Etihad Atmosphere - 2022/23

Our stadium acoustics certainly dont help but im yet to go to an away game and think wow their atmosphere was amazing (barring Celtic and a few others in Europe)

Im in SS3 literally 1 seat from the away fans and our block and the one next to it (314 and 315) id say is decent for songs getting started the only issue is getting the rest of SS3 to join in, when they do the songs carry to the rest of the ground and are loud, the main issue is weve not a clue what is getting sung in SS1 and very little of whats getting sung in the Kippax corner.

You're always going to be fighting a difficult fight right next to the away fans as we all know from going away with City most of their end is going to join in with songs.

Having said that I dont think Pep was wrong in anything he said we have become complacent. Having said that English atmospheres always have, and always will be, dictated by whats happening on the pitch we'll never have constant 90 minute chanting orchestrated by a bloke with a loud hailer. Hopefully enough people who will contribute to the atmosphere see it as a kick up the arse and we get it going because it 'could' be the difference between a title charge and a damp squib ending to the season
 
Starting a chant in the stand before the game? Think again. Speaker volume: audible in Oldham. Just as you get it going, queue a rising blue moon graphic.

Halftime chants in the stand? Organic chanting must await the video to end.

Or, like East tier 3, start singing a chant and trail off after one line.

Sometimes it is difficult. The reaction to the game and tempo is what has always got us going. Pep ought to play highlights of the Hamburg UEFA Cup 2nd leg, other loud games, Maine Road moments and challenge the team to get the fans going time and time again. It works both ways. Tepid Steve McManaman sideways and backwards until a counterattack exposes our shortcomings will only ignite so many cheers.
 
I am in ES3 and most of us will follow a chant but the problem being we all know the well known ones; blue moon, invisible man, viking etc . The newer ones we can’t hear and don't know the words eg Bernado. It is impossible to make out the words so don't follow.

The problem has always been placing the singing fans where they are. A small section in a corner of the ground is worse than an away section on 3 levels all of whom are making a noise.
 
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gazinho said:
Our stadium acoustics certainly dont help but im yet to go to an away game and think wow their atmosphere was amazing (barring Celtic and a few others in Europe)

Im in SS3 literally 1 seat from the away fans and our block and the one next to it (314 and 315) id say is decent for songs getting started the only issue is getting the rest of SS3 to join in, when they do the songs carry to the rest of the ground and are loud, the main issue is weve not a clue what is getting sung in SS1 and very little of whats getting sung in the Kippax corner.

You're always going to be fighting a difficult fight right next to the away fans as we all know from going away with City most of their end is going to join in with songs.

Having said that I dont think Pep was wrong in anything he said we have become complacent. Having said that English atmospheres always have, and always will be, dictated by whats happening on the pitch we'll never have constant 90 minute chanting orchestrated by a bloke with a loud hailer. Hopefully enough people who will contribute to the atmosphere see it as a kick up the arse and we get it going because it 'could' be the difference between a title charge and a damp squib ending to the season
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Acoustics, light show, ticket prices, tourists, not having one end, corporate seats plus many more. All lame excuses.

The reason the atmosphere is shite is quite simple. 3 sides of the stadium sit in complete silence every match.
 
BlueMoonday said:
Rather than calling out fans, Pep should pay a visit to the yuppy office goons who decided to charge £67 for an adult ticket today and give them a "talking to".

That for me is the root cause for last night's atmosphere.
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I suppose you have a point in that we can’t hear the fans who didn’t come because of the ticket price. (Yep - sarcasm the lowest form of wit)

BUT having paid it & turned up on the night - why are so many fans silent!???
 
Prophet of Doom said:
Acoustics, light show, ticket prices, tourists, not having one end, corporate seats plus many more. All lame excuses.

The reason the atmosphere is shite is quite simple. 3 sides of the stadium sit in complete silence every match.
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They aren't excuses. All of those have had a detrimental impact on the atmosphere inside the ground.

Who the f*ck wants to see a laser show with people waving their mobile phone lights in the air before the match?

That idea has come from so suit at City. What's wrong with the fans just chanting and singing as the players come out instead?

It's all contrived bollocks. The sh*t you see before a cup final at Wembley. We don't need that at City, but the club are determined to press on with it, to in their words, improve the 'match day experience'. Do me a f*cking favour!!!
 
Prophet of Doom said:
Acoustics, light show, ticket prices, tourists, not having one end, corporate seats plus many more. All lame excuses.

The reason the atmosphere is shite is quite simple. 3 sides of the stadium sit in complete silence every match.
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Again, not true, once the players looked like they had actually turned up the atmosphere was great and by no means silent, even in CB level 3, we're reactionary, most fans are.
 
jrb said:
They aren't excuses. All of those have had a detrimental impact on the atmosphere inside the ground.

Who the f*ck wants to see a laser show with people waving their mobile phone lights in the air before the match?

That idea has come from so suit at City. What's wrong with the fans just chanting and singing as the players come out instead?

