City Fans Leaving Early/Empty seats

The reason this thread Has 22 pages and counting is that yesterday's game highlighted the ' early leaving ' issue. I don't usually react whether a supporter leaves early or stays to the end (I just happen to be a latter). No, yesterday was different because Swansea scored near the end of the game. Around me in 102 many fans screamed abuse in frustration then left in a huff immediately, as if they were making some grand gesture of protest. There will always be fans who traditionally leave early either by choice or by necessity. I used to sit with 2 real hardcore home and away supporters who always left with a few minutes to go, but nobody could ever accuse them of being flimsy in their support. Yesterday, the exodus occurred because many supporters left in a fit of pique because they were miffed that Swansea scored the goal. It's that sort of fan that causes most annoyance, the ones who have no stomach to get behind the team, instead they leave in disgust. The fact is, we scored the winner despite them not because of them.
 
Bluemanc100 said:
You live in Bury FFS.... ever wondered if the early leavers live further afield? My Old Dear live in Boarshaw (Midd) and if I still lived there I'd be staying for a pint myself I expect

Worry about yourself, the concerns about other people aren't healthy surely
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I've always thought fans that live further away are most likely to stay. makes no difference to us whether I takes 3 1/2 hours or 4 hours to get home. I would guess most of the early leavers at fans that are closer and go every week fans whose time getting home goes from 1/2 hour to an hour. Don't get it myself but can't see it changing.
 
nefynblue said:
The reason this thread Has 22 pages and counting is that yesterday's game highlighted the ' early leaving ' issue. I don't usually react whether a supporter leaves early or stays to the end (I just happen to be a latter). No, yesterday was different because Swansea scored near the end of the game. Around me in 102 many fans screamed abuse in frustration then left in a huff immediately, as if they were making some grand gesture of protest. There will always be fans who traditionally leave early either by choice or by necessity. I used to sit with 2 real hardcore home and away supporters who always left with a few minutes to go, but nobody could ever accuse them of being flimsy in their support. Yesterday, the exodus occurred because many supporters left in a fit of pique because they were miffed that Swansea scored the goal. It's that sort of fan that causes most annoyance, the ones who have no stomach to get behind the team, instead they leave in disgust. The fact is, we scored the winner despite them not because of them.
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So the annoyance could have been directed at the officials... it was their ineptitude or bias (you decide) that got the score to 1-1...Under the rules of the game it was obvious that the goal should have been disallowed....

My money is on complacency creeping in... the team looked half asleep second half and the work rate for the majority of the half was abysmal compared to the first half... perception is everything and some fans, like it or not, are affected by the performance...
 
travelman said:
It's a difference of an over an hour in the car or 20 min. Today I stayed but would rather have gone
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An hour isn't that bad, is it? Now obviously I'd generally love to be in the car for 20 minutes vs an hour (my morning vs evening commute, essentially), but if it's between going to work and leaving, I'll take leaving any day. Always worth sticking around until the end.
 
Tom_mcfc said:
But that's your issue isn't it? You are trying your hardest to impress Bruce. Tell Bruce to watch the end of any premier league game and see how empty they are. It isn't just us. United with the biggest bestest fanbase ever in the world have the exact same problem. Football is nowhere near what it was when you was a regular, just watch that scouser last week who hit the nail on the head. It's aimed at corporate and we will slowly get nudged out. The terraces are dying a death because of many things, fans leaving a bit early is one of the least of the problems.
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I watch a lot of live prem games through each week and I just don't see early leavers on the same scale as there is at the Etihad, especially the top 4 clubs.
Our defeats this season at the swamp (LC), Spurs, Leicester, Liverpool and Everton saw the home fans relish every minute of the game and cheered their teams off the park as heroes at the end of the game.
IMO whatever the reason is we have so many fans leaving so early doesn't go hand in hand with what the club are trying to achieve but if fans are still happy at missing the late action and goals then there is nothing the club can do.

