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[Rugrat]

Where do you live?

Why does it matter where I live?
If you are going to say that some people live outside of Sussex they need to leave early for this reason did they not think about this when they brought their ticket?
Maybe they could contact the club and the FL to ask if we can arrange earlier kick off times to accommodate them,
Then again they will start moaning when they arrive 10 mins in to the first half due to having to leave home earlier and missing the end of Saturday kitchen]

Seems like the comment "they should think about it before buying" suggests they shouldn't buy it in the first place. I'm sure the club would be delighted with that and personally I've got nothing but admiration for the thousands that make these "long" trips

Your other comments about kick off times and Saturday kitchen are just daft because your whole argument has no validity and if anyone is doing the moaning it's you

 

[jessiejames]

Seems like the comment "they should think about it before buying" suggests they shouldn't buy it in the first place. I'm sure the club would be delighted with that and personally I've got nothing but admiration for the thousands that make these "long" trips

Your other comments about kick off times and Saturday kitchen are just daft because your whole argument has no validity and if anyone is doing the moaning it's you

I admire the commitment these fans make what I'm saying is that they should take into account travel times back from a home game before buying a ticket and expecting to be home within a hour after the final whistle,on average I look at being home within 2 and a hours to 3 hours after the final whistle,l leave the stand when the last player leaves the pitch regardless of the result or performance.

 

[brighton bluenose]

It's up to the players to create the atmosphere. People pay money to be entertained.

If a team isn't entertaining or performing and you're expecting the fans to be the ones to create the atmosphere then that's a warped situation.

Sorry but whilst I agree with you to an extent I think that as a support we almost have an obligation to urge the team on ~ and that includes when we are not playing well. Do you REALLY think that we should only cheer and start singing when the game is going our way? Because if so, and with respect, that ain't being what a footie fan is about in my book!

 

[Commander]

Sorry but whilst I agree with you to an extent I think that as a support we almost have an obligation to urge the team on ~ and that includes when we are not playing well. Do you REALLY think that we should only cheer and start singing when the game is going our way? Because if so, and with respect, that ain't being what a footie fan is about in my book!

He's Australian mate, he wouldn't understand 'soccer'.

 

[portslade seagull]

Can't be arsed to read the whole thread, no problem with people leaving early if the football on offer is poor or beyond the team to gain anything. You will see this every week watching the premiershite so why should we be any different. Uber fans need to chill out and stop blowing ' I stayed to the very end ' trumpet as it gets a tad boring

 

[Commander]

Can't be arsed to read the whole thread, no problem with people leaving early if the football on offer is poor or beyond the team to gain anything. You will see this every week watching the premiershite so why should we be any different. Uber fans need to chill out and stop blowing ' I stayed to the very end ' trumpet as it gets a tad boring

You do see it every week in the Premier League, but I honestly think the Amex is the worst ground in the country for it.

I don't understand this 'It's up to the players to entertain us before we start creating an atmosphere' argument. It's up to the FANS to make the Amex a formidable place for opposition players to come to. It's up to the PLAYERS to do their job on the pitch. If both parties put the effort in every time then the Amex would be a better place.

Think of all the really good home atmospheres around the world- Dortmund, , Besiktas, Liverpool etc. Do their fans say 'the team need to play well and then we'll bother, but if we're not winning then we'll all piss off home with 15 minutes to go'?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

When I do go to games I stay until the end and sing for the full 90 minutes. Better than 99.9% of the Amex.

So boycotting games is being a good supporter is it ?

 

[Ernest]

Villa Park empty in the last 5 minutes

 

[ozzygull]

You do see it every week in the Premier League, but I honestly think the Amex is the worst ground in the country for it.

I don't understand this 'It's up to the players to entertain us before we start creating an atmosphere' argument. It's up to the FANS to make the Amex a formidable place for opposition players to come to. It's up to the PLAYERS to do their job on the pitch. If both parties put the effort in every time then the Amex would be a better place.

Think of all the really good home atmospheres around the world- Dortmund, , Besiktas, Liverpool etc. Do their fans say 'the team need to play well and then we'll bother, but if we're not winning then we'll all piss off home with 15 minutes to go'?

You should be watching the Aston villa game, they pissed off far earlier. We do not have the worst fans in the country by far. I stay to the end, but when the second went it, I knew it was game over. I don't think that makes me a better fan. Maybe they just don't want to stand surrounded by the away fans taking the p1ss, which is what happens to me by the time I get to the train queue. It's not great believe me and if people leave early for this or any other reason I would not blame them.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Villa Park empty in the last 5 minutes

i'm sure i saw a few people kicking a ball around

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

He's Australian mate, he wouldn't understand 'soccer'.

True.

Our native football matches are noisy all the way through the whole game. Don't need to sing to make atmosphere.

Then again thats the norm for most other major world sports.

 

[portslade seagull]

You do see it every week in the Premier League, but I honestly think the Amex is the worst ground in the country for it.

I don't understand this 'It's up to the players to entertain us before we start creating an atmosphere' argument. It's up to the FANS to make the Amex a formidable place for opposition players to come to. It's up to the PLAYERS to do their job on the pitch. If both parties put the effort in every time then the Amex would be a better place.

Think of all the really good home atmospheres around the world- Dortmund, , Besiktas, Liverpool etc. Do their fans say 'the team need to play well and then we'll bother, but if we're not winning then we'll all piss off home with 15 minutes to go'?

Did you watch the Villa game today almost completely empty apart from the Stoke fans well before the end, it isn't just us

 

[Husty]

So boycotting games is being a good supporter is it ?

When I attend a game I actually support the team, I don't sit there quietly munching on a pie and then fu*k off after 80 minutes.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Gettin' mighty confused as to strength levels of supporting (not that it will in any way change my thoughts on it) but does a fan who goes home and away come hell or high water but leaves early from the home games hold any more gravitas than someone who goes when they can but stays till the floodlights go off? Genuine question. May need to design a points table to assess this.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

When I attend a game I actually support the team, I don't sit there quietly munching on a pie and then fu*k off after 80 minutes.

You'd think a Uni student would actually know to answer the question !

So let me see, a STH spends around £400 a year, buys a pie and a pint for 23 matches but leaves at 80 minutes BUT because you spend out on say two tickets and stay a WHOLE 96 minutes on each of those two occasions YOU are the UBER fan ??

 

[Husty]

You'd think a Uni student would actually know to answer the question !

So let me see, a STH spends around £400 a year, buys a pie and a pint for 23 matches but leaves at 80 minutes BUT because you spend out on say two tickets and stay a WHOLE 96 minutes on each of those two occasions YOU are the UBER fan ??

Fans =/= Customers.

 

[tommynockers]

It could be the people leaving are more loyal. The fact that they can't stay to watch, in itself shows it is too much to take. As we know in the war people were made to watch things they didn't want to see as a form of torture. I myself stayed, but I really couldn't give a toss when other people leave, and I don't really notice because i'm watching the game. Rather than chanting at those leaving, which is probably worse for the players than everyone of us leaving. Watch the game and get behind the team. Do you really think the players are stopping to think about the fans leaving?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I support, I buy pies, beer and have a season ticket.

With respect, I think you may be confusing buying stuff with the act of supporting.

 

[Creaky]

With respect, I think you may be confusing buying stuff with the act of supporting.

Probably just being cynical but my guess would be that the greatest support the players are after is someone to pay their wages

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Fans =/= Customers.

It's rather pathetic that you can't explain how you BOYCOTTING games makes you more of a fan than those that just decide to leave early.