It's all contrived bollocks. The sh*t you see before a cup final at Wembley. We don't need that at City, but the club are determined to press on with it, to in their words, improve the 'match day experience'. Do me a f*cking favour!!!
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It was cringeworthy, my 4 year old would have loved it mind... Says it all though!
 
This thread is just one monotonous whinge fest. I was at the game last night - so go on, tell me the atmosphere in the second half was shite? I think the majority who post in here don’t even go to the games. If they spent as much time supporting the team as they do moaning we would blow the roof of the Etihad at every game. Give it a rest FFS!
 
Prophet of Doom said:
Acoustics, light show, ticket prices, tourists, not having one end, corporate seats plus many more. All lame excuses.

The reason the atmosphere is shite is quite simple. 3 sides of the stadium sit in complete silence every match.
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Absolute utter bollocks.
 
When Marez scored the goal to make it 3-2 he ran over to the east stand. Literally people were just stood about hardly even celebrating with there phones out. I watched it on tv with my lad as i couldn't afford to go, but we were going mental jumping about. Maybe we just have boring fans following us these days not sure. I ve said on here before i think people can't let themselves go without feeling a twat. Think everyone needs to get pissed at the next home game.
 
BlueMoonRisin’ said:
That will be a good song to get going (in irony) pal. No reason why it cant catch on and be sang in unison from all stands. Plus it will help restore a bit of our unique humour we were renowned for throughout the bad times.
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I’ll certainly give it a go from the family stand pal. I think Pep gets us, and is as emotional as us, deffo wears his heart on his sleeve. Love the man (in a football kind of a way)
 
Prophet of Doom said:
Acoustics, light show, ticket prices, tourists, not having one end, corporate seats plus many more. All lame excuses.

The reason the atmosphere is shite is quite simple. 3 sides of the stadium sit in complete silence every match.
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Not true. Not everyone in )as an example) the family stand sits on their hands, just as by no means everyone in the south stand sings
 
Carter1990 said:
When Marez scored the goal to make it 3-2 he ran over to the east stand. Literally people were just stood about hardly even celebrating with there phones out. I watched it on tv with my lad as i couldn't afford to go, but we were going mental jumping about. Maybe we just have boring fans following us these days not sure. I ve said on here before i think people can't let themselves go without feeling a twat. Think everyone needs to get pissed at the next home game.
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Just before he scored someone shouted out some mild criticism towards Riyad, I'm sure he heard it. His response was great, but further up in 101 we were going mental and actually I noticed quite a few vocal fans lower down the block all game. You don't see it properly on telly.
 
Carter1990 said:
When Marez scored the goal to make it 3-2 he ran over to the east stand. Literally people were just stood about hardly even celebrating with there phones out. I watched it on tv with my lad as i couldn't afford to go, but we were going mental jumping about. Maybe we just have boring fans following us these days not sure. I ve said on here before i think people can't let themselves go without feeling a twat. Think everyone needs to get pissed at the next home game.
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I watched from my hospital bed here at Papworth, and just cringed. Mahrez obviously ran towards the couple of fans with the Algeria flag, but everyone else just stood with their phones out instead of celebrating …. I just don’t understand it.
 
There were a number of contributing problems last night:
It's tricky for some people to get to night games - The match was originally scheduled for a Saturday in September and I think the atmosphere would have been far better then.
The ticket prices reflected the original schedule.
It was bloody cold last night.
We managed just one attempt on target in the previous two matches and had been robbed v the rags.
Our current style of play includes some brilliant passing, but doesn't generate many edge of the seat moments; I'm not saying we should go all hoof and chase like the rags but we're watching a chess match much of the time rather than a swashbuckling sword fight. Fans react to what they see on the pitch, and I prefer that to the choreographed crap seen at Palace and some European grounds.
Final point - If you aren't in the ground you have no right criticising those who are. - Though I'll make an exception for criticising those who don't celebrate goals.
 
Manchester33 said:
I’m gonna watch the game back on tele. But reflecting on the first half (from SSL1), I thought it was probably better than average.

Good booing when Loris had the ball. Jeering and pressuring the ref after tackles. Grealish and Mahrez both did great challenges that got us going. There wasn’t much to sing about but it was OK and definitely not our worst.

I also thought Spurs’ fans were very quiet and didn’t really offer anything for us to banter back.

Yes, we sang Follow (I’ve had a word with the lad who keeps starting it, but he’s got a loud voice and a mind of his own). We did sing some classics too that didn’t really catch on either.

I thought it was good that the players got boo’d off - showed passion.
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Exactly. Atmosphere doesn’t always mean songs. It means noise and there was plenty especially given the fouls that Spurs were committing . It was by no means the worst but Pep was obviously riled by the booing.
 
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Is the supporters club or any fan groups challenging these crazy ticket prices? luckily I have a cheapo season ticket but if not then no way would I afford £70, if nothing is said then they will just raise them up and up
 
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