Leaving early is getting ridiculous!

[Murry]

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[chucky1973]

FFS people leave games early at every ground in the world. No big deal. People's own choice.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Cool pic Murry.

 

[Mancgull]

I was at the Bernabeu on Saturday and nobody leaves until bang on the 90th minute. Why people leave early at the Amex I really don't know.

Here's one reason for you.
My dad is 80 years old and has been watching the Albion since he was a kid. He has been a season ticket holder for around 40 years consecutively, going to 'home games' at Gillingham etc. he never left early when he was younger as I have never done in my 40 years of supporting BHA. A couple of years ago he had a cardiac arrest outside the Amex and was given CPR with a defribilator. He was revived, spent weeks in hospital, had a triple bypass. The club invited us back to a game about three months later... The famous Ipswich banner game. He was pretty nervous about going back after that and so my mum decided to go with him. The club made sure she got a season ticket next to him.
They go every home game but now won't go to away games as they are a bit frail. My dad now has Parkinson's but he still goes. Frankly it frightens me a bit when they go to games like the Leeds Utd one tomorrow night ( no disrespect to the majority of Leeds fans but you know what I'm saying).
They tend to leave about 5 minutes early to avoid the rush at the end. They get to near the front of the bus queue so they can get seats. Whenever I go I'm amazed that some people don't offer their seats to him. I'm pleased to say though that this is rare, most people that go to the Amex are good people, and that includes the away fans.
So I appreciate what you are saying, but there are instances where it is understandable. It's worth thinking about.

 

[GoingUp]

Here's one reason for you.
My dad is 80 years old and has been watching the Albion since he was a kid. He has been a season ticket holder for around 40 years consecutively, going to 'home games' at Gillingham etc. he never left early when he was younger as I have never done in my 40 years of supporting BHA. A couple of years ago he had a cardiac arrest outside the Amex and was given CPR with a defribilator. He was revived, spent weeks in hospital, had a triple bypass. The club invited us back to a game about three months later... The famous Ipswich banner game. He was pretty nervous about going back after that and so my mum decided to go with him. The club made sure she got a season ticket next to him.
They go every home game but now won't go to away games as they are a bit frail. My dad now has Parkinson's but he still goes. Frankly it frightens me a bit when they go to games like the Leeds Utd one tomorrow night ( no disrespect to the majority of Leeds fans but you know what I'm saying).
They tend to leave about 5 minutes early to avoid the rush at the end. They get to near the front of the bus queue so they can get seats. Whenever I go I'm amazed that some people don't offer their seats to him. I'm pleased to say though that this is rare, most people that go to the Amex are good people, and that includes the away fans.
So I appreciate what you are saying, but there are instances where it is understandable. It's worth thinking about.

Glad your oldman recovered and is still able to attend games mate I think I remember hearing that story about your Dad, either at the Ipswich game or possibly even at a First Aid course run by Sussex FA, sure Ive heard it though.

 

[GoingUp]

Cool pic Murry.

pic doesnt load what was it?

 

[Mancgull]

Glad your oldman recovered and is still able to attend games mate I think I remember hearing that story about your Dad, either at the Ipswich game or possibly even at a First Aid course run by Sussex FA, sure Ive heard it though.

There was an article in one of the match programmes about it, so maybe there?

 

[GoingUp]

There was an article in one of the match programmes about it, so maybe there?

yeah could of been there as i get a program every game. the aed (i think they are called) are a real lifesaver, every public place should have access to one.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

pic doesnt load what was it?

I've no idea mate, I was trying to be sarcastic. It was no doubt derogatory as he's a Palace troll.

 

[Washie]

The guy next to me left 5 mins before the end. Saw him on the train back to Eastbourne.

 

[Garage_Doors]

I think this is what it all comes down to.
Some people would rather not sit in traffic/be an hour late home. Some people would rather see the end of the match.

It's not that big of a deal really.

Absolutely agree live and let live. I'm not opposed to those that stay or leave, just giving a second opinion to someone who did not understand why people did it.
Personally i have changed my travel arrangements so that i'm on one of the coaches so now its a leisurely walk up to the coach park after the final whistle and get driven home.
But if forced to park in bridge car park i would leave early to ensue i got away without queuing.

 

[Weststander]

It was possible to nip out 10 minutes early and get first in the queue for transport options but yesterday there must have been between 5,000 to 7,000 outside before the final whistle If it means leaving on 75 minutes to get away quickly its going to hardly be worth going any more

".... getting ridiculous". Has always been prevalent at the Amex, the obsession with beating the crowds to the trains, park n rides or Bennett's Field car park, and it's causes more and more to do it.

All the way back to Buckley's late goals against Doncaster, from the WSU you could see 100's+who missed both goals streaming out half way through the second half running to the trains.

