While i'm on the subject of the rose tinted goldstone memories - Early leavers

[Goring Gull]

the bastids did it there aswell 10 mins to go they were filing out and they couldn't blame it on the transport then.

How many idiots left early and missed Deano glorious freekick to take us into the playoffs at the end of the 1990/91 seasom. One particular moaning git left about two minutes before the end of 90 minutes shouting, useless albion sack the manager from the South stand to i can only imagine hear the roar as he walked up past the west stand - How me and my Dad laughed........

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Personally I always stood on the top step by the exit to the North Stand. The moment the final whistle went I was out and off across Hove Park. Job done!

 

[Muzzy]

I remember that... My dad used to drag me out early so that he could get to the bookies to see if he had any winnings to collect.. I wanted to applaud the players off the field but instead had to stand outside the bookies and wait for him, lol.. Annoyed me at the time I have to say though!

 

[Goring Gull]

I remember that... My dad used to drag me out early so that he could get to the bookies to see if he had any winnings to collect.. I wanted to applaud the players off the field but instead had to stand outside the bookies and wait for him, lol.. Annoyed me at the time I have to say though!

Maybe this is the issue at the Amex everyone needs to get to the bookies

 

[Garage_Doors]

Why is anyone who chooses to leave early branded an idiot?

 

[kevo]

Didn't almost everyone leave with 15 minutes to go in a game against Hereford once? And then there was the match against Mansfield where no-one turned up until half-way throught the first half! Appalling.

 

[glasfryn]

Albion 7 Walsall 0
East terrace getting soaked and one left at half time
three of us hugging one another
two of those now gone
we used to stay and have a fag then off somewhere for a pint or two

 

[kevo]

Albion 7 Walsall 0
East terrace getting soaked and one left at half time
three of us hugging one another
two of those now gone
we used to stay and have a fag then off somewhere for a pint or two

I didn't go (midweek matches weren't allowed) but I remember it being an absolute pig of a night in Sussex. I'd been at friend's house, and got soaked on the short walk home. Got back in time to listen to the second half updates on Radio Brighton (as it was then). Every time they went over there was another goal (or two). Seems like a lifetime ago - and in many ways I suppose it is.

 

[Everest]

Has anyone ever left at half time?

 

[hitony]

Back in the day, I was seen on many occasion's to be leaving The Goldstone early, on just about every occasion with at least one normally two police officer's escorting me The great thing about The Goldstone was you could always get back in again at the worst you waited till they unlocked the gates about 20 minutes before the final whistle...

 

[jackcgull]

i once helped out with a charity bucket in order to get into bha v whu for nothing god knows how many years ago - meant missing the first 20 minutes - by which time we were already 3-0 up. final score. 3-0.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Oh great another leaving early thread!

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Has anyone ever left at half time?

[MENTION=4702]pornomagboy[/MENTION]...



The ONLY time I have left a game early was at the Withdean, Micky Adams first go at managing us. We let in a last minute winner to CHESTER, 2-3. I couldn't handle that, and got up to leave. I told my step-dad after the game (I was alone in my seat, despite being 12!) that I had left early and he clobbered me around the ear and said fans don't do that. I haven't left early since.

 

[kevo]

Has anyone ever left at half time?

There was a game, against Notts County I think, some time in the 70s or 80s when we were 2-0 down at half-time and had played so badly that the team were not only booed off at the interval, they were also booed when they came back on for the second half! Haven't seen that before or since, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few people left at half time that day.

Have a mate who's a Villa fan who tells a great story about a match when they were playing Wimbledon. As it was such an unattractive fixture my friend decided to stay in the pub, enjoy an extra couple of pints and then walk up to the ground for the second half. As he was approaching the stadium at ten to four he bumped into his brother coming in the opposite direction, who simply said: "Don't waste your money, it's f***ing shite".

 

[Muzzy]

Has anyone ever left at half time?

1981/1982 F.A. Cup 4th Round Sat 23 Jan Brighton & HA 0 - 3 Oxford Utd.

Left at half time for this game.. We were 0-3 down at H/t and we were a joke on that day... We were flying high in the top division and they were in the 4th division, I think.. I can't recall their strikers name (black fella) absolutely ran us ragged.. I was 12 and remember leaving embarrassed and with something better to do than watch that gash!

 

[Deleted User X18H]

1981/1982 F.A. Cup 4th Round Sat 23 Jan Brighton & HA 0 - 3 Oxford Utd.

Left at half time for this game.. We were 0-3 down at H/t and we were a joke on that day... We were flying high in the top division and they were in the 4th division, I think.. I can't recall their strikers name (black fella) absolutely ran us ragged.. I was 12 and remember leaving embarrassed and with something better to do than watch that gash!

Keith Cassells . Oxford 3rd Division.

 

[BLOCK F]

Albion 7 Walsall 0
East terrace getting soaked and one left at half time
three of us hugging one another
two of those now gone
we used to stay and have a fag then off somewhere for a pint or two

Missed the game as I was on holiday down in Cornwall.Heard the final score on the radio and enjoyed a beer or 5,later on!!

 

[Return of the Rev]

Left after 5min thats my record! I KNOW A PALACE FAN WHO TRAVELED 250 MILES AND LEFT 10 MINUTES IN WENT TO QPR V BLACKBURN EVENING GAME WENT OUT ON THE LASH IN LONDON ALL DAY THEN GOT 200 YARDS FROM THE GROUND BUT VEERED OFF TO THE NEAREST PUB AND MISSED THE GAME

 

[Return of the Rev]

didn't almost everyone leave with 15 minutes to go in a game against hereford once? And then there was the match against mansfield where no-one turned up until half-way throught the first half! Appalling.

that was the walkout great memories,the signal was a bombshell fired from my garden,a palace fan was lighting it and it went off a bit sharpish and nearly took his head off!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMQfTFPKtrM

 

[Randsta]

I never left the Goldstone early as it was a 10min walk home, good old days!