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Title: Leaving early
Post by: Petche on April 03, 2024, 02:05:07 pm
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Colin C No.3 on April 03, 2024, 02:07:34 pm
Not ‘real supporters’?
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: philsky on April 03, 2024, 02:27:55 pm
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!

I hear you but I live in Hertfordshire and to edge ahead of the traffic for me is quite important.

I did stay until the end last night mind you.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: McCammon egg n chips on April 03, 2024, 02:38:44 pm
Noticeably a lot less leaving early than usual last night in the South Stand
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: drfcsteve on April 03, 2024, 02:38:55 pm
I don’t know why we have to police what other supporters do. I stayed till the end because I was walking to the train station. My mate left slightly early because he had to wait 40 minutes to get out the car park and had work early the next day. So what?
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: IDM on April 03, 2024, 03:21:05 pm
Individual choices yes, but I don’t understand it unless it is absolutely essential to catch a last train perhaps.

How often does something vital happen in those last minutes?  You wouldn’t leave the cinema before a film ends? 

You wouldn’t “not finish” with your date because you had to leave early for work next day?

By all means move around the stands to be closer to the exits for a quicker getaway..
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Spilsby Red on April 03, 2024, 04:36:02 pm
I live away. Never left early.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: In the box on April 03, 2024, 06:54:42 pm
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
So when Morecambe and Stockport
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: In the box on April 03, 2024, 06:56:27 pm
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
So when Morecome and Salford bagged 5 against us you stopped behind to applaud the lads then  :headbang:
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Petche on April 03, 2024, 07:03:06 pm
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
So when Morecome and Salford bagged 5 against us you stopped behind to applaud the lads then  :headbang:

Salford 5?
But yes always there to the bitter end and I don't live in Donny.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: foxbat on April 03, 2024, 07:19:16 pm
it shames me to admit I once left early, when it went to 0-4 against  Morecombe.  nothing to do with traffic,  I was just so p1ssed off. That was the trough of over 2 years of sh1te , but , watching last night,  we are definitely on the rise again.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: dickos1 on April 03, 2024, 07:31:52 pm
I left early last night because I couldn’t cope
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Plumbster on April 03, 2024, 07:43:14 pm
Plus you needed your chips
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: NickDRFC on April 03, 2024, 08:12:05 pm
It’s their prerogative. I very rarely leave a game early but it’s their money and their time, and they’re not hurting anyone so can do what they want.

I don’t understand people who let a defeat ruin their whole weekend but equally I wouldn’t tell them how they should feel.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: ravenrover on April 03, 2024, 08:31:15 pm
I jave left early, as in a few mins before the end once Ipswich 0-6 pissing it down with rain and had to drop my car off at my friends to go in for service at his garage and still only got home 10mins or so less than normal because the A1 S was closed and had to use M1
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Colin C No.3 on April 03, 2024, 09:43:43 pm
I left two games early twice in the eighties around the 85th minute mark. Transpired I needn’t have as the cervix was still only at 6cm when I got to the ward.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Spilsby Red on April 03, 2024, 10:33:36 pm
Never left early on the Morcambe and Stockport games. Just cos I didn’t leave doesn’t mean I applauded them either. And I didn’t boo either.
Is that ok with some ?
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: dickos1 on April 03, 2024, 10:40:47 pm
Plus you needed your chips
Half time that cocker
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: In the box on April 04, 2024, 09:52:12 am
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
So when Morecome and Salford bagged 5 against us you stopped behind to applaud the lads then  :headbang:

Salford 5?
But yes always there to the bitter end and I don't live in Donny.
Stockport ….Maybe we need ask your permission or get a note to leave early
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Spilsby Red on April 04, 2024, 11:13:47 am
I have never criticised anyone leaving early. I just commented I don’t. So no need for a comment for asking permission.
People leave it’s upto them. It happens at every ground.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: ncRover on April 04, 2024, 11:16:29 am
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
So when Morecome and Salford bagged 5 against us you stopped behind to applaud the lads then  :headbang:

Salford 5?
But yes always there to the bitter end and I don't live in Donny.
Stockport ….Maybe we need ask your permission or get a note to leave early

Hi, are you enjoying the current run of form? :)
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Mustapha-Dump on April 04, 2024, 11:56:16 am
One thing I will never understand, is people not understanding that people can do as they like. I treat it as any other recreational activity and I leave when I’ve had enough, Morecambe at home I think I was out with half an hour to go. I realise some people think this is a cardinal sin but of this seasons 17 losses I think I’ve only missed 1 so I have a decent grip for when we are getting nothing from a game.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Petche on April 04, 2024, 11:59:15 am
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
So when Morecome and Salford bagged 5 against us you stopped behind to applaud the lads then  :headbang:

