Yep one way to look at it, these are fans and potential fans we've pinched off the rags and dippers. This is what they will hate.They may be kids and tourists, but at least they're our kids and tourists.
We could fill our stadium before 2008 though. We had a higher average attendance than Liverpool in four of the five years before the takeover. Despite all this success we are only averaging 8 thousand more now in an expanded stadium.Price of success. Supporting an average to shit club that couldn't fill its stadium began to end in 2008. The Champions League win completed the journey. Personally I prefer what we are now to what we've ever been since I started going to the match in 1973. Our owners made a huge investment and its payback time for them now. I don’t begrudge them a thing.
Well said. Some of the negativity about our club on here is amazing. Ticket for the CS (£25); shared fuel in the car (£25) shared room in a Travellodge (£21). The CS will be one of the cheapest away trips this season. I have no problem with those who chose not to go but I am fed up with all the moaning. No one is forcing anyone to watch City, the best team in the world.As a 60 yr old I'm still happy staying up and never going to Lincoln again in a league match. Pleased to see kids, families , multiple ethnicities enjoying this part of the journey. When Pep leaves it may change a bit but his legacy now includes sold out games v gobshite gunners 10 mins from their home, happy days.
Those are all good points Bob, but the issue with the Madrid game was that anyone could buy a ticket providing they also bought a membership. This created huge demand which left people like myself who had attended all the group games unable to get a ticket as someone who had never attended a game beat me to it.The atmosphere at the Madrid game was fantastic. Probably the best of the season. It was one of our best ever performances. If this is the new reality then I am happy to accept it.
There were people wandering around the stadium that night who didn’t know what was going on, loads were not celebrating our goals and were just standing there watching on as the players and proper fans were going mental.The atmosphere at the Madrid game was fantastic. Probably the best of the season. It was one of our best ever performances. If this is the new reality then I am happy to accept it.
Fair comment. I would never defend our ongoing ticketing shambles. But this is the best time ever to be a City fan and demand for tickets is bigger than ever. I am lucky because I still have a season ticket but have to had to cut down my away trips. We won the treble last year and some people will never be happy. I can still remember the Main Stand moaners when Bell, Lee, and Summerbee were in their pomp. As a youngster they did my head in.Those are all good points Bob,but the issue with the Madrid game was that anyone could buy a ticket providing they also bought a membership. This created huge demand which left people like myself who had attended all the group games unable to get a ticket as someone who had never attended a game beat me to it.
There were people wandering around the stadium that night who didn’t know what was going on, loads were not celebrating our goals and were just standing there watching on as the players and proper fans were going mental.
The atmosphere from the regulars was fantastic but I just wish the club had done something to allow more proper Blues in that night ahead of the day trippers because it might have ended up an all-time best atmosphere.
It’s not the change in demographic that’s improved the atmosphere, it’s just them being big games against great teams and a run of form that drew excitement amongst everyone about a possible treble.The atmosphere at CL games is now better than for League games. I actually think the change in demographic is improving the atmosphere.