Silent Blade
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Just booked my train tickets back from Villa to Canterbury.
You very confident about Leicester winning the 2nd leg of the League Cup semi final?
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Just booked my train tickets back from Villa to Canterbury.
You very confident about Leicester winning the 2nd leg of the League Cup semi final?
But if all the early leavers took your advice then they would be adding to the traffic later on and it wouldnt be clearThe people who leave early to dodge the traffic have never witnessed the fact that if you stay till the last knockings, applaud/boo/abuse/cheer the team off (have included several responses there to encompass pre-CW seasons), have a little chat with those around you, mosey on out at your leisure and amble back to your car, most of the traffic has fucked off
I think for most of the 'Remainers', it is not about telling anyone else what they should do, and we know lots of people have reasons to leave early. It is more an interest in human behaviour, as most of us go to matches wanting to see our team win, and it seems odd to leave without seeing the final outcome. It would be unusual at concerts, theatre, cinema to leave before the end; with live theatre, concerts, etc., showing appreciation at the end is part of the experience. Do similar early departures occur at other sports? Is it perhaps more common to miss the beginning and wait until things get more interesting (cricket, baseball, for example)? Do people leave a Grand Prix as the last lap begins? I find it puzzling, and therefore interesting.Joking aside I think weve established that those that stay think that those that leave should stay and those that leave believe that they shouldn’t have to justify why they are leaving early. A discussion that will never go anywhere.
Why would anyone be bothered either way ? Stay if you want to stay, go if you want to go.
Alternatively if you decide to go then halfway down the kop steps you change your mind and decide to go back but then decide a minute later that you were right first time and decide to go then quite frankly I’m comfortable with that in that you are your own person who can make your own decisions
Don’t know mate some on here are quite clear that people shouldn’t leave. Some have reasons why it’s in their interest to leave early others don’t but they don’t have to justify their reason to me.I think for most of the 'Remainers', it is not about telling anyone else what they should do, and we know lots of people have reasons to leave early. It is more an interest in human behaviour, as most of us go to matches wanting to see our team win, and it seems odd to leave without seeing the final outcome. It would be unusual at concerts, theatre, cinema to leave before the end; with live theatre, concerts, etc., showing appreciation at the end is part of the experience. Do similar early departures occur at other sports? Is it perhaps more common to miss the beginning and wait until things get more interesting (cricket, baseball, for example)? Do people leave a Grand Prix as the last lap begins? I find it puzzling, and therefore interesting.
Each to their own. I first went to the Lane when crowds were big (1953), and I think for many youngsters the first experience of football is made special partly by the crowd - it is something not experienced before. And the behaviour of crowds is interesting in all sorts of ways - people behave very differently, just as they do on-line. I am not wanting to judge the decisions people make, but I do find it fascinating.Don’t know mate some on here are quite clear that people shouldn’t leave. Some have reasons why it’s in their interest to leave early others don’t but they don’t have to justify their reason to me.
It’s not unique at the lane and not unique to football. Cricket fans will leave in their droves towards the end of a test match day and spend half of the days attendance drinking or sleeping.
I’ve no idea how many blades games I’ve been to. I’d hazard a guess at over a thousand. Some of those I’ve stayed and clapped the players off, some I’ve stayed to the end but gone as soon as the whistle blows, sometimes I’ve gone with a couple of mins left if the game is safely won or lost and on the odd occasion I’ve left 10-15 minutes before thanks to Weir, Adkins and one or two others. Sometimes I’ve had reasons for leaving and reasons for staying and sometimes I’ve left or stayed for no reason at all.
I’ve never thought about it long enough in terms of why I stay or go in certain scenarios and why anyone else would be bothered what I do
I think what you have to remember is that a lot of people leaving shortly before the end can have a negative effect on the overall viewing experience of those who stay, so it's obviously going to cause a degree of annoyance. Having to let people past, having your view blocked and a reduced atmosphere at and just after the final whistle are all things that annoy people who stay.Joking aside I think weve established that those that stay think that those that leave should stay and those that leave believe that they shouldn’t have to justify why they are leaving early. A discussion that will never go anywhere.
