Been a season ticket holder for 21 years. Have only ever left four games early in my life.
Arsenal at home in 2003 because I was sick with flu/24-hour bug and shouldn't have gone in the first place. Leicester at home in 2004 when we were 3-0 down in pissing rain with 10 minutes to go. Swansea at home in 2012 when I needed to be back in Manchester for 8.30pm - the game kicked off at 5.30pm and then 12 minutes got added on so it ended up being the longest game in Premier League history at that point and I left on 94 minutes. And against Luton on Saturday because my mum's best mate turned 60 and she'd booked a table in Stockport for 7pm.
Ended up missing three goals (2 for City, 1 for Luton) because we left on 85 mins to beat the traffic. We got back home to Stockport for 5.40pm and my mum got to her mate's party on time, but was it all worth it? The temper on people who leave early is mad. Lots of honking and shit driving in the car park and outside until you get off Alan Turing way. Each to their own, I'll never have a go at early leavers personally, but I thought it was bloody rubbish, to be honest. Much prefer watching the whole game, leaving casually, and unwinding in the car listening to 5Live or Spotify or something.