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[pauliewalnuts]

I've taken against the titles gold, platinum and platinum plus. I won't set foot in there until they rename them 'you're havin' a larf', 'survived again' and 'gloryhunter'.

I think they should be replaced by increasingly loud noises.

Gold: a sort of Larry David ‘eh’ (when he expresses slight dislike of something)

Platinum: “ooooh” of the style when you get a pleasant surprise. Like Rik Mayall did before saying “Have we got a video?” in the Young Ones.

Platinum Plus: an evolution of ‘platinum’ so needs to be similar but better. Say, an exaggerated slightly oscillating camp version of  “oooh”, a bit like Frankie Howerd did just before saying “titter ye not”.

[Pete3206]

Platinum plus for Man U? Facepalm

[AV82EC]

Maybe a seat belt that unlocks only after the final whistle too.

Ah the never ending saga of the Witton Lower Early Leavers Club.

Win or lose, they start pouring out en masse come 80 minutes. Stranget bunch at the club. You get early leavers in most stands/grounds, but nothing quote touches that lot.

You're letting the pressure get to you! Leave them alone.

No they deserve everything they get. Is it something in the air down there, is there some signal that the ringleader gives for everyone to up sticks and fuck off from the 80th minute? I get the fact it’s a free country, do what you want but if you’re spending the best part of £40 odd quid surely you’d want your moneys worth? Anyway as the saying goes “there’s nowt so queer as folk”.

Even if that’s the case, it’s their money, their choice. Why are you so worked up about it.
There are plenty that start clearing out of the Holte from 80 mins onwards too.
It’s their prerogative.

Which is what I said in my post. I just don’t get it that’s all.

[pauliewalnuts]

Beating the horrendous problems getting away from the ground, surely that’s a reason everyone gets.

[Nii Lamptey]

Maybe a seat belt that unlocks only after the final whistle too.

Ah the never ending saga of the Witton Lower Early Leavers Club.

Win or lose, they start pouring out en masse come 80 minutes. Stranget bunch at the club. You get early leavers in most stands/grounds, but nothing quote touches that lot.

You're letting the pressure get to you! Leave them alone.

No they deserve everything they get. Is it something in the air down there, is there some signal that the ringleader gives for everyone to up sticks and fuck off from the 80th minute? I get the fact it’s a free country, do what you want but if you’re spending the best part of £40 odd quid surely you’d want your moneys worth? Anyway as the saying goes “there’s nowt so queer as folk”.

Even if that’s the case, it’s their money, their choice. Why are you so worked up about it.
There are plenty that start clearing out of the Holte from 80 mins onwards too.
It’s their prerogative.

Which is what I said in my post. I just don’t get it that’s all.

It IS their prerogative, but still doesn't make it less shit or less embarrassing for those that remain. I was shocked how many left after Dougie missed the pen against Olympiacos. European semi final, not even half time in the tie, and staying, pushing them on till the end could have garnered an extra goal. It's as much on us as a fanbase as it is on the players. Never used to be this bad until the influx of day trippers over 'proper' fans.

And to those who take offence to this, tough shite. The reason fans attend football matches should be to support your team, and for as long as I can remember, that is 90+ minutes of football.... If you can't deal with that, watch it on the telly.

[simboy]

I was gobsmacked how many left in the away leg. We knew we were going to be locked in but after we conceded the second a number still tried to leave. Force of habit I suppose the VAR call ended at about 80 minutes.

[Percy McCarthy]

I think they’re mostly scared of their wives. Pussies.

Note the full stop.

[andyh]

Maybe a seat belt that unlocks only after the final whistle too.

Ah the never ending saga of the Witton Lower Early Leavers Club.

Win or lose, they start pouring out en masse come 80 minutes. Stranget bunch at the club. You get early leavers in most stands/grounds, but nothing quote touches that lot.

You're letting the pressure get to you! Leave them alone.

No they deserve everything they get. Is it something in the air down there, is there some signal that the ringleader gives for everyone to up sticks and fuck off from the 80th minute? I get the fact it’s a free country, do what you want but if you’re spending the best part of £40 odd quid surely you’d want your moneys worth? Anyway as the saying goes “there’s nowt so queer as folk”.

Even if that’s the case, it’s their money, their choice. Why are you so worked up about it.
There are plenty that start clearing out of the Holte from 80 mins onwards too.
It’s their prerogative.

Which is what I said in my post. I just don’t get it that’s all.

It IS their prerogative, but still doesn't make it less shit or less embarrassing for those that remain. I was shocked how many left after Dougie missed the pen against Olympiacos. European semi final, not even half time in the tie, and staying, pushing them on till the end could have garnered an extra goal. It's as much on us as a fanbase as it is on the players. Never used to be this bad until the influx of day trippers over 'proper' fans.

And to those who take offence to this, tough shite. The reason fans attend football matches should be to support your team, and for as long as I can remember, that is 90+ minutes of football.... If you can't deal with that, watch it on the telly.

What an utter load of pretentious horse shit.
People are people. They have lives. They make their own decisions.
Why on earth you want to get embarrassed for other people’s actions is just weird.

[Nii Lamptey]

Love how people come out with the faux outrage when it gets called out. We ridicule other clubs on here for precisely the same thing that happens at Villa Park every home game. Its 5-10 minutes..... and the traffic excuse is bollocks too. It's ALWAYS been as bad as it is now.

The players must think 'Are we REALLY that bad?!', when they look around the stadium with 10-15 minutes to go and it's literally half empty.

It will be the same tomorrow night, but can already see the excuses of 'Monday night', 'kids at school in the morning' - Which is going to be pretty shite for the squad's post match lap of honour after the monumental season they've given us.

[pauliewalnuts]

And to those who take offence to this, tough shite. The reason fans attend football matches should be to support your team, and for as long as I can remember, that is 90+ minutes of football.... If you can't deal with that, watch it on the telly.

What a superfan you are

[pauliewalnuts]

and the traffic excuse is bollocks too. It's ALWAYS been as bad as it is now.

Not sure of the logic here - "the excuse that people want to beat the bad traffic is bogus, because the traffic has always been bad"

[Skerra]

I really do hope that our players are not taking any notice of people leaving the ground. They have a match to play not people watch.

[VillaTim]

The traffic has got worse over the years or certainly getting too and away from B6 and parking has all got a lot worse  .

[dave.woodhall]

If a player earning six figures a week isn't going to do his best because I leave a couple of minutes early I don't think I'll bother at all.

[Chris Smith]

When I first started going I thought it odd when towards the end of the game a group of blokes by me at the back of the Holte all cleared off. I got the answer a few minutes later when they all appeared on the Witton and steamed into the away fans. I’m sure it’s the same reason why they’re all leaving early nowadays.