The 'Manchester Is Blue' Thread
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Brilliant.
And they wonder why they get called 'plastic'.
Even before the game City fans were grasping at straws, sharing a supposed picture of Old Trafford with empty seats at a semi final against Hull City.
Turns out that was because over 7500 of the Hull allocation went empty.
Even before the game City fans were grasping at straws, sharing a supposed picture of Old Trafford with empty seats at a semi final against Hull City.
Turns out that was because over 7500 of the Hull allocation went empty.
@el magicoAnd they wonder why they get called 'plastic'.
Even before the game City fans were grasping at straws, sharing a supposed picture of Old Trafford with empty seats at a semi final against Hull City.
Turns out that was because over 7500 of the Hull allocation went empty.
A major effect on what, or more importantly, to whom? The type of fan City attract these days is your bog standard glory hunter. The type who contribute very little to the club in terms of matchday revenue or merchandising. Their support of City will always be measured by success on the field, as will their loyalty. No connection with the club and it's history will be formed, no unbreakable bond created from years and years of highs and lows will materalise. They can have 'em.
Plus the fact it came 3 days after 74000+ attended the Reading FA cup game, not forgetting iirc no discounted tickets either, they'll argue that seat counting is a 'rag' obsession, yet they can quote any United attendance that dropped below 60,000 in an instantAnd they wonder why they get called 'plastic'.
Even before the game City fans were grasping at straws, sharing a supposed picture of Old Trafford with empty seats at a semi final against Hull City.
Turns out that was because over 7500 of the Hull allocation went empty.
Indeed. They'll move on when the success does.
Yeah, this is true. Remember back at school, we used have a lot of banter between the Arsenal, Chelsea, Pool fans. Never met or heard of a City fan. In fact, I didn't even know City existed till the 2002 commonwealth games. I grew up with Arsenal being the rival and Liverpool the enemy.
It was a brilliant decision to expand the stadium...
Plastic rubbish club buying their success. A footnote in the history of legitimate football
I don't get the fascination with their empty seats, they are well supported given the size of the club and that their well out numbered in the Greater Manchester area.
I know several blues who used to follow them all over the country when they were in the 3rd tier but just can't afford to go every week.
I know several blues who used to follow them all over the country when they were in the 3rd tier but just can't afford to go every week.
The thread title tells you all you need to know, having perpetuated the myth that "Manchester Is Blue" for decades, reality has bitten them on the arse and with their high profile, the rest of the country can now see what United fans have witnessed, since the end of WWII
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One good night's sleep and I missed 9 world wars. Trump, ffs
World war 11? Jesus, did I sleep through 9 of them?The thread title tells you all you need to know, having perpetuated the myth that "Manchester Is Blue" for decades, reality has bitten them on the arse and with their high profile, the rest of the country can now see what United fans have witnessed, since the end of WW11
Damn it, if only i'd seen your reply right below first.
There was no milk in he office fridge this morning, thus no much needed coffee. Trump, ffs
Yeah they've always had a good hardcore of support - they used to get 30,000 regularly in Div 2 (although, having been to Maine Road a few times in the mid-90s, I remember the booing was awful and the crowd was actually counter-productive at times).
The thing is that their regular match-going support hasn't actually increased that much, despite the money and success. People aren't buying into them at all, at least not in the UK.
One of their key problems is that the north-west football market is really competitive - Liverpool, Everton and United all have huge support and there aren't too many floating voters for City to convert. If they played in, say, the south-west or the far north-west of the country, where there are no big clubs, they could have gained real traction in terms of support.
World War 9 was the best, when Canada saved Spain from the Decepticon & Cobra alliance.
Damnit, the decepticon war was the one I really wanted to be in, it was going to be my heel turn.
To paraphrase a tweet I saw last night (which I won't embed because I sort of know the guy and I doubt he'd want any extra bother from you lot ), we have about 35,000-40,000 season ticket regulars who turn up for every home game. The remaining 10,000 come and go as they please, which means that while we're at 98% of full capacity for league games, cup games that aren't against Barcelona/Real Madrid barely touch 50,000 (unless the club gives tickets away on the cheap like for the Burnley game). It's not really a problem if we carry on winning matches, at least in my view.
