| Leaving before the end 20:14 - Oct 6 with 6636 views | onceablue |
This has provoked some arguments on twitter I see
I am sorry, if you leave before the end it does not make you less of a fan as some people are suggesting.
A friend of mine left 15 mins before the end because he could not face the chaos of that crap stadium and queuing for trains.
I was Back in Ipswich, sorry he was back in Ipswich by 6 so he could spend time with the family
If you stayed to the end well done you obviously are a far greater fan than my friend
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| I reckon that people should.... on 20:19 - Oct 6 with 4746 views | Bloots |
....be able to do whatever they bleedin well want.
Frankly. |  |
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| Leaving before the end on 20:27 - Oct 6 with 4746 views | TresBonne |
Apparently some people would've given 'an arm and a leg' to be in the same position I was in on Saturday.
What, watching us 4-1 down with fifteen minutes left?.... |  | | |
| Leaving before the end on 20:31 - Oct 6 with 4713 views | SE1blue |
It almost feels like people have to find something to get at each other about after a defeat... |  |
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| Leaving before the end on 20:38 - Oct 6 with 4649 views | Garv |
Not difficult to understand really is it?
If you can't cope emotionally with losing a game of football so much you feel the need to leave as some weird show of disapproval, then yes you're a bit of a tit. If you just want to beat the traffic or catch a specific train, or have somewhere else to be or someone else to see, then crack on.
Not much point calling this sort of thing out when you have no context. |  |
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| Context isn't required at all.... on 20:41 - Oct 6 with 4619 views | Bloots |
| Leaving before the end on 20:38 - Oct 6 by Garv |
Not difficult to understand really is it?
If you can't cope emotionally with losing a game of football so much you feel the need to leave as some weird show of disapproval, then yes you're a bit of a tit. If you just want to beat the traffic or catch a specific train, or have somewhere else to be or someone else to see, then crack on.
Not much point calling this sort of thing out when you have no context. |
...it's got sod all to do with you or anyone else if someone leaves a football match before it ends. | |
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| Leaving before the end on 21:19 - Oct 6 with 4441 views | DinnernotTea |
I can promise you players couldn't give a toss whether Tim from Trimley left on 70 minutes or not. Tim from Trimley staying until 5pm wouldn't have stopped West Ham running riot up top all game.
Bottom line is if you saw a show in the West End and it was disgraceful having parted with £100 all in all for the day, wouldn't you leave 25 minutes before it ends to save time getting home? Why is football different? | |
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| Leaving before the end on 21:40 - Oct 6 with 4354 views | Ftnfwest |
Well to put it into perspective about 30,000 hammers left well before the end as well. I’d have been getting my full money’s worth if we’d been 4-1 up. I did leave on 90 when they got that free kick if I’m honest. |  | | |
| Leaving before the end on 08:46 - Oct 7 with 3886 views | tractorshark |
I’ve never left a game early in my life. I’m no super fan, it’s just simply because football is expensive and you might miss something extraordinary like the greatest goal you’ve ever seen or an incredible comeback…or Sam Morsy’s equaliser at Southampton.
But I agree with the majority of this thread, it’s up to you if you want to go early.
Some people may have very good reasons, you’ve paid your money, it’s your call.
The only thing I would say it did look pretty tin pot people leaving on 70 minutes, particularly from the bottom tier.
To get those tickets you would have needed 25+ points, possibly 30+. That makes you one of our most loyal fans. So, while I agree it’s your choice and you’ve earned the right to be there and make that decision, you can’t really moan if other fans question it.
We’ve rediscovered 10,000 Ipswich supporters over the past two years. I’m not saying anyone who leaves early is any less of a fan but it’s a lot easier to rack up those points when the team is constantly winning.
