Anyone go to BR on their own?

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Poolfan2

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Have always found football a very sociable experience and not sure I would ever go on my own if the lads I sat with were all unavailable (I'd drag along some poor unfortunate soul!) but does anyone go to football on their own? Bit like going to the cinema or a restaurant on your own - have never really got that. Was only thinking about it because looking at the seats left, there's some decent individual seats for anyone who wasn't bothered about going with someone?
 
Went on my own for decades apart from the occasional time with partner/wife which usually ended up in a loss so stopped taking them..
 
The PL season I got a ST late so ended up in the east on my jack.
Good in one way that i viewed the 3 packed other stands bouncing but surrounded by happy clappers who didn't know our players names 🥺
 
Have been on my own several times. Normally there are several of us but when the team are playing crap then the numbers dwindle.
In early 80’s I was regularly on my own especially away games.
My phone never stopped ringing before big games in Premiership as they were desperate for tickets to Anfield and Old Trafford etc.
 
Quite a few of the supporters round us come to BR as individual supporters but, as most of us have had the same seats for years, we have all gelled as a group.
 
Yeah I go by myself. Once you’ve done it once it really doesn’t feel so strange anymore. I wouldn’t say I’ve been blessed with friends in my adult life though so it’s probably just the fact that I’m quite often alone that makes it feel more normal.

It’s my first season I’ve actually been in a position to get a ST so hopefully will have a few around me that I get to know over the course of the season and feel less by myself.
 
On occasion. Its not like I'm not going to meet up with people I know, especially at away games.
 
I've been to loads of games on my own. I'm not from Blackpool and never lived on the gold coast till I was 25 so when my dad (who is Sandgrown) stopped going, I went on my own cos I didn't have 'blackpool mates' as why would I? - I lived an hour away! Now, there's plenty of people I say hello to or will have a chat with before/at half time and I go with my lad, but still perfectly happy to go on my own.

As it happens I much prefer going to the cinema alone... been to loads of gigs on my own. Like going walking alone.

Basically, I'm fundamentally anti-social... 🤣
 
td53 said:
I've been to loads of games on my own. I'm not from Blackpool and never lived on the gold coast till I was 25 so when my dad (who is Sandgrown) stopped going, I went on my own cos I didn't have 'blackpool mates' as why would I? - I lived an hour away! Now, there's plenty of people I say hello to or will have a chat with before/at half time and I go with my lad, but still perfectly happy to go on my own.

As it happens I much prefer going to the cinema alone... been to loads of gigs on my own. Like going walking alone.

Basically, I'm fundamentally anti-social... 🤣
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Me too! I go walking and cycling on my own quite often. Gigs and cinema too occasionally. I even go to the pub on my own sometimes, but usually just a pint during a bike ride. Usually get chatting. I tend to go to Blackpool matches on my own too, when I go, but my eldest son comes sometimes and is up for some games next season. Have considered a ST but will need 2 seats together when my lad comes along.
 
voyeur said:
Me too! I go walking and cycling on my own quite often. Gigs and cinema too occasionally. I even go to the pub on my own sometimes, but usually just a pint during a bike ride. Usually get chatting. I tend to go to Blackpool matches on my own too, when I go, but my eldest son comes sometimes and is up for some games next season. Have considered a ST but will need 2 seats together when my lad comes along.
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A pint on yer own is a thing of wonder.

Me and some mates have a WhatsApp group dedicated to 'lonely pints'

We send each other pictures of occasions when we've managed to achieve the sacred goal of having an undisturbed pint on our own. An hour in the pub, on yer own. Staring into the middle distance and ruminating...
 
My family have now seen the light and come with me, but in the late 80’s when I started watching they used to drop me off and pick me up after the game. Neither they or I can quite believe we did that now, I’d have been 13/14, we can’t imagine doing that with my kids now!
 
td53 said:
A pint on yer own is a thing of wonder.

Me and some mates have a WhatsApp group dedicated to 'lonely pints'

We send each other pictures of occasions when we've managed to achieve the sacred goal of having an undisturbed pint on our own. An hour in the pub, on yer own. Staring into the middle distance and ruminating...
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Abso-bloody-lutely. 👍
 
Usually go with friends and family . However on the occasions that I do go on my own I find that I can concentrate on the game more due to lack of talking and other distractions . It's not the same when celebrating a goal or a great win , but every now and then I don't mind .
 
I've been on my own several times and found it to be completely fine. You don't really feel alone like you might if you did other things, maybe it's because you're with thousands of like minded people (unlike going to a restaurant/cinema, where you're very acutely aware you're by yourself), or that you get so focused on the game you don't really think about it.
 
I used to go to Bloomfield Road on my own as a teenager, often, and as a university student I used to play golf on my own regularly!! I have no problem with my own company.
 
Have been lots of times even went to the play offs against Oxford on my own.. enjoyed myself in the east stand that night... Plenty of man hugs and singing with random strangers... However we all have one thing in common and that's our love for BFC. 👍❤️
 
I'd say around 30- 40% of the people sat around us, attend on their own.

Similarly, up to 40% of the people I know, who go to games, regularly attend alone.
 
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The vast majority of the time I went I was alone (thinking about it now, I can't believe my mum let me) home and away.

One of the joys of being a dad is taking my sons with me; as little kids it's about hoping they can last the 90 minutes, going to the toilet every 25 minutes, making sure they get fed at half time etc. As they are getting older, it's getting even better - it's a fantastic experience seeing them engrossed in the game and the atmosphere and living the highs and lows.

