Etihad Atmosphere - 2021/22

[Inter Me Nan]

I disagree, it is not nonsene, Pep politely asked fans to come to the game on Saturday, fill the stadium with noise, then a group of posters were convinced he was criticising them, creating a whole new narrative while overblown reactions now providiing a source hilarity for our detractors. Pep isn't what they are laughing at, reactions to his post is,

Agreed, blown way out of proportion.

 

[asahartford1]

Just watched Parker's interview on Sky.

Very disappointed.

He's fell for their wummery hook line and sinker and allowed himself / us to be drawn in to their smear campaign.

He's also referred to the scum and dippers a few times. Their fans will fucking love that.

Should have just told them to fuck off and not spoke to them.

Him speaking to them legitimises something that doesn't actually exist.

I can understand that view. On reflection you are probably right. He did try to stick to the question he responded to, Which was the attendance tomorrow, Which he said would be full, and he was correct.

Where he was as naive as pep is that the media will try to distort it ,to make it a wider issue, and as i said in my original post, it seems people fall for the trap door all the time, and do not seem to grasp the aim of the person interviewing them.

 

[Shaelumstash]

He had an open borders top on most of last season ffs.

I wont insult you via my keyboard even though I could do.

He wore a poppy as well, I assume that counts as virtue signaling?

 

[come-on-barney]

‘Empty seats at home’ going to be sung throughout the game you just know it.

 

[Keeper!]

I honestly don't think he is doing it on purpose.

The media know he isn't the best when it comes to listening/speaking in English.

Ok not sure I believe that, but if true, don't send him out to face the press.

Mancini had issues and could get very tetchy, in those cases the club sent out someone different to face the press.

Pep is not stupid, not for one second do I think he was unaware what he was saying.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Nonsense.

Pep's words have played straight into the hands of our detractors/rivals and backed up their claims we have poor support and can't fill our own stadium.

He got this badly wrong.

Agreed. However the reaction from our fans (including me on this forum) has given the story legs. There has been a concerted negative PR campaign against our club by some of our rivals. Officials from LFC and MUFC have been dripping poison about us for years to their pals in the media, and now Neil Ashton is on board at MUFC this will get worse. Their strategy is to damage City as much as possible and driving a wedge between our club and our fans will help them achieve their aim.
The hierarchy at City and Pep know this full well and that's what makes it especially frustrating when Pep scores another "own goal." I think Pep was just trying to produce a rallying call. He did not criticise the fans directly. But he didn't praise us either or make any refeferences to how difficult it is these days for our mostly working class fanbase. What pisses me off is the club (and apparently Pep) just don't get it.

 

[Tbilisi]

He paid the charity/organisation to wear it, that’s not virtue signalling that’s standing by his beliefs as he did with the Catalan independence yellow ribbon. Do you think people who wear Macmillan nurse badges or men’s prostate cancer awareness symbols on TV to be virtue signalling as well?

I dont believe in promoting illegal migration or politics in football

 

[Gray]

we need cheerleaders. And hotdog/beer vendors..!!!! that will up the ante...

Good idea the hotdog/beer vendors, and I am not joking.

 

[discopop]

I dont believe in promoting illegal migration or politics in football

Especially stuff you don’t agree with.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Ok not sure I believe that, but if true, don't send him out to face the press.

Mancini had issues and could get very tetchy, in those cases the club sent out someone different to face the press.

Pep is not stupid, not for one second do I think he was unaware what he was saying.

I'm meaning more they can play on what he is saying more.

Like i truly believe he hasn't just gone out there to slate fans, he's meant one thing and its come out differently.

Either way I See Sky Sports have run with it now that the fans are un happy.