It the same old 25k-30k hardcore that have always gone, regardless of opposition that will be there. This doesn't bother me that much, we've not had a 20 year period of sustained success where some part time plastic is willing to buy a ticket to watch the mighty Manchester City when 20k that only go league games can't be arsed.
Even the rags have had over 20k empty seats at cup games recently, how often has that happened in the last 10 years? They used to have a conveyor belt of plastics ready to jump into any available seat, or red mancs that 'couldn't usually get a ticket'. Where are they now? I'd say there have been more reds disappear recently than blues. The few reds I knew that actually went to the swamp no longer do. My cousin will only go to away games 'because Old Trafford is shit'....he used to have a season ticket. This lot are a breed of their own and after a few seasons of getting outdone by City, will pack it in all together.
As for their song '20'000 empty seats'....bit hypocritical considering they have had 20'000 empty seats AND 20'000 empty streets in one season. I'm quite confident they won't be singing that song for much longer anyway.
Sorry to talk about them, yet it seems some people care too much about what they think. I think seeing our attendances suddenly increase by 20k would be more embarrassing for me, because surely that's a sign of us becoming more like them with a load of know nowt glory hunters half filling the ground.
Even the rags have had over 20k empty seats at cup games recently, how often has that happened in the last 10 years? They used to have a conveyor belt of plastics ready to jump into any available seat, or red mancs that 'couldn't usually get a ticket'. Where are they now? I'd say there have been more reds disappear recently than blues. The few reds I knew that actually went to the swamp no longer do. My cousin will only go to away games 'because Old Trafford is shit'....he used to have a season ticket. This lot are a breed of their own and after a few seasons of getting outdone by City, will pack it in all together.
As for their song '20'000 empty seats'....bit hypocritical considering they have had 20'000 empty seats AND 20'000 empty streets in one season. I'm quite confident they won't be singing that song for much longer anyway.
Sorry to talk about them, yet it seems some people care too much about what they think. I think seeing our attendances suddenly increase by 20k would be more embarrassing for me, because surely that's a sign of us becoming more like them with a load of know nowt glory hunters half filling the ground.