Leaving Early (AGAIN ! )

[AKCJ]

37 minutes ago, Kirbyfox10 said:

I been supporting LCFC all my life. I rarely leave early but yesterday I did. 

 

My son couldn't come to the game as usual so I was on my own. I was cold, not feeling great and needed a pee. I was walking down the steps when Vardy scored and sat back down. Then decided to have that pee and watched the equaliser from the concourse.

 

Not great that I missed it live but made slightly better by flagging a taxi and beating the traffic, getting to the pub in time for the start of Spurs v Chelsea. Wasn't bothered about watching that game but it was a nice bonus.

 

I understand all the arguments and whilst as I say I rarely go early, I have no issues with those who do. We don't know the individuals who do and  their personal circumstances and they are perfectly entitled to leave at any time. Not sure why this doesn't make them supporters or that those who stay are better supporters. Some those staying to choose to boo at full time on occasion which I suggest contradicts the definition of supporter (though they are course entitled to boo). Leaving early doesn't make you a bellend.

Nah this is all sob story. You wanted to go to the pub to watch another football match so you left early. Just say it as it is?

[Foxin_Mad]

7 hours ago, Brenfox said:

I leave 4 or 5 minutes early often. It's the difference between a 30 minute journey home or two hours. Why does it bother other people? So odd.

If I leave 4 or 5 minutes early it takes me longer than it does to wait till everyone has gone because you sit in traffic with all the other bell pieces in SUVs that leave early. 

[boots60]

I don't leave the football early but once I left the cinema early to "miss the traffic".  The film was called "Titanic" if anyone has seen this film please advise me how it finished.

[AKCJ]

7 hours ago, Brenfox said:

I leave 4 or 5 minutes early often. It's the difference between a 30 minute journey home or two hours. Why does it bother other people? So odd.

Why do you tell yourself this blatant lie?

[Foxmeister]

7 hours ago, Brenfox said:

I leave 4 or 5 minutes early often. It's the difference between a 30 minute journey home or two hours. Why does it bother other people? So odd.

I left at full time after West Ham, with an ambulant disabled supporter and Burnmoor Street shut so we had to walk round to Brazil St, dropped him off in Aylestone and got back to Ilkeston in a few minutes over an hour.

 

I find it difficult to imagine how it can take an hour and a half to leave the vicinity of the stadium.

 

In answer to your question, at the climax of the game we're getting up and down to let people through and having our view blocked by people walking past.

Edited 9 December 2024 by Foxmeister

[Wymsey]

Would some still complain if someone had left around 10 minutes or so early in a theatre show?..

[Foxmeister]

1 minute ago, Wymsey said:

Would some still complain if someone had left around 10 minutes or so early in a theatre show?..

Yep, particularly if it was circa 1/3 of the audience.

[TheGoldenGod]

You'll never convince certain fans to stay. Personally I don't understand why you'd consistently leave early without knowing the result. You wouldn't leave the cinema early every single time without knowing the end (maybe once or twice if you REALLY picked a stinker of a film). 

 

It genuinely affects how the club is viewed. Just like Enzo who got f***ed off with the fans, it negatively affects the club and WE ALL pay the price. What must Ruud be thinking? If he gets a sniff of another opportunity 6 months down the line, he'll just go there where he feels he's appreciated more. It's tinpot!

 

Like it or not, you're letting the club down which can directly impact you in the long term.

[Lako42]

4 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Would some still complain if someone had left around 10 minutes or so early in a theatre show?..

People don't though do they, because it would be ****ing weird. 

[Foxdiamond]

3 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

You'll never convince certain fans to stay. Personally I don't understand why you'd consistently leave early without knowing the result. You wouldn't leave the cinema early every single time without knowing the end (maybe once or twice if you REALLY picked a stinker of a film). 

 

It genuinely affects how the club is viewed. Just like Enzo who got f***ed off with the fans, it negatively affects the club and WE ALL pay the price. What must Ruud be thinking? If he gets a sniff of another opportunity 6 months down the line, he'll just go there where he feels he's appreciated more. It's tinpot!

