A message to those going to the West Ham game

John Wayne said:
The reason it's premature is because it will likely be buried down the forum somewhere in 10 days' time. If this is to serve as a reminder to people then it needs to come close to the event.

The Pellegrini send-off was problematic because they spent bloody ages before bringing him out to say goodbye. People just won't wait around for 40 minutes if there's no silverware at the end of it all. I understand too why people are cynical about football and the game should expect nothing from the people who pay to watch it.
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Yes the Pellegrini last game was a total farce. Quite a few stayed but it dragged on forever and nobody seemed to know what was happening. Once people started drifting off it became a flood.
 
If it's a disappointing end to the league campaign I fear a fair few empty seats on the day. If it's all on that game obviously it will be packed. As for staying if we don't get over the line and win it I think a lot won't bother. Remember quite a few buggered off in 2012 and although it looked a hopeless case it was still in the balance then. We also have another big game to go, the cup final.
 
It wasn’t even the last game of the season for Pellegrini. He got a nice little send off at Swansea in his last game.

Also, if you want people to hang around after full time for a lap of honour when there’s no trophy to celebrate, do the lap of honour straight after the final whistle. Not after you’ve fucked off for half an hour first.
 
A big difference this year is it is a week before a cup final against our hated rivals so the season will be very much alive. FOCs like me might remember the last game of the 1972 season against eventual champions Derby County. We won 2 0 I think and Maine Rd was absolutely bouncing, in spite of the fact we had no chance of the title, we finished fourth the reception we gave the team was amazing. Different ground different times, we had blown a five point lead to finish a point behind Derby but far from sulking we celebrated a fantastic season. Wish we could lose the sense of entitlement which infects many of our fan base.
 
uwerosler28 said:
99% of people who will be the game don't read this forum so your msg isn't getting to anyone. People won't stay if we haven't won the title they will leave as they would normally do for a league game, maybe even sooner.
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That’s the fucking spirit
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
A big difference this year is it is a week before a cup final against our hated rivals so the season will be very much alive. FOCs like me might remember the last game of the 1972 season against eventual champions Derby County. We won 2 0 I think and Maine Rd was absolutely bouncing, in spite of the fact we had no chance of the title, we finished fourth the reception we gave the team was amazing. Different ground different times, we had blown a five point lead to finish a point behind Derby but far from sulking we celebrated a fantastic season. Wish we could lose the sense of entitlement which infects many of our fan base.
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I was at that game as a teenager, Lee and Marsh scored, Rodney's a bit of a solo effort if my fading memory serves me well. It was I've just found the coverage. We really should have won the league that year, we were a superb side. Bloody Gordon Banks killed us over Easter with one of the best goalkeeping displays I've ever seen and we lost 2-1.
I wouldn't say it's a sense of entitlement at all. Times have changed. There was no internet back then or saturation coverage. If you weren't there you missed it unless the highlights were on MOTD or Sunday. It's definitely changed the mentality though this constant 24 hour coverage, YouTube, Twitter etcetera. People seem to feel the pressure more and therefore the disappointment of failure seems to bite harder.
Anyway here's the footage.

 
willipp said:
A lot of people will stay (me included) and applaud the side for another amazing season regardless of the outcome of the league. They always do a lap of honour and if one thing is for sure, we owe Pep and this side every bit of gratitude we can give them.
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it’s a worst case scenario but with a chance of another unbelievable high at Wembley on the horizon. Also feel we will go balls deep in the summer transfer window after the FFP witch-hunt to cement our superiority
 
paulchapo said:
I was at that game as a teenager, Lee and Marsh scored, Rodney's a bit of a solo effort if my fading memory serves me well. It was I've just found the coverage. We really should have won the league that year, we were a superb side. Bloody Gordon Banks killed us over Easter with one of the best goalkeeping displays I've ever seen and we lost 2-1.
I wouldn't say it's a sense of entitlement at all. Times have changed. There was no internet back then or saturation coverage. If you weren't there you missed it unless the highlights were on MOTD or Sunday. It's definitely changed the mentality though this constant 24 hour coverage, YouTube, Twitter etcetera. People seem to feel the pressure more and therefore the disappointment of failure seems to bite harder.
Anyway here's the footage.

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Thanks a million for that film, recaptured my youth, 15 at the time 67 now. Remember the Stoke game stood in the North Stand right behind Banks in the second half. We drew with Forest I think in the next home game and we were f****d.
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
Thanks a million for that film, recaptured my youth, 15 at the time 67 now. Remember the Stoke game stood in the North Stand right behind Banks in the second half. We drew with Forest I think in the next home game and we were f****d.
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Same here.
It was a typical Easter weekend, wet. We absolutely battered Stoke but Banks was unbelievable in goal. We just fell away after that. We should have won the title that year and the one we came runners up to Liverpool by a point.
 
Great post @youngbob .

I only watch the home games I go to, can't watch City on telly, but I appreciate the great efforts this season even if they give me heart palpitations at 2-0 up and Palace finished me.

I've enjoyed this season so far as much as any season, would pay just to see Phil take that ball under his mercurial control or Jack control the ball or Rodri be Rodri, and whatever happens we need to applaud this wonderful team.
 
Jinxed it now. Expecting 2 loses and empty seats against West Ham now ;). In all seriousness, it's a great post, but a little premature. Let's see what happens on Saturday. This week is dragging...
 
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