Subway Loyal

[shoulderpads]

Do you think the same people would ever leave a cinema before the credits or a gig before the encore?

Maybe they would, but it's definitely something that most of notice and question. If other clubs of a similar size can be shown to have a similar number of fans leaving, then it's fair enough. If it looks like our fans leave earlier, and in more numbers, then that's worth pondering why.

This.

Each to their own, indeed, but leaving early is a phenomenon far more prominent at Ibrox than at grounds with comparable attendances.

I still cringe at the memory of having the piss taken out of our claimed 'loyalty' years ago by drinkers in a pub in England who were watching a game at Ibrox and were thoroughly unimpressed by the exodus. The only reason I could offer was that, perhaps, a higher percentage of our support than in others travelled from afar and had transport connections to make that would get them home at a decent hour.

Our support is fantastic in so many respects. Staying the 90 minutes at Ibrox is not one of them.

 

[GovanFront4]

People have lives outside football. Its fine if u stay in Glasgow but not everyone who goes to games lives within a 5 mile radius. If i wait till the end it can make the difference of at least 2 hours.

I’ve never, ever been stuck in the footprint of the stadium for 2 hours.

Do Rangers fans have a bigger % of workers in the support? I doubt it. Yet here we are. It’s a bigger problem at Ibrox than anywhere else in my experience.

 

[amabluestar]

The game was shite tbf

Should have watched us early 80s.

 

[El Buffalo]

People have lives outside football. Its fine if u stay in Glasgow but not everyone who goes to games lives within a 5 mile radius. If i wait till the end it can make the difference of at least 2 hours.

That excuse doesn’t wash when everyone can manage the full game against the bheasts. It is what it is, folk can’t be arsed against certain opposition and can’t wait to get away.

 

[amabluestar]

There’s people in our section that I seriously wonder why they bother shelling out the cash for a season ticket.

Went for a fag at half time, leaving in their droves.

 

[UnionBear]

People have lives outside football. Its fine if u stay in Glasgow but not everyone who goes to games lives within a 5 mile radius. If i wait till the end it can make the difference of at least 2 hours.

"at least 2 hours" ??!

I find that difficult to believe in all honesty.

 

[CrunchBear]

It's embarrassing. Been going to Ibrox since the 90's, lived a variety of places and never had bother leaving at full time and getting home in reasonable time. Aye you might sit in traffic a bit, but you're going to a major event what are you expecting. If it bothers you that much don't go.

 

[Skoosh1872]

This debate always ends up the same on here.
1.The people who find it bizarre at one extreme or are completely enraged by it vs
2.The people who think it is the paying customers right or it just doesn’t bother them.

I am in category 1 at the bizarre end.
Mostly because I wonder sometimes why some people bother.
The guy next to me is often late and most often away by the 70 min.
He probably effectively pays 25% more for the football he watches than I do.

 

[amabluestar]

That excuse doesn’t wash when everyone can manage the full game against the bheasts. It is what it is, folk can’t be arsed against certain opposition and can’t wait to get away.

Cant understand why they bother coming.

 

[gizmico1986]

Fuq everyone who left after we went 2-1 up at 70+ mins. It drives me insane. Don't they realize the influence it has on the game? Teams love our empty stadium when we think the games done. Fuq the others who left after 3 mins injury time was announced, what are they saving 3 minutes for? Ibrox has the best transport facilities in the UK, subway, buses, trains, a nearby motorway, everyone in Scotland can be back home in 2 hours max. We have fans from Ulster and England who don't get home til all hours. Stay and back the team.

Nonsense.

 

[Shota]

Dont get why folk get angry about this. U pay ur money the club gets it, leave when u want. People come from all parts of the UK, it can save u a good few hours leaving a few minutes early.

It’s nothing to do with money it’s about supporting the team.

Would you be happy if the team chucked it with 25 mins to go and the game in the balance?

Everyone that leaves early on days like today don’t seem to have an issue on old firm days or European nights.

 

[GeckoBear29]

Seems to be unique to Rangers tbf.

It isn’t

 

[CrunchBear]

This debate always ends up the same on here.
1.The people who find it bizarre at one extreme or are completely enraged by it vs
2.The people who think it is the paying customers right or it just doesn’t bother them.

I am in category 1 at the bizarre end.
Mostly because I wonder sometimes why some people bother.
The guy next to me is often late and most often away by the 70 min.
He probably effectively pays 25% more for the football he watches than I do.

You missed 3. Folk who leave early and are angry people have an opinion about what they do.

 

[Skoosh1872]

You missed 3. Folk who leave early and are angry people have an opinion about what they do.