And leaving on 70 minutes just looked like people had thrown their toys out of the pram because we were getting one of the few paddlings we’ve suffered in that time. | | | |
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| Leaving before the end on 09:19 - Oct 7 with 3776 views | DinnernotTea |
| Leaving before the end on 08:46 - Oct 7 by tractorshark |
I’ve never left a game early in my life. I’m no super fan, it’s just simply because football is expensive and you might miss something extraordinary like the greatest goal you’ve ever seen or an incredible comeback…or Sam Morsy’s equaliser at Southampton.
But I agree with the majority of this thread, it’s up to you if you want to go early.
Some people may have very good reasons, you’ve paid your money, it’s your call.
The only thing I would say it did look pretty tin pot people leaving on 70 minutes, particularly from the bottom tier.
To get those tickets you would have needed 25+ points, possibly 30+. That makes you one of our most loyal fans. So, while I agree it’s your choice and you’ve earned the right to be there and make that decision, you can’t really moan if other fans question it.
We’ve rediscovered 10,000 Ipswich supporters over the past two years. I’m not saying anyone who leaves early is any less of a fan but it’s a lot easier to rack up those points when the team is constantly winning.
And leaving on 70 minutes just looked like people had thrown their toys out of the pram because we were getting one of the few paddlings we’ve suffered in that time. |
You do realise to be on more than 30 points you would have seen us lose more than those who "can't get a ticket"? If this was the midlands or up north I'm certain most would've stayed. But the hell hole of Stratford train station and if 63,000 fans all left at 5pm doesn't bare thinking about. | |
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| Leaving before the end on 09:37 - Oct 7 with 3696 views | tractorshark |
| Leaving before the end on 09:19 - Oct 7 by DinnernotTea |
You do realise to be on more than 30 points you would have seen us lose more than those who "can't get a ticket"? If this was the midlands or up north I'm certain most would've stayed. But the hell hole of Stratford train station and if 63,000 fans all left at 5pm doesn't bare thinking about. |
Yep but I never mentioned those who couldn’t get a ticket.
I made it clear in my post those fans on 25 or 30+ have earned the right to be there and make that decision. It’s their call whether they leave early or not.
But they wouldn’t have left on 70 mins if it had been 1-1 or we’d been winning, so the transport argument is b****cks in my opinion.
Yes the transport links are rubbish but the majority of those people who left on 70 mins went because they’d got the hump about us losing 4-1.
People may disagree with me but as I’ve already said it’s their choice to leave early and they can do what they like. Just don’t moan if other fans think it looks tin pot. | | | |
| Leaving before the end on 09:46 - Oct 7 with 3659 views | DinnernotTea |
| Leaving before the end on 09:37 - Oct 7 by tractorshark |
Yep but I never mentioned those who couldn’t get a ticket.
I made it clear in my post those fans on 25 or 30+ have earned the right to be there and make that decision. It’s their call whether they leave early or not.
But they wouldn’t have left on 70 mins if it had been 1-1 or we’d been winning, so the transport argument is b****cks in my opinion.
Yes the transport links are rubbish but the majority of those people who left on 70 mins went because they’d got the hump about us losing 4-1.
People may disagree with me but as I’ve already said it’s their choice to leave early and they can do what they like. Just don’t moan if other fans think it looks tin pot. |
Of course it was the reason that's pretty obvious. Not sure how many or your last away but when you're 4-1 down and facing ques on the way back to Stratford station (20 minute walk anyway) with stewards with stop/go signs. On top of that for me players completely waving the white flag then leaving on 70 is common sense. You can battle the hell hole of Stratford Station and delays etc if our players put up a fight but they didn't. Not sure you've been to a game at that stadium but you'll know what I mean if you have. | |
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| Leaving before the end on 09:48 - Oct 7 with 3644 views | DinnernotTea |
| Leaving before the end on 09:37 - Oct 7 by tractorshark |
Yep but I never mentioned those who couldn’t get a ticket.
I made it clear in my post those fans on 25 or 30+ have earned the right to be there and make that decision. It’s their call whether they leave early or not.
But they wouldn’t have left on 70 mins if it had been 1-1 or we’d been winning, so the transport argument is b****cks in my opinion.
