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Milton Nunez's Thong said:
Definitely think bars open after the game would help. Bit of live music on a concourse would be good. It means those who want to drink might stay a bit longer and it would also reduce the traffic (both pedestrian and cars) outside the ground at the end of the game.
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The fan offer is still absolutely ****e. Bruce needs to get on that. Same garbage getting served. Same service standards and no entertainment. Until that changes people will feel they can get away and get a better, cheaper experience elsewhere.
 
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Forpadydeplasterer said:
I think so mate. I know loads who are itching to get back to the bar. They think they'll jump the queues or just want to get back on it.

We've been ****e for years and the match was seen as an inconvenience and got in the way of a session. Well to loads I know anyway. I've done it loads myself. Under Moyes, as soon as we went 1 nil down, I was gone half the time.

Although I live in Boldon so it's easy to get home, but if I needed to get to the A19 to get home, it would be a massive ball ache like.
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Aye fair play I probably class myself as one of those, I’m always down between 40-43 mins for a pint and been plenty of times we’ve been terrible in L1/champ I’ve left early and gone back to the pub. Just didn’t realise the extent of how many do it but saying that even when we go for a half time pint we’re normally back of the queue there’s people heading down about 10 minutes before us :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
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Robertson said:
It's good to get a little more understanding of the reasons. I mistakenly thought it was mostly people trying to beat the traffic.
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Neither reason makes a scrap of sense to me mate.

We only had one Saturday 3pm kick off in October.

Are people really so desperate for an extra pint on that particular day.

And what is so important that they absolutely must be home at 5.30 rather than 6pm ...

... they're either unable to have a pint for the rest of the month, alcoholics or terrified to be away from the wife too long. Or perhaps there's a Bake Off episode they're desperate to watch and they can't work out how to record <laugh>

The match is only 90 minutes long, deliberately missing five or ten minutes is just weird imo.
 
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WorkyTicketFTM said:
Do you reckon? I normally walk back into the town for a few pints and get picked up at 7, home for 7:15. Normally squeeze 3-4 pints in. Took the car against Oxford didn’t get home until after 6, Wessington Way was heaving as per but I only park next to the police station in suddick so I must’ve been back at the car fairly quickly yet still at the back of the queue!
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I live approx 30 miles away and am generally home by 6 15 and stay till the end. Granted I don't travel back the same way as you so didn't realise certain routes were as backed up as that.

Personally I think it dates back to the Premiership days when we were generally 3 goals down with 10 mins to go so people left early and kinda got stuck in the habit.
 
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Ironically not as many as usual left early on Saturday. From what I could see anyway and the result was done and dusted. Maybe folk learned from Leeds where I'd say about half the crowd were gone by the time we got our goal of the season equaliser.

Not having a dig at anyone as folk can do as they please for me but personally I wouldn't bother going if I knew I was gonna leave early and miss the crucial stuff.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
Neither reason makes a scrap of sense to me mate.

We only had one Saturday 3pm kick off in October.

Are people really so desperate for an extra pint on that particular day.

And what is so important that they absolutely must be home at 5.30 rather than 6pm ...

... they're either unable to have a pint for the rest of the month, alcoholics or terrified to be away from the wife too long. Or perhaps there's a Bake Off episode they're desperate to watch and they can't work out how to record <laugh>

The match is only 90 minutes long, deliberately missing five or ten minutes is just weird imo.
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I know what you're saying mate. It's just personal choice at the end of the day. For some people, the match (and the moments after it) is the 100% most important thing but for others the day out drinking with mates is the event and the match is part of that.
 
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When I first started going to games with the old man in the 80’s we always left a bit early in order to get to the Wheatsheaf to catch the bus home to South Hetton. If we missed it it would be another 40 minutes or so until the next bus. I always stay to the end now I can understand if we’re having a poor season that people will leave early if we’re getting beat but seasons like this and the feel good factor that we have I cant understand why so many people leave early. I just want to soak it all in and applaud the team
 
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Always stay to the end, our bus can't leave until the barriers come up anyway.

30 minutes to get there and usually an hour to an hour 15 to get home.

The queue for the park and ride is always huge when we drive past it.
 
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Chunksafc said:
Always stay to the end, our bus can't leave until the barriers come up anyway.

30 minutes to get there and usually an hour to an hour 15 to get home.

The queue for the park and ride is always huge when we drive past it.
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I walk past the park and ride queue on my way back to the car and often think folk would be quicker just walking back to ther cars than waiting for their bus to just crawl along in the traffic. No idea how far away the car park actually is mind as I've never used it.
 
RedNWhite4Life said:
I walk past the park and ride queue on my way back to the car and often think folk would be quicker just walking back to ther cars than waiting for their bus to just crawl along in the traffic. No idea how far away the car park actually is mind as I've never used it.
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I've no idea where it is either, doesn't help the supporters coaches that they have to all go as soon as the barriers are up so it's like wacky races pulling out
 
WorkyTicketFTM said:
Aye fair play I probably class myself as one of those, I’m always down between 40-43 mins for a pint and been plenty of times we’ve been terrible in L1/champ I’ve left early and gone back to the pub. Just didn’t realise the extent of how many do it but saying that even when we go for a half time pint we’re normally back of the queue there’s people heading down about 10 minutes before us :emoticon-0102-bigsm
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I'm not having ago at people who do it, like I said I've done it myself plenty.

I don't understand why people don't just admit it though. I'm sure the people who leave due to traffic/transport are leaving due to that, but I'd say the vast majority were leaving to get back on it.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
Neither reason makes a scrap of sense to me mate.

We only had one Saturday 3pm kick off in October.

Are people really so desperate for an extra pint on that particular day.

And what is so important that they absolutely must be home at 5.30 rather than 6pm ...

... they're either unable to have a pint for the rest of the month, alcoholics or terrified to be away from the wife too long. Or perhaps there's a Bake Off episode they're desperate to watch and they can't work out how to record <laugh>

The match is only 90 minutes long, deliberately missing five or ten minutes is just weird imo.
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Whilst I agree with you on this, unfortunately the societal culture around alcohol means people want to be on the piss for as long as they can be.

I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but imo that's the reason most leave early.
 
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SourPatch2 said:
I commend the club for asking how they can keep people until the end however unless they can improve public transport and the traffic they are fighting a losing battle. I do think the footbridge might keep a few longer though.
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That’ll definitely help. Any idea on when it’s meant to be complete?
 
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