by kav27 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:22 pm
We decided to change seats and sat in Colin Bell stand near the corner flag. There were loads of Napoli fans there. We had to sit in a group of about 20 of them. It completely ruined the atmosphere for me and my 14 yr old son. It seemed like a fiasco. First the stewards came and told them they had to move with the Napoli fans for their own safety. They said they were "fans of Mancini and not Napoli" They said they would be more at risk sitting with the Napoli fans as they did not like them. When questioned one said "we are neutral, we like manchester U*t*ed, his friend quickly reminded him it was city they were playing,to which the stewards reprimanded him and they were moved.Half way through the 1st half they were all escorted back again, all found seats, even asking people to move to accomodate them.The steward came and apologised to them, going as far as friendship handshakes. It was obvious during the match that they were Napoli fans, one of their compatriots was removed for celebrating the Napoli goal.
