Original Dub wrote:Whether or not it's a problem with other clubs, it's definitely a problem with ours and it's a big stick the media and other fans like to beat us with, more than any other team.
On this basis alone, more of an effort should be made to rectify it... by the club and the fans. Atmosphere, transport, acoustics, congestion outside the stadium... whatever the fuck it is, fix it.
Maybe those clocking out early should lose points, or at least not get as many as those who stay the distance.
Of course it's easy to lose it when a flaw is pointed out, particularly by someone who can't/doesn't go every week.
But it's something I'd love to see fixed or certainly improved greatly.
And you can guarantee it would benefit the team.
Here's hoping.
They use the big stick only because some wit realised that Etihad can easily be made into Emptihad. It's no different from Highbury and Library.
I think people leave early primarily because they want to get out ahead of the transport crush, be it car, bus, tram or train, and is a natural consequence of larger attendances and could only be tackled by sorting out the car parking and public transport, all of which is beyond the club's immediate control. Of course, some may need to leave early in order to get a particular train in order to avoid a long wait at the station and a late return home.