Really appreciate the comments from City fans regarding the pre-match part of our video - all very fair points! We should've ideally planned a bit better and parked in an appropriate place to ensure we could do all we wanted to. 🍒
In all reality though i have nothing but respect for bournemouth fans since you’ve been going through so much as a club. Good luck for the season mate come on the moon blues.
Spot on with the 'not entitled' and 'raw' comments about City fans. There's a banner i see on away days that reads' Manchester City - The Worlds Biggest Small Club', which sums up our view of ourselves perfectly. Great video and look forward to viewing your upcoming videos. Also you parked in Clayton, if you park the other side you'll only be a 15-20 min walk to the City centre. 5 mins and £7 in a cab then from the Centre to the Etihad
Well done lads, shame you couldn’t find a pub and you are right City fans are humble and remember what happens when the money runs out. However what makes us special is when it was bad we kept turning up in numbers even in the lower leagues. Will keep watching lads and see how it turns out at the end of the season. CTID.
bro. Every top club has money but City is still the best right now. Money is not everything, there is a different reason for City's succes. Not being biast, just being honest. Coming from a city fan here
As a City fan (And season ticker holder in block 116) I really enjoyed this fellas, very fair and respectful assessment. Think your food & drink costs score was a bit harsh, I feel that the pricing at the Etihad is representative of most Premier League clubs, which is always going to be more expensive than at other places outside the stadium. There used to be a couple of pubs nearby for away fans, sadly a lot of pubs have closed down over the years, hopefully with the new arena, this will bring more options for F&B for away fans. Te pre-match entertainment net to City Square is aimed at families and children, and is situated outside the family stand, so it's not going to be to everyones tastes. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit anyway, I have subscribed and I'll be interested to see how you get on for the rest of the season. I go to away games as well so am intrigued to see how our experiences compare. All the best for the season anyway. Keep up the good work! Tip for next time you visit, there's an area called Ancoats which is about a 10-15 minute walk away towards the city centre, there's many options around there for food and drink, and this area is growing and developing, so bear this in mind for next season 🙂
Excellent video, will follow you over the season... City fans are generally quite friendly and humble, we haven't forgot where we came from or how lucky we have been...
lucky? yes. But is all succes from money? No, if that was the case, the other world class teams in europe would be close to us. They aren't. So, money can't be everything. An example of this is utd and Psg. Get my poiny?
That was lovely. I am so pleased that our fans didn't come across as entitled. Loads of respect to you guys. I'll be fascinated to hear your views on the other teams.
City season ticket holder of 30 years (and I’m 38). Good video - mostly quite fair. The comment about there being no pubs isn’t quite accurate, although there aren’t loads near the ground admittedly. Also feel your comments on the pre-match experience are actually impacted by your own perception of City as a club. The areas you describe are directly behind the Family Stand and are designed to give young children something to do before the game since parents felt old fashioned football concourses were a bit of a bore. Also, the Champions League games are much much worse for tourists. A lot of the older season ticket holders don’t get tickets for night cup games so they get snapped up by lots of Chinese fans usually. You should come up for one of them if you get chance just for the experience. Could be an interesting video. Anyway, good luck for the rest of the season and I hope you stay up.
@@chrisjenks3155 Are you thick? My dad bought me a season ticket as a kid and I’ve been going to games ever since and we still sit together to this day. Jesus.
Unfortunately a lot of the pubs around the Etihad have closed in recent years , hopefully when the new arena opens there will be more options for away fans with bars , restaurants etc ..enjoyed the video and good luck with the season..
City fan here. Really liked the video and thought your comments were fair and largely spot on. I’d just like to point out that there are plenty of pubs within 25 to 30 minutes walk in the Northern Quarter area of the city. We tend to have 2 or 3 in the town then leave just under an hour before kick off and walk up to the ground. I look forward to seeing what you make of visits to other grounds this season. 👍
City season ticket holder here and I really enjoyed both your videos on your day to the Etihad. I thought the assessment was fairly reasonable and I’m pleased our fans gave a good account of themselves. I’ll definitely be subscribing and watching your experience of the rest of the league. Enjoy the season!
Great vlog, I'm a City fan there's quite a few local pubs you would of been fine in, I didn't know the away teams haven't been allocated a pub, nice words, I shall follow with interest!
I’m a city fan. I really enjoyed this never really thought about the opinion off the away fan but thought this were really interesting and can not disagree with what you both said, so much so iv subscribed to see what you think off the other stadiums..
Fair play from West Ham fan respect City fans tbf and that’s the same with us I’m a ST holder and my first season being a ST holder we were in the championship this was when we were at Upton Park and even in the championship we sold out every game I only remember one game with empty seats and there was a problem with the trains on that day. You saw it the other week as well we are on our best run in years but haven’t won a trophy for 40 years and you saw against you 62500 fans that is credible imo if anything is and we’ll do that every prem game this season watch us the only thing that won’t sell out is hospitality but that’s because it’s a rip off. When we were fighting relegation also kept selling out the bowl. Anyways I respect City fans and imo the best fans in the big 6
@@john-qt1ih brilliant fans at west ham, I have never been but you’re new stadium looks beautiful. You are are probably the same as us in that part off you mis the old stadium main road for us there is not the same feeling in the new stadiums is there? But I also understand that if you want to get better on the pitch you need a fancy new stadium! Good luck for the season John 👍
I’m a city fan. I’ve subscribed as I like the cut of your jib. 😂 You talk a lot of sincere sense and you are true football fans true football lovers. Love your insight to where city went to years ago and how we came back and how much we are still on a high from coming back from where we were. Brilliant analysis guys.Top fellas 👍👍 So yeah thought I’d subscribe. Good luck the cherries 👍👍
Really loved this video as a City Season Ticket holder, this is a great concept and looking forward to seeing how we compare to other teams throughout the season 💪🏻
Hi lads hope you're well. As a City supporter for 38yrs it was very interesting hearing about your experience at the Etihad 😀. It's been said before about the lack of pub's in the area for away supporters. When City moved from Maine Road to the Etihad the local council & police wanted to keep away supporters in the City centre for as long as possible before the game & always escort them to the ground. For some reason they just haven't changed their way of thinking over the years which is a shame. When it comes to the atmosphere & things to do outside the stadium before the game it is set up in a really family friendly way. City, as a whole, really prides itself as a very family friendly club for both home & away supporters but yes, I do agree that there could be a couple more bars outside the ground at the away end where away supporters can buy alcohol before the game. City Supporters have been accused of not being behind the team, not singing, not filling the ground etc etc for a hell of a long time. But we are very passionate supporters & the atmosphere inside the ground is always magnificent in my opinion. I've never been to the Vitality Stadium before so I can't compare it to the Etihad but if I get the chance I hope I'll have a good experience like you did at our ground 😀 The Bournemouth supporters who I meet were really great & (although you had to travel so far, & in that heat) were really friendly which was great to see 😀. I have to travel across from the east coast every other week & I'm not always in the best of moods when I finally get to my seat in the ground 🤣. Anyway. Sorry about the long comment 😆. I look forward to seeing how my beloved Etihad stands up against the other grounds you visit 😀. Thanks for sharing your experience & good luck for the season 👍 P.S, Thanks for not wearing red & I've got rid of that red subscribe button 🤣
Quite a fair rating. Unfortunately with how city are going, we have a lot of stuff geared to youngsters & the fan experience. Most of us normal fans ignore it all, but I think city are ahead of most clubs with this kind of stuff. There's a dj inside the stadium as well, pretty shite for us old skoolers but day trippers and kids love it so 🤷♂️
Think you are spot on . Personally I think the club (City) seem to think that unless you go into The Tunnel Club or any of the other corporate areas you must be a kid ! About time they put a bit more effort into a more grown-up fan zone/area too , even doing an away one too . They must be a market in a thousand plus away fans ?
