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Title: Football Loner
Post by: Balthazar Impresario on Monday, June 3, 2019, 12:46:05
Hi All, has anyone ever attended a football match by themselves? Random question as a first post  :D


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Monday, June 3, 2019, 12:48:14
Hi All, has anyone ever attended a football match by themselves? Random question as a first post  :D

Cunt. Welcome to the forum.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Nemo on Monday, June 3, 2019, 12:50:12
Plenty, several times by accident (such as when Bogus Dave drove me to Wycombe only to find it was all ticket for away fans, so I got to stand in the home end keeping quiet when David Lucas saved a penalty.)

It's not ideal, but sometimes it's that or nothing.



Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Bob's Orange on Monday, June 3, 2019, 12:55:10
Yep, quite a few times.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, June 3, 2019, 12:57:48
A lot more times than I have gone with others TBH.

Only ever go to away games on my own now. I think I prefer it.

As with Nemo, if I can't get into the away end I will stand/sit in the home end by myself for POTD if its all ticket for Town fans and have done in the past at Yeovil, Rovers, Bournemouth, Exeter and some cup games.



Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:02:15
Yes. But hate it.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Batch on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:04:22
loads* of times when the kids were too young and it was that, or miss an important away game.

usually bump into someone I know somewhere

*at least 5 :)

same with gigs


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Quagmire on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:08:57
Many times, always quite liked it as well.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Bob's Orange on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:13:36
loads* of times when the kids were too young and it was that, or miss an important away game.

usually bump into someone I know somewhere

*at least 5 :)

same with gigs

I rarely go to gigs on my own but football I don't have a problem with. The beauty about going to football alone is that even if you struggle to converse with strangers, everyone is in the same boat and its easy to strike up a conversation about the football.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Kinky Tom on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:24:11
Loads of times, yes.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Balthazar Impresario on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:25:42
Cheers for the responses, living a few hours away from Swindon and with a young family has meant missing the last two seasons. Always felt a bit of a cunt leaving my wife for most of Saturday.

 Wanted to get back into it next season but the friends I used to drag along are no longer around!


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:27:22
Cheers for the responses, living a few hours away from Swindon and with a young family has meant missing the last two seasons. Always felt a bit of a cunt leaving my wife for most of Saturday.

 Wanted to get back into it next season but the friends I used to drag along are no longer around!
Living 2 hours drive away from Swindon is one of the prime reasons I go to games on my own.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Flashheart on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:31:42
Yep


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Ardiles on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:31:52
Plenty of away games - usually on the way to/from somewhere I have to be anyway.  But I'll usually bump into someone I know.  One of the nice things about supporting a smaller club, I guess.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Wobbly Bob on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:32:25
Probably 99% of the time over the years.
Like with any 'family' there are irritations but we're all kindred spirits once in the ground, particularly away from home.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: reeves4england on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:35:42
Plenty of times, especially having lived in the north for 7 years and counting, meaning I've mostly gone to away games in that time.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Panda Paws on Monday, June 3, 2019, 13:38:56
Hi All, has anyone ever attended a football match by themselves? Random question as a first post  :D

I mostly watch Town on my own, especially away from home.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Monday, June 3, 2019, 14:07:50
Hi All, has anyone ever attended a football match by themselves? Random question as a first post  :D

Yes a number of time over the 45 years of suffering. Home, away and other teams too.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: 4D on Monday, June 3, 2019, 14:23:16
Yep, did Southampton away on my own when Austin scored the winner, never been to a home game on my own (that I can remember)


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: suttonred on Monday, June 3, 2019, 14:24:48
Yeah 100's of times Mainly home games due to the drive.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: scillyred on Monday, June 3, 2019, 15:19:43
I used to stand in the (so called) disabled persons enclosure by the Town End with my Dad for many years. Other than that I have hardly ever been to a match with anyone I knew over 40yrs  :( :(


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Costanza on Monday, June 3, 2019, 16:09:27
Until 2018/19 I almost exclusively went to Town games alone.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: THE FLASH on Monday, June 3, 2019, 16:13:27
Loads of away games.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Balthazar Impresario on Monday, June 3, 2019, 16:17:25
Until 2018/19 I almost exclusively went to Town games alone.

Good to hear, I guess I've always associated matches as a tribal thing with other guys. Seems like getting older means I can watch a game and not need to hear an associate screaming cunt every 30 seconds.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Flashheart on Monday, June 3, 2019, 16:20:31
Going off on a bit of a tangent... who doesn't mind going out for a pint alone?

I used to do it quite a bit when I was younger, it can make for a good evening.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Bedford Red on Monday, June 3, 2019, 16:20:35
I go to most games with my Dad now, but when i was younger and lived 150 miles from my parents i went to most games by myself; as others have said it didn't/doesn't bother me at all because there's always something to chat to someone about (if you want to).


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Monday, June 3, 2019, 16:27:17
I was staying in the Pemier Inn at Parc Trostre Llanelli regularly. I ended up watching a Uefa Cup pre knock out qualifying game at the Scarlett’s Ground one evening. I think it was Llanelli and Motherwell. I could have stayed in my hotel room and watched it live on SC4 for nothing....


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Balthazar Impresario on Monday, June 3, 2019, 16:42:12
Going off on a bit of a tangent... who doesn't mind going out for a pint alone?

I used to do it quite a bit when I was younger, it can make for a good evening.