True.

 

[RangersLad1983]

Guy in front of me left at half time. Many left at 75 mins . I find it bizarre but it’s up to the individual I suppose

Yep it's not just our club and it's not just a new thing it has been happening in all stadiums as long as I can remember,I hear people going on about this and I was following my team when we were down on our knees in the lower divisions half of the ones going on about fans leaving early stayed away then so give us peace.

 

[IH8Everyone]

You'd soon stop it if cards automatically scanned as you left the stadium.

1 MyGers point deducted before the final whistle.

 

[Rangers Forever 66]

Fuq everyone who left after we went 2-1 up at 70+ mins. It drives me insane. Don't they realize the influence it has on the game? Teams love our empty stadium when we think the games done. Fuq the others who left after 3 mins injury time was announced, what are they saving 3 minutes for? Ibrox has the best transport facilities in the UK, subway, buses, trains, a nearby motorway, everyone in Scotland can be back home in 2 hours max. We have fans from Ulster and England who don't get home til all hours. Stay and back the team.

Well said, to me the football seems an inconvenience to some. Some people in our row only see about 50 minutes each game. What is the point in coming.

 

[digital_boy]

There’s no logical reason to leave early on a Saturday afternoon. Those that do are just fans, not real supporters tbo.

 

[CrunchBear]

Well said, to me the football seems an inconvenience to some. Some people in our row only see about 50 minutes each game. What is the point in coming.

I've said it before. We have fans with season tickets who don't like football. Utterly baffling.

 

[gizmico1986]

People have lives outside football. Its fine if u stay in Glasgow but not everyone who goes to games lives within a 5 mile radius. If i wait till the end it can make the difference of at least 2 hours.

Support your local teuchtar team then

 

[El Buffalo]

Cant understand why they bother coming.

They’ve bought their season ticket and think they better use it. It’s a day out, ritual. The bottom line is they’ve paid for the privilege to do as they please and they will have their seat for the big games.

 

[Stoorie]

I don’t understand why these people do this. To travel how many miles, after whatever ritual they do to get to Ibrox, then want to leave before the ‘event’ has finished to get back to whatever pub, bus or club they can, just confuses me.

I plan my day AROUND the game, not because of it.

 

[Pacman]

Worst stadium in UK, if not the world for empty seats after 85th minute at standard league games. Infuriates me.

Would you go to a concert and leave early?

Ffs

 

[Govandream]

I never have got this attitude on Saturday games in particular.

Always thought these people must have walked out of a hell of amount of films in their life if they can't sit for 90 minutes to watch their team.

 

[BobbyShearer55-65]

It's been with us since Ibrox was rebuilt as a modern stadium - probably even longer, but just wasn't so obvious when we had standing crowds.

Does sees to be getting worse as each season passes, though.

 

[The Mols Turn]

Remember when Rangers fans used to agree with each other?

Aye, me neither

 

[Miko's Warm Up]

Infuriates me if my view or peace is spoiled having to stand up for them but maybe they think about a different WATP.

We Are Travel Pessimists. Mustn't be 3 minutes late onto the M8. That'd never do Farquhar. Seventy Five, time to drive.

 

[AlbertaBlue]

You hardly see this happening as bad at any top tier stadium in the Uk, it’s an absolute embarrassment.

 

[amabluestar]

You hardly see this happening at any top tier stadium in the Uk, it’s an absolute embarrassment.

Have you looked at Arsenals stadium with 10 minutes to go?

 

[Oranje]

The fact we have such a high percentage of season ticket holders doesn’t help.

Clubs in England are full of day trippers out for a special day out. A lot of people going to our games take it for granted that they can come every other week.

 

[AlbertaBlue]

Have you looked at Arsenals stadium with 10 minutes to go?

Ha just edited in “hardly “ as you messaged , but still it’s an embarrassment and we‘re probably one of the worse if not thee

 

[vicbex]

Fuq everyone who left after we went 2-1 up at 70+ mins. It drives me insane. Don't they realize the influence it has on the game? Teams love our empty stadium when we think the games done. Fuq the others who left after 3 mins injury time was announced, what are they saving 3 minutes for? Ibrox has the best transport facilities in the UK, subway, buses, trains, a nearby motorway, everyone in Scotland can be back home in 2 hours max. We have fans from Ulster and England who don't get home til all hours. Stay and back the team.

Its pathetic. Every excuse under the sun followed by a claim to follow follow.

 

[vicbex]

It’s nothing to do with money it’s about supporting the team.

