853 is the answer....

[who are ya?]

Cup Semi Final against Liverpool I don't see how it gets much bigger than that and yet I present to you taken today at Manchester college, city representatives trying to sell tickets for the game on Wednesday at £10 each, note the queue

http://twitpic.com/85l6vr

Yet they are in a cup semi final and your not

How does it feel to unsuccessfully retain the FA Cup

[TheMaraudingDog]

35 years to win a trophy. 45 minutes to throw it away.

[sheshnu]

Is it only me who finds it a bit weird for aggers to come on here and gloat about this? I mean we're not, generally speaking (one famous exception), City sypmathisers. I mean, fair play to United for seeing them off but the future of football in Manchester has a certain inevitability about it and I for one would pipe down before I embarrassed myself. Reading fans are historically not f*cking bothered about attendances anyway....

FWIW I'm glad Man U are holding them at bay for the time being, just hope they can finish the season within 10 points or so.

[frimmers3]

35 years to win a trophy. 45 minutes to throw it away.

so will spurs be level on points with united tonight??..had it not been for the foy stoke debacle it would be level with city...

[No Fixed Abode]

35 years to win a trophy. 45 minutes to throw it away.

so will spurs be level on points with united tonight??..had it not been for the foy stoke debacle it would be level with city...

You're starting to sound like a Liverpool fan m8. 'IF'.

[frimmers3]

but i will only have to wait about twelve hours to find out the answer,not 20 seasons.

[No Fixed Abode]

but i will only have to wait about twelve hours to find out the answer,not 20 seasons.

I didn't realise you could win the league if you beat Everton tonight.

[frimmers3]

i made no mention of winning the league,merely being in the hunt as contenders for said.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

I think Spurs have had to wait rather more than 20 seasons for a chance to be title contenders.

[Schards#2]

I think Spurs have had to wait rather more than 20 seasons for a chance to be title contenders.

I think being three points off of top more than half way through the season constitutes being title contenders.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

I think Spurs have had to wait rather more than 20 seasons for a chance to be title contenders.

I think being three points off of top more than half way through the season constitutes being title contenders.

Note the past tense.

Spurs hadn't challenged since 1985. Before that you have to go back to the early 1960s.

[Schards#2]

I think Spurs have had to wait rather more than 20 seasons for a chance to be title contenders.

I think being three points off of top more than half way through the season constitutes being title contenders.

Note the past tense.

Spurs hadn't challenged since 1985. Before that you have to go back to the early 1960s.

I didn't

[TheMaraudingDog]

Looking forward to #emptyseatwatch at City later.

[No Fixed Abode]

BBC comment8or "It's not full tonight"

Mark Lawrenson "Well, they've had a few home games l8ly".

[who are ya?]

Shearer saying there's about 5 or 6,000 empty seats and they're not giving their team any backing.

Manchester la la la, Manchester la la la

[LWJ]

'Surprised it's not full' 'It's been pretty quiet here all evening.'

Two comments from the commentators just as i read the thread

[No Fixed Abode]

Weird it isn't full though. City's fans are all from Mankfester.

[TheMaraudingDog]

A Cup Semi against a big club when City are having is as good as its ever been for them, 6,000 odd away fans and STILL 12,000 empty seats tonight.

They're not really there.

[sheshnu]

It's a pretty poor showing in anyone's book but if they go on to win the cup they're not going to care - not like they're missing the gate receipts too much.

I wonder if their fanbase will grow if they domin8 for the next decade or so; maybe Man U are too close and already too big (er, for City's liking at the very least).

[Jackson Corner]

That was embarasing. I don't really get it, the gate receipts from that game would not cover Silvas weekly wage, so it's pointless charging £35 for a game live on BBC 1 it's not as if City need the money.