Leaving Early (AGAIN ! )

[sacreblueits442]

19 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

Totally agree and simply don’t understand it. 
 

Especially in the club’s first ever European Semi-Final. 

...coming from Market Harborough, the trains are are about 40 mins apart!!!

  If you miss the one just after 10.oopm you are faced with waiting until about 11.00pm to catch the last one, on a school night. You can understand the reasoning.

  It is common place for people to leave early, even if it is a Saturday or a Sunday game, we are not going to change people's habits, the only problem as mentioned was, that it impedes the views of others trying to watch the game.

 

 

Edited 1 May 2022 by sacreblueits442
Update.

[SheppyFox]

Too many families and children. Too many prawn sandwiches too that view supporting your team vocally, as hooliganism. None of these plastics were around when we were in the doldrums, it won’t belong before you’ve got toffs turning round and shouting SHHH like you’re in a cinema. Atmosphere is a joke and I wish these casual fans would bugger off.

[Voll Blau]

3 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...coming from Market Harborough, the trains are are about 40 mins apart!!!

  If you miss the one just after 10.oopm you are faced with waiting until about 11.00pm to catch the last one, on a school night. You can understand the reasoning.

  It is common place for people to leave early, even if it is a Saturday or a Sunday game, we are not going to change people's habits, the only problem as mentioned was, that it impedes the views of others trying to watch the game.

 

 

Diddums. If anything, there being a later train back on now gives people even less of an excuse. It's been a lifesaver for mates of mine.

 

As for it being a school night, I'm not sure anyone's kids would be too thrilled at having to miss the end of exciting games. If you're that worried about them being out late, I'd suggest taking them to night games is a bit of a daft idea in the first place.

[Ian Nacho]

Some nobber decided to leave early, then because we were on the attack decided they didn’t want to leave anymore so just stood in front of me for the final 2-3 minutes. 

[Lako42]

Not sure why they actually attend in the 1st place. 

 

 

[Ian Nacho]

The same happens at half time. On 35 minutes you get loads of people trying to jump the queue. 

[whetstonefox]

I went to see Mary Poppins a few weeks ago in London  ( not my idea!) hardly a working class audience but everyone seemed to stay till the end. Worse , the atmosphere was better than most City games! 

 

I can sort of get leaving if we hit 90 minutes, 2-0 down and playing crap, but unless you need to leave for work (I had to leave on 85 minutes once for this reason , felt a right leper sneaking out) but to beat traffic does baffle me. Then again it’s up to the individual, it would be logical in their mind to why they leave early.

 

I will never get why people buy beer and food at the ground, unless rushing from somewhere, we leave the Local Hero at 2.35 and in our seats by 2.50 in time for the history montage. 

Anyway COME ON LEICESTER!!!!!

 

 

[Jobyfox]

I wish I was one of those fans who leave early this season. I’d still be thinking we beat Spurs! 

[coolhandfox]

These thread quickly turn into who is a better fan yawn.

 

 

[Adster]

Just now, coolhandfox said:

These thread quickly turn into who is a better fan yawn.

 

 

It's not though is it? 

[HybridFox]

While I don't leave early, I do appreciate the gridlock after every single game trying to leave the ground. Club need to get their fingers out when it comes to traffic control. So disorganised compared to many of the away grounds we've been to 

 

It's only gonna get worse with the expansion as well

Edited 1 May 2022 by TK95

[Pliskin]

What gets me, are the people who pay for a ticket, come up late, then go downstairs at about 38 minutes to get the beers in (lads, lads, lads) and then come back up at about 70 minutes pissed up and completely incoherent. What is the ****ing point? 

[davieG]

It's quite amusing to see the faces of the fans that leave early to be first out of the car park but then have to sit there until the crowd disperses. Mind you they should switch their polluting engines off.

 

I appreciate why as I once took me an hour to get out of Freeman's Common Business Park.

[Leicesterpool]

2 hours ago, Old git said:

Okay, I know this has a been on here before, but I was so disappointed with hundreds (probably thousands) who left early on Thursday night against Roma.

 

I know I’ll get slated, with people telling me to mind my own business, that people pay for their ticket & they have every right to leave early, they have to get a train to Harborough I’ve actually heard that before (shit, we must have massive support from there! ).

 

It was the semi final of a European trophy, it was poised at 1-1, it was a good match. I can’t believe people make such great time savings by leaving early, that they are prepared to miss the conclusion of a game. AND THIS WAS THE SEMI FINAL OF A EUROPEAN COMPETITION!!

 

Those leaving early DO affect others. They block peoples view as they leave, especially those with seats near the stairways.

 

Also, the game finished and the players acknowledged the support of the fans, but they saw a stadium a third empty, that is pretty shabby.  
I watched the Leeds v Man City game on MOTD this morning, Leeds we’re losing 4-0, their fans sang throughout and stayed to applaud their teams efforts at the end.

 

You can clearly see from me, I feel this is one facet of the increasingly shit atmosphere at our ground.  The gentrification of football has led to a change in the average type of supporter.  There are more and more ‘tourist supporters’ at Leicester.  I don’t mean actual tourists from other countries, I’m fine if the odd visitor fancies seeing what a city game is like.  I mean the local person who comes along expecting to be entertained, who at  most, might clap their clapper, they come and contribute little to the atmosphere, rather than coming to support their local team and hoping for a win.

