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Post by stonepaperscissors on Jan 2, 2016 23:21:18 GMT
Once again today I sat stunned and perplexed, observing fans leaving early. The first sign of this was 32 minutes into the first half, when the old fella behind stated, I'm off to get my chips before the queue gets too big. So up he gets and promptly misses the Margate equaliser. Then after 80 minutes of the game, we have the usual suspects walking past you whilst you're trying to watch the vital closing minutes of the game. What is this desire to be short changed on match time, to miss late goals, and oh, let's not bother with any applause at the end. Is leaving the Gallagher at full time such an incredible chore, with hours of delays ? Please can someone enlighten me as to these strange part timer specimens and there equally strange behaviour.
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Post by nws on Jan 3, 2016 8:33:17 GMT
It's ingrained Premiership behaviour
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Post by roystyboy on Jan 3, 2016 10:59:30 GMT
Maybe some have to get back to the care home for their supper some of us on tag have to report back by a certain time but hey ho personal choice comes into it.
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Post by mater on Jan 3, 2016 11:04:37 GMT
I often wonder if these same people leave the cinema ten minutes before the end of a film?
With minimal parking at the ground and no local public transport they cannot be leaving to avoid the queues.
Maybe they also 'withdraw' before their partner is satisfied?
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Post by daveu on Jan 3, 2016 11:16:12 GMT
I often wonder if these same people leave the cinema ten minutes before the end of a film? With minimal parking at the ground and no local public transport they cannot be leaving to avoid the queues. Maybe they also 'withdraw' before their partner is satisfied? I often think the clubhouse corner must be very crowded by the final whistle as at least a quarter of the people in the main stand leave to avoid waiting at the player's entrance at the end of the game. |
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Post by stonepaperscissors on Jan 3, 2016 12:30:57 GMT
Imagine the uproar, if when you bought a ticket it said "This entitles the purchaser to watch the first 80 minutes of the match. You must then leave and miss the last 10 minutes"
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Post by headstone on Jan 3, 2016 17:29:59 GMT
Did you not read what Roystyboy said? It's a matter of personal choice. Although I remember an occasion away to Met Police when Bryan Reed got very exercised about fans leaving with 10 minutes to go, because there was still a chance of an equaliser. Except on our performance that day that chance was fat or zero....
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Post by moley on Jan 3, 2016 17:42:15 GMT
A tale of two cities a.k.a my one and only visit to St Andrews
Manchester City went one nil up in the 88th minute, cue literally thousands of Birmingham City fans rushing for the exit
Those going back to their cars and turning on the radio must have been mighty shocked to hear the late great James Alexander Gordon read out Birmingham City 2.......
The only time I have left a game early is if I would be left stranded if I didn't (i.e. to catch the last train or once to catch a plane)
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Post by headstone on Jan 3, 2016 17:54:58 GMT
A group of us tried to get to St Andrews once, on foot after midnight, but we gave up half way across the Tay Bridge....
I am guilty of leaving early in my youth. Celtic were leading Dundee 6 - 1 at Dens Park, and the Celtic fan behind me had drunk half a bottle of Bells. I decided discretion was the better part of Valerie, but I missed three goals in those ten minutes, final score 8 - 2.
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Post by Tstone on Jan 3, 2016 22:09:24 GMT
A group of us tried to get to St Andrews once, on foot after midnight, but we gave up half way across the Tay Bridge.... I am guilty of leaving early in my youth. Celtic were leading Dundee 6 - 1 at Dens Park, and the Celtic fan behind me had drunk half a bottle of Bells. I decided discretion was the better part of Valerie, but I missed three goals in those ten minutes, final score 8 - 2. Who won? |
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Post by stainese on Jan 3, 2016 22:41:16 GMT
I have never left any match before the final whistle but guilty of often missing the kick off from time to time .
The nearer i am to home the later i tend to arrive
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Post by jdl on Jan 4, 2016 5:32:52 GMT
Once again today I sat stunned and perplexed, observing fans leaving early. The first sign of this was 32 minutes into the first half, when the old fella behind stated, I'm off to get my chips before the queue gets too big. So up he gets and promptly misses the Margate equaliser. Then after 80 minutes of the game, we have the usual suspects walking past you whilst you're trying to watch the vital closing minutes of the game. What is this desire to be short changed on match time, to miss late goals, and oh, let's not bother with any applause at the end. Is leaving the Gallagher at full time such an incredible chore, with hours of delays ? Please can someone enlighten me as to these strange part timer specimens and there equally strange behaviour. Never understood this, especially at the JWW. It's not as if you're going to be stuck in the car park for hours if you don't leave early, or have to wait ages to get served. We were in the main stand for only the second time Saturday, and it got really annoying the number of people leaving 10 minutes before the end - whole sections of the seats in some cases. All because you have to wait to get out once the players' tunnel is wheeled out. Wouldn't it be better to spend that time applauding the players, rather than missing the last 10 minutes just to get to your car or the bar a few minutes early? But it happens at every club I've ever been to. We've all seen games with late goals, sometimes absolutely critical goals, yet people still pay an often substantial amount to watch 'their' team play and then miss the last 10 minutes. Above the exit of the old North Stand terracing at Upton Park, there used to be a sign that said "Remember Ibrox". In 1971 at Ibrox 66 fans were killed (and 200+ injured) in a crush on the exit stairs, when many fans decided to leave early after a late goal (1-0). At the time, it was believed that this crush had actually been caused when people who had been on their way out heard a second goal being scored and tried to turn and push their way back up the stairs. This is now thought not to be true, but it does illustrate the problems that could occur if large numbers leave early and then try to return. |
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Post by jt on Jan 4, 2016 7:27:16 GMT
I shall offer the opinion of someone who likes to get out asap after the final whistle.
I personally dont like large crowds anymore so to be in front of 2000 people getting out that's fine by me. I can't stand shuffling along behind slow walking people and would quite happily pass a law where you could punch them in the back of the head.
I have only left one game early (although I have been sorely tempted may times) and that was the Bognor game a couple of weeks ago.
I'll also quite a lot of the time go and speak to Helen in the club shop before the final whistle.
As has been said it is a matter of choice and there are some people who choose to do what they do.
If I am annoying or offending anyone by doing this, get over it, there's far worse things happening in this big bad world
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2016 15:00:44 GMT
One of the 1st games I ever went to (75/6) was Stones v Yeovil, 0-1 and people streaming out. Then Stones scored 2 late goals.
Only one I've left early was at Thamesmead, 0-3 down after an hour. I think I missed a goal or 2 pulled back?
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Post by StoneColdRuss on Jan 4, 2016 17:10:49 GMT
This was noted by us in the town end on Saturday. I dont understand it I really dont.
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