Never gone for a drink by myself, been to the cinema a couple of times though


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Old_Town_Red on Monday, June 3, 2019, 17:24:13
Plenty of times, mainly Tuesday night games. Found it a great escape being away from people haha


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Bogus Dave on Monday, June 3, 2019, 17:30:00
Going off on a bit of a tangent... who doesn't mind going out for a pint alone?

I used to do it quite a bit when I was younger, it can make for a good evening.

I do, and at home. I quite like when my other half is away for the evening as it means I can get drunk on my own in my pants. The Finns even have a word for it - kalsarikänni


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Flashheart on Monday, June 3, 2019, 17:47:21
I do kalsarikänni every night in the week.

I like a beer at night when everyone else is sleeping so it's nice and quiet.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Richie Wellen-Dowd on Monday, June 3, 2019, 18:27:31
Only the once. I didn't particularly enjoy it, although not saying I wouldn't again if it was a game I really wanted to see.

I've been drunk on my own more times than I care to remember. I like it.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: leftside on Monday, June 3, 2019, 18:42:53
Once upon a time, going to footy was definitely a group event. That was pre-uni, marriages, kids, moving out of Swindon. Now I walk to the CG with my old man and nephew, they've got season tics in the DR, I'm still wedded to the Town End. Even if I'm on my own, I never feel on my own as there are several familiar faces in the same seats (although sometimes I wish I didn't have to hear the same old cobblers some of them spout week after week).

I've been to loads of away games on my own, especially during the uni years. I've enjoyed being the loner, eg getting on a train from London Bridge with masses of Millwall fans (three generations all dressed the same). I've often found it helps getting into 'home fan only' pubs too.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Abrahammer on Monday, June 3, 2019, 19:27:11
Never gone for a drink by myself, been to the cinema a couple of times though

Go to cinema all the time by myself, it’s not exactly a social activity anyway when you’re being quiet for 2 hours.

Oh and been to games by myself more times than I can count, don’t mind it, humans generally annoy me.

I should add I do have friends/family despite what the above may imply!


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: singingiiiffy on Monday, June 3, 2019, 20:01:58
been a few times. try persuading a friend to come to the likes of crawley at home...i still have a buzz for it and they hook me in far too easy still.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Abrahammer on Monday, June 3, 2019, 20:28:53
Eating on your own when away on a work overnighter is a bad one.

Nothing more soul destroying than walking into a restaurant and asking for a table for one


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Combe Up on Monday, June 3, 2019, 20:45:33
Sounds like we might need to start a "buddy seat" section at the CG for sad bastards who want someone to talk to.

Maybe this is the problem with the STFC fan base - no cohesion. Let's use this enlightenment to move forward. Who would like to sit next to me at the first home game next season?


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: chalkies_shorts on Monday, June 3, 2019, 20:47:50
I think most people on here would sit on your left


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Monday, June 3, 2019, 20:58:17
Eating on your own when away on a work overnighter is a bad one.

Nothing more soul destroying than walking into a restaurant and asking for a table for one

Oh fuck me you speak my language and I share your pain. I had twenty years on the road in sales in that position. I used to go into restaurants and ask for a ‘romantic table for one hairy arse salesman’ never failed to get a laugh or three.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Super Hans on Monday, June 3, 2019, 21:13:54
Most home games I attend on my own. Used to be about 12 of us with season tickets in the old 'crazy corner but that was 15 years ago. Sometimes go in The Arkells with people I know but prefer being behind the goal. Only part i dislike is at half time. Boring and usually freezing.

As for the game, I get annoyed when people try having conversations with me when the games on, especially my mates who used to enjoy planning the night out that would follow. Had the same pre drink and pub/club routine for years but they still chose that 90 minutes to natter away about it.

Only done 1 away game on my own. Southend away on the coach after we beat Leeds 3-0 at home. Led 0-2 after 15 minutes and the bastards scored twice in the last 10 to draw. That was a long ass day and felt a bit lost wondering around a place I didn't know before kick off to be honest.

Watched 2012 at the cinema on my own when my then partner started working evenings. Was long ish distance so I used to have to keep myself busy for a few hours on a Saturday night. Usually went out and got drunk with her 2 sexy friends until she finished at 1 or 2 in the morning...but I digress.

Usually prefer my own company but feel incredibly anxious doing certain things on my own. Walking through the town centre on my own fries my brain. Hate it.

I have tailed off significantly in this post.


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: Tails on Monday, June 3, 2019, 21:28:51
Few times. I dont mind it at all really!


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: StfcRusty on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 04:55:35
I think most people on here would sit on your left

 :D


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: horlock07 on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 09:02:58
Plenty of times, especially having lived in the north for 7 years and counting, meaning I've mostly gone to away games in that time.

Likewise, although in my case the north bit is 20 years and counting (or 25 years if you count Uni), tend not to go to matches on my own anymore as I now have  couple of prem team supporting mates who will come along just to catch  a game, have a beer or two and get away from the kids for an afternoon.

I would get to more northern away games if the bloody fixture computer would not always seem to schedule them when we are on holiday!

Agree however that eating whilst staying away with work on your own is bloody soul destroying! Never happened to me, but a mate (one of the ones who comes to games coincidentally) used to br doing it 3-4 days a week, he remembers being in hotels frequented by salesmen etc getting random bluetooth messages asking if people wanted to go for a pint. 


Title: Re: Football Loner
Post by: juddie on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 09:06:40
Quite like going on my own. Have always been with my dad, but now that he's not so keen on coming due to age/health, and my kids now old enough to come with me each time yet, I'm doing more on my own. It's that or I don't watch games as much. Like many have said here, you always bump into someone you know/recognise anyway.