And you're never alone; whoever I stood near in my youth was a Blackpool fan, nowadays whoever you sit near is a Blackpool fan.

Love it.
 
Happy doing stuff on my own. Regularly play golf on my own, would also have no issues going to a game on my own, although like Wiz, these days i'm fairly certain of meeting someone I know even if I don't go with them.
 
I have been going to games alone both at home and away, I even been to Wembley for this season’s play off final on my jack jones when there was nobody available to go with me but there are times when my Nan, uncle, mum or a mate of mine will attend the some of the games with me but I don’t mind being on my own as sometimes I just prefer solitude and watching the game and analysing the game as well
 
I go with hubby and son but they sit in the west. Whereas I sit in the north with my godson but he’s now 18 and can’t afford to pay the £359 all at once so he’s gunna pick his games so yeah I will be on my own in the stands but it doesn’t bother me as I will soon get to know people around me in D block
 
I go on my own, with a season ticket in the West. I like to be able to zone out for a couple of hours and use it as time to switch off from "real life". None of my family and friends are that interested, although keep an eye on scores etc, so I'd rather go on my own and watch the match than have to fend off irrelevant conversation!
 
Always went with my dad and one time to Stoke away with a friend from school (where some poor guy got set upon for saying John Murphy was shit...... you think it's bad on here), I wouldn't mind home games alone, I might have gone to one on my own - remember waiting for the 14 in a state of near terror.
 
Ive probably been to games alone more than I have with other people. Like many of my generation most of my mates supported one of the big north west clubs - some properly - some massive plastics so I had to go on my own.

My brother is a Pool supporter but due to his then work life meant he attended infrequently. Going on your own was better when it was standing rather than seating that's for sure.

As I've gotten older I certainly see footy as a more social thing and wouldn't go on my own without my kids or brother.
 
Been on my own loads of times, don’t mind it. As previously said you get to watch the match without distraction. It’s like watching a film on your own, don’t mind that either. Now eating out on your own is just sad!
 
I used to go on my jack years ago, none of my mates would sit through sh1te footy like I would week after week 😃
Then I realised there was more to putting myself through that so took up golf
 
I used to see Swiss Toni arrive at Blackpool games alone but at the end of each match he would always leave with a different beautiful woman on his arm.🇨🇭
 
Depends how you define going on your own.
I certainly travel ( mind you it is a 120 mile round trip) on my own to games ( with the odd away game being the exception) but in normal circumstances sit with friends who are all fellow season ticket holders but I only see them at matches.I might meet up pre match in the “pub” with them but as I have a non drink drive policy I tend just to meander my way in and may be chat to faces I recognise even if I don’t know them by name😉.
I certainly don’t have an issue with being at a game on my own but it is nice to catch up with these friends and we are in a WhatsApp group so can if needs be plan ahead say for an away game so as to sit together and ensuring we all renew so as to stay together....and there is of course the banter, etc we can have via this media.
 
michellebutterflyhotel said:
I go with hubby and son but they sit in the west. Whereas I sit in the north with my godson but he’s now 18 and can’t afford to pay the £359 all at once so he’s gunna pick his games so yeah I will be on my own in the stands but it doesn’t bother me as I will soon get to know people around me in D block
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Michelle good on you 🏝️ 👍
We'll have to wave to you from row T, C block that we recently switched to from the sleepy West 🧡😂
 
When I have a ST not being used I go in the ticket office and look for people buying a match day ticket for themselves. I ask if they want a free ticket. Some say yes please and off we go and other say no thanks and carry on queuing.
 
Perfectly happy to go on my own, though I've only done it a few times. The cinema though, been many times on my tod, mostly to watch livestreams, usually at Vue in Cleveleys.
 
Went on my own before we got promoted first time to the championship & as I worked shifts it didn't justify a season ticket. I just bought a ticket & quite often in a different seat, sometimes you got sat next to some Herbert who said F all, but mostly you could chat to the person next to you.
 
PdxTangerine said:
Always went with my dad and one time to Stoke away with a friend from school (where some poor guy got set upon for saying John Murphy was shit...... you think it's bad on here), I wouldn't mind home games alone, I might have gone to one on my own - remember waiting for the 14 in a state of near terror.
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It's very bad that my first response to that post was "but John Murphy wasn't shit"
 
Used to go with my Dad in the late '40s. Then with my mates.
Years later went on my own.
Now usually with my niece and her partner, but we don't sit together, so guess I'm on my own. 😉
 
I go on my own,you can concentrate on the game better and there is always a Seasider around if you feel like a chat.
 
Have for years, met a few people there, always someone to talk to if you want, or keep to yourself if you want.

Not sure how many matches I'll get to this year, but will be great to see D block fuller
 
I go on my own. Used to go with my dad till he passed away over a decade ago.

It's been easier the older I've got. Both in terms of getting used to not being in the ground with my dad but also now I'm nearly 40 and in the west... I dont give a fuxk if people around me think I'm mental for screaming my lungs out all game! Got some funny looks at the oxford game. I just hope the people next to me in P block dont take offense to me next season giving it my all in support of the team! 🤣
 
Been on my Jacks plenty of times and been happy enough to do so.

I know people who wouldn't dream of doing anything on their own - football, pub, dinner, cinema, holidays - but I'm used to be being on my own, it's only recently that I have felt lonely at times but no problem when it comes to the football.
 
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