Etihad atmosphere

herrock said:
You only have to look around you outside the ground before the match, the fans are made up of so many tourists. Cameras, half and half scarves and purely at the game for a premier league experience. Nothing wrong with it but there are so many and it seems to be at the expense of local support. But saying that, even local fans seem more interested in looking at their phones, going to the bar on 35 mins and getting back late. Football crowds I am afraid are becoming like rugby crowds.
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i think thats a complete exaggeration. the majority of fans going are long standing blues. we barely have any tourists compared to other teams. even west ham id say have more. just watch match of the day most aren't tourists at city. the problem is long standing fans have forgotten how to support the team. barely any singing whatsoever. theres no buzz before the games either, no singing in the pubs.

we have the south stand where 95% of it dont sing. just stand there arms folded. the kippax corner has died for some reason aswel.. there is just excuses all the time now, nervous, playing style, ... its as if we have to be shit to have a good atmosphere, which is a load of bollocks. best owner in the world, best players, mazing football most weeks and its still shit. this is a problem at all rounds though.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
Yeah the enjoyment Is certainly not the fanfare as the team bus arrives, OTT security getting in, the incompetent bar staff, Robots doing press ups at half time or any other cheesy shit is it!
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i dont really see how that effects the ability of people to sing or shout, most fans aren't affected by those things at all. we have a singing section/ standing block if half the people in there could sing it would imrpve ten fold. its just more excuses.
 
M18CTID said:
Give your head a wobble and engage your fucking brain before coming out with bullshit statements like that. While there is clearly an issue with non-singers in that section, to claim that we don't create any kind of atmosphere aside from that game at home to Chelsea at the beginning of last season is the biggest load of bollocks I've ever read. Let's take a couple of not so obvious examples:

Where the fuck were you at home to Borussia Monchengladbach this season?
Where the fuck were you in the League Cup at home to Crystal Palace last season?

If you were at either or both then you'd know virtually all the atmosphere in those games came from that section, and if you've got an issue with what we're trying to do and don't think we're doing a particularly good job then you know where we are so why don't you come over one day and have a chat with us?
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Touched a nerve i think !! Its about opinions mate and i have mine and you will have yours if u dont like opinions mate maybe this forum isnt the place for you.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
i think thats a complete exaggeration. the majority of fans going are long standing blues. we barely have any tourists compared to other teams. even west ham id say have more. just watch match of the day most aren't tourists at city. the problem is long standing fans have forgotten how to support the team. barely any singing whatsoever. theres no buzz before the games either, no singing in the pubs.

we have the south stand where 95% of it dont sing. just stand there arms folded. the kippax corner has died for some reason aswel.. there is just excuses all the time now, nervous, playing style, ... its as if we have to be shit to have a good atmosphere, which is a load of bollocks. best owner in the world, best players, mazing football most weeks and its still shit. this is a problem at all rounds though.
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How dare you acuse the South Stand of having 95% Non Singers you will have M18CTID asking u to come for a chat shortly there a bit touchy in that stand.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
i dont really see how that effects the ability of people to sing or shout, most fans aren't affected by those things at all. we have a singing section/ standing block if half the people in there could sing it would imrpve ten fold. its just more excuses.
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It doesn't. I was more talking about the lack of enthusiasm about attending games in general. The songs are shite now. At least when the "invisible man" "stand up if you love city" "blue moon" and poznan was done after goals etc the whole crowd would get involved. Now it's the shite Guardiola song and not much else. i think the mindset has changed in recent years. Alot expect to win the league and everything else is failure. When we won it in 2012 I don't think we really believed we would until after the Newcastle game and two years later until after the everton game.....We were still the underdog. We have suddenly been thrust into the "favourites" every year and it is weighing heavily on players and fans.
 
M18CTID said:
Tell you what - if you've got such an issue with how shit the singing section is, why don't you do something about improving the atmosphere yourself? Or are you one of those typical moaners that makes fuck all of a contribution themselves?
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Loud and Proud mate, Loud and Proud.
 
Not sure what more can be do to improve the atmosphere. The club have appeared to be supportive with the unofficial standing areas, spreading the away fans over three tiers, and supporting the idea of the singing area.

But if people choose not to sing there is little that can be done. Fair play to the efforts of 1894 and all those involved for trying to improve things.
 
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