Just seen this and wondered what the away experience is like, I'm there every other week (city season ticket holder) and agree with a lot of your points. Bit sanitised and lacking pubs (City centre is only 15-20 walk away if you know which way to go.) Best of luck for the season.
I'm a City fan, really enjoyed your away day vlog to the Etihad. For pubs you need to do your research before turning up as the pubs are close but not immediately visable. Etihad been open since 2003 and many of the pubs local to the stadium on the walk from Manchester have closed, I can think of 5. We do have 4/5 pubs closer to the ground, Mary D''s is a 3min walk from the away end and can accomodate about 400/500 fans, great atmosphere, disco bar a vault and an external area. We have City Square which is outside the club shop on the other side of the stadium from the away fans, it's not big fod drinking as it's a bit more family orientated.
Appreciate your feedback here! We went to City Square, which was fun, however you couldn't get a drink here (not that it's all about the pre-match beers!). We also learned that Mary D's wouldn't accept away fans - not sure if that is because it reached capacity for this game? Either way though, had a great day - apart from the football!!
@@afcbpodcast the fan zone you went to is outside the family stand where families with children go to, it’s probably the worst place to go to but there’s no good places to go to really, Mary D’s will also NEVER accept away fans in any game 🤣 but enjoyed the video and didn’t jump on the bandwagon of “no fans and no atmosphere” etc
There are tonnes of pubs in the city centre, which is 20 minutes away. There’s a few near the ground Hope you had a good time in Manchester. Glad to see you’ve seen we aren’t a club full of tourists/ plastics.
Should of just gone into Manchester for a beer, northern quarter so many pubs and a 15 minute walk along the canal which is also a nice walk. The fact that the concourse is also good and you can drink and sing with your fans must be a bonus for lack of pubs near ground. Some away concourses you can’t even do that. Good video and I’ve subscribed enjoy the rest of the season good luck 🤞
City fan here, from Switzerland nonetheless. Love the concept you came up with and all in all I think a very fair review. As many have pointed out, I think pre match experience would turn as the most „controversial“ topic. Me being a „tourist“, I don‘t really vibe with all funfair stuff that is being provided. In this day and age of commercialization of football, and Manchester City (let‘s not deny it), the club takes decisions based on business. Certainly exciting for the younger generation and people who‘ve been drawn to football more recently (perhaps), whereas the adults or just hardcore football fans feel a bit awkward toward all this stuff. If I‘m allowed, since you‘ve already have this great list of talking points, I‘d suggest putting chapters of those in your videos. Me personally, I‘ve watched the whole thing, but I‘m not sure everyone is going to sit through a 30-odd minute video. Maybe you can work towards better viewer retention like that :) All the best for the season and I’m looking forward to our away game at Dean Court!
City season ticket holder here. More than fair review. As a regular away day goer myself, I understand the frustration of not being able to find a decent away pub nearby. There's not a lot of pubs in the area anymore in general home or away, but there's a few that will allow away fans. Just have to know where they are. most away fans tend to drink in the city centre, it's only a 20-30 minute straightforward walk to the ground or 10 minutes on the tram/bus from there. City Square is based outside the family stand. It's essentially a kids zone. Good series this and refreshing to see you look at it as objectively as possible without the usual Internet misconceptions.
Brilliant idea and execution chaps - congratulations! As a city fan I agree with a lot of your thoughts. The biggest gripe I have is the location of the stadium being east of the city is a pain to get to. The tram and buses work for local fans but for those a bit further out and obviously away fans like yourselves it’s a pain to get to. Interesting as city have a few hundred couple of thousand fans that don’t turn up for the lower profile games due to this reason. Didn’t realise there were no local’ish pubs for away fans - can see that’s a pain. Cheers and good luck for the season Bournemouth.
Great objective comments there lads. Regarding a pre match beer, plenty of bars around piccadilly Station, which isn't far from the ground. You have to bear in mind that 20 years ago eastlands was brownfield and underdeveloped, and regeneration takes time. Its a long term project, and it's looking good so far I'm sure you'd agree. We've come a long way since we moved. Best of luck for the season lads, take care
loved this. very fair analysis. would have been easy to make the empty seats, tourist etc jokes as many other football vloggers will, but this was great. hopefully you get to come up for a cup game or something and see the other side, we aren't as far from town as you thought! 20/25 minute walk or 10 minute tram to the pubs in and around Piccadilly. fair play for making the journey though at the end of the day! enjoy the season, looking forward to seeing the rest of your trips.
My late father was from Poole and a huge Pirates fan. I am Manchester born like my late mother who was a City fan. Been a blue since 1989 when mum got me a City home shirt and she bought 2 VHS City tapes. Lee, Bell and Summerbee and the 1989 promotion tape. Keep fighting Bournemouth 💪
Top notch vlog , respect from a City supporter , btw most of the pubs were demolished when the slum clearances were going on in East Manchester late 60s.
City fan who now lives in the States, so don’t get over as much as I’d like. That said, if you’d have taken the train up to Piccadilly, you were 2-3 minutes from numerous opportunities for a decent pint in town, and could have even had a wander through town, incl the NQ. The walk, or even the tram, is easy from town (done the walk many times), esp on such a glorious day! Be glad it wasn’t pudding down like usual! 😂 Anyway, surprised it wasn’t a “Decent day,” but think you’ll come back and upgrade it later after you’ve experienced fo d of the crap you’ll find elsewhere. Us Mancs are good people and us Blues are the best of the good! 😉 Great job! Enjoyed it! New subscriber who will watch the rest with interest. One slight negative, thought there could have been a little more video and maybe even a clip or two of your meetings with home fans (“So, what do you think of AFCB?” “How would you rate your away day experience?”). Overall, really enjoyable! And, I hope that wasn’t actually Amstel Light yet pansy! Get some Boddy’s in yer! 😉👍
Fantastic vlog... Great to see the experience from your view... Worth starting your day in the city... we talked to a few away fans in the pubs, always great to know your stories! City fans are very grounded, yes it will probably change... we still fear losing! 🤣 All the best for the season and do we not get extra marks for a sunny and not wet... Manchester! 😎
You must’ve parked about a minute’s walk from The Grove pub, a Holt’s pub serving Manchester’s finest beer. Thought it was a great atmosphere on Saturday, slightly better than usual. Nice of you to not fall into the stereotype ‘Emptihad’ nonsense and recognise that the stadium is mainly populated by Mancunians. Enjoyed the vlog and you two have got a great format. Best if luck for the season. Ps. If there’s any spare tickets going for the return match at your place give me a shout! It’s nigh on impossible to get one in our end!