Yes the transport links are rubbish but the majority of those people who left on 70 mins went because they’d got the hump about us losing 4-1.
People may disagree with me but as I’ve already said it’s their choice to leave early and they can do what they like. Just don’t moan if other fans think it looks tin pot. |
And by the way an identical result was had at Man City. If you were there, you'd realise 3,000 fans stayed until the very end. A) we put up a fight that day B) you didn't have to battle the hell hole of Stratford and its train station.
West Ham away without a doubt up there with the worst away days. | |
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| Leaving before the end on 09:53 - Oct 7 with 3623 views | tractorshark |
| Leaving before the end on 09:46 - Oct 7 by DinnernotTea |
Of course it was the reason that's pretty obvious. Not sure how many or your last away but when you're 4-1 down and facing ques on the way back to Stratford station (20 minute walk anyway) with stewards with stop/go signs. On top of that for me players completely waving the white flag then leaving on 70 is common sense. You can battle the hell hole of Stratford Station and delays etc if our players put up a fight but they didn't. Not sure you've been to a game at that stadium but you'll know what I mean if you have. |
I’ve been at every game home and away this season. I live in Sussex so there’s no easy or quick way home from Portman Road,
But, remarkably, I’ve survived and coped with the transport horrors you’ve described.
I was back home from West Ham by 7pm on Saturday and didn’t rush out after the game finished.
You have a different opinion to me, fair enough.
I just don’t agree with it. That’s my prerogative. | | | |
| Leaving before the end on 10:04 - Oct 7 with 3587 views | textbackup |
| Leaving before the end on 20:27 - Oct 6 by TresBonne |
Apparently some people would've given 'an arm and a leg' to be in the same position I was in on Saturday.
What, watching us 4-1 down with fifteen minutes left?.... |
Shame they didn’t give a few days out last season to ensure they got to the position to get a ticket. |  |
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| Leaving before the end on 10:11 - Oct 7 with 3536 views | tractorshark |
| Leaving before the end on 10:04 - Oct 7 by textbackup |
Shame they didn’t give a few days out last season to ensure they got to the position to get a ticket. |
Now that’s a statement I do agree with. | | | |
| Leaving before the end on 10:22 - Oct 7 with 3447 views | SitfcB |
| Leaving before the end on 09:19 - Oct 7 by DinnernotTea |
You do realise to be on more than 30 points you would have seen us lose more than those who "can't get a ticket"? If this was the midlands or up north I'm certain most would've stayed. But the hell hole of Stratford train station and if 63,000 fans all left at 5pm doesn't bare thinking about. |
Yeah this.
Think Saturday can be an exception for leaving early, because of the location and chaos to get away from the ground.
Something like that isn’t a great experience, especially when you’ve lost heavily, when you come away with a result it makes it a bit more bearable. |  |
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| Leaving before the end on 10:40 - Oct 7 with 3373 views | textbackup |
| Leaving before the end on 10:22 - Oct 7 by SitfcB |
Yeah this.
Think Saturday can be an exception for leaving early, because of the location and chaos to get away from the ground.
Something like that isn’t a great experience, especially when you’ve lost heavily, when you come away with a result it makes it a bit more bearable. |
Was it that bad getting away?
We walked for 5mins, went in a bar, then sat in there until about 7ish, then walked to the station with ease. | |
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| Leaving before the end on 10:58 - Oct 7 with 3320 views | tractorshark |
| Leaving before the end on 10:40 - Oct 7 by textbackup |
Was it that bad getting away?
We walked for 5mins, went in a bar, then sat in there until about 7ish, then walked to the station with ease. |
Genuinely it wasn't. Brighton was worse for me, queue for the park and ride buses was dreadful there.
West Ham was busy but we were in Stratford station by 5.45pm and we didn't leave until 5 mins after the final whistle cos I needed a pee.
My son had to get back to Swansea and he was at Paddington way before his train at 6.45pm. We were back in Sussex by 7pm.
