Cue the inevitable jokes.
Manchester City had the fourth highest average attendance in the Premier League last season, but empty seats are a regular sight at the Etihad Stadium.
So much so, even Sky Sports poked fun at the no-shows for a game last month.
https://twitter.com/timbolton1/status/671778265976184833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
City fans would most likely claim they’ve a strong, passionate and large support base, and would undoubtedly dispute suggestions that they struggle to fill their ground.
However, their argument won’t be helped by this scene from Sky’s Soccer AM this morning.
⚽ @MCFC fans making some noise on Soccer AM today. Will they play their red cards right? ⚽ #MCFC #Cityzens pic.twitter.com/yBBz7xO9YZ
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) January 23, 2016
Each week, the show invites on fans from different clubs, usually a team that is playing in London that weekend.
Today it was turn of travelling City fans, in the capital for the game against West Ham, to take their place on the Soccer AM bench and engage in some painful banter.
However, there were only seven City fans in attendance and they couldn’t fill their allocation.
https://twitter.com/TheMataAssist/status/690856265539543045
https://twitter.com/lyallr/status/690885435363565568
These City fans on Soccer AM? I'm sure I recognise some of them from when Chelsea fans were on a few years ago!
— TW (@TonyW_132) January 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/WayneBrozMUFC1/status/690871057155297285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
