Etihad Atmosphere - 2022/23

[TueartsCossackSpray]

As well as the selfie taking tourists last night, had a group of Barrow based Rags sat behind me, desperate for City to lose. Why would you pay money to attend a football match just on the off chance to watch a team you don't like lose? Very weird behaviour.

How did you know they were rags from Barrow?

 

[pride in battle]

I thought the atmosphere was ok last night (it was good considering the circumstances). I was in CBL3 rather than my usual seat in SSL1 and it's just so different. I was trying to get it going. Stood up, swinging my scarf, joining in all the chants (that I could hear clearly), but it was like pulling teeth. Everyone around me sat in complete silence.

I was clapping along to songs, whistling. I could sense the toes curling around me haha.

If I had to sit in the third tier I wouldn't go, for me (even at 58) it's supporting the team ie singing, booing whatever, to just sit there and do fuck all I can't comprehend, they barely move. I sat in the south south second tier a few years ago for a champions league game and it was shite, a couple in front of us never even CLAPPED when we SCORED just sat in total silence, and yes they were city fans...

 

[pride in battle]

As well as the selfie taking tourists last night, had a group of Barrow based Rags sat behind me, desperate for City to lose. Why would you pay money to attend a football match just on the off chance to watch a team you don't like lose? Very weird behaviour.

Slap the fuckers ?

 

[staffsblue]

Slap the fuckers ?

Was tempted, but I'm not a violent person. And seeing that I was surrounded by kids, it wouldn't have been a good look!

 

[staffsblue]

How did you know they were rags from Barrow?

They kept going on about it.

 

[pride in battle]

How did you know they were rags from Barrow?

Their knuckles were dragging on the floor ;)

 

[jrb]

Who were the massed ranks of kids at the bottom right corner(ish) of the family stand? They didn’t half make a racket towards the end of the 2nd half. Lol!

 

[Blue Pete]

Fast, complicated songs are not going to get large numbers singing. They are not easy to join in and not easy to remember (understand) the words.

Simple songs work for a reason, even idiots like me can follow them and sing along.

Keep It Simple Stupid.

 

[PPT]

If I had to sit in the third tier I wouldn't go, for me (even at 58) it's supporting the team ie singing, booing whatever, to just sit there and do fuck all I can't comprehend, they barely move. I sat in the south south second tier a few years ago for a champions league game and it was shite, a couple in front of us never even CLAPPED when we SCORED just sat in total silence, and yes they were city fans...

I sat in the CB3 last night it was fine. Big bunch of French tourists behind me wearing half & half scarves who never stopped taking photos of themselves all night - that type of stuff doesn't help.
I sat in blocks 327 & 328 for a season each recently and it's just not true that people in there don't support or get behind the team. As we all know CL games are just so different from a normal league game. Not a fair comparison really.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

As well as the selfie taking tourists last night, had a group of Barrow based Rags sat behind me, desperate for City to lose. Why would you pay money to attend a football match just on the off chance to watch a team you don't like lose? Very weird behaviour.

In the old days you would only have to start pointing at them and shouting YOU RED BASTARDS they would fuck off or be fucked off sharpish.