Season ticket holder city south stand block 114 right next to away end. Heard your comment about the away end barrier with the stewards it’s like that every game they put nothing else there, great video good luck for rest of the season
As a Blue... I've subscribed & thought some/most of the comments were fair. I'm a 'legacy' fan since the 60s & know who/what we are. Will never be entitled & always be humble. Have read comment below & will finish them later..but the seen ones come across similar to myself. I didn't know of your Russian money btw!! We only hate the two r#d vermin teams...& are loving one of them's demise. Good luck for the season boys 🔝🍺
14:50 for united games they have pop-up metal barriers that are about 7-8 feet high outside the stadium and a layer of stewards on each side of the fence as well as backup inside and down by the pitch, the place is basically locked down when city play United or Liverpool to avoid any conflict
Great review lads. The City pregame experience, as a ST holder, isn't for me either. I think you should consider the game when it comes to the atmosphere in future, perhaps only as a reference because if a game is close (which is wasn't) then there's going to be more tension and atmosphere. In terms of the fans and the tourists, at least with the ST holders who I'm with near the away fans, it's all the same people year in year out, the ST holders at least are all Manchester. Shame about no away pubs, that's not on if you ask me. Surprised it took you to 65 minutes to sing 'where were you when you were shit'. We're used to that in the first ten minutes haha.
Ironically there were plenty of fans when we were shit. The best thing about that song though is the fact that the fans that sing it weren't there when they were shit. I mean, take bolton wanderers for instance, there in league 1 and their ground is half empty, 1 day they will be back in the premier league, and sing to city where were you when youbwere shit. Its a shite song.
Enjoyed your video lads and yes city fans are very decent fans, i had some watford fans up last year and they wanted to know where they could have a freindly drink before the game so i took them to the cloudwater brewery taproom its 15 min walk from the stadium and 5 min walk from piccadilly train station it has great selection of beers and very freindly too, good luck for the rest of the season and please be careful next week. Ps dont worry about the red and black shirts they are great and my favourite city away colours.
I am a city fan and it is interesting what other fans think. And I am very interested in what your thoughts are about every club you visit. Good job boys. You gained a new subscriber.
Nice vid lads. Welcome back next year. Problem with the Pubs is other clubs have caused problems and unfortunately all now suffer. Pre match I remember at Maine Road in the early '60's pre-match entertainment was a Marching Brass Band and a couple of guys who walked around with Tea Urns. Mind you I only paid 2 shilling to get in to games ..... how times have changed.
Good format guys, enjoyed all your well balanced posts - however : if you want a drink, go to the city centre - you can get a tram from Piccadilly Gardens to Ethiad Campus (every 15mins - takes 10mins)
Good vlog. Will be interested to see how we do against others as an away fan. Get the pre match pub bit near ground mate. There aren’t even many for us home fans tbf. Northern Q is only 25 mins walk down the canal. Area called Ancoats which now has lots of bars, nice squares to sit and drink in etc even closer. Also lots bars en route down canal. No issues at all with away fans ( well, obvious exceptions maybe). Have a look and try it next year perhaps. 👍🏻
Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to your Anfield review to compare. Good luck for the season hope you guys stay up, my mates going uni in Bournemouth next month so I will be shouting for you
This was fantastic to watch, next time go to The Victoria pub on Croft St, north of the ground. The landlord Jason is great and no reason away fans won't be welcomed. I agree with you about the matchday experience especially outside before the game. We do now get lots of tourists but we also have over 35000 season ticket holders. Our core support is nothing like 55000 thousand so the club has to try and attract families.
@@Theslyness1 fa cup 1904 60 years b4 liverpool years b4 arsenal years b4 united won a European trophy before the mighty barca you fool highest crowd ever in England outside of wembley yes a small club you clown 😂😂😂😂
City fan here. Really enjoyed your video and thought it was a fair representation of the general match day experience. There are loads of pubs in the city centre you could’ve enjoyed prior to the match. You won’t make the same mistake next time. Fair play and I’m sure you’ll finish above United so that’s good enough for me
Brilliant comments lads . really fair as well... I was at the game in 1989 when we was 3-0 up and you guys came back to draw 3-3 with that Luther Blissits injury time penalty ..broke my heart...but we signed Ian Bishop on the back of that game .. Good luck this season...💙💙
I remember that too mate. Boiling hot day, promotion virtually sealed, beach balls etc. Then the “ typical City” came to the fore. Still, we got there the week after.
I don't think seeing great players is the same as letting the match play or outcome influence the ratings. I think seeing those players is part of the overall City experience.
City fan here, been going home and away since 89. Etihad is shite but our away support is spot on. We're getting quite a bit of young support now we're pretty good which is good to see.
It’s weird they don’t show the footy on tv before the game in the away end. The home fans have it on around the concourse. Great interesting video guys
Btw, not sure some of us have forgiven you for ruining our day in 1989… 😂. Sun shining, 3-0 up, promotion back to Div 1 sealed, beach balls, inflatables… Then in the old “ typical Citeh” fashion, ended 3-3. Still, was a good day the week after when we did manage to seal it at Bradford. Things like that keep us grounded and humble. Real footy fans know and ignore the social media myths. Really good vlog and concept. Have subscribed and will watch with interest. Good luck for the season.
Unfortunately what economy couldn't do, Covid did and across the city you can find the pubs which didn't survived and were closed for good. Sad but true. Nevertheless it was nice to have you guys at the Etihad, come back soon. You are doing great job. Greetings from Manchester.
Loved your vlogs....you must visit etihad on champions league and big 6 nights.....thats when you'll see the real atmosphere and powerful version experience of etihad....you can ask villa fans how they felt on the fibal day previous season bcoz even if its not big 6 game or CL game , we still want the win as its the title decider...those are the kinds of games any stadium produces its best atmosphere....with all due respect you can not expect us to give you the best atmosphere that we do for big games.......anyway loved your vlogging style👊....
