Alby39 wrote:
What a horrible away ground by the way.
The pub we went to was up there with the worst I'd ever been to, but perhaps just a poor choice on our behalf but we weren't treated with many other options.
The ground itself was alright, with a pretty good away end but the pitch absolutely pitiful. A bottle of Carlsberg sets you back five of His Majesty's finest Stirling Pounds. The burger I had was nearly a fiver itself and had all the quality of a Rustlers microwave option. But meh.
The atmosphere is the key one. It felt what we get (and probably rightly) accused of - soulless and flat. There were some youngsters behind their goal trying their best and good on them, supporting their local side and we know all well how tough that can be let alone with United on your doorstep. So it's not anything against them, hopefully for their benefit they'll grow as a fanbase over time and as we've witnessed, a lot of youngsters from the local area grow from having it be your second team to your first home and away. That's all they can do so fair play. But everyone else in there seemed absolutely unfazed by what they were watching. As if it were just something to do on a Saturday and less so something they were engaged with.
I understand this is all pretty ironic and this could be a comment written by any away fan in our end on most weekends - just an observation on what I witnessed. Not in a rush to go back to that one.
Completely echo this. Was up there with the most "Soulless" match day experience I've witnessed. I didn't even notice one song from their fans all game. As you said, It was almost as if it was something to do to pass some time on a Saturday. Devoid of any passion. It's a by-product of how quickly the club has gone up the leagues without the fan base organically growing with them.
It's a tough gigg for any club within the Manchester area. You really are spoilt for choice.
Rochdale
Bury
Oldham
Stockport
United
City
Altrincham
Curzon Ashton
Then you've got Wigan and Bolton round the corner.
They may grow into something bigger, but I can't see them going beyond the EFL.
You should have got the chips and Graveeeh. You wouldn't have been disappointed.
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