Whether it was because some of the home fans had already departed, I don't know but I've had worse experiences leaving that stadium before and I've been there a few times.
The people defending their decision to leave at 70 minutes have just got the hump that other fans have called them up on it.
The previous poster who questioned whether I had attended away games (I've done all of them this season and lost count of the others over the past 35 years) freely admitted they left because, in their opinion, the players had shown the white flag and given up.
But in my opinion I don't think we lost because of a lack of effort. A gulf in quality and some dreadful errors, yes. But not a lack of effort.
People left early because of the frustration at being stuffed 4-1 by a better team. That's fair enough, they've paid their money, it's their choice. It also stings because we've got used to success over the past two years as well.
But trying to justify it all with arguments about travel links and whether or not it would happen at other grounds, I'm sorry that just sounds like b****cks to me.
Tottenham and Arsenal aren't easy grounds to get away from and the results could well be similar.
At the end of the day, those people made their decision and that's perfectly their right to do so, regardless of what I or anyone else thinks.
But I am allowed to disagree and, in this case, I do disagree. | | | |
| Leaving before the end on 11:05 - Oct 7 with 3285 views | DinnernotTea |
| Leaving before the end on 10:58 - Oct 7 by tractorshark |
Genuinely it wasn't. Brighton was worse for me, queue for the park and ride buses was dreadful there.
West Ham was busy but we were in Stratford station by 5.45pm and we didn't leave until 5 mins after the final whistle cos I needed a pee.
My son had to get back to Swansea and he was at Paddington way before his train at 6.45pm. We were back in Sussex by 7pm.
Whether it was because some of the home fans had already departed, I don't know but I've had worse experiences leaving that stadium before and I've been there a few times.
The people defending their decision to leave at 70 minutes have just got the hump that other fans have called them up on it.
The previous poster who questioned whether I had attended away games (I've done all of them this season and lost count of the others over the past 35 years) freely admitted they left because, in their opinion, the players had shown the white flag and given up.
But in my opinion I don't think we lost because of a lack of effort. A gulf in quality and some dreadful errors, yes. But not a lack of effort.
People left early because of the frustration at being stuffed 4-1 by a better team. That's fair enough, they've paid their money, it's their choice. It also stings because we've got used to success over the past two years as well.
But trying to justify it all with arguments about travel links and whether or not it would happen at other grounds, I'm sorry that just sounds like b****cks to me.
Tottenham and Arsenal aren't easy grounds to get away from and the results could well be similar.
At the end of the day, those people made their decision and that's perfectly their right to do so, regardless of what I or anyone else thinks.
But I am allowed to disagree and, in this case, I do disagree. |
You keep putting your superfan cape on but at the moment I don't see many caring.
Your attitude screams of wanting a ticket but can't get one and now you're having digs. If you do go to every single away game like you've claimed why do you give a toss what the other 2,999 fans do? What's it got to do with you? | |
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| Leaving before the end on 11:31 - Oct 7 with 3186 views | SitfcB |
| Leaving before the end on 10:40 - Oct 7 by textbackup |
Was it that bad getting away?
We walked for 5mins, went in a bar, then sat in there until about 7ish, then walked to the station with ease. |
We had a slow walk out of the stadium, stopped and chatted for a bit and we’re ushered out by the stewards - compete opposite of Brighton.
Waited a couple of minutes once outside and the gates opened so we could just walk round the stadium.
Slow walk down to the station and by the time we got there we only hit a bit of traffic to get into Westfield, which is always packed anyway. Got something to eat in there and got the 18:37 train home which was busy still and I had to stand until Colchester  haha
Really not sure why more grounds like that don’t do the same as Brighton, let people stay behind for a bit and have a drink. Makes so much sense. | |
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| Leaving before the end on 11:34 - Oct 7 with 3178 views | tractorshark |
| Leaving before the end on 11:05 - Oct 7 by DinnernotTea |
You keep putting your superfan cape on but at the moment I don't see many caring.