Very reasonable conclusion. There’s plenty of places to drink for city fans but nothing for away fans. Around the ground it is very family friendly. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Wearing colours pubs near the ground isn’t going to work. Loads of pubs you can go into in town. Piccadilly Tavern being the usual one for away fans as it’s the right side of town to get to the Etihad. Shambles Square pubs the ones used by the European teams for a bit more day time drinking before an evening game. If you’re into your beer there are a load of amazing Craft Beer pubs, bars, tap houses and breweries. I always like to see pubs/bars in the city or town as part of my away days. Anyway good video and enjoyed watching it.
Glad you enjoyed yourselves lads and nice to see and hear another rival mention the atmosphere being loud because we get a lot of stick over it and it ain't true that the Etihad is quiet. So thanks for that lads you put that nonsense bs to bed
Well done Sam and Tom, very honest. 🙂👍 City fans are humble. Thing is I think there's a DNA difference. City is much more family orientated, lots more women and children and less toxic than some others. Back in the day when City were in the third tier, their crowds actually increased. It's a usual charge against City that it is quiet. Probably reflecting the more families. It's an area in transition. It was largely an industrial wasteland, so lots of pubs got bulldozed in the area''s decline. It was a coal-mine. Am a tee-totaller so beer not required but ironically you were underneath a specially built pub "The Ardwick" you may have seen signs to it? It is in the angle of the South Stand and the East Stand, a couple of levels up. Check it on the internet. A traditional pub. City were formed as Gorton Sr.. Mark's with red and black stripes like A.F.C. Bournemouth, the "Ardwick" kit, which reappears as an away kit. Glad you liked the CFA Stadium. There's a third stadium on the other side of the main stadium which was used as a warm-up track for the Commonwealth Games and has been retained for athletics and track and field and sometimes used for football I think. As Glyn mentioned there is a fourth stadium near the North Stand,, an indoor arena, the largest in Europe at 23,500 being built by Oak View an American company who jointly own it with City's owners and Harry Styles. Largely for pop music. The club have announced they plan to extend the North Stand so the concourse will be bigger. Because City's clientele is rather different, maybe some of the other arenas may be should be used to increase the match-day experience, depending on the weather, of bar-b-queues etc. Best pubs in the city-centre are around the Cathedral in the Medieval Quarter, for alternatives there's the Northern Quarter. Glad you liked the safe-standing. City are innovative and am sure would appreciate feedback. Sorry about yesterday's result. I hope you will be fine. 🙂👏
From a blue the Pubs round the ground are a bit crap anyway bar a couple even for home fans. Shame you couldn’t have gone into town/northern quarter etc but I get the comments and think your review is fair. You’ve gained a sub anyway as I’m planning on more aways this season so be interesting to see how you rate grounds 👍
As a hard core city fan myself I find city play really well with a decent atmosphere. Liverpool and United fans make jokes about city having plastic fans and the atmosphere being dead in the stadium but there’s no substance to this, I used to be a season ticket holder relatively close to the away stand and I always remember the atmosphere being amazing no matter who we played. I feel like we were done dirty with covid because we had to play behind closed doors and that’s why we didn’t quite win the premier league whereas Liverpool are used to playing with a fairly quiet stadium during the game anyway.
The ground is close to the city centre, we all drink in town and walk to the match or jump on the tram 10 mins, but I guess if u come on a coach it's abit more difficult to find the time.
The arrogance thing is very true, match going fans are mainly local and been around through the shite years, we still sing “we never win at home and we never win away, we lost last week and we lost today” as a cheeky reminder to those years where we (as fans) bantered our way through some absolute dross.
PS. Most of us don’t go near City Sq outside ground either… 😀. Is what it is and great for kids and families. Guess it’s just symptomatic of what footy is or striving to be maybe.
Matches against Liverpool or United etc or when things get a little rowdy they’ll have a line of stewards or police stand between the two sets of fans. I’m a season ticket holder, that atmosphere is pretty much how it is every match. Obviously more intense with rivals. But apart from the lengthy Bernardo song it was actually quite muted for a normal City match.
As a city fan, this review is absolutely, 100%, fucking.. spot on 😂 I really miss Maine Road - you're spot on about the pre match feeling like a funfair, it's so cringe. The Etihad is a beautiful stadium but the atmosphere is a bit... Meh.
As a City fan I have always found the pre match City Square experience to be cringeworthy. Maybe it's my age. As for the no away fans pubs, actually there are very few pubs in the area..Full stop.
If you think city’s expensive, wait for West Ham away😂😂😂and no nets are used for derby day and stuff, just more stewards, can get nasty lol, thank you for saying you respect us as well, good luck for this season x
Really appreciate the comments from City fans regarding the pre-match part of our video - all very fair points! We should've ideally planned a bit better and parked in an appropriate place to ensure we could do all we wanted to. 🍒
Can confirm we have the best mcdonalds in the league 💪🏽💪🏽
In all reality though i have nothing but respect for bournemouth fans since you’ve been going through so much as a club. Good luck for the season mate come on the moon blues.
Plenty of boozers for away fans it’s just knowing where to go (no fault of your own)
Spot on with the 'not entitled' and 'raw' comments about City fans. There's a banner i see on away days that reads' Manchester City - The Worlds Biggest Small Club', which sums up our view of ourselves perfectly. Great video and look forward to viewing your upcoming videos. Also you parked in Clayton, if you park the other side you'll only be a 15-20 min walk to the City centre. 5 mins and £7 in a cab then from the Centre to the Etihad
We totally parked the wrong side of the stadium! 😩
Well done lads, shame you couldn’t find a pub and you are right City fans are humble and remember what happens when the money runs out. However what makes us special is when it was bad we kept turning up in numbers even in the lower leagues. Will keep watching lads and see how it turns out at the end of the season. CTID.
bro. Every top club has money but City is still the best right now. Money is not everything, there is a different reason for City's succes. Not being biast, just being honest. Coming from a city fan here
As a City fan, thought that was fairly balanced & totally understand the pub situation
As a City fan (And season ticker holder in block 116) I really enjoyed this fellas, very fair and respectful assessment. Think your food & drink costs score was a bit harsh, I feel that the pricing at the Etihad is representative of most Premier League clubs, which is always going to be more expensive than at other places outside the stadium. There used to be a couple of pubs nearby for away fans, sadly a lot of pubs have closed down over the years, hopefully with the new arena, this will bring more options for F&B for away fans.
Te pre-match entertainment net to City Square is aimed at families and children, and is situated outside the family stand, so it's not going to be to everyones tastes. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit anyway, I have subscribed and I'll be interested to see how you get on for the rest of the season. I go to away games as well so am intrigued to see how our experiences compare. All the best for the season anyway. Keep up the good work!
