Etihad Atmosphere - 2022/23

[Jesus H Gabz]

There’s a halfway house.

The Inter Milan v AC Milan atmosphere over both legs was superb. They both have huge Ultra support, which includes waving flags for 90 minutes, etc. When both supports were at home and had the majority of the support in the San Siro, the whole of the San Siro was singing on both occasions, which was started by the Ultras, just like most of our chants are started by SSL1. The German Ultras are totally different. Their support is properly orchestrated with one end of the ground doing most of the chanting throughout the game.

No doubt their atmospheres are great at times, for the most part though Italian football is played in half empty stadiums, with small allocations for away fans, where the ultras echo their songs around a barren stadium, their displays/flags are also decent, but could you imagine a City v Rags CL semi and the kind of atmosphere that could generate ? it would be off the scale, we also have a great collection of flags/displays which I know you’re heavily involved with, good enough to compete with anyone in Europe, especially the top clubs, fwiw I thought the club did a great job with the ticker tape, flags & smokes outside, it definitely added to the occasion, all in all a top night which I hope we can at least replicate on Sunday

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Can we start a petition to ban fucking half n half scarves they are fucking abhorrent!!!!!!!!

Thanks !

I growl at every fucker I see in one of them. Bellends!!

 

[jrb]

No doubt their atmospheres are great at times, for the most part though Italian football is played in half empty stadiums, with small allocations for away fans, where the ultras echo their songs around a barren stadium, their displays/flags are also decent, but could you imagine a City v Rags CL semi and the kind of atmosphere that could generate ? it would be off the scale, we also have a great collection of flags/displays which I know you’re heavily involved with, good enough to compete with anyone in Europe, especially the top clubs, fwiw I thought the club did a great job with the ticker tape, flags & smokes outside, it definitely added to the occasion, all in all a top night which I hope we can at least replicate on Sunday

No, the atmosphere in both matches wasn’t great at times, it was great all the time in both matches. I watched both matches.

A lot of the Italian stadiums aren’t as barren as you think they are. Only when you get to the smaller clubs in Serie A do the attendances drop off.



When we play Inter in Istanbul you’ll see and hear what their support is like. Hopefully we’ll be just as loud.

 

[cyan]

Couple of tourists next to us - but dressed in city shirts draped in a Swiss flag and trying to attract Akanji's attention. They were bouncing around at the chances and goals - so proper fans.

We do have to clear the thicker tourists out before games - they think their tickets say Row B - and are delighted with the view - until we send them packing to Row BB - had some last night trying to argue that we were wrong - but they soon got moving.

But as to atmospheres it was rocking in EL3 and we even managed a Poznan.

 

[City till the day I Die]

Atmosphere was fantastic last night one of the best. I will not have anyone say otherwise. The whole South Stand was brilliant. Up on SS3 it was bouncing all game.

I have noticed for a long time now that the tv companies will pan to our most calm areas of our crowd (usually the family stand no offence to anyone there) and make us look to passive and I have watched highlights back they have 100% lowered the microphone volume as they always do with us to again make us look as passive plastic fans.

We were fantastic last night and when we have needed to be we always are.

City Till We Die all of us and another fantastic atmosphere Sunday is required which I am sure we will provide

 

[malg]

I had a guy next to me who was from Croatia I think. Had all the City gear. Taking lots of pictures and he was going mental when we scored. Good lad.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Just watch the highlights show on BT Sport, I see little evidence for a lack of atmosphere or suppression of atmosphere by City fans, I think some of the posts on here are, to say the least, a little paranoid.

 

[Mike Brock]

It was class last night, rocking. Anyone who thinks otherwise are talking nonsense

 

[Theblueguy]

Helped not having madrid fans in bottom tier south stand meant all of our singing sections felt more connected shows what it minght be like with that new stand if they do It alright

They were all in CB L3 instead...

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

No, the atmosphere in both matches wasn’t great at times, it was great all the time in both matches. I watched both matches.

A lot of the Italian stadiums aren’t as barren as you think they are. Only when you get to the smaller clubs in Serie A do the attendances drop off.

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When we play Inter in Istanbul you’ll see and hear what their support is like. Hopefully we’ll be just as loud.

I never said it wasn’t, I was alluding to the rest of the season, I know their support is decent & they’ll no doubt turn up in Istanbul but imho Italian football isn’t the Mecca for football support or average attendance v capacity