Why would anyone be bothered either way ? Stay if you want to stay, go if you want to go.
Alternatively if you decide to go then halfway down the kop steps you change your mind and decide to go back but then decide a minute later that you were right first time and decide to go then quite frankly I’m comfortable with that in that you are your own person who can make your own decisions
Definitely part of the leave early club you ?
I can’t argue with the crowd experience comment. I can vouch that I used to love watching the ground slowly fill up as kick off got closer and the scenes when your team scores.Each to their own. I first went to the Lane when crowds were big (1953), and I think for many youngsters the first experience of football is made special partly by the crowd - it is something not experienced before. And the behaviour of crowds is interesting in all sorts of ways - people behave very differently, just as they do on-line. I am not wanting to judge the decisions people make, but I do find it fascinating.
On cricket, early days of a test-match, it is not surprising people leave early, because the game is in its early stages. The length of a 20/20 game is closer to football, and the few I've been to the crowd has stayed to the end. I went once to baseball in the States with my brother, and like true Yorkshiremen, we were there from beginning to end. Nobody else turned up til hours after the start.
If needs must then yea I am willing to leave early but on the other hand on many occasions I have made the match when I should have prioritised other commitments.
Missing a match or leaving early doesn’t make anyone a lesser blade. Everyone attending has paid their own money to attend, if they want/need to leave early it’s their choice, why this upsets people is really beyond me!
To quote another John Denver classic....We've just bossed another high spending entitled premier team at home and moved up to 5th place ( 5th fucking place ) and still people leave before the final whistle rather than applaud this fantastic group of players!!! Just remember when you get home 5 minutes earlier and are watching a repeat of pointless that it may never be this good again!!
When we played them last season they were getting tonked 3-0 , and loads chose to walk out. They then missed an amazing (from their point of view) comeback. One of the best feelings you can get as a fan.doesn’t upset me, or make me think anyone is lesser a blade at all - my mum came with me to Stamford bridge and didn’t get in because she chose to have one too many on the way down - out of order ? I think so - but she’s still a blade - an idiot but still a balde. Maybe I should have put a wink on the end of that post because it was crap banter - my bad.
The topic of conversation I was discussing was the fact villa fans was leaving right before half time at 3-0 down... - the question I was talking about was “would you leave early because your team is getting absolutely tonked ?” - and my answer is no.
She's called Ting Tonked, so maybe she is??Your mum sounds one of the lads metaphorically speaking of course
I may have missed it, but has anyone said "I am a bigger Blade because I stay to the end"?If i spend money on a ticket, I'll leave as and when I want. Isn't such a thing as a "bigger blade" I don't think people should spout off about someone leaving early. Work commitments, family or any other reason is a valid reason.
For the record, the last time I left early was Peterborough during the Adkins era.. Worked nights at this stage.
When we played them last season they were getting tonked 3-0 , and loads chose to walk out. They then missed an amazing (from their point of view) comeback. One of the best feelings you can get as a fan.
Apart from Don't Leave EarlyNot for us - was this when billy sharp got the hatrick, gets subbed off and we conceded 3 goals - wow we really let that one slip didn’t we. The less said about that game the better I reckon
Surely everyone has the right to come or not come , leave early or stay to the end. Why does it matter §?We have 60 minute man sitting in front of us. Rocks up late, leaves early at half time for beer, comes back late after halftime and leaves well before the end.
Don't know why he bothers but it makes me and the nephews laugh every time guessing when is he actually going to rock up or leave........little things
it mattered saturday whether going for a bus or trying to beat the traffic all 3 home sides should have stayed in respect to george and lots didnt surely fans could have stayed for this oneSurely everyone has the right to come or not come , leave early or stay to the end. Why does it matter §?
Nobody is saying they don't have a right to.Surely everyone has the right to come or not come , leave early or stay to the end. Why does it matter §?
More recent ‘leaving early’ thread was locked, so putting this here
Seems fans leaving early is leading Sunderland to survey their fans to understand why
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