Tip for next time you visit, there's an area called Ancoats which is about a 10-15 minute walk away towards the city centre, there's many options around there for food and drink, and this area is growing and developing, so bear this in mind for next season 🙂
Excellent video, will follow you over the season... City fans are generally quite friendly and humble, we haven't forgot where we came from or how lucky we have been...
lucky? yes. But is all succes from money? No, if that was the case, the other world class teams in europe would be close to us. They aren't. So, money can't be everything. An example of this is utd and Psg. Get my poiny?
That was lovely. I am so pleased that our fans didn't come across as entitled. Loads of respect to you guys. I'll be fascinated to hear your views on the other teams.
City season ticket holder of 30 years (and I’m 38). Good video - mostly quite fair.
The comment about there being no pubs isn’t quite accurate, although there aren’t loads near the ground admittedly. Also feel your comments on the pre-match experience are actually impacted by your own perception of City as a club. The areas you describe are directly behind the Family Stand and are designed to give young children something to do before the game since parents felt old fashioned football concourses were a bit of a bore.
Also, the Champions League games are much much worse for tourists. A lot of the older season ticket holders don’t get tickets for night cup games so they get snapped up by lots of Chinese fans usually. You should come up for one of them if you get chance just for the experience. Could be an interesting video.
Anyway, good luck for the rest of the season and I hope you stay up.
Fair shout. Thanks for the comment.
@@chrisjenks3155 Are you thick? My dad bought me a season ticket as a kid and I’ve been going to games ever since and we still sit together to this day. Jesus.
@@chrisjenks3155 You utter weirdo 🤣🤣🤣
@@chrisjenks3155 what’s your fucking problem bro
@@chrisjenks3155 My lad is pushing 30 and I bought him a season ticket when he was five. Don't see your point.
Unfortunately a lot of the pubs around the Etihad have closed in recent years , hopefully when the new arena opens there will be more options for away fans with bars , restaurants etc ..enjoyed the video and good luck with the season..
There are talks about the bars at the new arena being open on match days and when events arent on, so hopefully there is something for everyone soon.
City fan here. Really liked the video and thought your comments were fair and largely spot on. I’d just like to point out that there are plenty of pubs within 25 to 30 minutes walk in the Northern Quarter area of the city. We tend to have 2 or 3 in the town then leave just under an hour before kick off and walk up to the ground. I look forward to seeing what you make of visits to other grounds this season. 👍
City season ticket holder here and I really enjoyed both your videos on your day to the Etihad. I thought the assessment was fairly reasonable and I’m pleased our fans gave a good account of themselves. I’ll definitely be subscribing and watching your experience of the rest of the league. Enjoy the season!
Great vlog, I'm a City fan there's quite a few local pubs you would of been fine in, I didn't know the away teams haven't been allocated a pub, nice words, I shall follow with interest!
Thank you 👍
I’m a city fan. I really enjoyed this never really thought about the opinion off the away fan but thought this were really interesting and can not disagree with what you both said, so much so iv subscribed to see what you think off the other stadiums..
These guys do a great job
Fair play from West Ham fan respect City fans tbf and that’s the same with us I’m a ST holder and my first season being a ST holder we were in the championship this was when we were at Upton Park and even in the championship we sold out every game I only remember one game with empty seats and there was a problem with the trains on that day. You saw it the other week as well we are on our best run in years but haven’t won a trophy for 40 years and you saw against you 62500 fans that is credible imo if anything is and we’ll do that every prem game this season watch us the only thing that won’t sell out is hospitality but that’s because it’s a rip off. When we were fighting relegation also kept selling out the bowl. Anyways I respect City fans and imo the best fans in the big 6
@@john-qt1ih brilliant fans at west ham, I have never been but you’re new stadium looks beautiful. You are are probably the same as us in that part off you mis the old stadium main road for us there is not the same feeling in the new stadiums is there? But I also understand that if you want to get better on the pitch you need a fancy new stadium! Good luck for the season John 👍
City fan here and I've got to say this is great. Really nice to hear your opinions and agree with your sentiments. Nice one lads!
I’m a city fan. I’ve subscribed as I like the cut of your jib. 😂
You talk a lot of sincere sense and you are true football fans true football lovers. Love your insight to where city went to years ago and how we came back and how much we are still on a high from coming back from where we were. Brilliant analysis guys.Top fellas 👍👍
So yeah thought I’d subscribe.
Good luck the cherries 👍👍
Really loved this video as a City Season Ticket holder, this is a great concept and looking forward to seeing how we compare to other teams throughout the season 💪🏻
What is a city season ticket?
Hi lads hope you're well.
As a City supporter for 38yrs it was very interesting hearing about your experience at the Etihad 😀.
It's been said before about the lack of pub's in the area for away supporters. When City moved from Maine Road to the Etihad the local council & police wanted to keep away supporters in the City centre for as long as possible before the game & always escort them to the ground.
For some reason they just haven't changed their way of thinking over the years which is a shame.
When it comes to the atmosphere & things to do outside the stadium before the game it is set up in a really family friendly way.
City, as a whole, really prides itself as a very family friendly club for both home & away supporters but yes, I do agree that there could be a couple more bars outside the ground at the away end where away supporters can buy alcohol before the game.
City Supporters have been accused of not being behind the team, not singing, not filling the ground etc etc for a hell of a long time. But we are very passionate supporters & the atmosphere inside the ground is always magnificent in my opinion.
I've never been to the Vitality Stadium before so I can't compare it to the Etihad but if I get the chance I hope I'll have a good experience like you did at our ground 😀
The Bournemouth supporters who I meet were really great & (although you had to travel so far, & in that heat) were really friendly which was great to see 😀.
I have to travel across from the east coast every other week & I'm not always in the best of moods when I finally get to my seat in the ground 🤣.
Anyway. Sorry about the long comment 😆.
I look forward to seeing how my beloved Etihad stands up against the other grounds you visit 😀.
Thanks for sharing your experience & good luck for the season 👍
P.S, Thanks for not wearing red & I've got rid of that red subscribe button 🤣
Quite a fair rating. Unfortunately with how city are going, we have a lot of stuff geared to youngsters & the fan experience. Most of us normal fans ignore it all, but I think city are ahead of most clubs with this kind of stuff. There's a dj inside the stadium as well, pretty shite for us old skoolers but day trippers and kids love it so 🤷♂️
Think you are spot on . Personally I think the club (City) seem to think that unless you go into The Tunnel Club or any of the other corporate areas you must be a kid !
About time they put a bit more effort into a more grown-up fan zone/area too , even doing an away one too . They must be a market in a thousand plus away fans ?
Some great local band on in the fan square
I thought the DJ did nothing but stop any chants from really going on
Just seen this and wondered what the away experience is like, I'm there every other week (city season ticket holder) and agree with a lot of your points. Bit sanitised and lacking pubs (City centre is only 15-20 walk away if you know which way to go.)
Best of luck for the season.
I'm a City fan, really enjoyed your away day vlog to the Etihad.
For pubs you need to do your research before turning up as the pubs are close but not immediately visable.
