I Wonder How It Makes The Players And Coaching Staff Feel..

[CityFanFromRome]

I wonder if people switch off the telly/change channel when we're winning by loads.

I don't switch off the telly/change channel even when we are losing badly so I'll have to say no, I don't do it :D

[ant london]

Never do it and don't see why anyone who follows City would even dare. We are easily capable of fucking up a win in the closing minutes....or rescuing a lost cause.

After Gillingham you think our fans especially would have learned.

It's always happened tho, happened a lot at Maine Road (Main Stand especially) and continues to happen now

[Hazy2]

Never do it and don't see why anyone who follows City would even dare. We are easily capable of fucking up a win in the closing minutes....or rescuing a lost cause.

After Gillingham you think our fans especially would have learned.

It's always happened tho, happened a lot at Maine Road (Main Stand especially) and continues to happen now

Yeah how many admit to doing 1, It was the same at Maine Rd, Nobs trying to look from the Platt Lane corner exit whilst getting the dash out. If you leave when we are 5-0 up you should be up on the screen as they do with Grandma/Ginger nuts.

Be warned leaving early can make you famous.

[Rag_hater]

I don't see why people leaving early should concern the players ,staff and fans.
Maybe the ones who do have other things to do like get to work on time or meet someone.
Surely if staying till the end when you can probably hear the last few mins of the match in your car makes you late for anything you have arranged leaving early is ok.

[Ted Hughes]

Gets on my fucking tits.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Couldn't give a toss. I'm there til the end so I'm not bothered.
My Dad always left with a couple of minutes to go. Get to the ground and hour and a half before kick off but leave before the end. Odd stuff.
Occasionally I have to go early to catch a shift at work and it feels weird and uncomfortable.

[bobby brows]

personally it annoys me, if i;m going to the game i don't plan something afterwards that would mean i have to shoot off ten mins early.

the bloke next to us though must miss about 40 mins of every match, arrives 10 mins late, goes to mins before 10 half time, comes back 10 mins after half time and leaves 10 mins before the end of the game.

i think he missed every goal against notts county

i think john68 is right its the sign of the times, i've had to sit through united 3 times in a pub this year, wigan away, the derby and mbolton at home, in 3 seperate pubs and each time united fans just lost interest and stopped watching. at one point in each of these pubs there was literally not one person watching the match. rag watching made for great entertainment

[Goataldo]

Yaya, for one, probably thinks 'That's exactly what I'd do!'.

I suppose it's up to the individual, but I don't understand it - if you're there to watch football, you might as well stick it out, especially if it's an entertaining game. Can't imagine watching a mint film and leaving ten minutes before the end.

Mind you, there's a guy sits near us who turns up pissed after 20 mins, leaves ten minutes before half time, and repeats his performance in the second half. And every home game we have to shout to him which row he sits in, and stumbles confusedly up and down the steps.

[Im_Spartacus]

Gets on my tits too......and there was an added issue yesterday.

I think one reason was due to it being mothers day. The fucking bitches will have clearly had a whinge in the first place about the lads going to the game, but woe betide if they are not back at a certain time.

Fucking pussy-whipped cunts. There must have been plenty on here who fucked off early......come on, lets hear your reasons.

Not been as embarrassed to be a city fan for a long time after that shambles.

[Slim]

Yaya, for one, probably thinks 'That's exactly what I'd do!'.

I suppose it's up to the individual, but I don't understand it - if you're there to watch football, you might as well stick it out, especially if it's an entertaining game. Can't imagine watching a mint film and leaving ten minutes before the end.

Mind you, there's a guy sits near us who turns up pissed after 20 mins, leaves ten minutes before half time, and repeats his performance in the second half. And every home game we have to shout to him which row he sits in, and stumbles confusedly up and down the steps.

You stepped all over the right point there. You pay for entertainment just like everyone else does, no more or less than paying for a ticket to see a film or a concert. You are not serving a sentence at Strangeways, there is zero requirement for any paying customer to stay one second longer than they want to. It's entirely in the realm of the arrogantly delusional that believes there is some sacred bond between fan and player and that they have a duty to perform on the team's behalf. And I'd put a £300M bet that the whole concern a club has for your attendance evaporates into nothingness the moment you walk through the turnstile.

[Goataldo]

Yaya, for one, probably thinks 'That's exactly what I'd do!'.

