Terrible support (Sunderland view)

[Anonymous]

Expectations has ruined our away support this year.

I always laugh when shit or small clubs go overboard about their support. It seems if you are shit or cannot compete with the top clubs then the only ammo you have is how loud your support is when in reality everyone is as average or as loud as each other.

Sunderland and Stoke being prme examples of overstating their support who both came to Eastlands within a week of each other and were as bad or as good as us at Sunderland yesterday. We were guilty of doing it aswell when we were shit.

 

[immensah]

Probably because you reduced our allocation you stupid fake geordies.

We never reduced any allocation. You apparently sent 700 of your 2700 tickets back. 2700 is the lower allocation. Sell them and you can request a further allocation like Arsenal got this season. As for the fake Geordie comment you're making yourself look like a post Euro 96 fan saying that. Being a Geordie does not equate to being a Newc666le fan you doughnut. If you knew anything about football support you would know a lot of Sunderland fans are in fact Geordies including myself. But hey why let facts get in the way of an uneducated dig.

 

[Regular Joe]

Have to agree with the Sunderland fans our support was sh*te yesterday.

Sunderland fans drowned us out and we didn't even put up a fight. Can't understand why our fans don't seem to be bothered supporting the team.

I was impressed with their support and guess what their very average team responded.

Don't buy into this 'the players need to put in a shift', 'the players didn't lift us with their performance' blah blah it's b*llox and piss poor. You're a 'supporter' that means you get behind your team come what may. As far as I'm concerned our team is not just judged on the pitch but off it as well and at the moment we the fans are letting the team down.

I was frankly embarrassed that chasing a top 4 slot that we couldn't sell out and those that did turn up (credit for that at least) couldn't be bothered to support the team.

There just doesn't seem any passion or desire from the fans I looked round yesterday and the apathy and lack of desire from the fans was just embarrassing. Every single fan from now until the end of the season needs to make a concerted effort to get behind the players and 'do their bit' if you don't then its a bit rich to criticise the players if they don't put a shift in.

Seconded.

The reduced allocation made no difference because we didn't sell out the tickets we were given at under £30 per ticket. The rain wasn't the issue. That didn't start until midway through the game. The first half performance may not have been inspiring but do we have to wait for Tevez to bag a couple before we're prepared to sing?

I thought the Mackems were good fans, very friendly with us when we went for a few beers in the Victory Club near the ground and vocal support inside it. Ours was non-existent, very similar to the Hull game. Don't know what has happened to our support.

 

[GStar]

All the more reason to enjoy yourself and get the atmosphere going.

Fans should be helping spur the players on, not the other way round imo.

Yeah. Afterall, thats why they pay our wages!

Oh, wait...

So you refuse to "support" the team unless they give you something to actually shout about? Doesn't that find of defeat the whole point of having supporters?

All i'm saying is, if the teams playing shit, the weathers shit and you're in a shit town... have some fun, enjoy yourself... if you want to sit in silence until we're winning thats up to you, personally i follow City because i love the club and i enjoy following them, i want to have fun when im at the game.

I'm not digging anyone, more the mentality of "i must be entertained or wowed before i'll support my team vocally."

 

[immensah]

erm can i feel a tad bit of jelousy coming from these sunderland suporters? dropped 2 points in the last minutes of the game so they are crying about it.

just concentrate on filling your own ground you wankers

No one is crying about anything. Everyone admits it was a fair result. As for filling our ground that's a bit rich saying as we averaged more home supporters than you last season. You had 44735 against us this season which included a sellout away support of 2674. I was at your place last season and the top tier was full of empty seats. I think the crowd was under 40000 and 3000 of them were Sunderland. Classic case of pot kettle black.<br /><br />-- Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:37 pm --<br /><br />

this is coming from a team with such loyal supporters to their club, which is why one of their so called fans in the sunderland end was waving a yellow and green norwich scarf?

Oh and a one town one team club who can't fill their own stadium despite their respectable ticket prices.

You're the only club in Manchester and you can't fill your ground either despite challenging for a Champions League place and spending shit loads of money on top players.

 

[GStar]

No one is crying about anything. Everyone admits it was a fair result. As for filling our ground that's a bit rich saying as we averaged more home supporters than you last season. You had 44735 against us this season which included a sellout away support of 2674. I was at your place last season and the top tier was full of empty seats. I think the crowd was under 40000 and 3000 of them were Sunderland. Classic case of pot kettle black.

TBF, were it not for Gordon we could and perhaps should have won comfortably...

As for your support claims:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mersey/pl_av_attendance

Manchester City: 42,900
Sunderland: 40,168

But hey why let facts get in the way of an uneducated dig.

Probably should take your own advice ;)

 

[Deleted member 14625]

I didn't go yesterday so not gonna slag off those who did go! but ive been to a fair few games over the last few years where as a set of fans we may as well not have even been in the ground as we've made zero effort to get behind the team at all!

I get to around 8-10 away games a season and I generally feel year on year the atmospheres get worse and worse! why is this!? at Stoke away in the cup I thought we were just okay and at OT in the cup we were just above okay considering we had 9,000 but at Wigan and Everton they may as well have given our tickets to neutrals as theydv made mire noise than we did there! the only game I've been to where we've been worthy of being given the tickets was Wolves away, and even then it wasn't fantastic support like I remember from the 90's and early 00's!

Come on you blues! supporting City isn't about standing in stadiums with your arms folded not singing or shouting a fuckin thing and then being arrogant about how many loyalty points you've got! it's about being vocal and singing and shouting the shit out of your voice til you can't speak the next day! I can't always afford away games but when I do go at least I make it known I'm in the ground to our lads!

 

[Sky Blue]

erm can i feel a tad bit of jelousy coming from these sunderland suporters? dropped 2 points in the last minutes of the game so they are crying about it.

just concentrate on filling your own ground you wankers

No one is crying about anything. Everyone admits it was a fair result. As for filling our ground that's a bit rich saying as we averaged more home supporters than you last season. You had 44735 against us this season which included a sellout away support of 2674. I was at your place last season and the top tier was full of empty seats. I think the crowd was under 40000 and 3000 of them were Sunderland. Classic case of pot kettle black.

-- Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:37 pm --

this is coming from a team with such loyal supporters to their club, which is why one of their so called fans in the sunderland end was waving a yellow and green norwich scarf?

Oh and a one town one team club who can't fill their own stadium despite their respectable ticket prices.

You're the only club in Manchester and you can't fill your ground either despite challenging for a Champions League place and spending shit loads of money on top players.

You deserted your club in the lower divisions, we didn't....and we are averaging over 45k this season which is fucking good support so shut it.

 

[immensah]

All the more reason to enjoy yourself and get the atmosphere going.

Fans should be helping spur the players on, not the other way round imo.

The fans did their bit second half.First half was the poorest it has been this season.
Sunderland fans have a cheek slagging anyone.They left in droves when we equalised.

Fancy fans leaving in the 92nd minute. Whatever next.

 

[PaulPowerShower]

We were fucking awful for the 1st half yesterday

They gave me fuck all to shout about

Why should I be arsed to get involved if the players cant