Etihad been open since 2003 and many of the pubs local to the stadium on the walk from Manchester have closed, I can think of 5. We do have 4/5 pubs closer to the ground, Mary D''s is a 3min walk from the away end and can accomodate about 400/500 fans, great atmosphere, disco bar a vault and an external area. We have City Square which is outside the club shop on the other side of the stadium from the away fans, it's not big fod drinking as it's a bit more family orientated.
Appreciate your feedback here! We went to City Square, which was fun, however you couldn't get a drink here (not that it's all about the pre-match beers!). We also learned that Mary D's wouldn't accept away fans - not sure if that is because it reached capacity for this game? Either way though, had a great day - apart from the football!!
@@afcbpodcast the fan zone you went to is outside the family stand where families with children go to, it’s probably the worst place to go to but there’s no good places to go to really, Mary D’s will also NEVER accept away fans in any game 🤣 but enjoyed the video and didn’t jump on the bandwagon of “no fans and no atmosphere” etc
City square is outside the family stand - so kid orientated
And the fan separation - line of police + stewards for intense matches
Great vid 💙
There are tonnes of pubs in the city centre, which is 20 minutes away. There’s a few near the ground
Hope you had a good time in Manchester. Glad to see you’ve seen we aren’t a club full of tourists/ plastics.
Sounds like the missing away pub cost us! Good review though chaps, nice to hear decent fans opinions.
Really like Bournemouth fans, down to earth and very knowledgeable.
Should of just gone into Manchester for a beer, northern quarter so many pubs and a 15 minute walk along the canal which is also a nice walk. The fact that the concourse is also good and you can drink and sing with your fans must be a bonus for lack of pubs near ground. Some away concourses you can’t even do that. Good video and I’ve subscribed enjoy the rest of the season good luck 🤞
City fan here, from Switzerland nonetheless. Love the concept you came up with and all in all I think a very fair review. As many have pointed out, I think pre match experience would turn as the most „controversial“ topic. Me being a „tourist“, I don‘t really vibe with all funfair stuff that is being provided. In this day and age of commercialization of football, and Manchester City (let‘s not deny it), the club takes decisions based on business. Certainly exciting for the younger generation and people who‘ve been drawn to football more recently (perhaps), whereas the adults or just hardcore football fans feel a bit awkward toward all this stuff.
If I‘m allowed, since you‘ve already have this great list of talking points, I‘d suggest putting chapters of those in your videos. Me personally, I‘ve watched the whole thing, but I‘m not sure everyone is going to sit through a 30-odd minute video. Maybe you can work towards better viewer retention like that :)
All the best for the season and I’m looking forward to our away game at Dean Court!
City season ticket holder here. More than fair review.
As a regular away day goer myself, I understand the frustration of not being able to find a decent away pub nearby. There's not a lot of pubs in the area anymore in general home or away, but there's a few that will allow away fans. Just have to know where they are.
most away fans tend to drink in the city centre, it's only a 20-30 minute straightforward walk to the ground or 10 minutes on the tram/bus from there.
City Square is based outside the family stand. It's essentially a kids zone. Good series this and refreshing to see you look at it as objectively as possible without the usual Internet misconceptions.
Brilliant idea and execution chaps - congratulations! As a city fan I agree with a lot of your thoughts. The biggest gripe I have is the location of the stadium being east of the city is a pain to get to. The tram and buses work for local fans but for those a bit further out and obviously away fans like yourselves it’s a pain to get to. Interesting as city have a few hundred couple of thousand fans that don’t turn up for the lower profile games due to this reason. Didn’t realise there were no local’ish pubs for away fans - can see that’s a pain. Cheers and good luck for the season Bournemouth.
Brother, the city stadium is 15 minute walk from Manchester City centre.
Great objective comments there lads. Regarding a pre match beer, plenty of bars around piccadilly Station, which isn't far from the ground. You have to bear in mind that 20 years ago eastlands was brownfield and underdeveloped, and regeneration takes time. Its a long term project, and it's looking good so far I'm sure you'd agree. We've come a long way since we moved.
Best of luck for the season lads, take care
loved this. very fair analysis. would have been easy to make the empty seats, tourist etc jokes as many other football vloggers will, but this was great. hopefully you get to come up for a cup game or something and see the other side, we aren't as far from town as you thought! 20/25 minute walk or 10 minute tram to the pubs in and around Piccadilly. fair play for making the journey though at the end of the day! enjoy the season, looking forward to seeing the rest of your trips.
My late father was from Poole and a huge Pirates fan. I am Manchester born like my late mother who was a City fan. Been a blue since 1989 when mum got me a City home shirt and she bought 2 VHS City tapes. Lee, Bell and Summerbee and the 1989 promotion tape. Keep fighting Bournemouth 💪
We signed Ian Bishop of Bournemouth in the Summer of 89 lol MCFC
@@craigmullen9046 Yes 😁
Love this content, subscribed! Looking forward to the next one!
Top notch vlog , respect from a City supporter , btw most of the pubs were demolished when the slum clearances were going on in East Manchester late 60s.
City fan who now lives in the States, so don’t get over as much as I’d like. That said, if you’d have taken the train up to Piccadilly, you were 2-3 minutes from numerous opportunities for a decent pint in town, and could have even had a wander through town, incl the NQ.
The walk, or even the tram, is easy from town (done the walk many times), esp on such a glorious day! Be glad it wasn’t pudding down like usual! 😂
Anyway, surprised it wasn’t a “Decent day,” but think you’ll come back and upgrade it later after you’ve experienced fo d of the crap you’ll find elsewhere.
Us Mancs are good people and us Blues are the best of the good! 😉
Great job! Enjoyed it! New subscriber who will watch the rest with interest.
One slight negative, thought there could have been a little more video and maybe even a clip or two of your meetings with home fans (“So, what do you think of AFCB?” “How would you rate your away day experience?”).
Overall, really enjoyable!
And, I hope that wasn’t actually Amstel Light yet pansy! Get some Boddy’s in yer! 😉👍
Great vid guys, much respect from a Manc Bertie.
Fantastic vlog... Great to see the experience from your view... Worth starting your day in the city... we talked to a few away fans in the pubs, always great to know your stories! City fans are very grounded, yes it will probably change... we still fear losing! 🤣 All the best for the season and do we not get extra marks for a sunny and not wet... Manchester! 😎
You must’ve parked about a minute’s walk from The Grove pub, a Holt’s pub serving Manchester’s finest beer. Thought it was a great atmosphere on Saturday, slightly better than usual. Nice of you to not fall into the stereotype ‘Emptihad’ nonsense and recognise that the stadium is mainly populated by Mancunians. Enjoyed the vlog and you two have got a great format. Best if luck for the season. Ps. If there’s any spare tickets going for the return match at your place give me a shout! It’s nigh on impossible to get one in our end!
