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City Fans Leaving Early/Empty seats
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Gary James
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My article in last week's City V Arsenal programme was about leaving early and what goals are missed. In 2011-12 21% of all City's goals in a title winning season were scored in the 85th minute or later. In the last 3 years 9 of Aguero's goals have been 85th minute or later. Anyway, I've posted the article on my twitter: https://twitter.com/GaryJamesWriter if anyone missed it.
BamberBridgeBlue
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I can understand possibly leaving early if the result isn't in doubt.
you can go back even further Gary. I wanted to leave Wembley in 99 but was stopped by my mate who always advocates staying till the end. It's stayed with me, never left early. Don't see the point.My article in last week's City V Arsenal programme was about leaving early and what goals are missed. In 2011-12 21% of all City's goals in a title winning season were scored in the 85th minute or later. In the last 3 years 9 of Aguero's goals have been 85th minute or later. Anyway, I've posted the article on my twitter: https://twitter.com/GaryJamesWriter if anyone missed it.
Gary James
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In the article I talk about my experience in the 70s when my dad insisted we leave a UEFA Cup game v Standard Liege with about 6 mins left. By the time we got to the car City had scored a further 3 goals. That's haunted me ever since and I can't help wondering how many young fans since then have missed out on some of most spectacular endings. Often it's the last 5 minutes that create the memories that make fans Blues. Missing them can live with you forever.I can understand possibly leaving early if the result isn't in doubt.
you can go back even further Gary. I wanted to leave Wembley in 99 but was stopped by my mate who always advocates staying till the end. It's stayed with me, never left early. Don't see the point.
The grandparents took me to Maine Road back in the old division 2 days. Always left 10-15 minutes before the end to beat the traffic. I remember 1 game missing a goal walking out, a goal in the car park and a goal on the way home. Vowed never to leave before the end.In the article I talk about my experience in the 70s when my dad insisted we leave a UEFA Cup game v Standard Liege with about 6 mins left. By the time we got to the car City had scored a further 3 goals. That's haunted me ever since and I can't help wondering how many young fans since then have missed out on some of most spectacular endings. Often it's the last 5 minutes that create the memories that make fans Blues. Missing them can live with you forever.
DannyBoy2890
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I left at 88 today.
Had to be somewhere.
It's amazing how much difference a couple of minutes can make, so can understand why people do.
Had to be somewhere.
It's amazing how much difference a couple of minutes can make, so can understand why people do.
It's just incredible, ss3 today , I saw some leaving on 82 mins & like you say ,with the game finally balanced, on a knife edge.....would we hang on for the win ? Or could we break away & get another in this absorbing encounter....85mins hundreds get up & just walk out.Disgraceful again today.
Half the crowd streaming out on 85 minutes.
It's not even the tourists either.
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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.
People who park in the stadium car park I guess are a high proportion of the early leavers. I never understood why mobile people park so close but you see that behaviour in supermarket car park. People need to park as close to the building as possible because God forbid they have to walk 100 metres to get in. I walk about half a mile and have never sat in traffic at either the Etihad or Maine Road when I parked by the Jaguar garage.
I agree about the tram solution whereby they get lined up, can't be that hard to organise but the tram isn't there to shift people. I went to a concert at MEN a few Sundays ago and trams had stopped running at 10pm. It's a white elephant.
Brendan110_0
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Early leavers need shaming with a song. It's an embarrassment to the club and myself, no excuses at all. Same people every week leaving early, joke fans - and to think these clowns kept a season ticket out of my dads hands!
City_Sean
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About ten thousand had left early the night we played Barcelona, despite us beating the best side in world football.
Leaving a game five minutes early makes absolutely no difference to someone's journey home.
Leaving a game five minutes early makes absolutely no difference to someone's journey home.
markbmcfc
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We should merge this with the atmosphere thread and rename it the "shit fans" thread.
Serious mentality problem with City fans these days, i've even noticed it with my own friends and family. It's rife, whether people like it or not, and the leave on 80 minutes club, along with the general shite atmosphere, is all part of the same underlying issue. People blame ticket prices, but you're already in the ground, so completely irrelevant to atmosphere. Then, ironically, people leave 10 minutes early. You might get value for your money if you watched the whole game. Doesn't make sense.
I don't know if it's the price of success, but the mentality of the majority has changed. Saw both Pep and KdB trying to 'gee up' the crowd yesterday, but all I see is fans more arsed about drinking pre/post match, turning up late, leaving 5 mins before HT, returning late, leaving early. To be honest, the time they are in their seat, the majority don't understand what the fuck the manager is trying to do anyway and all I hear from them is "just get rid of it".
Love City, love watching City, but being on the terraces is shite these days.
Serious mentality problem with City fans these days, i've even noticed it with my own friends and family. It's rife, whether people like it or not, and the leave on 80 minutes club, along with the general shite atmosphere, is all part of the same underlying issue. People blame ticket prices, but you're already in the ground, so completely irrelevant to atmosphere. Then, ironically, people leave 10 minutes early. You might get value for your money if you watched the whole game. Doesn't make sense.
I don't know if it's the price of success, but the mentality of the majority has changed. Saw both Pep and KdB trying to 'gee up' the crowd yesterday, but all I see is fans more arsed about drinking pre/post match, turning up late, leaving 5 mins before HT, returning late, leaving early. To be honest, the time they are in their seat, the majority don't understand what the fuck the manager is trying to do anyway and all I hear from them is "just get rid of it".
Love City, love watching City, but being on the terraces is shite these days.
BimboBob
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Early leavers need shaming with a song. It's an embarrassment to the club and myself, no excuses at all. Same people every week leaving early, joke fans - and to think these clowns kept a season ticket out of my dads hands!
When I lived in Southampton I used to leave early otherwise I wouldn't get home until the next day. If I get the train now for evening games sometimes I have to leave on 80 minutes for the same reason. Don't like doing it. But it's a necessity.
Lots of Love,
Coco.
Brendan110_0
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When I lived in Southampton I used to leave early otherwise I wouldn't get home until the next day. If I get the train now for evening games sometimes I have to leave on 80 minutes for the same reason. Don't like doing it. But it's a necessity.
Clowns eh. Thanks.
Just part of the excuses club. Sorry BimboBob but you're part of the problem. If I lived far enough away that meant I never finished a game I'd leave the ticket and watch at the pub.
There is a Light
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I love a late night winner because I know the traffic beaters miss it.
You can't win though, they always have an excuse and they don't really care that it's a huge part of the epidemic lack of passion at our home matches.
You can't win though, they always have an excuse and they don't really care that it's a huge part of the epidemic lack of passion at our home matches.
How would that help? The seat would just be emptyJust part of the excuses club. Sorry BimboBob but you're part of the problem. If I lived far enough away that meant I never finished a game I'd leave the ticket and watch at the pub.
The word "supporter" means you support your team. If you leave the stadium then you obviously aren't supporting the team.
You pay your money, you can do what you want. But my opinion is if you don't want to support your team then you're a spectator, not a city supporter.
You pay your money, you can do what you want. But my opinion is if you don't want to support your team then you're a spectator, not a city supporter.
meeesh
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They should keep the gates locked til the full time whistle
Pearce ordered the telly's to be switched off in the concourse I seem to recall as well,keep the bastards in their seats !!!
I have even more reason to stay till the end now as the tunnel is under me,it's gonna be great giving it to the refs like we all did to that bastard Mason yesterday