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Last night showed anything can happen right till the death....... Mind i still missed the goal due to turning away shouting ffs at the utter ****e ball looped into the box.....completely unaware Browne had deliberately hit a shot spinning at a rate a fast bowler couldn't achieve to deceive the keeper & score a wonder goal<badger>

Understand reasons some may go but more should stay
 
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In over seventy years, I've resisted the temptation to leave early.
I might, on occasion, have been hovering round the exit stairs so that I could get the hell out of it as soon as rthe final whistle blows.
And I can not say that it has always been worth it.
But as well as conceeding late goals, we also score them.

Last night I watched the first half from home then reported to my Friday Night 'Watering Hole', where I arrived five minutes into the second half.

One of our regulars who was at the game, left early to get a consolation drink in, and comiserate.
On arriving he faced, ' what did you think of our late goal'.
Startled expression.
What late goal?

On the other hand I can understand t hose who have driven to the Game and want to avoid the worst of the chaos.

So, it doesn't do for me, but I can understand why some do it.
 
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The Professor said:
Last night showed anything can happen right till the death....... Mind i still missed the goal due to turning away shouting ffs at the utter ****e ball looped into the box.....completely unaware Browne had deliberately hit a shot spinning at a rate a fast bowler couldn't achieve to deceive the keeper & score a wonder goal<badger>

Understand reasons some may go but more should stay
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I did same - was right in line with the goal line, turned away and turned round to see the ball going over the line. Class.
 
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Coastal Dolphins said:
Can understand that like. Probably the worst actual result in the history of SAFC.

My earliest recollection of early leaving being daft was early 80s as a kid at Roker Park - 2-1 down against Arsenal and we got a penalty in injury time. The Fulwell end had been emptying and suddenly started to fill up again as those who'd been leaving turned round and ran back in when they heard the roar go up.

For the record Gary Rowell scored the pen iirc.
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The worst n potentially best in terms of what happened after that, Neil came in made us solid, got us promoted but was such an embarrassing result
 
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I don’t get to as many games as I would like to but I have never left early, if the players are fighting to the end I will support until the final whistle. I just don’t understand how anyone can leave early especially when the game is still in the balance, we’ve won, lost and drawn in the last few minutes, as last night, why would you risk missing that?
As far as the ‘getting away from the ground’ argument, it’s always the same, don’t go if you’re time is that precious!
 
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Nads said:
I don’t get people leaving, but why didn’t Sky attract attention the the utterly brilliant atmosphere and the fa t that apart from a couple of 2-5 minute spells the crowd was magnificent behind the lads at all points?
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Sky definitely enjoy highlighting this every time we are on.
- it's as if the production team are infiltrated with dirty mag twats looking to put us down all the time

Well I've had enough
Fcuk you SKY
- subscription cancelled <laugh>
 
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safcfansofaraway said:
I don’t get to as many games as I would like to but I have never left early, if the players are fighting to the end I will support until the final whistle. I just don’t understand how anyone can leave early especially when the game is still in the balance, we’ve won, lost and drawn in the last few minutes, as last night, why would you risk missing that?
As far as the ‘getting away from the ground’ argument, it’s always the same, don’t go if you’re time is that precious!
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The way people go on about 'getting caught in traffic' makes it sound like they'll have to be rescued and spend the night in emergency accommodation ...

... it's an extra ten or fifteen minutes ffs.
 
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LD19SAFC said:
I couldn’t care less personally. Fans pay their money, do what they please

Away from home I usually do one when we’re 3 down, the odd time it’s 2. Plymouth last season I was away and gone before HT (2-0). One day it’ll catch me out but it’s a risk I take. Each to their own.
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Why would you travel all that way to leave at HT? Bonkers…
 
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TopCat_ said:
I thought we played well. We were up against a very good side so maybe we looked like we weren’t playing well. I thought we thoroughly deserved the point
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And that's a fair point. I just think we were poor.

Hardly the resident misery like you claimed.
 
LD19SAFC said:
I wouldn’t comment on this if I was sat at home whilst we’re playing like <laugh>
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Why can we not tho? I struggle to get down to games due to family n scouting commitments but I can 100% comment on folk leaving the ground early

I have never left a game early despite often then having a 4 hr drive after it

On the same token we shouldn't complain about RLB subs or tactics as non of us have coached at that level before
 
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