Early Leavers

I do t mind the early leavers. It means it's less hectic at full time.

I parked about 10 mins from the ground yesterday. I left at full time and by the time we'd got to the car the car park was almost empty and the roads were fine.
 
I left at full time and my 4.5 hour drive home took an extra half hour. I suppose travelling that far and not watching the whole match would defy the point really.
 
fulabeer said:
I know this won't be popular, but I have found leaving at half time to be the best option. You avoid the massive scramble to leave the car park, and avoid them shutting the main road off. I've found I can be home before the second half kicks off, and watch the rest on TV....."perfect".

I have already got my second phase ready, for when this becomes more popular. I will leave 5 mins "before" half time, therefore avoiding the rush. I think any body leaving 10/15 minutes before half time are wankers and don't deserve to get tickets....
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Although my previous post was just a piss take. There are serious issues with leaving the ground at full time, that leaving early does solve.

I have read several posts stating that if you wait half an hour after the match, you can fly home on empty roads........absolute bollocks! The difference on leaving an evening match early and waiting to full time can add two hours to a ten minute journey. (assuming you park at the ground)
I live in Droylsden, so in theory should be home within ten minutes. The reality of waiting for full time, means a minimum of an hour. Full time means a full on scrum to get back to your car, and the madness that then follows. All courtesy and City brotherhood goes completely out the window. Gladiator and rutting bulls more comes to mind. I have had two bad incidents that required the security staff to get involved in. I'm glad they did, as they stopped me getting into further trouble. My fuse is related to the match result! The fact they shut the main road off just as everybody is about to leave makes a bad situation worse.

I have spent many an evening match, sat in my car, in the main car park until 11-11.30pm just to reach the main gates. My car at the time had a factory fit TV system that I questioned the need for. But after many repeated situations, realised the immense value!
Even when you are finally released into the freedom that is Ashton New Road, you still going nowhere. You are then subjected to the next big social challenge, which is do you let anybody out of side streets. It's like being at Blackpool to see the lights, when you decide to go north to south for a change...(big mistake.....don't ever do it)

You know you all have to get home, so you should let people out of side roads. But you also know that for every car you let out, there will be dozens more wanting to join further up the road. Each and every car just adds more time to your journey. It wouldn't be so bad if your average speed was above walking pace. But when you are just creeping along, it is hard to avoid eye contact with that car owner with pleading eyes to let them out!

You finally arrive home just before midnight, after suffering those idiots on the radio phone in. I no longer care if Sparky should go or stay, or of Robinho is trying hard enough. Those rumors about this new guy coming in called Mankini or something like that, just doesn't seem relevant to me right now.

So I try leaving two minutes before full time. I know I'm risking missing some football. I know I'm disrespecting the players by not seeing them complete the match. I know I might miss that late goal. But somehow the excitement of coasting past the turnstiles, floating straight up to my car replaces any doubts I may have. I fire up the beast, and glide straight up to the main gate. Any guilt felt by the condescending looks from the gate staff is replaced with full on euphoria as i see the empty road ahead. Even a normal red light doesn't seem too bad. You know after the brief wait, freedom is your reward. 30 mph which seems restrictive any other day, now feels like light speed. Shops which can be studied in minute detail just minutes later are now nothing but a blur. Pedestrians that once strolled past you with a smirks on their faces, knowing that you were paying a small fortune to be sat in that tin box, are now just fools to be pitied.... pah walking...it is sooooo overrated!!!

Problem...
I want I see the full match. But leaving the ground is impossible.

Solution...
I now walk. It's three miles, so doesn't take that long. I now stay until the final whistle. I now applaud the players off. I smirk as I watch the scrum to get to the car park. I actually make a point of walking just a little bit slower as I pass the fools sat at the lights on the halted traffic. I then join the herd walking up the new road. Slowly but surely, the herd thins out as Droylsden comes into view. It's slightly up hill all the way, but I still manage to pass all those prisoners in their tin boxes. Just imagine, they are paying a small fortunes to sit in their guided cages! Within half an hour, I'm home.
My reward for all this extra effort is a nice take away, paid for by the £10 saved from the car park fee....early leavers, they are idiots! ;)
 
fulabeer said:
fulabeer said:
I know this won't be popular, but I have found leaving at half time to be the best option. You avoid the massive scramble to leave the car park, and avoid them shutting the main road off. I've found I can be home before the second half kicks off, and watch the rest on TV....."perfect".

I have already got my second phase ready, for when this becomes more popular. I will leave 5 mins "before" half time, therefore avoiding the rush. I think any body leaving 10/15 minutes before half time are wankers and don't deserve to get tickets....
Click to expand...

Although my previous post was just a piss take. There are serious issues with leaving the ground at full time, that leaving early does solve.

