Fans leaving on 85 mins

Amateurs tbh. I remember leaving after 35 mins or so home when we were 3-0 down to 3 own goals under Wilko the mad.

I wasnt alone either. About 20 of us in the Howard arms by half time supping.

In all seriousness I beieve this happens at every ground across the country. Folk always will want to beat the rush for some reason or another. I remember staying to the end every time in the Fullwell and one day by the time I got back to the sheepfolds, late, the car was nicked. Probably was nicked in the first half, but made me run back to the car for next few games

 

Be worse if you had left early and the car had been nicked before kick off.

 

I paid for a ****ing corporate that day. Some of the lads stayed in the bar for the 2nd half

 

To be fair, those (like me) watching on Sky would likely get an better view of just how many right around the stadium were leaving early and hear what the match commentators and studio wonks were saying about it.

I've only ever left a match early once and missed the very controversial Wrexham equaliser against Blyth Spartans. Lesson learned, never done it since and seen loads of important late goals scored - and conceded.

One thing fans can't do these days is filter across the terrace to be near the exit and so leaving the stands early does look worse than that used to.

Each to their own but I've got a mate who stays in the pub to the last minute and often arrives at his seat a few minutes after kick-off, leaves 5 minutes early at half time to get a pint, again arrives back a few minutes into the 2nd half and leaves on 85 minutes 'to get away sharpish'. He must miss 15 - 20 minutes of every match. That really does make me shake my head. Fortunately he sits at the end of the row so doesn't have to disturb anyone when he leaves but people that do it and disturb loads of people along their row do piss me off as the row behind also get their viewing disturbed.

 

To be fair a fair few to my right had left early last night so I had plenty space to throw myself around like a lunatic when we scored.

Small wins and all that.

 

My bladder knows to the second when 90 mins are up, so I need to be in pissing position by then , I can't wait for extra time or queues down the concourse steps, so I'm not leaving early , I'm just busting for a piss and trying to avoid an 'accident'. I've even been known to go back into the stadium bowl after-piss if the games still playing. I could of course avoid all this by having less beer , but I like drinking as much as I like football. So I'll carry on leaving my seat when I feel like it.

 

We were there, absolutely shocking officials ...

... I don't often think they've been paid but that made me wonder.

The consolation was when Wrexham came out of their end to taunt us then ran away when we started climbing over the fence ... I don't think I've ever seen a crowd disperse that quickly again