Return of Supporters

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[bluemc1]

Drive down on my own, sat outside Wembley in the sun having a few beers on my own and went to the game on my own, absolutely loved it, I was looking at the crowd of blues in the stadium and it was like riding a bike, you never forget how to support your team during a game
The songs, the chants, the banter mocking Spurs for celebrating a corner, it just felt so good to be back in a stadium watching, nothing comes close

 

[bluemc1]

Was the COVID access point just a show of your ticket, ID, negative COVID test and then straight through into the turnstile?

Yes, there was stewards at the bottom of the stairs at Wembley way with barriers and you just showed your test result on your phone and flash your driving license as photo ID, then up the stairs and straight in turnstile

 

[Phil Mitchell Foden]

I saw the price when I first went in and thought, "Fuck that, I'll wait till half-time."
When half-time came and I'd been standing for forty-five minutes for the first time in over a year, I needed a sit-down far more than a £6 flat Budsheiser.

The mark up they must be making on those cans is an utter joke. £6 for a can of Budweiser they don't know how to even pour. Fucking laughable really, compete and utter piss take. The mark up they must be making on those cans, well over x10. Suppose they lose it on the staff working at a snail's pace anyway.

If there's one thing Spurs have going for them it's a proper bar on the concourse.

 

[Phil Mitchell Foden]

Hi Guys, Leicester fan here, congratulations on the victory yesterday! I am hopeful to be travelling down to the FA Cup Final in a few weeks.

For you guys lucky enough to get a ticket, how was the new 'COVID' matchday experience?

How was the process of actually getting in? Where stewards pretty hot on checking COVID tests matching the names on the tickets etc?

Yeah they were pretty on top with it tbh mate. Checking ID and tickets matching the name on the ID etc, and the Covid negative email.

That was on the steps up to wembley down from Wembley Park way. Once you got past them there you're pretty much sweet.

Good luck against Chelsea btw.

 

[Blue Theatre]

Went down with my son & the whole process was surprisingly easy.

Seemed to be a few (perhaps unavoidable) inconsistencies ... like "masks must be worn in the stadium ... but we're selling beer" ... and you can't drink with a mask on, which meant 90% of the people I passed on the concourse had their masks off.

Also "strictly no standing ... persistent standing will result in expulsion from the ground" ... but other than one guy who came out briefly and shouted at us to sit down, the rest of the game was spent with almost everyone standing & the stewards just watching.

Not saying I wanted it any different - I had a drink & I prefer to stand ... just saying that after all the strict rules about getting to Wembley, inside the stadium it was pretty lax.

Great day, though - reminded us just how much we've missed (live) football !

 

[RegMuffin]

Was the COVID access point just a show of your ticket, ID, negative COVID test and then straight through into the turnstile?

First queue at the bottom of the ramp was a covid test result, photo ID and ticket check. Sniffer dogs looking for drugs too. Then up to the turnstiles, variable queue (level 5 queues massive) and just ticket check against photo ID this time.

Basically it's everything they promised - cast iron proof of a test, named tickets and photo ID to match. They will need significantly more staff for this to be done at a larger scale of more than 8k and given the dreadful arrangements at the Etihad on a regular match day, I simply cannot see how it is sustainable.

 

[kingswoodblue]

Brilliant day from start to finish - at first wasn’t to bothered if I missed out on a ticket. How wrong could you be. It was fantastic to see live sport, despite being 90% empty there was an atmosphere and as much as being able to watch City‘s game‘a from the comfort of your armchair is convenient, it doesn’t come anywhere close to being at the match and fully appreciating how gifted and brilliant our players and team are.

Would I go through the testing, travel conditions and expense again - too right I would, in an instant. Brought in to sharp focus - how much I missed going to the game in the last 12 months and how there’s no substitute for being there.

 

[Gundog’s Gundog]

Brilliant day from start to finish - at first wasn’t to bothered if I missed out on a ticket. How wrong could you be. It was fantastic to see live sport, despite being 90% empty there was an atmosphere and as much as being able to watch City‘s game‘a from the comfort of your armchair is convenient, it doesn’t come anywhere close to being at the match and fully appreciating how gifted and brilliant our players and team are.

Would I go through the testing, travel conditions and expense again - too right I would, in an instant. Brought in to sharp focus - how much I missed going to the game in the last 12 months and how there’s no substitute for being there.

My retrospective fomo just hit record levels!
To the victor the spoils - glad you had a great day. I weighed up the pros and cons and decided to give it a miss - big mistake.

 

[dawlishdave]

Hoping to be allowed to ask if in the event of fans being allowed to attend the Everton game what will you have to do to enter the Etihad.