We really do have the best fans in the world.

[Baconsane]

I've just been talking to a guy at work that went, and he said there was plenty of noise from the city fans. From what I can gather, the BT screening was just purely chavski bias.

 

[kaz7]

No we don't. Our fans in the stadium were shite, let's be honest.

So glad in all our years of success you choose to post

Bollocks , rag

 

[Blue Mist]

2 post in 11 years with one slagging off our fans, my rag-ometre is going off the the scales.
'Sniff Sniff'

What was his other post, 'It was better at Main Road with Peter Swaylz' ?

 

[Gundog’s Gundog]

And can we stop with the self congratulatory pensioner led “great effort from the fans” “had to jump through hoops” “real hassle but i made the effort” “extortionate prices but I had to be there” narrative

It’s a fucking leisure activity, we go because we want to and we enjoy it. Nobody reads that kind of stuff and thinks “wow what an admirable fellow”

 

[Corky]

Families with kids are just as bad for the atmosphere as pensioners but at least that has the benefit of getting a new generation on board.

Oldies tend to confuse boisterousness with “scroteishness” but let’s have it right what anyone refers to when speaking of a good atmosphere is people belting songs out with passion - young men bring that..

So no women either?

What about asian or gay fans? Any other you think should be banned for the glory hunters to come?

Being coked up ballooning on the concourse then being quite as a mouse once pitch side isn't great support.

 

[Gundog’s Gundog]

So no women either?

What about asian or gay fans? Any other you think should be banned for the glory hunters to come?

Being coked up ballooning on the concourse then being quite as a mouse once pitch side isn't great support.

Ok so because I want more young men there capable of creating an atmosphere I’m a misogynist, homophobe and racist too ? Poor comment that was mate.

 

[Norbert D]

I've just been talking to a guy at work that went, and he said there was plenty of noise from the city fans. From what I can gather, the BT screening was just purely chavski bias.

It was 100%, it was as though they were plucky underdogs having a great day out against nasty City who have no fans, this was backed up by cute camera angles that seemed to show stands packed with Chelsea fans and shots of say a dozen or so seats with three or four City fans. I assumed BT got them piped in from Portuguese TV but whoever did they editing it was very pro Chelsea.

 

[Blue Mist]

And can we stop with the self congratulatory pensioner led “great effort from the fans” “had to jump through hoops” “real hassle but i made the effort” “extortionate prices but I had to be there” narrative

It’s a fucking leisure activity, we go because we want to and we enjoy it. Nobody reads that kind of stuff and thinks “wow what an admirable fellow”

You don't like us do you!! The so called congratulatory replies are in response to the shite others are posting. Do you hate rag fans as much as you hate blues over 55 ?

 

[meltonblue]

I've just been talking to a guy at work that went, and he said there was plenty of noise from the city fans. From what I can gather, the BT screening was just purely chavski bias.

Wouldn’t have anything to do with BT whatsoever if there was to be fair.

 

[Bill Walker]

It was 100%, it was as though they were plucky underdogs having a great day out against nasty City who have no fans, this was backed up by cute camera angles that seemed to show stands packed with Chelsea fans and shots of say a dozen or so seats with three or four City fans. I assumed BT got them piped in from Portuguese TV but whoever did they editing it was very pro Chelsea.

The feed we got in Australia I was like that, very much so.
Don't think it was BT the only thing I remember is that David pleat was co commentator.

 

[horlock_was_super]

You and the others that have 'liked' your stupid comment are the ones that are shite. £100 on a covid test that could have meant me not even boarding the plane, Portuguese government forms that meant if I did it wrong I wouldn't get in the country, up at 4am to make sure I was at the airport for the flight, £400 for the flights, hotel, taxis £150 for a ticket and you think because you couldn't hear any songs from the comfort of your armchair we were shite....OK

Oh and I have to take another covid test (£50) tomorrow to come.

This. We were spaced apart. I was in S49 almost next to the Chelsea fans. The City fans behind the goal seemed so far away and it was difficult to know what was being sung at times. Still it’s nice to know that someone sat at home thinks I am shite. I never stopped shouting and singing throughout the whole game.

 

[give it to gordon]

You literally could only hear Chelsea for 90 minutes tbh

Might already be posted, but that's down to the tv companys and their sound mikes

 

[Corky]

Ok so because I want more young men there capable of creating an atmosphere I’m a misogynist, homophobe and racist too ? Poor comment that was mate.

