Pep: 'The players deserve a full stadium, we need our fans!'

[Pezzer2]

From what I gathered it was started by Paul Lake, who reckoned Pep looked annoyed by it. I thought there was a real buzz about the place today. It did go quiet at the end, but we had almost an EDS team out there and the game was over.

I was stunned when I got in my car hearing Lakey having a go at the atmosphere. I thought 2nd half was impressive and not just Block 111/110 and the South Stand, but all round. I think he's getting mixed up with people leaving early and the atmosphere in general. The last 10 mins was flat and the droves of people leaving didn't help. It really does puzzle me why so many fans cannot stay until the end, especially after watching amazing football and spending your hard earned money on the privilege

 

[hilts]

I was stunned when I got in my car hearing Lakey having a go at the atmosphere. I thought 2nd half was impressive and not just Block 111/110 and the South Stand, but all round. I think he's getting mixed up with people leaving early and the atmosphere in general. The last 10 mins was flat and the droves of people leaving didn't help. It really does puzzle me why so many fans cannot stay until the end, especially after watching amazing football and spending your hard earned money on the privilege

That traffic is a nightmare though, might miss X factor must fuck off early

 

[Dribble]

There's a difference between support and distubance, or do you think he wants silence ? Anyway as I said it will die out because a good proportion were doing it just to join in and will probably stop now,

I suppose its how you view our booing. When I boo it's in support of our club NOT just to cause a meaningless disturbance. I think what you're forgetting here is there is a very good and valid reason behind our booing & for me the booing will bring more attention to our cause/plight than just chanting City or singing Blue Moon. If we opted to do the latter instead of booing, to the casual observer they'd probably just mistake us for badly behaved fans instead of justified insurgents with a cause....

 

[jimharri]

I was stunned when I got in my car hearing Lakey having a go at the atmosphere. I thought 2nd half was impressive and not just Block 111/110 and the South Stand, but all round. I think he's getting mixed up with people leaving early and the atmosphere in general. The last 10 mins was flat and the droves of people leaving didn't help. It really does puzzle me why so many fans cannot stay until the end, especially after watching amazing football and spending your hard earned money on the privilege

I was in 302 yesterday, sort of overlooking the North Stand/Family Stand (whatever you like to call it). And it is staggering just how many empty seats are there come the final whistle. Their choice, of course. But I'd imagine that Pep would be perplexed by it.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

I was in 302 yesterday, sort of overlooking the North Stand/Family Stand (whatever you like to call it). And it is staggering just how many empty seats are there come the final whistle. Their choice, of course. But I'd imagine that Pep would be perplexed by it.

Never bothered me a few years ago but fuck me its increases the past few seasons and looks incredibly poor now.

 

[Dribble]

You sound smart but its absolutely delusional to think booing the anthem will do anything but make us seem more obnoxious in their eyes. We probably mean very little to them and they would be quite happy to see us replaced with a return of the Milan's and Liverpool's of this world. Despise them all you want (and I'm not exactly a fan of this seemingly corrupt organisation) but the fact is we receive a huge slice of this cash cow and being part of it helps us to maintain us as one of England's top teams. Singing Bluemoon would be a far more positive approach to put our message across.

So you think disturbing UEFA/G14's 'Theme Tune' with a rousing rendition of Blue Moon will make us seem 'less' obnoxious in their eyes? Right OK.

 

[Ed2607]

This is ridiculous, the club, the manager and the players want to win the CL and want the fans to get behind the team by embracing the competition and supporting them however peoples 'right' to boo takes precedent to what the club/team and even fans want to achieve???? It makes no sense to hold a grudge in contrary to what the very entity you support wants? Jeez folks no ones trying to silence you they simply want help and if their own fans can't show that desire then sure as hell no one else is.

 

[citymad]

If Pep and now Gundogan says that booing is a detriment to the teams performance, then i'll no longer boo.

Lets be honest booing is doing fuck all now, UEFA know we hate them and they don't give a fuck.

Nice to see some sense on here. Without being to dramatic, cant everyone see the club, the brilliant manager and players we have are in the perfect shape to move forward ? its the fans that are holding the club from progressing. Quite atmosphere, leaving early by the thousands and booing before every champ league game, the biggest competition in the world FFS. We've always moaned at "typical City shooting themselves in the foot all the time"...well its time some of our fans need to look in the mirror, sort themselves out and get behind the team from the moment they walk out to the moment they leave the pitch.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Most of our fans do get behind the team from the moment they walk onto the pitch, some of us even do so when they come out to warm up would you believe, and stay until every player has actually left the pitch, so we don't need anyone telling us what to do!!! We pay our money to watch our team so just let us get on with it without being berated by anyone. The fans are not holding anyone back, if a manager & players being paid the wages our manager & players are can't cope with fans booing the CL 'Anthem' then it might be time for them to find another job where their fragile sensibilities won't be upset!!!

 

[Suede Jacket]

I got the feeling the booing was starting to filter out last season, then came the bizarre UEFA report that suggested fines for the club and everything took off again. While I am sure Pep and Gundogan have the best intentions, comments like those will only bring it in to the light again and will make it something that divides fans and sours the atmosphere even more.
If just ignored the booing will disappear with time.
Everyone should also remember that it is not like fans are booing a national anthem or a minute of silence, It is booing of a commercial jingle of a corrupt organisation that went out of their way to hurt Manchester City both financially and in sporting terms.