Leaving the game early

[dickie davies]

Not when trying to beat the traffic
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

 

[uwerosler28]

Left the Gillingham game at Wembley alongside 10s of thousands of others , all of which sharply reverse their actions despite the handful of stewards at the top of the stairs saying if you have left you can't return.

 

[117 M34]

My mate left the QPR game at 2-1

 

[manclad]

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.

 

[Abattoir Blue]

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.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

About once a season when the result and a greater need to get away than normal conflate to mean I fuck off a few minutes early, usually just as injury time starts. Mental to me how some do it every week.

 

[Cravenvirgin]

Been going to city since 1957 and can honestly say I have never left a game before the final whistle. Never will

 

[CatMan]

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.

 

[bluesince76]

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.

 

[MCFC Wirral]

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.