I suppose it's up to the individual, but I don't understand it - if you're there to watch football, you might as well stick it out, especially if it's an entertaining game. Can't imagine watching a mint film and leaving ten minutes before the end.

Mind you, there's a guy sits near us who turns up pissed after 20 mins, leaves ten minutes before half time, and repeats his performance in the second half. And every home game we have to shout to him which row he sits in, and stumbles confusedly up and down the steps.

You stepped all over the right point there. You pay for entertainment just like everyone else does, no more or less than paying for a ticket to see a film or a concert. You are not serving a sentence at Strangeways, there is zero requirement for any paying customer to stay one second longer than they want to. It's entirely in the realm of the arrogantly delusional that believes there is some sacred bond between fan and player and that they have a duty to perform on the team's behalf. And I'd put a £300M bet that the whole concern a club has for your attendance evaporates into nothingness the moment you walk through the turnstile.

Maybe your sidestepping around the point, which is that people go to watch football because they like the game, so why not watch the game, rather than some of it. Seems a bit pointless to not watch it all. Not saying people who leave early are traitors or anything 'arrogantly delusional'(!) like that, just that you might as well watch what you've turned up to watch.

[Blue in the face]

I was watching at home and had to go for my dinner just after half time. Does that count.




Although I did pause it, and watched until the end afterwards.

[Buffalo Soldier]

Yaya, for one, probably thinks 'That's exactly what I'd do!'.

I suppose it's up to the individual, but I don't understand it - if you're there to watch football, you might as well stick it out, especially if it's an entertaining game. Can't imagine watching a mint film and leaving ten minutes before the end.

Mind you, there's a guy sits near us who turns up pissed after 20 mins, leaves ten minutes before half time, and repeats his performance in the second half. And every home game we have to shout to him which row he sits in, and stumbles confusedly up and down the steps.

You stepped all over the right point there. You pay for entertainment just like everyone else does, no more or less than paying for a ticket to see a film or a concert. You are not serving a sentence at Strangeways, there is zero requirement for any paying customer to stay one second longer than they want to. It's entirely in the realm of the arrogantly delusional that believes there is some sacred bond between fan and player and that they have a duty to perform on the team's behalf. And I'd put a £300M bet that the whole concern a club has for your attendance evaporates into nothingness the moment you walk through the turnstile.

A full ground roaring the team on with 5 minutes to go when a goal is needed will result in more goals being scored by the home team than a ground half empty, filled with the noise of seats banging as they flip up and offering zero encouragement.

As a City fan I would like my team to score more goals in the last few minutes than they currently do, which in turn would result in more points and therefore more chance of trophies. For this reason alone I would like to see us do something to address the problem.

[Slim]

Yaya, for one, probably thinks 'That's exactly what I'd do!'.

I suppose it's up to the individual, but I don't understand it - if you're there to watch football, you might as well stick it out, especially if it's an entertaining game. Can't imagine watching a mint film and leaving ten minutes before the end.

Mind you, there's a guy sits near us who turns up pissed after 20 mins, leaves ten minutes before half time, and repeats his performance in the second half. And every home game we have to shout to him which row he sits in, and stumbles confusedly up and down the steps.

You stepped all over the right point there. You pay for entertainment just like everyone else does, no more or less than paying for a ticket to see a film or a concert. You are not serving a sentence at Strangeways, there is zero requirement for any paying customer to stay one second longer than they want to. It's entirely in the realm of the arrogantly delusional that believes there is some sacred bond between fan and player and that they have a duty to perform on the team's behalf. And I'd put a £300M bet that the whole concern a club has for your attendance evaporates into nothingness the moment you walk through the turnstile.

Maybe your sidestepping around the point, which is that people go to watch football because they like the game, so why not watch the game, rather than some of it. Seems a bit pointless to not watch it all. Not saying people who leave early are traitors or anything 'arrogantly delusional'(!) like that, just that you might as well watch what you've turned up to watch.

Not sidestepping it, but we aren't really talking about people who are standing around disinterested. And everyone seems to have your opinion if a little more vehemently.

BTW, I only quoted you cause you made the point, not as a direct criticism, I think if anyone it was probably aimed at john who treats attending games like swearing fealty to the crown. How dare you leave the Crusade early!!!

