Leaving the game early

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dickie davies

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Have you ever left a game early because City were getting thumped?

I've done it twice, both being FA Cup quarter final games.
Liverpool in 1988 when we were 4-0 down
I was relatively young, extremely naive and truly believed we could win

Tottenham in 93
We were absolutely nailed on to win the cup. Sheron put us one up and all is well, then we collapsed
I left before Phelen scored our consolation and I felt physically sick as I left Maine Road
That evening I had a 200 mile journey to Essex and had to face my smug spurs supporting colleagues the next day
 
3rd round of the FA Cup, Jan 2012. Defending the trophy we had won the previous May.
I think we went 3 goals down to United , when Rooney got Vinny sent off.
Although City pulled 2 goals back and were pushing for an equalizer , I had seen enough by 90 minutes so decided to leave when injury time was displayed.
I remember hearing a huge roar as I walked past the City Store, but it was only a near miss.
So I got home early,very deflated and disappointed.
 
Once and once only. We were losing 3-0 at home to QPR in 97 (I think). I was 17 and my dad couldn't go that day so I went on my own. When John Spencer (again, I think!). put the third in with about 15 minutes to go, I sacked it off for a quick one in the Sherwood to cheer me up for the walk down Dicky Road to the 192.
 
Left the Gillingham game and never attempted to get back in. Just suffered listening on the radio on the way back.

Also left the United FA Cup tie at half time, when we were already 3 down and Kompany was off. Once again l listened on the radio and we got back to 3-2.

Perhaps I'm a bit of a fairweather fan, but I'm very good at not letting a bad result ruin my day, and I just had better things to be doing with my time on both those occasions.
 
Twice:

Full member's cup final, left at 5-1 down, heartbroken after first trip to Wembley. Heard several cheers whilst heading back to the coach and assumed Chelsea had scored more.

At Maine Rd against Boro when a load of their fans invaded the north strand when the gates were opened late on and it kicked off big time.

Most of the rest of the time at Maine Rd I wanted to stay until the end to be able to boo.
 
Home to Leicester when they won the Premier League that season. It began to empty around the third goal going in so I wasn’t alone.

As the match was on tv then I watched the rest in Mary D’s. I’d just had enough.
 
Fulham at home when it was the last game of the season and we winning two nil but ended up getting beat. Stayed until the end but we left after that missing the end of season lap of honour. Felt very guilty.
 
I very rarely leave early, I did however throw a hissy fit in the match versus Monaco, I left in a strop when we had a blatant pen denied and missed an amazing match. I was so pissed I wasn’t even checking the result then my wife called saying wow what a match. What an idiot I thought
 
Honestly can't recall leaving before any final whistle. Never understood it. Thankfully fsmily and emergencies haven't made a need to go early. I'm the same at gigs, and anyone with me looking to scatter can wait for me...
 
March 1986 few weeks before FMC Final we got battered by Oxford at home was in the new snooker hall at Belle Vue think it was called Breaks. Had completed a frame (I’m shite so it would have took ages) before final whistle and results came up on Grandstand also left at 5-1 at Wembley
 
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