City Fans Leaving Early/Empty seats

[half & half derby scarf]

As an alternative stay a bit later. For one reason or another I have waited around 15 mins or so after the final whistle for the last few games before walking to my car. As a result it has been much quicker getting away and I seem to have arrived home (20 miles away) around the same time as if I would have left bang on the whistle and sat in traffic.
It usually takes me an hour maximum to get home and I never leave before the end. I can't see what all the fuss is about, just stay to the end.

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[yayas trusty right foot]

if the excuse is " it takes longer to get away from the ground "

just park further away, i do and i am home 45 mins after the end of the match.

i live 11 miles away from the ground.

 

[NPBlue]

That Wolves game is one of my all time favourite City games. Especially that scintillating, Freddie Hill inspired, finish to the game when we scored our 4th and 5th goals.

I didn't see them, obviously.

I remember walking down some dark street and asking a Policeman how to get to Old Trafford station, only to be met by the unfriendliest Police dog I've ever met in my life.

It really did want to take me out by the throat, and it took me a while to remember which station I had to go to, I was that scared of the toothy beast.

To be fair, the copper I was talking to was OK, but that dog behind him was just mental.

 

[@BluePhil8]

A few left the ground when Aguero scored vs QPR. I would regret that until I die if it were me.

Never leave early even if we are cruising.

Saw Stevie Ireland volley in a 90 something minute goal once when there was only about 10000 left in the ground.

 

[Blue Til Death]

3-0 Down. You plastic tourist:)

Us, well, me and a few others waited and watched the 4th goal go in before sodding off into the rain.

The funny thing was when I was trudging back to my car I heard a sort of cheer, and thought Leicester had scored a 5th goal.

I've been watching City since 1967 and it's the 3rd time I've left a game early. The first time was in 1972 when we were playing Wolves. We were winning 3-2 at the time. As I neared home some bloke I was passing asked me if it was a good game, and I said 'Yeah, we won 3-2', which resulted in a funny look from him, and the reason became clear when I got home and I found out we had won 5-2.

The second time was in 2001 when we played Leeds. It was something like minus 8 with a howling gale, and we were 2-0 down. I'd had enough with being cold and miserable, so I left in bad spirits, telling the the team they were rubbish on the way out, as you do, and when I got to the pub I had a general rant about the useless tossers losing 2-0. My rant continued for a while and when I eventually shut up, some old boy sitting in the corner said 'What are you going on about. They lost 4-0 so get yourself a pint and calm down!' The whole pub convulsed into fits of laughter at that stage.

Anyway, that's 3 games I've left early in all that time, and 6 missed goals in total.

Glad you felt my pain mate '-) wont be leaving early tomorrow at Hull, once was enough for me..!

 

[The Colonel]

if the excuse is " it takes longer to get away from the ground "

just park further away, i do and i am home 45 mins after the end of the match.

i live 11 miles away from the ground.

I do this. For those mobile enough it's an easy solution.

For many (and I stress not all of early leavers) I think that there's a laziness and apathy. An attitude of "As long as some are there to clap the team on my behalf it'll be ok won't it". If we all had this attitude it literally would be the end of the club. Imagine a completely empty stadium as the players turn a team over in the 86th minute. What player and manager would want to be part of that? Pep's noticed it and we are worse than most at this. It's become a culture and habit.

I'll probably rile a few but it does grate and the above doesn't refer to I those that would love to stay but just can't work it.

 

[laserblue]

My dad always used to leave early "to beat the traffic" (in the early 60s ffs) which frustrated the hell out of me as a kid. One time he dragged me away from the swamp at 2-2 and we missed the City winner. That's why I've always stayed to the end and have avoided missing dramatic finales many times. Aguero 93.20 should be lesson enough though it's funny that very few fans seemed to have absolutely positively had to leave early to beat the traffic, get to work, be somewhere else, etc. that day.

 

[laserblue]

A few left the ground when Aguero scored vs QPR. I would regret that until I die if it were me.

Never leave early even if we are cruising.

Saw Stevie Ireland volley in a 90 something minute goal once when there was only about 10000 left in the ground.

Against Reading. IIRC that preserved our 100% home record under Sven.

 

[m7mcfc]

I always fuck off early so I can get a seat in the Sherwood....Maine Road days.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Against Reading. IIRC that preserved our 100% home record under Sven.

Pretty sure that was a nice payout on a 5-1 scoreline.