We all know that the larger gates we seem to be getting this season are a right pain in the arse. Having to queue ever-so-slightly longer for beer and burgers is enough to make any reasonable person start spitting dummies out and throwing toys out of prams. And after that, finding a random stranger standing where you usually prop yourself is enough to well and truly tip you over the edge.
Oh, for the Andy Leese days of ever decreasing support when you could still turn up at five to three, grab a pint, a bite to eat, verbally spar with Ken Samuel AND still not miss any action. Mind you, truth be told, even if you'd turned up at five to FOUR under Leese's stewardship you'd probably not have missed any action. At least, not in the opposition box.
Finding people at games that actually want to be there, rather than simply habitually turning up or being Poppies-institutionalised is a shock we're all having to deal with. How many of these smiling interlopers will be here for Freezing February mid-week games is up for debate, but they're bloody well here NOW.
Another unwelcome by-product of more people heading to Latimer Park is that 3 of the 4 home games so far this season have had a delayed kick-off. For some reason, unlike the whole entirety of the footballing world, we seem to be struggling to hit the correct kick off time, just because a few hundred more people want to see Lavery's Lovelies.
How can we possibly sort this seemingly insurmountable problem that every other club has surmounted? A couple of thoughts come to mind -
(A) How about arrive a bit earlier, or
(B) Accept you might miss the start of the game as it's kicked off at 3PM. Like normal.
Mm...that seemed a bit too easy. I must be missing something.....
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