Have an enjoyable day out lads (but I hope Utd win)

[Stretford Born Blue]

Does anyone think we might get outsung by the rags?

I'm 50/50 on it to be honest, hard to say who'll be the laudest if say the game is a draw!

Unfortunately, I'm certain we'll be outsung by the Rags!

At the CoMS there are about core group of fans who sing regularly. There are a core group of blues who travel to away games regularly. So therefore these fans will know our songs and will be in full voice. There are a fair few thousand who join in with the singers at the CoMS. They'll all be heard at Wembley! However there are THOUSANDS who don't know more than one or two songs or never sing, ever! We haven't travelled to anywhere in numbers more than 10000 for a long long time. There will be THOUSANDS of our fans who will not know songs or just don't know or aren't interested about contributing to atmosphere. It's a sad fact. I think, atmospherically, City fans are amongst the worst around.

Them Rag bastards have a vocal end that holds 18000 at their own ground, with pockets of singers dotted about around the other 55000 home seats. They have also had decades of travelling to semi-finals and finals in large numbers who will all have learnt their numerous songs over the years. And evidence is there that they are probably the most atmospheric travelling cup fans around. They do well for it. It's the only thing I give Rags credit for. They sing songs for ten minutes and have such a back catalogue that they can sing a cast of different songs in different games.

With us we get through Blue Moon, Invisible Man, Ark Now Here, Best Team In The Land and one or two others [which we only sing two or three verses of each(!)] and we're quiet for twenty minutes. Then we'll go through the same songs again. I think we've got a hell of a lot to learn and experience as a set of fans with regards to atmosphere. I think it's the worst part of MCFC at present! Which the club are hugely to blame with the pathetic little efforts of vocal areas at the CoMS.

Bollocks, it will be bedlam.................

 

[Newman Noggs]

Unfortunately, I'm certain we'll be outsung by the Rags!

At the CoMS there are about core group of fans who sing regularly. There are a core group of blues who travel to away games regularly. So therefore these fans will know our songs and will be in full voice. There are a fair few thousand who join in with the singers at the CoMS. They'll all be heard at Wembley! However there are THOUSANDS who don't know more than one or two songs or never sing, ever! We haven't travelled to anywhere in numbers more than 10000 for a long long time. There will be THOUSANDS of our fans who will not know songs or just don't know or aren't interested about contributing to atmosphere. It's a sad fact. I think, atmospherically, City fans are amongst the worst around.

Them Rag bastards have a vocal end that holds 18000 at their own ground, with pockets of singers dotted about around the other 55000 home seats. They have also had decades of travelling to semi-finals and finals in large numbers who will all have learnt their numerous songs over the years. And evidence is there that they are probably the most atmospheric travelling cup fans around. They do well for it. It's the only thing I give Rags credit for. They sing songs for ten minutes and have such a back catalogue that they can sing a cast of different songs in different games.

With us we get through Blue Moon, Invisible Man, Ark Now Here, Best Team In The Land and one or two others [which we only sing two or three verses of each(!)] and we're quiet for twenty minutes. Then we'll go through the same songs again. I think we've got a hell of a lot to learn and experience as a set of fans with regards to atmosphere. I think it's the worst part of MCFC at present! Which the club are hugely to blame with the pathetic little efforts of vocal areas at the CoMS.

you have to be fucking kidding?

you not heard o.t on normal matchday against the likes of fulham?

its like a libary. and coms is getting better every season. did you not hear our support at liverpool when being 3-0 down? do you not attend home or away games?

or have i been clarkied?

Must be a Clarkie but it's so good it got me going !

 

[Anonymous]

you have to be fucking kidding?

you not heard o.t on normal matchday against the likes of fulham?

its like a libary. and coms is getting better every season. did you not hear our support at liverpool when being 3-0 down? do you not attend home or away games?

or have i been clarkied?

Must be a Clarkie but it's so good it got me going !

i await the picture of a fishing rod. i have bitten :(

 

[King-Dzeko]

Not looking for arguments here, so just ignore me if need be. I really am looking forward to Saturday and as always I'm hoping for a Utd win. I think it will be a great day with both sets of fans really up for it and ready to paint Wembley red and white. I'm really hoping that there's no trouble as occasions like this don't come around often and it will be a real shame if trouble overshadows this day. We have a great chance to show the world what a Manchester derby is all about (cue replies of you don't come from Manchester for the 1000th time) and how we can take the mickey out of each other in the stands, without it descending into violence.

So I sincerely hope you enjoy the trip down, enjoy drinking in London, have a good sing song and even enjoy your 'surprise Poznan' (the worse kept 'secret' of all time). Obviously I hope that's where the enjoyment stops for you and I'd expect no less from yourselves regarding us! It has the potential to be a cracking battle on the pitch, let's hope it stays there and it's great football we're discussing on Saturday night.

You can sense the fear in the rags tone, he knows they're going out and will be humiliated tomorrow. We have the Poznan, they have Japanese tourists :D

 

[M147WN]

I've no problem with straighttalker, makes a good and balanced arrgument for his cause but thats not ours.
I hope we beat 'em 7-0 (unlikely I know) but th fellas not here to abuse or look down and I think the forum is a better place for reasoned arguement with him here!

The std "fuck off rag" comments blur the issues sometimes and its good to lisen to a decent postersviews whatever side of the fence.

 

[Cheesy]

The std "fuck off rag" comments blur the issues sometimes and its good to lisen to a decent postersviews whatever side of the fence.

I agree with you. It just goes to show that we have our fair share of tools too unfortunately.

 

[King-Dzeko]

I've no problem with straighttalker, makes a good and balanced arrgument for his cause but thats not ours.
I hope we beat 'em 7-0 (unlikely I know) but th fellas not here to abuse or look down and I think the forum is a better place for reasoned arguement with him here!

The std "fuck off rag" comments blur the issues sometimes and its good to lisen to a decent postersviews whatever side of the fence.

I hope he's been banned (he's gone very quiet?), either that or he's been scared off like the typical rag he is!

 

[Balti]

I've no problem with straighttalker, makes a good and balanced arrgument for his cause but thats not ours.
I hope we beat 'em 7-0 (unlikely I know) but th fellas not here to abuse or look down and I think the forum is a better place for reasoned arguement with him here!

The std "fuck off rag" comments blur the issues sometimes and its good to lisen to a decent postersviews whatever side of the fence.

he'd be better off on a rag forum tbf

7 - 0 sounds good though !