Salford 5?
But yes always there to the bitter end and I don't live in Donny.
Stockport ….Maybe we need ask your permission or get a note to leave early

As usual on this forum you make an innocent comment/observation and get attacked for it!
Leave early or stay till the end, personal choice I guess and like I said just an observation.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: In the box on April 04, 2024, 04:52:22 pm
I can never understand why people feel the need to leave early, it happens at every game. Is it really that important to beat the traffic when you could miss something crucial? Even more bewildering last night people were leaving their seats on 40 minutes to presumably queue for refreshments and guess what - they missed the most important feature of all, our match winning goal!
Don't get it!
So when Morecome and Salford bagged 5 against us you stopped behind to applaud the lads then  :headbang:

Salford 5?
But yes always there to the bitter end and I don't live in Donny.
Stockport ….Maybe we need ask your permission or get a note to leave early

As usual on this forum you make an innocent comment/observation and get attacked for it!
Leave early or stay till the end, personal choice I guess and like I said just an observation.
Your observation was just that , but really not worth a comment as it didn’t reflect the reasons  why supporters may have to leave early but only a negative opinion of supporters and their  failure to show you a full uninterrupted backing in-spite of circumstance!
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 04, 2024, 06:18:27 pm
I left after 30 minutes of the Stockport game as I had a medical emergency. I had an emergency need to get shit faced as quickly as possible to destroy my short-term memory before it became written into my long-term memory and did me serious mental harm.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: i_ateallthepies on April 04, 2024, 06:34:58 pm
I left after 30 minutes of the Stockport game as I had a medical emergency. I had an emergency need to get shit faced as quickly as possible to destroy my short-term memory before it became written into my long-term memory and did me serious mental harm.

I stayed five minutes longer than you, BST and it caused me irreparable harm.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Iberian Red on April 04, 2024, 06:58:43 pm
A group of us went i 4 cars to Chesterfields early/mid 90s. It was either Boxing Day or NYD. The 1st half was awful and it absolutely lashed it down on the open away end,not good for a hang over.
We left the moment the whistle went to end the first half and managed to be sat in Good Comps to see final scores on tv.
Got reports after that the 2nd half was worse.
One of the wisest decisions I've made in my life.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 04, 2024, 08:02:01 pm
A group of us went i 4 cars to Chesterfields early/mid 90s. It was either Boxing Day or NYD. The 1st half was awful and it absolutely lashed it down on the open away end,not good for a hang over.
We left the moment the whistle went to end the first half and managed to be sat in Good Comps to see final scores on tv.
Got reports after that the 2nd half was worse.
One of the wisest decisions I've made in my life.

Wasn't that the day we won 1-0 with the last minute Steve Adams bit of creativity?
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Iberian Red on April 04, 2024, 08:25:04 pm
A group of us went i 4 cars to Chesterfields early/mid 90s. It was either Boxing Day or NYD. The 1st half was awful and it absolutely lashed it down on the open away end,not good for a hang over.
We left the moment the whistle went to end the first half and managed to be sat in Good Comps to see final scores on tv.
Got reports after that the 2nd half was worse.
One of the wisest decisions I've made in
It was Boxing Day 1994 and we lost 2-0.
That makes my decision even wise! my life.

Wasn't that the day we won 1-0 with the last minute Steve Adams bit of creativity?

No.
I just googled,and found out I got some of that wrong.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Iberian Red on April 04, 2024, 10:12:40 pm
1994 Boxing Day,got beat 2-0.
Very wise decision in that case.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 05, 2024, 07:25:19 am
A group of us went i 4 cars to Chesterfields early/mid 90s. It was either Boxing Day or NYD. The 1st half was awful and it absolutely lashed it down on the open away end,not good for a hang over.
We left the moment the whistle went to end the first half and managed to be sat in Good Comps to see final scores on tv.
Got reports after that the 2nd half was worse.
One of the wisest decisions I've made in my life.

I was there. It was absolutely freezing as well. The terrace at Saltergate used to taper down to below pitch level and people were cowering down there. It was absolutely miserable.
Title: Re: Leaving early
Post by: idler on April 05, 2024, 07:33:54 am
When we were in the Championship an old guy near me always left with 20 minutes left to miss the traffic to get back to Cantley. His son and family couldn’t believe it either as they stayed until the end.
They were in a different car though. ;)