Should the transport queues disappear one day due to big infrastructure changes, I think that's the only thing that would tempt almost everyone to see out the full game time.

 

[Weststander]

I was at the Bernabeu on Saturday and nobody leaves until bang on the 90th minute. Why people leave early at the Amex I really don't know.

British grumpiness and impatience ... an irrational loathing of any kind of wait/queue?

 

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[Commander]

Here's one reason for you.
My dad is 80 years old and has been watching the Albion since he was a kid. He has been a season ticket holder for around 40 years consecutively, going to 'home games' at Gillingham etc. he never left early when he was younger as I have never done in my 40 years of supporting BHA. A couple of years ago he had a cardiac arrest outside the Amex and was given CPR with a defribilator. He was revived, spent weeks in hospital, had a triple bypass. The club invited us back to a game about three months later... The famous Ipswich banner game. He was pretty nervous about going back after that and so my mum decided to go with him. The club made sure she got a season ticket next to him.
They go every home game but now won't go to away games as they are a bit frail. My dad now has Parkinson's but he still goes. Frankly it frightens me a bit when they go to games like the Leeds Utd one tomorrow night ( no disrespect to the majority of Leeds fans but you know what I'm saying).
They tend to leave about 5 minutes early to avoid the rush at the end. They get to near the front of the bus queue so they can get seats. Whenever I go I'm amazed that some people don't offer their seats to him. I'm pleased to say though that this is rare, most people that go to the Amex are good people, and that includes the away fans.
So I appreciate what you are saying, but there are instances where it is understandable. It's worth thinking about.

A perfectly acceptable excuse, and I'm glad your Dad still manages to make games. In pretty sure there aren't 10,000 others in his situation though.

People pay their money and can leave when they want, but it is a real shame I think. It doesn't exactly send a message to the players that the fans are behind them right to the end, when half of them have already left when we are fighting to get a goal in the last minute. A full, noisy Amex with a minute to go would surely give us a better chance of snatching those season defining last minute winners that we so desperately need sometimes.

I just don't understand it, I guess. Football is a 95 minute game these days, and if I wasn't able to watch all 95 minutes then I just wouldn't go to that game, I'd wait for one that I could. It just seems bizarre to me to go to all the hassle and take the time out a Saturday to get to the Amex, but then leave before the end to get home half an hour earlier. If 5,000 people turned up 10 minutes into the 2nd half people would think it's odd, but that would be no different really.

 

[silky1]

On the few occasions I make it to a home game, I never leave early. I have always been back in Brighton station before 17:30, so don't really understand the gain leaving any earlier.
Still everyone has different circumstances, just not sure that many people realise the minimal gain of leaving early.

 

[dazzer6666]

A perfectly acceptable excuse, and I'm glad your Dad still manages to make games. In pretty sure there aren't 10,000 others in his situation though.

People pay their money and can leave when they want, but it is a real shame I think. It doesn't exactly send a message to the players that the fans are behind them right to the end, when half of them have already left when we are fighting to get a goal in the last minute. A full, noisy Amex with a minute to go would surely give us a better chance of snatching those season defining last minute winners that we so desperately need sometimes.

I just don't understand it, I guess. Football is a 95 minute game these days, and if I wasn't able to watch all 95 minutes then I just wouldn't go to that game, I'd wait for one that I could. It just seems bizarre to me to go to all the hassle and take the time out a Saturday to get to the Amex, but then leave before the end to get home half an hour earlier. If 5,000 people turned up 10 minutes into the 2nd half people would think it's odd, but that would be no different really.

Very much this, but each to his own. I just find it a bit of a downer at the end of the game when the ground is half empty and the atmosphere has died. Takes a bit of the sheen of a good result for me.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Each to their own of course and, to a degree, I can understand leaving early if the result is settled but I simply will never understand the mass exodus when the final score is in doubt. What on earth is the point of paying to come to a match and not hanging around to find out if your team has won, lost or drawn.

 

[mikeyjh]

Each to their own of course and, to a degree, I can understand leaving early if the result is settled but I simply will never understand the mass exodus when the final score is in doubt. What on earth is the point of paying to come to a match and not hanging around to find out if your team has won, lost or drawn.

That's really my thinking - I can't connect with why people actually go, if they really don't care that much about the result. I suspect it's a reflection of how for many football is an entertainment rather than a passion.

 

[somerset]

FFS people leave games early at every ground in the world. No big deal. People's own choice.

This exactly, I have used the P&R, Train, Car and motorbike at the Amex, I concluded that when using the P&R, unless staying for an extra pint, leaving early is the done thing. However, my ONLY objection to those exiting early is when they walk across my sight lines,.... that does pee me off.