 

Cue the flack !

 

 

Fans need to catch transportation, unless your going to give everyone a lift home.

[Hammo]

Walking back to your car from the stadium in a slowly decreasing throng of fellow supporters and getting stuck in heavy traffic with the radio on is all part of the matchday experience, isn’t it?

[sacreblueits442]

38 minutes ago, SheppyFox said:

Too many families and children. Too many prawn sandwiches too that view supporting your team vocally, as hooliganism. None of these plastics were around when we were in the doldrums, it won’t belong before you’ve got toffs turning round and shouting SHHH like you’re in a cinema. Atmosphere is a joke and I wish these casual fans would bugger off.

....perhaps these "tourists" now feel comfortable, that they can now bring their children and family to watch games, where previously, and I am sure we all do remember, the scenes before and after games, and as has recently been reported on this forum, that it is still happening now.

  More revenue coming into the club, a more diverse group of people now sitting in the stands and watching a live football game where that option would have been opened to them, but from a safety aspect, curtailed by parents or partners alike.

  There is a change in the atmosphere, and as you have previous memories to compare it to, it will only reaffirm a view of our present perceived shortcomings. 

  The club constantly states that it wants to develop a "family" at this club, for some, it has met its objectives and meets their needs, I am not sure if we are attempting to recreate nostalgia or genuinely looking to engage a community into a more sanitised experience.

[ALC Fox]

1 hour ago, David Oldfields Gate said:

Agree. It never happened at Filbert St. All the Jonny come lately modern fans who can f right off back to supporting man u.

 

I went to plenty of games at Filbert Street where it happened. Granted most of those were Family Night Football reserve games  

 

But one time when I was a wee lad my stepdad made us leave early at 2-0 down and we missed both of our last-minute goals to clinch a draw. And we didn't live far away at the time, it was just so we could get away quicker without loads of other people about. After sitting through an awful game and then missing the best part of it, I vowed I'd never do that again. But then I've never needed to get the last train back anywhere or anything like that.

 

I live in the north west now and haven't been to a game for a while but if it were me now, I'd just drive and not have a drink. The game would be far too important to leave to get the last train so I could also have a few beers.

[ealingfox]

Night games I can kind of understand, although if it's before the 90 mins is up its still not justified. Doing it on Saturdays though is pathetic.

[Weller Wing]

If you want to watch Leicester but want loads of beers and fags, why not save yourself a £35 ticket and watch the game in a pub?

This was our biggest home game in years so the place should be rocking and the players needed the 12th man.

 

Palace were better than us on Monday night with fewer numbers ,in a game that didn't mean much,after the disappointment of losing the cup semi final. 

 

Our support used to be pretty good and that was really what got me going to games most weeks as the team were pretty sh#t but the atmosphere and day out made it all worthwhile. 

 

Great stuff from Union FS and really hope the club can come to some agreement with them to improve things 🤞🤞💙

[Corky]

If it is a school night we should kick off at 6.30pm to allow everyone to get home. Club should do more to cater for families.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

I agree entirely. And I despise it, particularly when my view is obscured when these people leave 2 mins early or whatever. I was at an away game recently where the people sat next to me arrived 10-15 mins late, left at 35 mins and didn’t come back for the second half… what is the point of that?

 

Have a small amount always left early? Perhaps, but I do think modern ‘fans’ coming up (not supporters) are a different breed. A lot of young lads these days (ie 6 upwards) prefer to play FIFA on the Xbox than watch live football, and it’s more about entertainment than supporting and bleeding blue etc. 

 

I was at a mates house on the day of the Man City v Chelsea champions league final, and his 12 year son is a Man City ‘fan’. In what was arguably their biggest game in their history, he didn’t watch it but instead came in the room when it was the 97th minute, and said “we’re not winning? Ohh” and then walked off without a care in the world. But he’s got quite a few shirts and kits etc, so I dare say that awful club will be happy. That was the first time he’d even seen the game/score - I was gobsmacked. I think he was playing FIFA or another computer game instead.

 

I blame the rampant commercialisation of football. It’s changed so much.

 

But having said all that - with you’re point that it was a European Semi Final - it beggars belief really.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

2 minutes ago, Corky said:

If it is a school night we should kick off at 6.30pm to allow everyone to get home. Club should do more to cater for families.

Good idea. I got back at close to 2am on Friday morning after the Roma game. But then again my journey one way is 2.5-3 hours! So maybe I’m an outlier 

[HighPeakFox]

I must say I couldn't understand it, on this night of all nights. My guess is that some people are just very needy indeed, and any thought of anything or anyone else (obstructing views etc) simply doesn't enter their heads. 

[StanSP]

13 minutes ago, Corky said:

If it is a school night we should kick off at 6.30pm to allow everyone to get home. Club should do more to cater for families.

But then you'd have a lot of people turning up late and you have the reverse

 

 

[adejo92]

If it gets any worse, you'll be better off beating the traffic by staying until the end of the game.

 

I bet its absolute gridlock outside the ground on the 80th minute nowadays!