City Fans Leaving Early/Empty seats

[GaudinoMotors]

The hard truth is that it comes down to committment v inconvenience. The modern world - everything has to be now. The my time is too important to put up with an inconvenience attitdude, even though what I'm doing (watching football) is relatively enjoyable. As a kid I loved to stay and watch the players come off and listening to the comments as we all left. Some fans did leave early of course, but nothing like the scenes from Exodus we get now. Perhaps the modern "can do no wrong" parent should think of that before steamming off to the car park like a deranged race walker, thinking he's dad of the year for beating some traffic.
Amusing how, as this thread has regressed/developed, that leaving early has gone from saving 45 minutes to almost half a day now.
Park in town or further away than you do now and walk. It's a matchday and there's more than just the (80) 90 mins to take in.

 

[TFC]

I think telly coverage has gone a long, long way to changing the game as we know it. Saves money, saves petrol, saves getting stuck in traffic, saves getting stuck in queues, etc, etc. As a fully committed lazy twat, I can certainly see the appeal.

Its brilliant for an ex-pat like myself as I rarely miss a game these days with the over exposure, but the matchday atmosphere seems to be suffering and I dont see it getting any better unless the club follows through with some of the initiatives mentioned on here. The obvious biggest difference maker is the price of a ticket. Just my opinion of course, but with the absolute shit ton we are raking in from TV deals maybe the cost of tickets can be subsidised somewhat to give blues (those who would love to go but cant for financial reasons) a chance.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

If u pay your money you are entitled to leave whenever you want.

Well no you're not because it inconveniences other people who want to stay to the end. The people who have to stand up to let you out and whose view you block while doing so. If you go to the theatre or to see the Halle, it's highly unlikely you'd be allowed in after the performance had started and no one leaves 5 minutes before the interval or the end of the performance. So why is it OK to do those things at a football match?

 

[blue44]

Well no you're not because it inconveniences other people who want to stay to the end. The people who have to stand up to let you out and whose view you block while doing so. If you go to the theatre or to see the Halle, it's highly unlikely you'd be allowed in after the performance had started and no one leaves 5 minutes before the interval or the end of the performance. So why is it OK to do those things at a football match?

The same could be said for the "mass exit " 15 to 10 minutes before half time to get in the front of the bar queue

 

[Bert Trautmanns Helemet]

Well no you're not because it inconveniences other people who want to stay to the end. The people who have to stand up to let you out and whose view you block while doing so. If you go to the theatre or to see the Halle, it's highly unlikely you'd be allowed in after the performance had started and no one leaves 5 minutes before the interval or the end of the performance. So why is it OK to do those things at a football match?

I went to the MEN (or whatever it is called these days) to watch Mickey Flanagan last week and loads of people were leaving before the end and I do mean loads.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I went to the MEN (or whatever it is called these days) to watch Mickey Flanagan last week and loads of people were leaving before the end and I do mean loads.

Yes but that's because it's Micky Flanagan who's about as funny as a kick in the bollocks.

 

[Bert Trautmanns Helemet]

Yes but that's because it's Micky Flanagan who's about as funny as a kick in the bollocks.

20,000 people or so on both Thursday night & Friday nights might just disagree with you ;-)

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

20,000 people or so on both Thursday night & Friday nights might just disagree with you ;-)

I can't be held responsible for the peculiar tastes of these people. I tried to watch him once and gave up as nothing he said was remotely funny and people appeared to laugh because they thought they ought to.

 

[rnblade]

Yet again on Saturday, even though it was a lunchtime start, there were loads leaving about 10 mins from the end. Obviously leave when you like, but, as said earlier, having to move so that those who want to leave can get out and I have to miss some of the match is annoying. Also when I travel from Cornwall, I want to get the full game in. I never leave til after the players go down the tunnel.

 

[jimharri]

As has been said many times on here, if you pay your money, you're entitled to leave whenever you want. But the club need to have a look at what can e done re. the North/Family/Whatever Stand. Is it ever full? It doesn't look great on the TV. The thinking behind making it a stand for families was sound enough at that time. But it just hasn't worked, has it?

 

[bluemc1]

Well no you're not because it inconveniences other people who want to stay to the end. The people who have to stand up to let you out and whose view you block while doing so. If you go to the theatre or to see the Halle, it's highly unlikely you'd be allowed in after the performance had started and no one leaves 5 minutes before the interval or the end of the performance. So why is it OK to do those things at a football match?

These if you were at this or watching that shit is fucking nonsense
I wouldn't see people around me at the theatre shouting " fuck off conductor " or " you're shit leading lady "

It's a football match

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Well no you're not because it inconveniences other people who want to stay to the end. The people who have to stand up to let you out and whose view you block while doing so. If you go to the theatre or to see the Halle, it's highly unlikely you'd be allowed in after the performance had started and no one leaves 5 minutes before the interval or the end of the performance. So why is it OK to do those things at a football match?

We sit near an exit in SS3 and it's a pain in the arse when people are leaving either for half time beer or at the end. Either leave or stay but don't just stand around with fuck all consideration for anyone else. Stewards are useless up there in dealing with it.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

As above people fucking ambling about don't like it when told to fucking get a move on.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

These if you were at this or watching that shit is fucking nonsense
I wouldn't see people around me at the theatre shouting " fuck off conductor " or " you're shit leading lady "

It's a football match

Well done on coming up with a response that has fuck all to do with what I said.

We sit near an exit in SS3 and it's a pain in the arse when people are leaving either for half time beer or at the end. Either leave or stay but don't just stand around with fuck all consideration for anyone else. Stewards are useless up there in dealing with it.

I also sit at the end of a row by an exit and loads stop at the top of the steps or even push into the row if the stewards bother to tell them to keep the aisle clear.

 

[bluemc1]

Well done on coming up with a response that has fuck all to do with what I said.

Did it not ? You asked if you can't do it there why should you be able to do it at at football match, at least that's if I've read it right


I also sit at the end of a row by an exit and loads stop at the top of the steps or even push into the row if the stewards bother to tell them to keep the aisle clear.

 

[bluemc1]

If you were on an aeroplane would you get off 10 minutes before it landed ?

 

[Philip07766]

I don't understand leaving early myself but some people will have reasons, work, going out for a meal etc but would of thought it'd be a trickle. I walk back into town after the game ends and get a train home, usually walk through the door an hour after the game ends. I'm not bothered about a bit of a walk so would just beat the traffic by parking away from the ground a bit, maybe people want convenience of parking at the stadium and the trade off is the game? Its up to the individual but it does fck up the atmosphere at games and looks shit

 

[Machiavelli]

If you were on an aeroplane would you get off 10 minutes before it landed ?

Yeah

 

[bluemc1]

Yeah

Nice one ;)

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

If you were on an aeroplane would you get off 10 minutes before it landed ?

But to use your own analogy, you wouldn't shout "Oi pilot, you're fucking wank!" if you hit an air pocket. Unless the pilot was ChicagoBlue of course.