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

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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.
 
It's been doing my fucking head in for years, how many late goals have we scored in front of half empty and drab family stands (not saying the SS is perfect by any means)?

And we can never score a late winner in front of the away fans either.

Mix it up a bit, it's really weird
 
The ratio of goals scored by us is vastly superior at the FS end.

Every season since our 10 goal season it's been our most productive end. I was in there rather than the SS that season.

I think we score more second half goals as in general our opponents are knackered by then.

The only game I can remember ( there will have been more) where we did the SS second half was a 6-0 hammering of Portsmouth.
 
Think it must be something to do with superstition - like our corners, throw ins and free kicks we like to keep everything on a match day to the same routine.
 
Its always puzzled me.

Make the South stand all City, move the away fans and attack the south stand 2nd half wherever possible.
 
It always amazes me how often clubs get to play towards their preferred end in the 2nd half. Liverpool must win the toss more than 80% of the time at Anfield.
 
Because it's our home only end. It's the end without away fans and the end on the same side as our dressing room. Every team I can think of attacks the opposite end to the away fans second half.
 
blueinsa said:
Its always puzzled me.

Make the South stand all City, move the away fans and attack the south stand 2nd half wherever possible.
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I agree with this,always thought the away fans should be up in the gods,but then there's the argument of away fans above the home fans,don't personally think they'd be moved next to the family stand,so where could we put them?
 
SPIDERBOY said:
I agree with this,always thought the away fans should be up in the gods,but then there's the argument of away fans above the home fans,don't personally think they'd be moved next to the family stand,so where could we put them?
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To extend the South Stand like we did and then literally give a third of it effectively to away fans is ridiculous imo and i can only hope its temporary and that when the stadium expansion is finished, a plan is in place to move the away fans.
 
Sorry cant change it now would be bad luck, besides we are in family level 2 and i love second halfs we do seem to score more at that end.
 
I remember about 18 months ago reading something about Joe Hart preferring it that way, he likes to be able to get our and their fans going. Likes the noise if I remember correctly. (But I was in hospital at the time so maybe I misremember it!!) :-)
 
blueinsa said:
To extend the South Stand like we did and then literally give a third of it effectively to away fans is ridiculous imo and i can only hope its temporary and that when the stadium expansion is finished, a plan is in place to move the away fans.
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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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