Etihad Atmosphere - 2021/22

[mancityvstoke]

City fans alcys and piss heads? Since when is that news?

We never win at home .............

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Six new turnstiles for the South Stand by the time of the PSG game so more peole should be able to get in on time. They just need to return after half time lol.

That was mentioned by @Prestwich_Blue in another thread but no details of how many. Is it six new ones and do you know where in SS? M1 will be getting a couple more I hope as I reckon it is the entrance with the highest number needing to use it.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

We don’t get mocked for our atmosphere, that criticism comes from within our own fans who rightly want to improve it.

We get mocked for our empty seats

Our seats aren’t empty though - that’s just a myth perpetuated by idiots.
You’ll know the score but a lot of folk should check the stats - for instance, we have a higher average attendance and higher seat occupancy than liverpool (which is where the deluded ‘empty seat’ propaganda arises).

 

[moomba]

No opposition supporter actually cares about our atmosphere or empty seats. We get mocked about them because mocking us for our football is a pretty hard thing to do.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Our seats aren’t empty though - that’s just a myth perpetuated by idiots.
You’ll know the score but a lot of folk should check the stats - for instance, we have a higher average attendance and higher seat occupancy than liverpool (which is where the deluded ‘empty seat’ propaganda arises).

You are correct on the stats of it; but they don’t take into account people with season tickets who don’t turn up for whatever reason, tickets the club give to tout/tour sites that don’t sell but are included in the attendance figures as sold, players’ tickets that aren’t taken up but are included in attendance figures as sold.

I reckon the Family Stand has only ever been full to capacity for the title winning/trophy lift games, yet hundreds of games have been “sold out”.

Of course, in these Covid times it’s inevitable we will have deferrals, people isolating, people not wanting to travel on public transport with so many not wearing masks and not being vaccinated etc. that people won’t or can’t attend. But our attendance figures aren’t necessarily accurate to the actual attendance coming through he turnstiles.

I’m also quite comfortable that we have fluctuating attendances. It’s a natural thing for clubs that aren’t glory hunted.

 

[jrb]

They review is being kiboshed. There will be no drinking at seats for a long time.

According to The Times, the review will call for a pilot scheme allowing alcohol to be drank in stadium seats for clubs in the National League and League Two. Should that trial be a success, the review hopes the initiative can be rolled out to all levels of the professional game, including the Premier League

Fans To Be Allowed To Drink Alcohol In Seats For The First Time Since 1985

This is part of a wider series of changes to supporters' matchday experiences in this country.

www.sportbible.com

No surprise, the Police are against it.

‘Irresponsible’: police chief questions plan to let football fans drink in stands

The UK’s football policing lead has said it would be ‘irresponsible to fuel’ football’s problem with disorder by allowing alcohol to be consumed in the stands

www.theguardian.com

It took decades to get Safe Standing introduced, with people in football, politics, and fans of certain clubs, 1 club in particular, even though their fans regulary stand on the KOP ;-), campaigning against the introduction of Safe Standing at Football matches. Every excuse was used to block the introduction of Safe Standing. Reports and feasibility studies were done on numerous occasions, covering the same ground and apparent issues, with the same outcome, Safe Standing is safe. And that has turned out to be the case, surprise, surprise.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

According to The Times, the review will call for a pilot scheme allowing alcohol to be drank in stadium seats for clubs in the National League and League Two. Should that trial be a success, the review hopes the initiative can be rolled out to all levels of the professional game, including the Premier League

Fans To Be Allowed To Drink Alcohol In Seats For The First Time Since 1985

This is part of a wider series of changes to supporters' matchday experiences in this country.

www.sportbible.com

No surprise, the Police are against it.

‘Irresponsible’: police chief questions plan to let football fans drink in stands

The UK’s football policing lead has said it would be ‘irresponsible to fuel’ football’s problem with disorder by allowing alcohol to be consumed in the stands

www.theguardian.com

It took decades to get Safe Standing introduced, with people in football, politics, and fans of certain clubs, 1 club in padticular, even though their fans regulary stood on the KOP ;-), campaigning against the introduction of Safe Standing at Football matches. Every excuse was used to block the introduction of Safe Standing. Reports and feasibility studies were done on numerous occasions, covering the same ground and apparent issues, with the same outcome, Safe Standing is safe. And that has turned out to be the case, surprise, surprise.

It’s a pain in the neck at the rugby, I hope it’s not introduced! Beer slung over people regularly and people in-and-out to the bar and a piss all through games.

 

[jrb]

It’s a pain in the neck at the rugby, I hope it’s not introduced! Beer slung over people regularly and people in-and-out to the bar and a piss all through games.

You can imagine where the beer would end up if United scored a goal at the Etihad. On the Rags in the away end.

 

[M18CTID]

City fans alcys and piss heads? Since when is that news?

We never win at home .............

Yeah, it's hardly news. City fans are arguably the biggest pissheads in English football and while I'm forever bemoaning our atmospheres, for a lot of people it's never just been about the football - following City is a social event. I remember the Yew Tree pub at Villa one year and the landlord saying no other away fans bar perhaps Newcastle took over his pub in such numbers. Most away fans are in the ground or in their seats 15-20 minutes before kick-off. Not City. Most blues on an away day are still in the pub 15-20 minutes before kick-off ordering another pint!

 

[trevorriley]

Agree with you here. Yesterday the empty areas in the singing section appeared even more noticeable than usual too. Would probably help all around the ground if fans arrived on time prior to the teams emerging. It is striking the number of people who arrive 5-10 mins after kick off then leave 5- 10 mins before the half time whistle, returning to their seats after the game restarts and then leaving 5-10 mins before the final whistle. They must pay for approximately half a game, feels like that anyway.

at KO the concourse is very busy, people wanting to sing surely you want to greet the team out not finish a pint you got at 2.55pm and try to look through the gaps at the concourse gates.

what got me Vs burnley was the surge of fans on 27 mins going back towards the concourse ( 115 area ). Surely bar was not open this early, perhaps bursting for a p**s. But huge amount of fans walking through.

there where odd spells of songs throughout the game but the last 25 mins peaked with john stones song, guardiola and singing the blues. Was very loud. Shame when john stones came to lower south stand to clap over half the fans had gone.