Trouble in the North Stand second tier vs United

[Indaparkside]

Never seen as many tourists I hope we get relegated to division 1 then at least we we will be able to watch a game without people taking selfies every where

 

[jrb]

Never seen as many tourists I hope we get relegated to division 1 then at least we we will be able to watch a game without people taking selfies every where

I understand your sentiments, but City won’t get relegated again. Those days are over.

 

[Idesofmarch69]

The 1-1 v Celtic in the Champions League is the worst night I’ve ever had in the stadium. They were everywhere and not remotely ashamed of it.

What do you think they should be ashamed of? Seems an odd choice of word.

 

[Franny 1234]

Let's face it the price of success is more half & half scarf wearing tourist fans. What I don't understand if they want a scarf why wear it with the red side showing on the outside and the Blue half tucked in their jacket in a derby at the Etihad. Deserve what they get. CTID

 

[citymad]

Hey, snap! It was years ago, in the seventies, when the West Ham “firm” were decidedly active. I went in through the wrong turnstile and I think I must have found myself right in the middle of them. Wasn't wearing my colours (I wasn't that stupid) but I had to keep my lip buttoned up when we scored, and sort of smile sickly when they scored. As I remember it, we won the match. But I can't say it was at all agreeable.
Re. the OP and the following post from @Scaley. If the fan involved really was a complete tourist, i.e. from another country, maybe another continent, they could have been making an understandable mistake, up to a point. I think there are countries where it's sort of tolerated. May be wrong, but I don't think you get into fisticuffs in the States if you're at a baseball or American football match and you do that. If you were in Italy, by contrast, and it was Inter against Juve or Inter against A.C., you'd be lucky to get out with life and limb intact.
It's culturally very variable.

My guess he was a Yank. Sports just isn’t tribal over the pond so they’re quite happy to mix with one another.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I know plenty of Americans who wouldn’t think twice about taking any ticket they could get their hands on to see a big game. They make a $$$ trip out of it and don’t really care too much where they sit.

American football has opposing fans intermingled all the time and there’s rarely trouble, with certain exceptions. They just don’t think that cheering for either team might get them a slap.

I know…yanks, stupid, blah blah, but tbh it’s a bit silly that it happens to “regular people” who just want to enjoy the game as opposed to the ones who revel in the banter and taunting, isn’t it?

I get it, but I grew up with it. These tourists just don’t know what they’ve got themselves into, so it’s always nice when someone has a word in their ear. Even better when it’s through a steward!

I don't approve of it. I don't really begrudge them getting the ticket. I just don't know how you're a fan who is willing to pay that sort of money but don't have a passing knowledge of the customs and culture of the sport you've spent $$$ to watch. I'm not being facetious about it. I love pro wrestling, I want to visit to Japan to watch it there, I know that crowds have their own norms that a pissed up British lad starting chants would be told off for. I'm just fascinated by the discrepancy of loving the sport enough to travel but not loving it enough to know there are segregated crowds and a long history of hooliganism.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Never seen as many tourists I hope we get relegated to division 1 then at least we we will be able to watch a game without people taking selfies every where

Selfies are one thing, I'm sick to death of being filmed by tourists for the authenticity like I'm fucking Mickey Mouse at Disneyworld.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

What do you think they should be ashamed of? Seems an odd choice of word.

for supporting that shite

 

[GortonBlue62]

Firms like these are a large part of the problem.

https://www.seatsnet.com/en/sports-tickets/football-tickets/manchester-city-vs-arsenal-en-5/

£309 for a ticket in 109, pretty sure some "fans" will see that and think I'll have a bit of that. Sell 3 of those and it pays for your season ticket for the other 15 matches.

Guy next to me in 105 paid £400 for his ticket.

That seat was a season ticket seat for about 10 years. The club have refused to let a bloke a bit further along the row buy it for his son who is desperate for his first season ticket.

It's the club who are the biggest touts not individual fans.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I don't approve of it. I don't really begrudge them getting the ticket. I just don't know how you're a fan who is willing to pay that sort of money but don't have a passing knowledge of the customs and culture of the sport you've spent $$$ to watch. I'm not being facetious about it. I love pro wrestling, I want to visit to Japan to watch it there, I know that crowds have their own norms that a pissed up British lad starting chants would be told off for. I'm just fascinated by the discrepancy of loving the sport enough to travel but not loving it enough to know there are segregated crowds and a long history of hooliganism.

I’m not saying there isn’t some level of responsibility to not blunder into a problem, just that most people wouldn’t expect to get beaten up for it.

And, while we are on the subject, WHY is a good slap even necessary? Yes, we have segregation to avoid a small incident turning into mob violence, but why would one fan get battered and not simply be told to sit down and shut up or the stewards will remove them?

I was raised during the era of hooliganism run riot, but are we still there? Does that mindset still hold? Or, have we all moved on and one foreign fan making a misstep can be easily overlooked…esp considering they have no idea of the litany of “real fan” grievances they represent?