I was mocking your hate speech, which you have done a lot to be fair.

 

[Tanzeylee]

What was his other post, 'It was better at Main Road with Peter Swaylz' ?

Something about trying to blag a spurs ticket 3 years ago

 

[Gundog’s Gundog]

You don't like us do you!! The so called congratulatory replies are in response to the shite others are posting. Do you hate rag fans as much as you hate blues over 55 ?

I’m a middle aged blue too. What I dislike is sanctimony and selfishness. The outrage shown by entitled oldies at the recent ballots was a window into their souls. They speak only out of self interest. I want what’s best for City, a passionate crowd and if that precludes some of my age group hoovering up tickets ad infinitum then tough luck.

 

[SanPellegrini]

I was there and I’ve said it in another thread, the atmosphere pre match was fantastic (and in fact 95% of those I spoke to had tickets, so it’s not a case that the noise was made by non match going fans)

Nerves were certainly a factor in the stadium, and yes a lot were drinking from 1pm onwards (as were Chelsea), but honestly I do not blame the fans one iota. At the risk of getting a load of shit on here, I’ve thought about it deeply since the final whistle, and I think it’s another thing that’s on the manager.

Immediate and very noticeable change in mood after the lineup was announced which continued into the match and affected both our fans and (in turn) our players. I mean come on, we all had a feeling it would be one of those days about 15 mins in right? Times that feeling by 100, and that’s what it felt like to be in the stadium.

All I can say is, imagine the confidence it would have brought to announce the same line up as PSG second leg. There wouldn’t have been a momentary muting of our pre match atmosphere, a feeling that we were already set up at a disadvantage, and even a goal down, we wouldn’t have been twitching for a change and we could still have backed the players to turn it around. It wasn’t a “knee jerk” reaction as people love to frame it on here, but a deja vu. We’ve seen this time and time again with pep, and in the one game that meant so much to this group of players, he played our only game of the season without a defensive midfielder. Had he played our usual tactics and the PSG line up, we wouldn’t have had a complaint if we lost

 

[M18CTID]

No I wasn’t, but that’s all I could hear, plenty of others commented on it as well, some were at the game. If it was down to the broadcaster’s set up then great, I retract what i said about the other night, but I’ve also seen the same thing in Cup finals at Wembley, when a large number of fans don’t want to know.

Fair play to every Blue who forked out their hard earned cash, and jumped through every hoop and obstacle to get there though. My comment is an observation on atmosphere, nothing else.

It’s been said already. City fans were more up for it than Chelsea’s before and in the first 10 mins, it petered out somewhat after that, Chelsea fans found their voices, and a lot of our fans struggled to pick it back up again. Not great but not quite as bad as some are saying. The atmosphere amongst both sets of fans basically mirrored the performance of the teams.

If you were in departures last night, you be forgiven for thinking City had won the Champions League given that loads of blues were on the piss and singing their hearts out while the Chelsea fans were keeping a relatively low profile.

 

[Shaelumstash]

We need to get our younger fans in. Pensioners monopolising big game tickets because “I’ve done the hard yards” has to stop.

For those that did the “hard yards” - York away, Lincoln, Stoke, Macclesfield etc, thank you so much.

They’ve been rewarded with 5 PL titles and all of the away games in them, 6 League Cup Finals, 4 FA Cup semis at Wembley, 3 FA Cup Finals, countless CL away games, 1 Champions League Final.

How much reward is enough for the “hard yards”?

At what point do we give the next generation the opportunity to put in the yards?

Supporting City was never about being in a closed-off, elite members club. It used to be about welcoming people in, not shutting them out.

 

[ray21]

We needed a conductor to get the City fans chanting, just like Chelsea did near the end.;)

 

[AJ71]

It’s been said already. City fans were more up for it than Chelsea’s before and in the first 10 mins, it petered out somewhat after that, Chelsea fans found their voices, and a lot of our fans struggled to pick it back up again. Not great but not quite as bad as some are saying. The atmosphere amongst both sets of fans basically mirrored the performance of the teams.

If you were in departures last night, you be forgiven for thinking City had won the Champions League given that loads of blues were on the piss and singing their hearts out while the Chelsea fans were keeping a relatively low profile.

Yep, bouncing in the airport bar. Fair play to the blue who had The Boys in Blue on repeat for about an hour an half.