P/T Indie wrote:As for 'beating the rush' which is the usual excuse, why not just sit in your seat for five minutes after the match talking about it with a mate if you're that averse to walking slowly or sitting in your car for five minutes! You rarely see a Morecambe player not stay on the pitch to applaud the fans, so why can we not do the same.
That's why I tell my Mrs I stay and have a beer or two in JB's after. I say that traffic is so bad I wouldn't be home any earlier anyway
PUNKISDEAD wrote:I sit in the middle stand and stay till the end, i noticed quite a few grumpy looking middle aged men storming out when the equalizer went in, then again, a lot of them were sat happy in jb s with a pint each at full time, watching the end of the match on the telly, whilst i was waiting to get served!!!
Keith wrote:The best ever 'that'll teach 'em' was Morecambe v Chorley final at Deepdale, when Chorley were in the Alliance, we were Northern Premier League and the Lancashire Junior Cup was a big thing. 2-1 down VERY deep in to injury time, the cup was at the side of the pitch with black & white ribbons already tied to it. Chorley had a corner... so clearly all over, that one minibus from the Pier Hotel decided to beat the traffic and get back for an extra pint or two. The other minibus of lads decided to see it out to the bitter end and applaud our lads off. Instead of playing it short as the Chorley manager was screaming at the players to do, he lobbed it in. Keeper caught it and hoofed it up the pitch. Keith Galley [??? Statto required] raced down the pitch to make it 2-2. As the cup was hurridly removed, the game went in to extra time and Morecambe won 3-2. This being in the days before mobile phones, the first lot of lads to get back were actually beginning to worry that there had been an accident when the second bus finally arrived rather joyfully, just around closing time!
I can't recall ever leaving a game early since I was a kid and had to leave when my dad dragged me away. I'm always worried that I'll miss something, even if we were 5-0 down, we *might* hit a 40 yard, screamer, goal of the season, and I wouldn't want to miss THAT!
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