Season ticket holder city south stand block 114 right next to away end. Heard your comment about the away end barrier with the stewards it’s like that every game they put nothing else there, great video good luck for rest of the season
As a Blue... I've subscribed & thought some/most of the comments were fair. I'm a 'legacy' fan since the 60s & know who/what we are. Will never be entitled & always be humble. Have read comment below & will finish them later..but the seen ones come across similar to myself. I didn't know of your Russian money btw!! We only hate the two r#d vermin teams...& are loving one of them's demise. Good luck for the season boys 🔝🍺
14:50 for united games they have pop-up metal barriers that are about 7-8 feet high outside the stadium and a layer of stewards on each side of the fence as well as backup inside and down by the pitch, the place is basically locked down when city play United or Liverpool to avoid any conflict
Great review lads. The City pregame experience, as a ST holder, isn't for me either. I think you should consider the game when it comes to the atmosphere in future, perhaps only as a reference because if a game is close (which is wasn't) then there's going to be more tension and atmosphere. In terms of the fans and the tourists, at least with the ST holders who I'm with near the away fans, it's all the same people year in year out, the ST holders at least are all Manchester. Shame about no away pubs, that's not on if you ask me. Surprised it took you to 65 minutes to sing 'where were you when you were shit'. We're used to that in the first ten minutes haha.
Ironically there were plenty of fans when we were shit. The best thing about that song though is the fact that the fans that sing it weren't there when they were shit. I mean, take bolton wanderers for instance, there in league 1 and their ground is half empty, 1 day they will be back in the premier league, and sing to city where were you when youbwere shit. Its a shite song.
Enjoyed your video lads and yes city fans are very decent fans, i had some watford fans up last year and they wanted to know where they could have a freindly drink before the game so i took them to the cloudwater brewery taproom its 15 min walk from the stadium and 5 min walk from piccadilly train station it has great selection of beers and very freindly too, good luck for the rest of the season and please be careful next week. Ps dont worry about the red and black shirts they are great and my favourite city away colours.
I am a city fan and it is interesting what other fans think. And I am very interested in what your thoughts are about every club you visit. Good job boys. You gained a new subscriber.
Nice vid lads. Welcome back next year. Problem with the Pubs is other clubs have caused problems and unfortunately all now suffer. Pre match I remember at Maine Road in the early '60's pre-match entertainment was a Marching Brass Band and a couple of guys who walked around with Tea Urns. Mind you I only paid 2 shilling to get in to games ..... how times have changed.
City fan here, subscribed,top content and fair comments. Maine Rd was much better for you guys getting a beer I’m sure 👍
Good format guys, enjoyed all your well balanced posts - however :
if you want a drink, go to the city centre - you can get a tram from Piccadilly Gardens to Ethiad Campus (every 15mins - takes 10mins)
Good vlog. Will be interested to see how we do against others as an away fan. Get the pre match pub bit near ground mate. There aren’t even many for us home fans tbf. Northern Q is only 25 mins walk down the canal. Area called Ancoats which now has lots of bars, nice squares to sit and drink in etc even closer. Also lots bars en route down canal. No issues at all with away fans ( well, obvious exceptions maybe). Have a look and try it next year perhaps. 👍🏻
Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to your Anfield review to compare. Good luck for the season hope you guys stay up, my mates going uni in Bournemouth next month so I will be shouting for you
This was fantastic to watch, next time go to The Victoria pub on Croft St, north of the ground. The landlord Jason is great and no reason away fans won't be welcomed. I agree with you about the matchday experience especially outside before the game. We do now get lots of tourists but we also have over 35000 season ticket holders. Our core support is nothing like 55000 thousand so the club has to try and attract families.
Having been a city fan for 40 odd years, sadly we are getting more and more tourists, but we still have 1,000's of diehards
It was expected with the success we have been. But most are loyal fans whether its local or around the world.
Tourists or supporters overseas help fund your team and gives you those moments to go. I wouldn’t complain
Shouldn't say sadly. I am from the US and would love to visit the Ethiad one day. Hopefully I get that chance sooner than later
Just the kind of small club mentality we expected 🤏
@@Theslyness1 fa cup 1904 60 years b4 liverpool years b4 arsenal years b4 united won a European trophy before the mighty barca you fool highest crowd ever in England outside of wembley yes a small club you clown 😂😂😂😂
City fan here. Really enjoyed your video and thought it was a fair representation of the general match day experience. There are loads of pubs in the city centre you could’ve enjoyed prior to the match. You won’t make the same mistake next time. Fair play and I’m sure you’ll finish above United so that’s good enough for me
It’s the Prem, we are not going to find many pubs letting in away fans near the ground. 🍒
Brilliant comments lads . really fair as well...
I was at the game in 1989 when we was 3-0 up and you guys came back to draw 3-3 with that Luther Blissits injury time penalty ..broke my heart...but we signed Ian Bishop on the back of that game ..
Good luck this season...💙💙
I remember that too mate. Boiling hot day, promotion virtually sealed, beach balls etc. Then the “ typical City” came to the fore. Still, we got there the week after.
@@southstandblue3231 yeah one week later at Bradford...MORLEY!!!!...love them days ..
Love this, from a city fan. Good luck this season 🤞
I don't think seeing great players is the same as letting the match play or outcome influence the ratings. I think seeing those players is part of the overall City experience.
I was the only Bournemouth fan in The Grove Inn, 10 minute walk from the ground, the QP Hotel looks sublime compared to that joint 😂
As long as you enjoyed yourself that's the main thing
Match day experience isn’t all about going to a pub and drinking!
Good video. There are quite a few pubs near the ground. You must have missed them.
City fan here, been going home and away since 89. Etihad is shite but our away support is spot on. We're getting quite a bit of young support now we're pretty good which is good to see.
Thought a family of Man City fans from primary school might get a mention mate. Great video
Next time when you go to city away you should go to the Wetherspoon that’s is close by
You lads would of been welcome in any city pub I’m sure our fans are friendly hope u had a great day boys and you stay up this season
It’s weird they don’t show the footy on tv before the game in the away end. The home fans have it on around the concourse. Great interesting video guys
Btw, not sure some of us have forgiven you for ruining our day in 1989… 😂. Sun shining, 3-0 up, promotion back to Div 1 sealed, beach balls, inflatables… Then in the old “ typical Citeh” fashion, ended 3-3. Still, was a good day the week after when we did manage to seal it at Bradford.
Things like that keep us grounded and humble. Real footy fans know and ignore the social media myths. Really good vlog and concept. Have subscribed and will watch with interest. Good luck for the season.
Great video!
Unfortunately what economy couldn't do, Covid did and across the city you can find the pubs which didn't survived and were closed for good. Sad but true.
Nevertheless it was nice to have you guys at the Etihad, come back soon.
You are doing great job.
