used completely different than the likes of Wigan use one.

Players feed off Atmosphere no doubt... and many of ours have made their names playing for clubs with very loud atmosphere.

This is why improving our atmosphere is important.

Safe Standing should be the first step.

i agree it needs improving and safe standing needs to happen (although it pretty much is already in the south stand and east corner).

i just think when the fans chant "come on city" to a decent volume to pump up the team, it works more than the constant noise coming from the european clubs, english fans seem more in tuned with the game and respond to it.

however something needs to be done, and safe standing ends at PL clubs is the next step. not a fan of drums or megaphones though.