Etihad atmosphere

markbmcfc said:
We weren't playing awful, but this is part of the problem. The barometer for judging performance has changed so much with expectations that sections of our home crowd have seemingly forgotten what awful, or similar, actually is. For context, this was awful: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6185673.stm

We don't have a divine right to win every game, but the sense of desperation and expectation to do so reflects in the atmosphere.

I don't expect the place bouncing every game, and in answer to your question there isn't a ground that is. However, i'd suspect there aren't many that boo when top of the league after drawing, either. Maybe one or two obvious candidates - but do we want to be part of that group?
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Totally agree. The boos were ridiculous. I guarantee that if Stones hadn't gifted them that goal and we'd gone in level at 0-0 there would have been zero boos.

We're turning into the type of fan base that we claim to hate. Entitled and fucking mard arses. Top of the league and getting booed off at half time is more of a disgrace than anything we witnessed on the pitch yesterday.

The players reacted after half time, probably due to getting a rollicking but also due to the crowd being noticably more audible straight after half time. It's not fucking rocket science. Why do we as a fan base only start giving it loads from the stands once we go behind or are chasing a match?
 
Mike N said:
And before anyone says it's the 'new' fans it really isn't. Guys who sit near me in their 30's, 40's and 50's do not support the team until we are three up. They've been going for ever but are now fat, lazy, entitled , silent, crap fans. But they do enjoy a good 'boo'.
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I sit in 105 (half way line 13 rows back). Yesterday there was a couple of tourists sat to my right; an oriental couple. Apart from me, the husband was the only fucker making any noise at all.
Not the first time this has happened; Americans, Germans, Israelis have sat next to me in those seats (they were occupied by a couple of regular season ticket holders for quiet a few years before their kids arrived and their priorities changed) and I'm always embarrassed by the lethargy of the people around me.

How difficult is it to clap your hands and shout 'come on City' when we are building from the back or win a corner or whatever.
How precious and self conscious do you have to be to be so timid you can't shout at a football match?

Get in your seat for the kick off.
Stay in your seat until the half time whistle blows and clap the team off.
Be back in your seat for the start of the second half.
Stay in your seat until the final whistle blows and clap the team off.
While the match is in progress encourage the team by clapping your hands, shouting or joining in with any songs that do materialize in our library of a stadium.

Piece of cake.

More angry with the fans yesterday than the team.
 
GortonBlue62 said:
I sit in 105 (half way line 13 rows back). Yesterday there was a couple of tourists sat to my right; an oriental couple. Apart from me, the husband was the only fucker making any noise at all.
Not the first time this has happened; Americans, Germans, Israelis have sat next to me in those seats (they were occupied by a couple of regular season ticket holders for quiet a few years before their kids arrived and their priorities changed) and I'm always embarrassed by the lethargy of the people around me.

How difficult is it to clap your hands and shout 'come on City' when we are building from the back or win a corner or whatever.
How precious and self conscious do you have to be to be so timid you can't shout at a football match?

Get in your seat for the kick off.
Stay in your seat until the half time whistle blows and clap the team off.
Be back in your seat for the start of the second half.
Stay in your seat until the final whistle blows and clap the team off.
While the match is in progress encourage the team by clapping your hands, shouting or joining in with any songs that do materialize in our library of a stadium.

Piece of cake.

More angry with the fans yesterday than the team.
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I keep shouting 'Bert, Bert, give the ball to Paddy Fagan on the wing' but it disturbs those posting on their phones and tablets. Funny new game innit?
 
People might think i'm completely bonkers but the whole atmosphere/ match day experience over the last 3 years or so has made going to the match a real chore. It just feels so tepid and sterile and lifeless, people don't even get irate at refereeing decisions or flick the vs at away fans anymore, i don't know if it an age thing ( im in my 40s) or the feeling after the QPR game is an anti climax but i only go to games now out of duty. I think back to being a kid and big games and the like i could hardly sleep with nerves but now im just grumpy and pissed off and thinking i'd sooner try and get all the English and Scottish grounds in instead, perhaps i just hate modern football.
 
GortonBlue62 said:
I sit in 105 (half way line 13 rows back). Yesterday there was a couple of tourists sat to my right; an oriental couple. Apart from me, the husband was the only fucker making any noise at all.
Not the first time this has happened; Americans, Germans, Israelis have sat next to me in those seats (they were occupied by a couple of regular season ticket holders for quiet a few years before their kids arrived and their priorities changed) and I'm always embarrassed by the lethargy of the people around me.
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It's not just the tourists though. I'm not a ST holder but get to games when I can. I end up moving around a lot of course. Was in 308 against Everton, sat next to two ST holders (they mentioned this) and, I shit you not, they spent at least 80% of the match talking about anything but the game. I learned all about the stag do they are going on, how their kids are doing and what they were having for tea. They didn't even react much to the goal.
 
philiph20 said:
People might think i'm completely bonkers but the whole atmosphere/ match day experience over the last 3 years or so has made going to the match a real chore. It just feels so tepid and sterile and lifeless, people don't even get irate at refereeing decisions or flick the vs at away fans anymore, i don't know if it an age thing ( im in my 40s) or the feeling after the QPR game is an anti climax but i only go to games now out of duty. I think back to being a kid and big games and the like i could hardly sleep with nerves but now im just grumpy and pissed off and thinking i'd sooner try and get all the English and Scottish grounds in instead, perhaps i just hate modern football.
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Bang on.
 
Cheesy said:
It's not just the tourists though. I'm not a ST holder but get to games when I can. I end up moving around a lot of course. Was in 308 against Everton, sat next to two ST holders (they mentioned this) and, I shit you not, they spent at least 80% of the match talking about anything but the game. I learned all about the stag do they are going on, how their kids are doing and what they were having for tea. They didn't even react much to the goal.
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These two mates catching up at the match, they should be named and shamed. Disgraceful. Imagine meeting your mates at the game and having a natter.

Do me a favour.
 
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