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Hopefully white and not the one that makes me feel like ive done a sh*tload of drugs and hurts my eyes . But it probably will be the black id say...dont Ipswich have white shorts ......like we should have by the way 😂

That heskey assist and claridge volley.....👌👌👌👌. Brilliant. Always loved seeing the east stand and family end on highlights. I was on tv a number of times as a kid before i graduated to the kop.

Oh, is there a game tonight ?

Its probably no coincidence that the lads at these games have probably been able to get in the ground for a couple of quid from a young age, with their mates and congregate together, without having to buy a membership, attend with an adult. Likely still affordable for people in late teens and early twenties too who are on a relatively low wage.

Ill take it. Im great at showing a lack of interest , stropping, misplaced passes and missing easy chances

United since ferguson shows what a class act Ferguson was. He won league titles with Darren fletcher in the side!!! That says a lot. He was also the boss.....the real boss, no time for prima Donna's or player power. His way or your out, regardless of reputation Im sounding like a united and ferguson fanboy here ......im really not but anyone who keeps young millionaire lads motivated and in check and gets their respect is rare these days. What city wouldnt give for a young ferguson clone right now !

Sorry, but whilst it is sad, it isnt remotely similar. Not even close

Oh ok. Fair enough then if you were listened to. Its only right on a discussion forum that everyone is allowed their say, even if others , including those than run it, disagree. Alls well that ends well in that case 👍

Agree. Pathetic. Spoilt kid behaviour at best. Its my ball and you cant play unless i can win!!! And i too am not pro cooper.

I do. And it's horrible.. Not just after Friday, just in general 😂

I was a pen 2 regular myself. But i get the sentiment. In those days if youd mentioned a singing section or discussion on who contributes enough to an atmosphere, on a futuristic network you could access on a phone you carry in your pocket, you would have been laughed out of the swan and rushes or turnstile pubs. But sadly, I think we need to accept the game has changed. I wish it hadnt but it has. Im not one of these "the games gone mate" people because it hasnt totally .....see preston away, Southampton away and generally most away games. And therein is the answer. I think at most games these days the away end is better than the home end, regardless of the opposition or division . The very fact you travel away is an indicator that you are willing to make an effort, 7 or more hours on a coach to watch 90 mins of football. The songs are more varied, more regular and because the fans who want to sing are more concentrated, a greater percentage join in. I haven't been to a city game in a long time where ive experienced a better atmosphere amongst city fans at home than away. Home games these days are accesible to almost anyone willing to pay to be a member and pay the extortionate prices. That will include tourists, day trippers and yes, even genuine city fans who dont want to sing. Away days you sometimes have to beg steal or borrow a ticket and its usually the hard core who are willing to do that .

I think that is a part of it but only a part. Ive lost count the number of times players face our supporters and throw their hands up in a gesture to increase the noise. I totally believe that if you are getting paid silly money for people who often can barely afford it to watch, then you should give your all but its human nature to give a bit more when you can hear 1000s ......ok, even just hundreds getting behind you. I think we all have a part to play. Besides, its not the theatre.....i dont go football to sit down with overpriced snacks and water and say "ok...entertain me".

2 together in p2 and 3 together in g1 as of 1 min ago. Still open for me

Neither do we. I think that's why one has ended up pinned to my daughters bedroom wall 😂

A first glance of the thread title made me think someone was going to tell a story about their first meeting from a swingers site.....rather disappointed now

England women v South Africa women. Cbs arena 29th October. I have 3 tickets for this. Two u16 and one adult, West Stand, block 35. U16s are next to each other, adult is a few rows back, same block. Its at the Cbs arena on Tuesday 29th. Bought them mainly for my daughter and her friend who inexplicably said they were free but now aren't as they got the day wrong!! £30 for the three tickets. Its below face value, I'm just hoping to claw a bit back on them . I'm in rugby but happy to meet halfway(ish) in say Lutterworth. Pm me.

I have 3 tickets for this. Two u16 and one adult, West Stand, block 35. U16s are next to each other, adult is a few rows back, same block. Its at the Cbs arena on Tuesday 29th. Bought them mainly for my daughter and her friend who inexplicably said they were free but now aren't as they got the day wrong!! £30 for the three tickets. Its below face value, I'm just hoping to claw a bit back on them . I'm in rugby but happy to meet halfway(ish) in say Lutterworth. Pm me.

Ha yes I was at the back at Palace and it was awful...Best quote I heard was its like watching the game through a letter box. Very true. It was. Yes I think there's more chance when the games are moved, depending who it is. This year it seems every other game is in London and I think people like a day out in the smoke, or at the seaside.....Brighton and Bournemouth. Good luck in your quest for away tickets 😂

I agree with the ballot being more or less hopeless. I think for this one because of the low allocation they knew it wouldnt get far down the brackets, which it won't. You can get away tickets as a member but you have to do the ones that are less appealing, not glamour games or are really far and/or midweek. I've done Palace and Southampton this season so far as a member and did I think 4 legitimately last season....the others I had to rely on others to get me tickets. I don't think the sales process for away games is particularly fair in truth but there have been plenty of moans about that before, including from me. I suppose whatever criteria they set, there will be some that are unhappy. It just feels that members get a raw deal . We aren't any less of a supporter and it's us that have to pay thru the nose for home tickets, buy a membership etc.

It's bollocks that members can't get at these.

Agreed. Or things like "glory to blessed Abdul, love gives him power to win. Mighty city blessed with luck forever. Greatest love to team for Premier league title" or the like gets very tiresome very quickly .

I agree. For me the novelty has worn off. When the champions league first started it was all new and as you say, novel . Seeing barca v bayern, juventus v real Madrid etc etc was good. But it has become commonplace now. Nothing new, just two more teams playing that I don't care about. Routine. I don't even bother with the champions league now, not least because this season I don't understand the format and If I'm honest don't really care. Those big euro games used to be a treat, reserved for once or twice a season when they reached the semis or final. Now it's overkill

I think the rivalry depends on where you are. Growing up in North Leicester and later time in Loughborough I felt the forest / Leicester rivalry. I live in rugby now and this is well and truly Cov City country. There is genuine hatred for us here from the Cov City lot. My daughter is one of only 2 or 3 Leicester fans at school and her phone was off the scale pinging with messages from Cov City "friends" at half time on Saturday. Strangely, an hour later it was silent 😂😂 For me though its always the forest rivalry. I was bought up on it and worked with them. Tell us about 1980 again mate, you don't tell that story often enough 😂

There's the odd mystical rumour every so often that a member is successful in a ballot but I haven't seen it myself (despite entering every one for 2 years). Maybe it's a folk story to be passed from generation to generation, sitting around the fire while people listen open mouthed hearing about the time someone got an away ticket. 😂

Mate, taking the mick is and always has been part of football culture and pub culture for as long as I can remember . That's all I'm doing here. I haven't called you names or insulted you. The fact is over the years, some appalling chants about Hillsborough, munich, Robert maxwell and helicopter crashes have been heard. This is disgraceful . But you are worrying about someone saying the C word weeks before it may or may not happen. It isn't a word I'd use to call my mum and dad when they beat me at cards, but at football there has always been what the commentators call industrial language...truth be told, I probably wouldn't sing it myself but seriously, nobody can really do much about what hundreds of people choose to shout at a football match. I've been called a fat bast@rd at matches before. I could spend days worrying about it beforehand or I could just do what I did.....laugh and lift my shirt and rub my tum.