why do we always attack the family stand in the 2nd half?

When they build a giant one tier'd Kippax 'end' we can all relocate there and it we'll be able to suck the ball into the net like the Kop do!
 
I have no idea what goes on these days but when I was a kid whoever won the toss would decide depending on the weather. If it was windy as fuck or sunny as fuck etc..
Can't imagine the person that makes the call could give a shit about which stand they are attacking.
 
Neville Kneville said:
I agree completely. To hand over a huge end to opposing fans for cup games is one of the stupidest things in the history of City, & we've had a few.

But it's partly the fault of those fans who demand that standing right next to a bunch of fat Geordies is essential to backing our team. Throughought the history of football it's the home areas which have been famous for creating atmosphere but at our place these days, it can only happen if the people involved are pulling faces at away fans.

No idea why that is the case at City. Nowhere else seems to have that problem.
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Definitely this. Considering the effort 1894 and the like go to, to be some type of de facto 'ultras' section, look at the best examples of such areas around Europe, nearly always a dedicated end on the other side from away fans. I admire what they're going for but it'll never have the impact located where it is now. The argument that baiting away fans is needed for atmosphere is demonstrably wrong, and perhaps even detrimental to getting a solid, City block going.

One game here or there won't cut it, it will need a long time to foster an atmosphere in one block, and to change the mindset that calling a West Brom fan for wearing a pink shirt, is atmospheric.
 
Probably because it means we're attacking the end full of City supporters in the second half as oppossed to the away end. Conversley, the away team has a similar attitude.
 
Was thinking about this after seeing the highlights after KDB's goal the other night. It's no offence to the guys in the north stand but you just don't see limbs all over the shop (agueroooo aside), which was certainly happening in SS level1.

I just wanna see players enjoying it with fans more but is that enough for things to change? Probably not
 
Ja Salford Blue said:
I'm sure this has been mentioned on here before and I have just seen it raised in the dippers thread, but does anyone know if there is a reason why we always attack the family stand in the 2nd half of matches at home? When you see other teams they always attack their main 'end' during the second half. The rags do it at the Stretford end, scousers at the Kop, Chelsea at the Shed. why dont we do it with the South Stand?

With us it would also give the added bonus of the away team not attacking to their own fans in the second half.
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dead right mate, been saying it for ages now,take away fans out of south stand and put up in gods out of sight
 
I was told some time ago that in Premier League games only there is an understanding that the home team chooses which way to kick. The toss is then only to decide who kicks off. This does not apply to other competitions.
 
pardoeofftomexico said:
I was told some time ago that in Premier League games only there is an understanding that the home team chooses which way to kick. The toss is then only to decide who kicks off. This does not apply to other competitions.
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Not for me this, when we played Spurs at the lane we won the toss and turned them around, the spurs fans around me
all stated that the last time a team did that to them got spanked.

We lost 4-1 however the last team to do it was wigan and that was a 9-1 thrashing
 
we have been the best home team in england for the last 5 or 6 years but lets change it because some people inthe south stand think it would be a better experience for them,how selfish is that ?
 
ped said:
we have been the best home team in england for the last 5 or 6 years but lets change it because some people inthe south stand think it would be a better experience for them,how selfish is that ?
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Because there's 270,000 at the south stand and only 800 in the family stand.
 
blackley macca said:
Not sure on the stats but we seem to score a lot more when shooting towards the family stand.


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I'm sure the stats would be similar whichever end we attack. The stat is that we score a lot more second half goals than first half, mainly due to teams tiring and us exploiting that.
 
blackley macca said:
Not sure on the stats but we seem to score a lot more when shooting towards the family stand.


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That could be down to us scoring more goals in the 2nd half of games. If we attacked the Southstand 2nd half we would score
more in that end, if this trend was maintained.
 
I don't know why we chose that direction, but the tour guide at City told us that there's a gentleman's agreement between home and visiting teams - the away team will ask to kick off if they win the coin toss, leaving the home team to pick the end they attack first half.
 
Remember 67/68 championship I think we only lost 2 at home ( Maine rd ) United and west brom both playing towards the platt lane first half


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