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Alf Bentley

Derby match or old friend? An ethical dilemma

By Alf Bentley, in Leicester City Forum

Football or friendship, which takes priority?  

123 members have voted

  1. 1. Without checking, an old friend with no interest in football has booked leave and a coach ticket to visit you, arriving on the day of LCFC v Derby. What do you do?

    • His fault for not checking. He can buy a £30 ticket or sit at home with your missus
      14
    • As above, but be generous and offer to pay half the ticket price
      8
    • Buy him a ticket - he'll enjoy the occasion
      65
    • Take him to watch it at the pub and let someone else borrow your season ticket for a few quid
      6
    • Take him to watch it at the pub and let someone else borrow your season ticket for free
      20
    • Friendship matters more than football. Miss the match and go to a gig
      4
    • Ask him to change his leave and travel plans to come a different weekend
      6

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Alf Bentley

Alf Bentley

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Faced this dilemma this week.

 

I'd agreed that a mate of mine, whom I've not seen for over a year (last saw him at the funeral of a mutual friend), could visit for the weekend, but had mentioned the match in passing. Without consulting me, he just went ahead and booked time off and a coach ticket from South Wales, arriving this afternoon! He'll have done this unthinkingly, not selfishly.

 

Partly my fault, as I should've made it clearer that arriving Friday afternoon was a bad idea, but partly his fault as he should've checked with me before booking leave and travel.

 

I've chosen Option 5, so will watch this one in the pub, while someone else uses my season ticket.

 

There are bigger dilemmas in life, I know, but what would you have done?

Unabomber

Unabomber

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Option A, but I wouldn't let him sit with the missus incase he tries something due to anger at me for going to the match, so he can sit in the car.

indierich06

indierich06

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Some things in life are more important than football - I'd begrudgingly miss the game, I wouldn't want to miss catching up with an old friend, especially if they've made the effort to come and visit from a distance - just one of those things. I'm sure there will be many on here who can't comprehend missing a match for something like that. Make sure it's a pub with Sky and you can keep a sly eye on things anyway. 

 

EDIT: Of course, if he's willing to go to the game and you can get him a seat next to you, then do that - go for a few beers before, a few beers after - job's a good'un. If he's staying for a few days as well, then maybe he won't mind going to the game?

Bert

Bert

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You missed the option of:

At 7pm, tell him that you've got to nip back into work to reset the alarm that has been set off and it might take a while, returning to him at 10pm explaining what a nightmare the situation was.

LestaFox92

LestaFox92

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You missed the option of: At 7pm, tell him that you've got to nip back into work to reset the alarm that has been set off and it might take a while, returning to him at 10pm explaining what a nightmare the situation was.

 

lol! would be hard to be convincing if we lost tho i'd probley end up walking in and going sleep seriously tho option b sounds the best bet either way it's not the end of the world just buy him some of them legal highs if he dont want to come that should keep him busy for a couple hours and as someone else said unable to fondle your misses.

Guest MattP

Guest MattP

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I'd get him a ticket personally, that said if he really didn't want to go I'd go to the pub with him and watch it.

 

If he is a close friend who has done a lot for you then it's a no brainer, they are more important that the football, even on a night like this.

 

(Not the same but a mate of mine who is a Man U fan booked an anniversary holiday to Spain on the Euro Cup final night in Moscow, he cancelled, they are now divorced and he's single, jobless and addicted to cocaine, so always think before you let people down for football)

Carl the Llama

Carl the Llama

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I'd get him a ticket personally, that said if he really didn't want to go I'd go to the pub with him and watch it.

 

If he is a close friend who has done a lot for you then it's a no brainer, they are more important that the football, even on a night like this.

 

(Not the same but a mate of mine who is a Man U fan booked an anniversary holiday to Spain on the Euro Cup final night in Moscow, he cancelled, they are now divorced and he's single, jobless and addicted to cocaine, so always think before you let people down for football)

Sounds like we need a war on football. lol

Raj

Raj

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Move your ST(ticket office can sort this no probs)..get him a ticket and sit with him...a convincing exciting win for us and we have another life long fan!!!!

Alf Bentley

Alf Bentley

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You missed the option of: At 7pm, tell him that you've got to nip back into work to reset the alarm that has been set off and it might take a while, returning to him at 10pm explaining what a nightmare the situation was.

 

Ever thought of changing your name from Bert to "Sly Fox"?

 

Unfortunately, I work from home. My mate is pretty dim, as you might have guessed, but I don't think even he would fall for that one, in the circumstances.

 

I'm surprised at how many people are generous or rich enough to think nothing of splashing £30 on a ticket for someone who wouldn't really want to be there. That said, I did buy someone else a £100 ticket for Summer Sundae a couple of years back (the bloke who died a year ago), but he was a very close friend who loved music, was outstanding company, was completely skint and was busily killing himself with booze.

 

In case it's an omen, the only other home match that I've had to miss this season was the Boxing Day match, so if we win 1-0, the floodlights fail and we win the next match 5-3, I'll have to consider my future actions very carefully...

The Blur

The Blur

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Great thread good sir- certainly to bring out humorous responses from posters!

 

I would have gone for the same as you by the way.

gerrytaggart

gerrytaggart

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Faced this dilemma this week.

I'd agreed that a mate of mine, whom I've not seen for over a year (last saw him at the funeral of a mutual friend), could visit for the weekend, but had mentioned the match in passing. Without consulting me, he just went ahead and booked time off and a coach ticket from South Wales, arriving this afternoon! He'll have done this unthinkingly, not selfishly.

Partly my fault, as I should've made it clearer that arriving Friday afternoon was a bad idea, but partly his fault as he should've checked with me before booking leave and travel.

I've chosen Option 5, so will watch this one in the pub, while someone else uses my season ticket.

There are bigger dilemmas in life, I know, but what would you have done?

He is really coming down to see your missus. Go to the match and leave them both home alone. You have nothing to worry about.

Guest

Guest

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I'd have bought him a ticket - let him witness the event.

davieG

davieG

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Get him to buy the ticket off you and have a fun night at home with the Mrs.

Weller in Tights

Weller in Tights

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arrange with the wife to keep him busy while you go to the football - sorted.

I'm not going to let him get busy with my wife!!!!

No friend of mine if the idiot doesn't realise I will be going to the game.

This is the truth

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