Greetings from Manchester.
Town centre is three tram stops from the ground for pubs, 10 mins tops
Loved your vlogs....you must visit etihad on champions league and big 6 nights.....thats when you'll see the real atmosphere and powerful version experience of etihad....you can ask villa fans how they felt on the fibal day previous season bcoz even if its not big 6 game or CL game , we still want the win as its the title decider...those are the kinds of games any stadium produces its best atmosphere....with all due respect you can not expect us to give you the best atmosphere that we do for big games.......anyway loved your vlogging style👊....
Very reasonable conclusion. There’s plenty of places to drink for city fans but nothing for away fans. Around the ground it is very family friendly. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Wearing colours pubs near the ground isn’t going to work. Loads of pubs you can go into in town. Piccadilly Tavern being the usual one for away fans as it’s the right side of town to get to the Etihad. Shambles Square pubs the ones used by the European teams for a bit more day time drinking before an evening game. If you’re into your beer there are a load of amazing Craft Beer pubs, bars, tap houses and breweries. I always like to see pubs/bars in the city or town as part of my away days. Anyway good video and enjoyed watching it.
Love the concept but the pre match rating was unfair, as a few people already did comment on...
Big city fan loved your review
Glad you enjoyed yourselves lads and nice to see and hear another rival mention the atmosphere being loud because we get a lot of stick over it and it ain't true that the Etihad is quiet. So thanks for that lads you put that nonsense bs to bed
Well done Sam and Tom, very honest. 🙂👍
City fans are humble.
Thing is I think there's a DNA difference. City is much more family orientated, lots more women and children and less toxic than some others. Back in the day when City were in the third tier, their crowds actually increased.
It's a usual charge against City that it is quiet. Probably reflecting the more families.
It's an area in transition. It was largely an industrial wasteland, so lots of pubs got bulldozed in the area''s decline. It was a coal-mine.
Am a tee-totaller so beer not required but ironically you were underneath a specially built pub "The Ardwick" you may have seen signs to it? It is in the angle of the South Stand and the East Stand, a couple of levels up. Check it on the internet. A traditional pub. City were formed as Gorton Sr.. Mark's with red and black stripes like A.F.C. Bournemouth, the "Ardwick" kit, which reappears as an away kit.
Glad you liked the CFA Stadium. There's a third stadium on the other side of the main stadium which was used as a warm-up track for the Commonwealth Games and has been retained for athletics and track and field and sometimes used for football I think.
As Glyn mentioned there is a fourth stadium near the North Stand,, an indoor arena, the largest in Europe at 23,500 being built by Oak View an American company who jointly own it with City's owners and Harry Styles. Largely for pop music. The club have announced they plan to extend the North Stand so the concourse will be bigger.
Because City's clientele is rather different, maybe some of the other arenas may be should be used to increase the match-day experience, depending on the weather, of bar-b-queues etc.
Best pubs in the city-centre are around the Cathedral in the Medieval Quarter, for alternatives there's the Northern Quarter.
Glad you liked the safe-standing. City are innovative and am sure would appreciate feedback.
Sorry about yesterday's result. I hope you will be fine. 🙂👏
Not a bad review.
Alot of the stuff is aimed at the younger fans now especially city square
Fantastic work sam and Tom up the cherries 🍒
Can’t wait for the Leeds one! ALAW MOT
From a blue the Pubs round the ground are a bit crap anyway bar a couple even for home fans. Shame you couldn’t have gone into town/northern quarter etc but I get the comments and think your review is fair. You’ve gained a sub anyway as I’m planning on more aways this season so be interesting to see how you rate grounds 👍
Loved it 😊🍒
As a hard core city fan myself I find city play really well with a decent atmosphere. Liverpool and United fans make jokes about city having plastic fans and the atmosphere being dead in the stadium but there’s no substance to this, I used to be a season ticket holder relatively close to the away stand and I always remember the atmosphere being amazing no matter who we played. I feel like we were done dirty with covid because we had to play behind closed doors and that’s why we didn’t quite win the premier league whereas Liverpool are used to playing with a fairly quiet stadium during the game anyway.
The ground is close to the city centre, we all drink in town and walk to the match or jump on the tram 10 mins, but I guess if u come on a coach it's abit more difficult to find the time.
There's 2 really good busy pubs only 300metres from the ground , you just didn't find them
Which ones are they? Will try again when we come up in the Third Round of the FA Cup! 😏
@@afcbpodcast the best one is "Mary D's Beamish Bar on grey mare Lane. Great atmosphere on match days . Literally 90 secs walk to the stadium entrance
Darren, Mary's is home fans only
If you jump on the tram which is at the staduim you can be in the city centre in 10 minutes.
Reason for the tv not being on is cos it was a 3pm so can’t show them on the tv due the obvious law on 3pm ko in the uk
Theres loads of pubs, you just didn’t look hard enough, the bradford is 15 minute walk from the stadium
No pubs? Marry D’s right outside the gaff is always a good spot on match days.
The arrogance thing is very true, match going fans are mainly local and been around through the shite years, we still sing “we never win at home and we never win away, we lost last week and we lost today” as a cheeky reminder to those years where we (as fans) bantered our way through some absolute dross.
Us city fans just appreciate where we are at.. unlike ushited who expect glory
PS. Most of us don’t go near City Sq outside ground either… 😀. Is what it is and great for kids and families. Guess it’s just symptomatic of what footy is or striving to be maybe.
Thanks for not wearing red 😂 good luck with the rest of your season lads
Matches against Liverpool or United etc or when things get a little rowdy they’ll have a line of stewards or police stand between the two sets of fans. I’m a season ticket holder, that atmosphere is pretty much how it is every match. Obviously more intense with rivals. But apart from the lengthy Bernardo song it was actually quite muted for a normal City match.
Great video btw, subscribed. Looking forward to your video on the Scousers. Hope you can get some points.
As a city fan, this review is absolutely, 100%, fucking.. spot on 😂
I really miss Maine Road - you're spot on about the pre match feeling like a funfair, it's so cringe.
The Etihad is a beautiful stadium but the atmosphere is a bit... Meh.
From that description, they were lucky to get a 2 for the ''pre-match'' category.
As a City fan I have always found the pre match City Square experience to be cringeworthy. Maybe it's my age. As for the no away fans pubs, actually there are very few pubs in the area..Full stop.
If you think city’s expensive, wait for West Ham away😂😂😂and no nets are used for derby day and stuff, just more stewards, can get nasty lol, thank you for saying you respect us as well, good luck for this season x
I wonder how many went to the Bournemouth away in division 2? I remember it was a cold day and a draw maybe.
I agree around the ground not enough pubs the area has been largely neglected by MCR council unfortunately
Great vid boys.... CITY CITY
They don’t have netting next to away fans on any game it does make the atmosphere 10x better imo for the bigger games