[ashton287]

i've taken to walking to the top of the stand at about the 87th minute and watching from the back. It's the fucking penguin walk up the stairs that pisses me off.

[Goataldo]

Yaya, for one, probably thinks 'That's exactly what I'd do!'.

I suppose it's up to the individual, but I don't understand it - if you're there to watch football, you might as well stick it out, especially if it's an entertaining game. Can't imagine watching a mint film and leaving ten minutes before the end.

Mind you, there's a guy sits near us who turns up pissed after 20 mins, leaves ten minutes before half time, and repeats his performance in the second half. And every home game we have to shout to him which row he sits in, and stumbles confusedly up and down the steps.

You stepped all over the right point there. You pay for entertainment just like everyone else does, no more or less than paying for a ticket to see a film or a concert. You are not serving a sentence at Strangeways, there is zero requirement for any paying customer to stay one second longer than they want to. It's entirely in the realm of the arrogantly delusional that believes there is some sacred bond between fan and player and that they have a duty to perform on the team's behalf. And I'd put a £300M bet that the whole concern a club has for your attendance evaporates into nothingness the moment you walk through the turnstile.

Maybe your sidestepping around the point, which is that people go to watch football because they like the game, so why not watch the game, rather than some of it. Seems a bit pointless to not watch it all. Not saying people who leave early are traitors or anything 'arrogantly delusional'(!) like that, just that you might as well watch what you've turned up to watch.

Not sidestepping it, but we aren't really talking about people who are standing around disinterested. And everyone seems to have your opinion if a little more vehemently.

BTW, I only quoted you cause you made the point, not as a direct criticism, I think if anyone it was probably aimed at john who treats attending games like swearing fealty to the crown. How dare you leave the Crusade early!!!

Was gonna leave the thread early, but thought I'd stay to say 'fair do's'.

[Goataldo]

i've taken to walking to the top of the stand at about the 87th minute and watching from the back. It's the fucking penguin walk up the stairs that pisses me off.

Maybe it's your posture. You could try yoga?

[Twobob]

Yaya, for one, probably thinks 'That's exactly what I'd do!'.

I suppose it's up to the individual, but I don't understand it - if you're there to watch football, you might as well stick it out, especially if it's an entertaining game. Can't imagine watching a mint film and leaving ten minutes before the end.

Mind you, there's a guy sits near us who turns up pissed after 20 mins, leaves ten minutes before half time, and repeats his performance in the second half. And every home game we have to shout to him which row he sits in, and stumbles confusedly up and down the steps.

You stepped all over the right point there. You pay for entertainment just like everyone else does, no more or less than paying for a ticket to see a film or a concert. You are not serving a sentence at Strangeways, there is zero requirement for any paying customer to stay one second longer than they want to. It's entirely in the realm of the arrogantly delusional that believes there is some sacred bond between fan and player and that they have a duty to perform on the team's behalf. And I'd put a £300M bet that the whole concern a club has for your attendance evaporates into nothingness the moment you walk through the turnstile.

Maybe your sidestepping around the point, which is that people go to watch football because they like the game, so why not watch the game, rather than some of it. Seems a bit pointless to not watch it all. Not saying people who leave early are traitors or anything 'arrogantly delusional'(!) like that, just that you might as well watch what you've turned up to watch.

Not sidestepping it, but we aren't really talking about people who are standing around disinterested. And everyone seems to have your opinion if a little more vehemently.

BTW, I only quoted you cause you made the point, not as a direct criticism, I think if anyone it was probably aimed at john who treats attending games like swearing fealty to the crown. How dare you leave the Crusade early!!!

Was gonna leave the thread early, but thought I'd stay to say 'fair do's'.

May be you've both supported J68's comments and missed the point a little. Is it a sign of the times that people can't be botherd to show apreciation of a hard shift and good win, but feel happy that they've been entertaind for thier money?

Is being a supporter delusional? Well i'd take that than be self-centerd.

[King Kev]

Eastlands is usually half empty at the final whistle; City have scored fewer goals in the final 15 minutes than any other team in the league.

Coincidence?

[Slim]

May be you've both supported J68's comments and missed the point a little. Is it a sign of the times that people can't be botherd to show apreciation of a hard shift and good win, but feel happy that they've been entertaind for thier money?

Is being a supporter delusional? Well i'd take that than be self-centerd.

Isn't the act of attending a football match in the first place entirely self-centered?