Is it sad to go to a game yourself?

[SMEE]

I am planning the game on tuesday. Problem is....my mates have season tix for the main stand. Its HIGHLY unlikely all manage to get anywhere near em. Also cant really afford the main stand. So my question is.....is it sad to go to a game and sit alone? For the FIRST time, since 1976, this is the decision i have to reach.

But... Im thinking it looks bad...like your ali no mates.

PS....this is NOT a plea for someone to take pity on me and let me sit with them....coz i find it difficult round people i dont know.

Edited March 28, 2010 by SMEE

[tm4tj]

You won't be alone, trust me, I'm a doctor.

No it's not sad to go alone, but it is sad to ask....................here to help.

Get yersel down to the Innes before the game and get some shouting juice down yer throat, that should then make you invincible and everybody will be yer friend.

Game on

[Pele_Is_God]

No it's not sad, I am normally by myself. Who cares, If you are there to support the team that's all that matters.

[TSTtiger]

i have been going alone for years but have got to know those around me well although my mates are all part time glory hunters so have had a lot more company of late!

[SMEE]

Its not sad to ask....for the first time in 34 yrs...its something i have never thought about or had to do. And now...the time is upon us. Just gauging the general feeling out there....and seeing if Im truly alone on this....or are there other billy no mates out there

[tm4tj]

No, I think you are the only one....................

Plenty of compassion on these boards..............pass me a handkie

[Alex MacLeod]

Like the Mannie say's. Pub first. Meet up with others and go enjoy.

[CaleyD]

I get the feeling this is more about you being uncomfortable among a crowd of strangers than any worry about the stigma of going to a game on your own.

All I can say is that sitting at home listening on the radio when you could have been witnessing important results and big moments will leave you regretting your decision if you decide not to go. I speak from the experience of having missed our 1st Div Championship Season the last time around due to comparable reasons.

[caley100]

Do you not wonder what all these faceless fans look like, i used to in the old Caleythistle web site, met them in the Innes and i have met some brill people from all walks of life!

You have a common interest straight away - so there is no ice to break as it were, just share a beer and have a yap - we would all give you a welcome.

[Alex MacLeod]

Do you not wonder what all these faceless fans look like, i used to in the old Caleythistle web site, met them in the Innes and i have met some brill people from all walks of life!

You have a common interest straight away - so there is no ice to break as it were, just share a beer and have a yap - we would all give you a welcome.

You certainly have.

[tm4tj]

Whats the common interest?...................plenty of drink.

[SMEE]

I get the feeling this is more about you being uncomfortable among a crowd of strangers than any worry about the stigma of going to a game on your own.

All I can say is that sitting at home listening on the radio when you could have been witnessing important results and big moments will leave you regretting your decision if you decide not to go. I speak from the experience of having missed our 1st Div Championship Season the last time around due to comparable reasons.

your right Don....lets just say....I am socially awkward and find it hard being in certain circumstances.

[bdu98196]

Not at all, none of my mates support their local teams (glory hunting OF fans). Dont get the oppertunity to attend many ICT games now due to work, but over the years I've been to home & away games - remember tho although you're on your own - you are NOT alone

[alternative maryhill]

I know quite a few of the away regulars but very few who go to home games, so I had to go to a couple of games on my own at TCS last year. It was absolutely fine - once you look around you soon realise that there are plenty of others in the same situation. During an exciting game you might end up exchanging comments with a few of the people around you - frustration or excitement tends to make people more garrulous - but otherwise there's no pressure to be sociable: no-one will be looking at you strangely simply because you're on your own. Arrive just before kick-off to minimise standing-around time and take a radio or an ipod to kill time during half-time. Seriously: there's no need to feel self-conscious and even though you might feel at a bit of a loose end for a while, all that will evaporate as soon as the game starts.

Edited March 28, 2010 by alternative maryhill

[SMEE]

I know quite a few of the away regulars but very few who go to home games, so I had to go to a couple of games on my own at TCS last year. It was absolutely fine - once you look around you soon realise that there are plenty of others in the same situation. During an exciting game you might end up exchanging comments with a few of the people around you - frustration or excitement tends to make people more garrulous - but otherwise there's no pressure to be sociable: no-one will be looking at you strangely simply because you're on your own. Arrive just before kick-off to minimise standing-around time and take a radio or an ipod to kill time during half-time. Seriously: there's no need to feel self-conscious and even though you might feel at a bit of a loose end for a while, all that will evaporate as soon as the game starts.

Your probably right....once the game kicks off......i tend to go into quiet/concentration mode, even wen im at game wi mates...like the Airdre game. So...am probably as well sitting on my own anyhoo

[Alex MacLeod]

Get yoursel to the Innes pre-match. Meet an array of fine upstanding citizens. Age range from 18 to 80 (TM4TJ) Regulars include the aforementioned + Caley100, Big Stu, Papalazaroo and better half, The family L_G, Billy Fish, sometimes the Pauliebee's, the Gringo's and, infrequently over the last few months, the life and soul of any fanbase.............me. (with one e)

ps. I never knew any of them prior to 2003 but ICT and this website have introduced us.

Edited March 28, 2010 by Alex MacLeod

[SMEE]

Thats a grand idea Alex...but al be cadging a lift to the game and home with my mates...so it will be straight there. But your idea is how it should be done on matchdays. Only problem for me is....first few drinks make me go back and fore to the bog for ages so would ruin the game for me. But...I love the thought of it.

[WYNESS101]

I always go to away games on my own and cause off that i have met quite a few people from the forum.

CaleyD, IHE, Gringo-Jnr, GovanJaggie

[Yngwie]

I voted that you should take a bunch of bananas to the game:

1) Cheaper and healthier than the food available at the kiosks, and it'll save you queueing.

2) Something you can throw at the players or officials, safe in the knowledge that the evidence will have rotted away before you come to trial.

3) They'll be better company and banter than anyone from the Innes!

Edited March 28, 2010 by Yngwie

[+Northern_jaggie]

iv met 6 folk since my first game myself against rangers 0-1 at ibrox all those years ago!

Im willing to guarantee youl be smiling at some point my man, its the jags tyour watching remember :)

[alimci]

But... Im thinking it looks bad...like your ali no mates.

I am ali no mates, I go to quite a lot of games on my own. The worse bit is actually if you want to sing and are surrounded by rustlers.

[HumbersideDude]

SMEE, I know exactly where your coming from with the "awkward in crowd of strangers" thing. That is me also. But, since I went to the Innes pre-match once, and got talking to a guy at the bar, I now know plenty of people from this site that I have met home and away. Usually drink is involved which has its good (helps with singing) and bad points (Vodka cuts down pee stops though).

[strathyjags]

i go to most games myself,unless iam with my disabled son(not at ict games)so no its not sad,i,ll be there on tuesday night on my own

[SMEE]

Ach...am gonna go...sod it. why not eh. Just seems a bit weird after 34 yrs of attending games with people. BRING ON THE C*UNTY!

[DornochJAGGIE]

Its not sad at all, and don't stop going to the games if your mates aren't going. Although its better crack with your mates.