Your attitude screams of wanting a ticket but can't get one and now you're having digs. If you do go to every single away game like you've claimed why do you give a toss what the other 2,999 fans do? What's it got to do with you? |
I'm not sticking my super fan cape on. If you bothered to read my original post I said I'm no super fan.
I am not screaming about wanting a ticket and can't get one. I have enough points to go to every away game and I have gone to each game.
I'm not questioning your right to be there, you've earned that just like I have. Far more than those fans who are moaning about not getting tickets.
I've said quite clearly it's your decision whether you want to leave early or not, I just posted my opinion on it.
You didn't like my opinion. You were the one who replied to that with a dig about whether or not I attend away games, which you're still spouting.
I've replied to that. The people standing around me had a similar view to mine when we saw people trouping out after 70 minutes, some were more blunt about it than me.
But we just have a difference of opinion, I've voiced mine, you've voiced yours and there's nothing wrong with that.
What matters to you, may not matter as much to me and vice versa. That's fair enough.
I wish you well and I'm not going to argue with a fellow Ipswich fan over something that's done and dusted.
Let's hope we're both celebrating at Portman Road in two weeks' time. | | | |
| I reckon that people should.... on 11:39 - Oct 7 with 3153 views | Asa |
| I reckon that people should.... on 20:19 - Oct 6 by Bloots |
....be able to do whatever they bleedin well want.
Frankly. |
Bizarre that anyone thinks otherwise!
I went to 22/23 league away games in League One and all the away cup games (including the Pizza Cup and Bracknell. 16/23 in the Championship, plus cup games . 5/5 this season including Wimbledon and will likely be doing them all this season.
Must have spent well over £3k on tickets, travel and accommodation on the odd occasion (Cheltenham, Exeter and a couple of others) in just over 2 years and done something like 18,000 miles in that time. Got to be 12-15 night matches in that as well, often getting in at 2am or 3am for the longer trips and working early the next morning.
If I want to leave on 89 minutes against West Ham, as I did on Saturday, I bloody well will do! :) [Post edited 7 Oct 2024 11:43]
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| I reckon that people should.... on 12:10 - Oct 7 with 3041 views | textbackup |
| I reckon that people should.... on 11:39 - Oct 7 by Asa |
Bizarre that anyone thinks otherwise!
I went to 22/23 league away games in League One and all the away cup games (including the Pizza Cup and Bracknell. 16/23 in the Championship, plus cup games . 5/5 this season including Wimbledon and will likely be doing them all this season.
Must have spent well over £3k on tickets, travel and accommodation on the odd occasion (Cheltenham, Exeter and a couple of others) in just over 2 years and done something like 18,000 miles in that time. Got to be 12-15 night matches in that as well, often getting in at 2am or 3am for the longer trips and working early the next morning.
If I want to leave on 89 minutes against West Ham, as I did on Saturday, I bloody well will do! :) [Post edited 7 Oct 2024 11:43]
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I left on 76.
You just get a feeling in some games that it’s not going to happen, and this was one of those. | |
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| Leaving before the end on 12:28 - Oct 7 with 2966 views | petieboy2011 |
What caught my amusement was the West Ham fans singing cheerio to our fans leaving, when the rest of the stadium was emptying fairly quickly!
If people left legitimately to beat the rush etc then fair enough, but those that left because they had the hump we were 4-1 down - what happened to "follow the Town, up or DOWN". |  | | |
| Leaving before the end on 13:27 - Oct 7 with 2829 views | DJR |
I suggested on here using Pudding Mill Lane, the nearest station to the away end.
I left after the final whistle and got on a train to Canary Wharf just after I arrived on the platform. At the same time a train travelling in the opposite direction the one stop to Stratford left without it being full.
Perhaps rather bizarrely football fans converging on the station coincided with many glamorously-dressed women leaving the Abba concert just next to the station. [Post edited 7 Oct 2024 14:50]
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