The Emirates was half empty at 85 mins today as well with the match in the balance.
As regards trains at the Amex, we left after the final whistle and were back in Lewes by 5.20. Well done Southern.
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Klopp bang on re early leavers.
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The Emirates was half empty at 85 mins today as well with the match in the balance.
As regards trains at the Amex, we left after the final whistle and were back in Lewes by 5.20. Well done Southern.
Hillian1
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I leave when I want, sometimes early, sometimes till the end.
Couldn't give a flying toss what anyone thinks about it.
I think you are being very generous.
tigertim68
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I can understand people leaving a little bit early on a Tuesday night ,but why leave early on a Saturday afternoon . In all the years I have watched the Albion never left early apart from when we got stuffed at Selhurst . Why do people want to miss the last 10 - 15 mins of a match whilst the game is still in the balance ? What difference does a half hour make in getting home on a Saturday evening ? I don't understand it especially if the team needs the support
Hillian1
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What game where we got stuffed?
Is that 50 years of every home game?
If I went every other week and knew the ending I would be very tempted.
Dougie
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You've erased it from your memory haven't you .
Gazwag
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Biggest urban myth Sussex
SweatyMexican
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- Mar 31, 2013
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I like to complain as much as the next guy, but after the time it took me to just reach Reading bloody train station last week, I realised just how good we've got it here.
Honestly, at the Amex I can wait until the final whistle, walk from my seat in the East Lower for the Seaford train and be back home within 45 minutes.
It took me double that just to get back into Reading. I honestly felt sorry for them.
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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Yeap
Hillian1
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5_0 and you can't go home.
Sort of the point I was making really. Nobody left early, we couldn't.
Spot on. Over an hour to get back on the M4 from the madstad.......we are spoiled. Crappy transport is a myth.
Diego Napier
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- Mar 27, 2010
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My post was to point up your childishness, your reply emphasises your thickness.
Guy Fawkes
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Ahh, the myth that the trains are an issue.
This all came about because of one midweek evening cup game where they announced that there was a limited service (probably due to the unexpected and therefore unplanned game because it was a cup game) and that it could take longer to get away than normal.
Ever since, lots of people leave early, thinking that there would be the same lack of trains again but the reality is that the service is very good considering how many fans that use them after the match.
How many other events are there where there would be similar passenger numbers expected to use the trains (10k to 20k fans a game?) and how many tend to get away those numbers usually within about 30 mins of joining the queue and often a lot less?
What do those who think that the trains are a problem expect ? - an instant service where they are all lined up and as soon as one is filled, the next pulls into the station and everyone is gone within 5 minutes? - It will always be seen as a problem if expectations are impossible
The Merry Prankster
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I can only assume that people leaving early for "transport issue" reasons don't attend many away fixtures. If they did they'd be saying "we're so lucky you can stay 'til the end at the Amex and get home in reasonable time as opposed to *insert name of any number of clubs*.