), we have about 35,000-40,000 season ticket regulars who turn up for every home game. The remaining 10,000 come and go as they please, which means that while we're at 98% of full capacity for league games, cup games that aren't against Barcelona/Real Madrid barely touch 50,000 (unless the club gives tickets away on the cheap like for the Burnley game). It's not really a problem if we carry on winning matches, at least in my view.I really don't believe that figure.To paraphrase a tweet I saw last night (which I won't embed because I sort of know the guy and I doubt he'd want any extra bother from you lot
These figures are from last season admittedly, but attendances are roughly the same this year:
http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2016-2017/1/
Yeah these stats usually show tickets SOLD but you can clearly see they pretty much never fill 98%
Stats never tell the whole story, it's clear as day the city ground is at 80-90% max every game from looking.
Well, I've been to every home game since 2003 bar a handful, and when I've not been able to go I've handed my seasoncard over to a friend, and it's been somewhere between 95-98% full at basically every home league game since then (it only really dropped significantly while Pearce was there). So I don't know what to tell you.
Your team is playing the greatest football you've ever seen, your club has changed beyond all recognition, you have one of the most progressive managers in the history of the game, you're challenging for an unprecedented quadruple and yet you still can't drag your sorry asses to the stadium for a semi-final.
Never let it be said that this town is blue. It bleeds red.
Never let it be said that this town is blue. It bleeds red.
If it was between 95-98 there wouldn't be many empty seats but it has more empty seats than a serial killers funeral.
We're at the point where you've just chosen to ignore attendance stats I provided you, so I don't think we're going to get anywhere. Have a nice afternoon, mate.
It makes it funnier because for pretty much every game you hear countless radio stations giving away the tickets likewise they hand them out at local colleges, universities, supermarkets etc. Probably why the empty seats are throughout the stadium as I imagine many that got them for free didn't bother going.
I hate these oil owners but at least they could have bought a club which had more passionate supporters orsome history aka Nottingham Forest.
It is funny but the truth is only reason sheikh even bought Manchester city is because of the success and global appeal of Manchester United . Maybe city fans can always be thankful to us.
It is funny but the truth is only reason sheikh even bought Manchester city is because of the success and global appeal of Manchester United . Maybe city fans can always be thankful to us.
I told you stats don't mean a thing when seeing it tells a vastly different story.
Absolutely. That and the fact we weren't at Maine Road anymore. Although, if we have to be thankful to United for anything, being taken over by the Sheikh as a result of United's popularity and becoming one of the best teams in Europe with Pep Guardiola as our manager is a pretty easy thing to thank you for.
The club welcomes youAbsolutely. That and the fact we weren't at Maine Road anymore. Although, if we have to be thankful to United for anything, being taken over by the Sheikh as a result of United's popularity and becoming one of the best teams in Europe with Pep Guardiola as our manager is a pretty easy thing to thank you for.
For the Manchester Derby the said that the traffic was bad so they didn't get to the match on time as an excuse for the empty seats. For the Stoke match they blamed only having 6 days notice of the change of date for having half the ground empty.
There is always an excuse for the empty seats at the Emptihad. What will it be next week the 216 bus been cancelled?
There is always an excuse for the empty seats at the Emptihad. What will it be next week the 216 bus been cancelled?
Wasn't the original plan for them to buy Newcastle? I read once that Ashley thought it was a windup
Exactly this.The thread title tells you all you need to know, having perpetuated the myth that "Manchester Is Blue" for decades, reality has bitten them on the arse and with their high profile, the rest of the country can now see what United fans have witnessed, since the end of WWII
We have more fans outside of Manchester, across the UK and around the World. We also have more fans in Manchester too. Myth busted!
You have to win something, substantial, for a sustained period of time, before such accolades can be handed out. City, for all their huff and puff this season, remain trophyless at present.Absolutely. That and the fact we weren't at Maine Road anymore. Although, if we have to be thankful to United for anything, being taken over by the Sheikh as a result of United's popularity and becoming one of the best teams in Europe with Pep Guardiola as our manager is a pretty easy thing to thank you for.
One good half-season does not make for the best team in Europe. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Apart from Didsbury and obviously Stockport, United dwarf City in fan numbers by an extremely large margin. Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal share a larger fanbase than City right now. Spurs likely push them close as well.Exactly this.
We have more fans outside of Manchester, across the UK and around the World. We also have more fans in Manchester too. Myth busted!
Exactly. They love to pull out those tickets SOLD stats while surrounded by empty seats.Yeah these stats usually show tickets SOLD but you can clearly see they pretty much never fill 98%