Old Boy on South Stand

[HackeyBlade]

As I was leaving friday night I saw an old fella being tended to by several fans and stewards. Didn't see what happened but my pal said he saw him go over and it looked like he hit his head quite hard. Anyone know any more about this or how he's doing now? Put a dampener on an otherwise brilliant night.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Was it Choi Min-sik or Joshua Brolin?

 

[PokerBlade]

Was it Choi Min-sik or Joshua Brolin?

If it's not the former then I don't want to know.

 

[Bladesman]

As I was leaving friday night I saw an old fella being tended to by several fans and stewards. Didn't see what happened but my pal said he saw him go over and it looked like he hit his head quite hard. Anyone know any more about this or how he's doing now? Put a dampener on an otherwise brilliant night.

The South Stand is a massive pain in the backside to exit as everyone gets crammed together on the stairs. I have seen more than one fan have a nasty fall in the South Stand in the past due to its layout.

I hope the bloke is okay.

 

[BigBed]

The South Stand is a massive pain in the backside to exit as everyone gets crammed together on the stairs. I have seen more than one fan have a nasty fall in the South Stand in the past due to its layout.

I hope the bloke is okay.

Not as bad as the Kop though, have you seen the scramble to get out of there on a rainy evening in December!!

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Not as bad as the Kop though, have you seen the scramble to get out of there on a rainy evening in December!!

Or when West Ham score a late equaliser...?

 

[wizadry]

Or when West Ham score a late equaliser...?

It doesn’t usually even take that, loads normally leave with about ten minutes left regardless of the score line or whether they block your view on the stairs or not whilst slowly getting out of the ground due to stopping all the time. If you’re going just fuck off out of the ground straight away you inconsiderate twats.

Just thought I’d get that off my chest.

 

[Bladesway]

It doesn’t usually even take that, loads normally leave with about ten minutes left regardless of the score line or whether they block your view on the stairs or not whilst slowly getting out of the ground due to stopping all the time. If you’re going just fuck off out of the ground straight away you inconsiderate twats.

Just thought I’d get that off my chest.

Ooh another thread about people leaving early beckons. Got to be up there with “design your own kit”.

 

[wizadry]

Ooh another thread about people leaving early beckons. Got to be up there with “design your own kit”.

I wouldn’t mind if they got up and fucked off straight away but they ponder about not having any ounce of respect for anyone else but themselves. Selfish twats.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

They could be more like Villa fans and remain seated to avoid the rush..

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I witnessed an old boy in the south stand struggling, with crutches, to climb the short flight of steps into the stand before kick off at the West Ham game. I see him every game. He’s always there, rain or shine, whether it’s on telly or not. It takes him an age to climb the stairs, but climb the stairs he does, every home game. And he stays till the end.

It must be a lot easier to just stay home on a cold wet night and watch it on telly, or go down the pub. But he doesn’t. He’s always there.

That’s dedication for you and I respect that.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Ooh another thread about people leaving early beckons. Got to be up there with “design your own kit”.

One interesting feature of a forum like this is the opportunity to learn about human behaviour. It may not be scientific, but there is lots to learn about sociology, psychology, etc. Leaving early at first glance seems very odd. Most of us go to football to see our team win, and to enjoy watching football, yet unlike other similar leisure activities (cinema, theatre, concerts, etc.), large numbers of the 'audience' want to leave before the end. There are all sorts of reasons, such as traffic jams, public transport, being cold and wet, avoiding the queues for a pint, etc., etc., but to many of us it just seems odd. In over 60 years of watching football, I can't remember ever leaving early, even in my very early years when we lost at the Lane 7-2 to Rotherham! It just feels wrong, and the West Ham match illustrated the reasons why perfectly:
1 unexpected last-minute drama
2 celebrations after the final whistle
3 as the Kop eventually was emptying, being able to welcome Snodgrass back onto the pitch as a few West Ham players came back to do a warm-down. He managed a wry smile at the chants of 'VAR'.
I have no problem with people leaving early, but they never know what they might miss...

 

[cahill]

I witnessed an old boy in the south stand struggling, with crutches, to climb the short flight of steps into the stand before kick off at the West Ham game. I see him every game. He’s always there, rain or shine, whether it’s on telly or not. It takes him an age to climb the stairs, but climb the stairs he does, every home game. And he stays till the end.

It must be a lot easier to just stay home on a cold wet night and watch it on telly, or go down the pub. But he doesn’t. He’s always there.

That’s dedication for you and I respect that.

Does he get to his seat before the match ends ?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Does he get to his seat before the match ends ?

only just! He barges into the quitters on 85 minutes!

 

[Bartleby]

The South Stand is a massive pain in the backside to exit as everyone gets crammed together on the stairs. I have seen more than one fan have a nasty fall in the South Stand in the past due to its layout.

I hope the bloke is okay.

Think it's that and also an age thing as well on the South Stand, certainly near me the average age seems pretty old .

Earlier this season an old fella in his 80's was stood at the end of my row, chatting to his mate of who sits on my row, a bit before the start of the game. I squeezed past to get to my seat, made no contact whatsoever, and he lost his balance and fell over. I helped him up and he was fine. "It's this bloody Premier League, they go down even when there's no contact these days" I said, and we had a laugh about it, but it served as a reminder of how I'll probably be in the next 10 or 20 years.