In the 70s and 80s there was a group of us who stood on the Kippax each game and we took it in turns to leave a bit early so we had a round of drinks waiting for us in the City social club straight after the game, that was acceptable :-)
 
cyberblue said:
Said many times it just looks embarasing 10 min to go and the ground half empty we want the best players they want to play to packed crowds .yesterday there was hundreds of hundreds empty seats before the game started
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Whilst I find it odd that people leave early, however suggesting that it's half empty on 80 minutes is over doing it somewhat
 
Eds said:
Palace fans must have a lot of Man City fans judging by the highlights of their game
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And West Ham too. Must have been 45000 empty seats at the final whistle last week.

We know it's not just City, but we could definitely do better.
 
Bluemanc100 said:
So the annoyance could have been directed at the officials... it was their ineptitude or bias (you decide) that got the score to 1-1...Under the rules of the game it was obvious that the goal should have been disallowed....
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Seriously? Imagine how many pages would be added to the ref's thread if City had a goal disallowed for that. Never in a million years offside, didn't come close to playing the ball and was ten yards away from the keeper. Stones was blocking Caballero's view as much as the Swansea player, and if he hadn't given Sigurdsson all the time and space he needed there'd have been no threat.
 
BigJoe#1 said:
Never mind Gillingham (which was magic).... what about QPR? I know at least two people who left before 93:20 and who missed the whole celebration.... love Bute's and everyfink!
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Yes Joe but nobody on here has ever admitted to leaving early from both the Gillingham and QPR games. some Blues head for the exits like clockwork on 85mins so somebody must have left early from the two classics?
 
Bluemanc100 said:
So the annoyance could have been directed at the officials... it was their ineptitude or bias (you decide) that got the score to 1-1...Under the rules of the game it was obvious that the goal should have been disallowed....

My money is on complacency creeping in... the team looked half asleep second half and the work rate for the majority of the half was abysmal compared to the first half... perception is everything and some fans, like it or not, are affected by the performance...
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I didn't see the offside from where I sit in 102, I only saw it on TV later on. Although the refereeing wasn't great, yet again, it certainly wasn't in the Anthony ' Alty' Taylor category. Even so, why would a supporter leave in disgust ? Why not stay and voice your displeasure and get behind the team as a result. You mention complacency creeping in. Exactly my thoughts, not the team though, a section of our support who storm out when things don't go our way. As I've said before, early leavers have always been part of our crowd. It's the sulkers who exited dramatically yesterday that made the issue of early leaving so noticeable. From a personal point of view, it must affect the team if during a break in play late in the game, as occurred yesterday, the players see the mass exodus from all parts of the ground, when the game is on a knife edge, we are up against the odds, and need a late goal. Seeing young Jesus ecstatic at scoring the winner for his new team, turn to face the fans and realise that probable a third of the crowd weren't there. It's a good job the players stayed to the end. The fans who did witnessed a fantastic end to the game and left the ground on a real high. The sulkers, still stomping away in a gruff will have only heard what occurred. Their loss.
 
I stayed until 2-1. However people pay the money they can leave when they want be that at half time or 95 minutes. Unless you are paying for their seat nothing to do with anybody else. If they miss important goals they have themselves to blame. It takes all sorts at a game. I love the atmosphere that is a lot worse than it used to be. A lot worse. No wonder some people leave early. The players deserve a lot more from all the fans, not just the ones that leave early.
 
Just my two pennies worth... I go with my brothers - one of whom travels to games from the Bristol/Bath area. Leaving just before the final whistle (90, 91 or 92nd minute) can make a one to two hour difference to the time he gets home.
 
I didn't say that I left early, but I know people who do and I know people who leave when we are playing crap and they used to go when we were really bad, I e Billy McNeill, Stuart Pearce, they still do it now, if we are bad they are up and off, I once saw them go early at an away game, the thing is it takes all sorts, what we really should be asking is where those people were who fill the empty seats when we play united etc.. not some poor twat who paid in and just happened to leave early. sorry my reason for posting is because my earlier post made it appear that it was me that always left early, which I openly admit that I have done at times, I suppose it depends on what mood I am in, has anyone ever noticed that if we are tonking Trafford hardly anyone leaves
 
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mount pleasant blue said:
Just my two pennies worth... I go with my brothers - one of whom travels to games from the Bristol/Bath area. Leaving just before the final whistle (90, 91 or 92nd minute) can make a one to two hour difference to the time he gets home.
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Individuals choice when they leave. But your brother needs to get to grips with if he is from the Bristol area or the Bath area.
 
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