I have read several posts stating that if you wait half an hour after the match, you can fly home on empty roads........absolute bollocks! The difference on leaving an evening match early and waiting to full time can add two hours to a ten minute journey. (assuming you
park at the ground)
I live in Droylsden, so in theory should be home within ten minutes. The reality of waiting for full time, means a minimum of an hour. Full time means a full on scrum to get back to your
car, and the madness that then follows. All courtesy and city brotherhood goes completely
out the window. Gladiator and rutting bulls more comes to mind. I have had two bad
incidents that required the security staff to get involved in. I'm glad they did, as they
stopped me getting into further trouble. My fuse it related to the match result! The fact they
shut the main road off just as everybody is about to leave makes a bad situation worse.

I have spent many an evening match, sat in my car, in the main car park until 11-11.30pm
just to reach the main gates. My car at the time had a factory fit TV system that I
questioned the need for. But after many repeat situations realised the immense value!
Even when you are finally released into the freedom that is Ashton New Road, you still going
nowhere. You are then subjected to the next big social challenge, which is do you let
anybody out of side streets. It's like being at Blackpool to see the lights when you decide to
go north to south for a change...(big mistake.....don't ever do it)

You know you all have to get home, so you should let people out of side roads. But you also
know that for every car you let out, there will be dozens more wanting to join further up the
road. Each and every car just adds more time to your journey. It wouldn't be so bad if your
average speed was above walking pace. But when you are just creeping along, it is hard to
avoid eye contact with that car owner with pleading eyes to let them out!

You finally arrive home just before midnight, after suffering those idiots on the radio phone
in. I no longer care if Sparky should go or stay, or of Robinho is trying hard enough. Those
rumors about this new guy coming in called Mankini or something like that, just doesn't
seem relevant to me right now.

So I try leaving two minutes before full time. I know I'm risking missing some football. I
know I'm disrespecting the players by not seeing them complete the match. I know I might
miss that late goal. But somehow the excitement of coasting past the turnstiles, floating
straight up to my car replaces any doubts I may have. I fire up the beast, and glide straight
up to the main gate. Any guilt felt by the condescending looks from the gate staff is replaced
with full on euphoria as i see the empty road ahead. Even a normal red light doesn't seem
to bad. You know after the brief wait, freedom is awaits. 30 mph which seems restrictive any
other day now feels like light speed. Shops which can be studied in minute detail just
minutes later are now nothing but a blur. Pedestrians that once strolled past you with a
smirk on their faces, knowing that you were paying a small fortune to be sat in that tin box,
are now just fools to be pitied.... pah walking...it is sooooo overrated!!!

Problem...
I want I see the full match. But leaving the ground is impossible.

Solution...
I now walk. It's three miles, so doesn't take that long. I now stay until the final whistle. I
now applaud the players off. I smirk as I watch the scrum to get to the car park. I actually
make a point of walking just a little bit slower as I pass the idiots sat at the lights on the
halted traffic. I then join the herd walking up the new road. Slowly but surely, the herd thins
out as Droylsden comes into view. It's slightly up hill all the way, but I still manage to pass
all those fools in their tin boxes. Just imagine, they are paying a small fortunes to sit in their
guided cages! Within half an hour, I'm home.
My reward for all this extra effort is a nice take away, paid for by the £10 saved from the
car park fee....early leavers, they are idiots! ;)
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Top post, made me smile, but everything you,ve said is spot on!
 
ccr said:
Late arrivers p*** me off.
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I always try to arrive about 5-10mins late. It's great. No traffic on the way in. No queuing to get in the stadium. Even time for a quick beer without queing. I then get a hotdog and curry and chips, before finding my seat. I then make any phone calls I haven't had time to do all day. That leaves me five minutes before half time to ask the lads around me what I have missed.

It does piss me off when those inconsiderate twats then start getting up a couple of minutes before half time to get a beer. They just don't seem to understand that some of us have come to see a match...
 
I live in Denton and when I go in the car I park it at the back of where the new academy is going to be next to the canal near the pub, the bridge (at least I think thats what its called). Less than 10mins walk to ground down by the side of the asda and once back in the car im home in Denton in 20mins. Last week went into City square for a pint got back to the car half an hour later than normal and was down the road no traffic and home about 20mins behind normal. With saturday night viewing like Splash to get home for I think I might now start leaving early.

On occasions when Ive had to travel somewhere after the game Ive still never left early, saturday is match day and anything else comes second (obviously pregnant wives/work etc dont count) and whenever Ive had to go down South after a game Ive always found im only ever about 20mins behind the time I would have been if i'd have left early and so don't see the point in leaving. I can't fathom how people find navigating through the streets and away so difficult? If you want or need to get away quick don't fucking park in one of the official car parks next to the ground.
 
Blue2112 said:
I live in Denton and when I go in the car park it at the back of where the new academy is going to be next to the canal near the pub the bridge (at least I think thats what its called). Less than 10mins walk to ground down by the side of the asda and once back in the car am home in Denton in 20mins,I can't fathom how people find navigating through the streets and away so difficult? If you want or need to get away quick don't fucking park in one of the official car parks next to the ground.
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Spot on but far too obvious for some people, I park there and back in audenshaw in minutes or I get the 17-21 train to guide bridge...
 
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