Etihad Atmosphere - 2021/22

Northblue said:
Lmao like scouse Tourette’s. How many times you been to the Etihad mate?
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Season ticket holder on and off since 1973 you Bell End. I was only 10 when I first started so had to be in the Kippax by 1.30pm to get a place on the front wall cos I couldn’t see the match otherwise. Been to most away grounds in Prem and plenty in Championship. Champs League away games at Napoli (700 Blues) , Gladbach, Seville, Roma, Barca, Real M, Ajax, Celtic. Next question or Is that Blue enough for you, knob Head.
 
swblue64 said:
About 6 times. Are you really implying that the Etihad has a better atmosphere than Anfield ?
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About six times you say, have you given yourself away there fella!

Well undercover, well done, you should work for MI5, top work there (shouldn’t really use the word ‘work’)…
 
swblue64 said:
Season ticket holder on and off since 1973 you Bell End. I was only 10 when I first started so had to be in the Kippax by 1.30pm to get a place on the front wall cos I couldn’t see the match otherwise. Been to most away grounds in Prem and plenty in Championship. Champs League away games at Napoli (700 Blues) , Gladbach, Seville, Roma, Barca, Real M, Ajax, Celtic. Next question or Is that Blue enough for you, knob Head.
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But what about York?
 
SanPellegrini said:
I think the atmosphere does tend to be a little subdued in the PL, especially for lunchtime games, but I think it’s because of the way we play.

The best atmospheres I can remember are in tight games, where we need to up the urgency and where there’s more of a sense of jeopardy. Some great days out under Mancini. Some great midweek European knockout matches under Pellers and Pep. Lends itself to more counter attacking games. Also big matches where bragging rights are on the line, e.g. derbies.

We are so slick and mesmerising as a team now, it’s like watching artwork. I think it’s conditioned us all into routine claps and expressions of awe in premier league matches where there is little jeopardy.

The atmosphere isn’t bad, but when the ground really gets pumping, like it sometimes still does, it’s a different gravy
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Agree with most of what you say. Maybe we should be more like liverpool, kick it long and get a load of Norwegians in
 
swblue64 said:
Season ticket holder on and off since 1973 you Bell End. I was only 10 when I first started so had to be in the Kippax by 1.30pm to get a place on the front wall cos I couldn’t see the match otherwise. Been to most away grounds in Prem and plenty in Championship. Champs League away games at Napoli (700 Blues) , Gladbach, Seville, Roma, Barca, Real M, Ajax, Celtic. Next question or Is that Blue enough for you, knob Head.
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How endearing, bell end and knob head, vote winner.
 
chesterbells said:
Comparing the two I can only guess the difference might be because:
1. Leeds supporters brought more to the party themselves than Chelsea
2. Nerves until we got that goal, as it was a crucial game in terms of a win completely breaking them for the title
3. Early KO/ lack of ale consumed

But just guessing though tbh.
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Surely the obvious answer is one was a 7-0 with the first goal on the 8th minute and the last goal on the 80th, and there could have been another 4 or 5 in addition the 7 that went in. Every time it went flat we basically scored. Chuck in the fact it was a night game that, at the time, looked like it might be our last for a while and of course the atmosphere was good. Guardian report said that it the stadium felt like it was looking to get behind something but chances were at a premium. Thought that was true of Chelsea's away support too, tbf.
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
Surely the obvious answer is one was a 7-0 with the first goal on the 8th minute and the last goal on the 80th, and there could have been another 4 or 5 in addition the 7 that went in. Every time it went flat we basically scored. Chuck in the fact it was a night game that, at the time, looked like it might be our last for a while and of course the atmosphere was good. Guardian report said that it the stadium felt like it was looking to get behind something but chances were at a premium. Thought that was true of Chelsea's away support too, tbf.
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Yep, wouldn’t disagree with that take either.
 
swblue64 said:
Too many “spectators” at City and not enough “supporters”. I always sing at the match but invariably unless I’m near the chanters behind the goal and in East Stand corner im pretty much on my tod. Its strange why it’s frequently so flat but there must be a reason for it. Could it be the age demographic of our fan base, just a thought. We know that Liverpool is always pumpin but clubs like Newcastle, Leicester, Villa, West Ham, Spurs, Brentford ffs all generate a better atmosphere at home matches. Perplexing to say the least
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crazyg said:
Pumpin or pimping? That's what the media want you to believe. The reality is something totally different most of the time.
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Exactly my thoughts. Always pumping… absolute bollocks. As for the others, ffs..
 
crazyg said:
Pumpin or pimping? That's what the media want you to believe. The reality is something totally different most of the time.
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Agree. Thought it sounded decent yesterday given the high stakes. A lot of this is down to media bollocks, guardian report of the match saying the support from city and Chelsea was flat for example. Not really the reality. Changes to stadiums, changes to the match going routine mean it isn’t the same as the old days, but then again I don’t remember a cauldron of noise at every match at every ground.

just listened to the Liverpool Brentford match on the radio. It might get pimped but definitely wasn’t pumped. Came across as nervous and therefore quiet until they got a third, then it sounded a bit like a rugby league match - bit of singing, nothing to write home about. Not a sly dig at them, just the way it is at most places, even though the media will put YNWA on a pedestal, possibly because of guilt or lots of 80s fanboys are now working in the media.
 
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