New fans/tourists are embarrassing

[Kakhaber Tskhadadze K.O.T.A.]

I stood in front row of south stand last night with my lad.

At one point i turned around and looked at the blues behind me.
For some reason they just felt like strangers.

Seemed to be a lot of studenty types, high % of "foreigners" and well to do people who looked like they were from Prestbury or somewhere similar.
Nothing against these types but just not typical city.

Times are changing and I still love the football, but I can't put my finger on it.... something has been lost somewhere recently.

Have you looked behind the sofa?

or maybe in the cubby hole under the stairs ??

 

[harry the plumber]

I stood in front row of south stand last night with my lad.

At one point i turned around and looked at the blues behind me.
For some reason they just felt like strangers.

Seemed to be a lot of studenty types, high % of "foreigners" and well to do people who looked like they were from Prestbury or somewhere similar.
Nothing against these types but just not typical city.

Times are changing and I still love the football, but I can't put my finger on it.... something has been lost somewhere recently.

Not the Prestbury mob!
Is that you Big Mals Cigar?
Did they have flat caps on?

 

[blueju]

That's how the rags and the dippers have been filling their grounds on all those famous European nights for years. If it was left to the locals it would be half full.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

I get the impression they're not actually there to support City, just for personal gain or to add a ground to their visited list.

How dare they do such a thing. Going abroad and visiting a ground to watch a football game as a relative neutral. This is disgraceful behaviour, get the showsec lads on these scumbag bastards

 

[Maintainin]

Reckon this is about the 4th or 5th thread you've done diggin out new comers etc ...they have to start somewhere given the/a chance !!!

 

[Dodge]

Now I know we need them to 'move forward as a club' but...

First thing I noticed when I got in the ground last night was the amount of tourists taking an unreal and ridiculous amount of photos, while wearing a half and half scarf!

One of them even tried throwing me out of my seat, claiming it was his, when his was clearly the one next to mine...this is my season ticket seat you fucking bellwhaft! His mate was infront of us so he wanted to be 'nearer' to him (?!?!?!?!)

Anyway, nearer to kick off, this group of about 15 people (all wearing snide City shirts) went to the front and had a big photo together and then started some chant of their own...WTF?! Why the fuck are you chanting something which has no fucking relevance to City whatsoever? It's like me turning up to Anfield and singing my own song!

The amount of times I heard this blokes' camera was doing my head in...I was going to sleep with the noise in my head!

Is this the same Liam who starts threads demanding we all get off our arses and get down to the game? 28k (ish) for Napoli rings a bell with me...

It's a bit rich to then slate the clubs supporters (and yes even the newbies are supporters Laim) for filling the ground.

Damned if you do
Damned if you dont

You've gotta go some to find hypocrisy & negativity on this scale...

 

[Timmmmahhhh]

Not sure if has been mentioned as I haven't read the whole thread but there were 4 people sat in front of me in 109, 3 lads and a girl, all cockneys, all not the type of people you'd usually get in 109.

One was a "life long" City fan, one a City fan who was at his first game (early to mid 30's), the girl wasn't interested and the other lad was "not interested in football but if I did support a team it would be Man U".

All 4 complained through out the match, the rain, the seats, the view, the swaering etc.

One out of the 4 celebrated the first goal, all 4 left before the end.

Just hope regular or genuine fans who wanted tickets weren't unable to get them because oif these 4.

 

[the blue panther]

Chill out and just welcome them. I'm afraid that's what in the modern game is called progress.
The difference between us and the plastics is that we know how shit City really are :-)

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Just hope regular or genuine fans who wanted tickets weren't unable to get them because oif these 4.

It didn't sell out

 

[SWP's back]

That's how the rags and the dippers have been filling their grounds on all those famous European nights for years. If it was left to the locals it would be half full.

Half empty. This is bluemoon.