 

Like it or not, you're letting the club down which can directly impact you in the long term.

I find it hard to understand leaving before the end. If the journey was so bad that I would have consider leaving early I don't think I would go in the first place. I think that for some it is the lack of attention span. 

[TheGoldenGod]

1 minute ago, Foxdiamond said:

I find it hard to understand leaving before the end. If the journey was so bad that I would have consider leaving early I don't think I would go in the first place. I think that for some it is the lack of attention span. 

Just seen we're the only team in the bottom 6 to have a positive goal difference for the final 30 mins of a match....so if anything surely that would incentivise you to stay. We've got a hell of a lot more fight in us this season than two season ago in the Prem.

[Lako42]

7 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Just seen we're the only team in the bottom 6 to have a positive goal difference for the final 30 mins of a match

This tells me that leaving early works. 

 

Well done all 

[StanSP]

1 hour ago, Fox42 said:

The club should incentivise/reward fans for staying behind every game using a loyalty point scheme. Something like that could work if there was a way to successfully enforce it.

How would you even monitor this? 

 

Club may see it as an opportunity to charge money for an additional card that you have to use to tap out as you leave the stadium

 

[StanSP]

50 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Nah this is all sob story. You wanted to go to the pub to watch another football match so you left early. Just say it as it is?

That's what I saw as well

 

The fact it even comes to mentioning it clearly shows it was an ulterior motive. Not feeling great but happy to make it to the pub to watch another game

 

[Hinckleyfox]

8 hours ago, Brenfox said:

I leave 4 or 5 minutes early often. It's the difference between a 30 minute journey home or two hours. Why does it bother other people? So odd.

If thats genuinely correct, it may be worth speaking to fellow fans for advice on where to park or what route to take because there is no way 4 or 5 mins should make 90 mins difference. 

 

Or it could be a windup.... I can't tell 

[rugbyblue]

80 minuters.......yes I know you have a life outside of football.  Most of us do.  But most of us accept if we are going to the football then its going to take up your afternoon.  We dont make other plans at 5pm.  If it takes an hour, hour and a half to get home, so be it.  I realised that was likely to be the case when i bought the ticket .  

 

Out of interest what did you do with all that time you saved?  Build a scale model of the eiffel tower out of matchsticks? Learn swahili?  Read the complete works of Shakespeare ?

[HighPeakFox]

1 hour ago, Wymsey said:

Would some still complain if someone had left around 10 minutes or so early in a theatre show?..

Yes, if they caused massive inconvenience and impaired enjoyment of the show. 

[HighPeakFox]

1 hour ago, Foxdiamond said:

I think that for some it is the lack of attention span. 

A lack of what now? 

[whoareyaaa]

if you are going to leave early you may as well stay at home

[suffolk fox]

21 hours ago, worth_the_wait said:

Last time I stayed to the end of the match, it took me 30 minutes queueing for the bogs, I got stuck in my car for 3 hours on Freemans Common, and all the roads on the way home were blocked, and I didn't get home until 3 days later.

Your avatar is very apt!

[stevostadium]

People have the right to leave when they want. Dont know why everyone gets bent out of shape about it. Lot more other things to worry about IMO

[HighPeakFox]

3 minutes ago, stevostadium said:

People have the right to leave when they want. Dont know why everyone gets bent out of shape about it. Lot more other things to worry about IMO

For the Nth time, it is because they're often totally inconsiderate of those that want to watch the entire match. 

[stevostadium]

Why let it bother you?

[Cincinnati Fox]

I just don’t understand it, and I probably never will. You look forward to the game all week, only to leave 10 minutes before the end. I can’t find any justification for that. If it’s just to get home quicker, then why not stay home in the first place?

What really baffles me are the people who pay for parking behind the Kop. They leave early and then sit in their cars in a queue, unable to leave until all the pedestrians have cleared out! 😂

[AKCJ]

1 hour ago, Foxmeister said:

Yep, particularly if it was circa 1/3 of the audience.

And you have people asking if you can stand up to let them pass.