Etihad Atmosphere - 2021/22

[Tim of the Oak]

I’ve lost count of the number of moaning threads. Some justified others not so. Time to move on and get behind the lads. I support City and enough has been said about poor admin and Pep’s after match interviews.

 

[Woody135]

Ultimately it doesnt matter. Doesnt help when Pep moans and he’d best pick his words carefully at todays presser.

But why the club doesnt sell seats at pitch level before selling top of tier 3 is beyond me

 

[Marvin]

You'd think Man Utd fans would learn after all these years? The mockery will rebound. Really looking forward to Saturday now!

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

Can’t wait for the Club Brugge game. Pep will be in tears!

Don’t tell him about Wycombe...!!

 

[M18CTID]

The club could do us all a favour by actually releasing the attendance figure for last night. This 38k lie needs putting to bed

We often get accused of releasing attendance figures that don't match how many were in the ground (of course, those doing the accusing tend to be fans of clubs that do the exact same thing because nearly every club reports attendance figures these days as tickets sold/issued rather than turnstile clicks!). However, the 38k figure is the complete opposite as anyone who was at the game will know it was more like 46k.

I can only assume that a certain Peter J Swales has made a comeback and is giving out the attendance figures - expect an announcement of around 32k tomorrow afternoon!

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

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.

This.

 

[rowarta]

be interesting to see if Pep tries to back track in todays pre-match interview

 

[gazinho]

I'll get behind the team as much as I would any other game, the atmosphere has been decent enough in all 3 home games (plus a really, really good end at Leicester) this season

 

[Tim of the Oak]

You'd think Man Utd fans would learn after all these years? The mockery will rebound. Really looking forward to Saturday now!

I laugh at the rags and I’m looking forward to Saturday Marvin.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I'll get behind the team as much as I would any other game, the atmosphere has been decent enough in all 3 home games (plus a really, really good end at Leicester) this season

I think the rail seats have helped with spreading the chanting along South Stand L1. Other parts of the ground could join in more. I do my best from 209 lol.

 

[Marvin]

Ultimately it doesnt matter. Doesnt help when Pep moans and he’d best pick his words carefully at todays presser.

But why the club doesnt sell seats at pitch level before selling top of tier 3 is beyond me

Pep is a total genius. Cup Final atmosphere for what was a routine game now ensured.

Pull the tigers tail and see wgat happens.

 

[Bluesince1979]

It can’t be 53,000....because the game was epic!, epic I tell you....

Famous european night under the lights ?

 

[Marvin]

Take what back?

be interesting to see if Pep tries to back track in todays pre-match interview

Try listening / reading first to what is said. Whatever, the end product will bea Cup Final atmosphere for what was an ordinary looking game.

 

[ytic04]

The Wycombe head count should be fun!!

 

[91:23]

Don't think that's in question @Tim of the Oak. PL league champions is something I'd never thought I'd see and I'll be there with my daughter cheering the lads on. As for moaning, I think the fans have a right to moan if I'm honest. Our support is unquestioned, but they feel let down by the club off the pitch administration, which has been Northern Counties League standard at times. But come Saturday and the game starts, all that will be forgotten for 90 mins at least

 

[Gingers Dad]

Pep's comments have been taken out of context. He was merely saying that the players will be tired at the weekend and they will need the fans support. He wasn't complaining about the support at the game the other night or saying that we wouldn't turn up on Saturday.
The problem is that everyone else has already got it in for our fan base and Pep has given them all a stick to beat us with.

 

[Centurions]

be interesting to see if Pep tries to back track in todays pre-match interview

Or perhaps he'll just point out where cheap fanny wipes can be purchased?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

If the Club’s PR dept isn’t fully aware of this by this point, and doesn’t TELL Pep he needs to apologize, or fix it, in his Pre-Match Press Conference on Friday, then it’s criminal whatthefuckery!

Pep needs to simply say he apologizes to the tens of thousands of fans who were there and that he understands how difficult the pandemic has been for many of them, many of whom have lost their jobs and have other financial obligations.

In concert with that, the Club announces a simple ”£20/£5” ticket policy for the CL Group Stages will go into immediate effect, with a £5 or £10 “riser” for every subsequent Round. Final ticket sales per UEFA, of course.

We’ve got the most hopeless comms department in the industry.

 

[peter.evans]

Why don't they publish the official attendance ?!

 

[give it to gordon]

With about 50 away fans in the away end it means that if the official attendance was 38k then thats 1.2/5 empty seats. There's no way that's true.

In reality the home ends were almost full and you can watch video highlights to show that.

To the Utd fans on here taking the piss, it will rebound on you. All you will do is create a great atmosphere at the ground. Pep is a genius.

Come on city fans. Fortress Eithad.

For any rags fans ;)