Would you be happy if the team chucked it with 25 mins to go and the game in the balance?

Everyone that leaves early on days like today don’t seem to have an issue on old firm days or European nights.

Glory hunters.

 

[HIHI]

Fuq everyone who left after we went 2-1 up at 70+ mins. It drives me insane. Don't they realize the influence it has on the game? Teams love our empty stadium when we think the games done. Fuq the others who left after 3 mins injury time was announced, what are they saving 3 minutes for? Ibrox has the best transport facilities in the UK, subway, buses, trains, a nearby motorway, everyone in Scotland can be back home in 2 hours max. We have fans from Ulster and England who don't get home til all hours. Stay and back the team.

Agree!
I had similar post chopped for some reason!

 

[UnionBear]

The fact we have such a high percentage of season ticket holders doesn’t help.

Clubs in England are full of day trippers out for a special day out. A lot of people going to our games take it for granted that they can come every other week.

I've said it before.

The whole ST culture at Ibrox has really had a negative impact on the matchday vibe and atmosphere.

It has created such a sterile environment.

Having such a high % of ST holders sitting in the same seats week in week out, getting too "comfy" is not conducive to a healthy atmosphere.

 

[J Dawg]

I don't really care what time others leave.

They pay the money so their choice.

 

[vicbex]

I've said it before.

The whole ST culture at Ibrox has really had a negative impact on the matchday vibe and atmosphere.

It has created such a sterile environment.

Having such a high % of ST holders sitting in the same seats week in week out, getting too "comfy" is not conducive to a healthy atmosphere.

Agreed. Time for rover tickets to make a comeback. You get a ticket for a stand such as CF, CR, BF, BR, GF, GR etc but you can move around within that section.

We need safe standing too as an absolute priority.

 

[UnionBear]

Agreed. Time for rover tickets to make a comeback. You get a ticket for a stand such as CF, CR, BF, BR, GF, GR etc but you can move around within that section.

We need safe standing too as an absolute priority.

I'd absolutely love that mate.

 

[stein and johnston]

Elvis is still dead.

 

[ReemergingDebate]

It's absolutely embarrassing. A small % will have valid reasons but the majority are a laughing stock. We can't be far off being the worst in world football for it. Why don't they leave as early against the filth? It just screams glory hunter.

 

[OohAhHuistra]

Don’t think there’s a part of me that could care when people left

 

[digital_boy]

Just plastic ‘fans’ and not real supporters, so they can say they’ve been to the game to see the famous and put cringy pics on their socials.

 

[j1mgg]

Lots of people leave at half time so they can go to the pub.

 

[Echo_1]

Don't care about folk wanting/needing to leave early for whatever reason. It's up to them and it doesn't affect me whether you are there or not.

What does annoy me and affect me is constantly having to stand to let folk past who want to leave early. I'm not the biggest lad in the world so your view is getting blocked and you can't see shit.

I do sometimes think to myself that I am lucky that the people constantly grazing up against to get by are not smelly bastards. Imagine having to go through that every game at the paedodome? I'd be spewing left right and centre

 

[OohAhHuistra]

Just plastic ‘fans’ and not real supporters, so they can say they’ve been to the game to see the famous and put cringy pics on their socials.

I left at 80, is that ok

 

[si72]

CF starts emptying around 70mins and its the same ones every time.Funny how none of them leave early when the filth come to Ibrox.Am delighted they miss goals.

 

[ReemergingDebate]

Don’t think there’s a part of me that could care when people left

You don't think it has a negative affect on the players? Certainly can't help. Must be pretty demoralising watching your own fans leave 20 minutes early in tight games. If it can have any impact on the outcome of our matches, even the smallest of percentages, I care and so should you.

 

[Graeme A.T.B.]

Today I stayed til the end. I got home in 55 mins, I can do it in about 20 mins if I leave at 80 mins parking along at Copland hotel. It’s Saturday night people have plans etc after football childcare I suppose maybe?

Hardly a big drama. Never got why it bothers people that much, I pretty much attend every game rarely stay til the whistle.

 

[OohAhHuistra]

You don't think it has a negative affect on the players? Certainly can't help. Must be pretty demoralising watching your own fans leave 20 minutes early in tight games. If it can have any impact on the outcome of our matches, even the smallest of percentages, I care and so should you.

If I’m honest I doubt the players notice mate, their focus is on the game also in no way I’m I defending it. Personally I don’t understand it, guys next to me used to think I left all the time until I told them I went over and sat beside my mate at HT if the seat beside was empty lol

 

[hunter1rfc]

Should shout at them then instead of writing on here like a bitch