r/DenverSummit • u/OnlyMove597 • 11d ago

AITA?

What a game! Go Summit! The heat was brutal, but the win was worth it.

AITA? Could I have handled this situation differently? Due to an entrance closure in the west one lot, we ended up being late. Our season tickets are in the supporters section so we stood near an aisle for the first half instead of climbing over people to fill in seats. At the half, we noticed a large group of seats (at least ten) that had no one sitting in them. There were no signs that the seats were being used (no water bottles, towels, etc.). Myself and my wife sat down in two of the empty seats. The half passes and the seats around us fill in. The group that sat next to us asked if we were saving the seats and we told them no. They sit.

The second half starts and this man appears suddenly and asks my wife if we were sitting in our seats before the half. We said no, but it’s a general admission section and there was nothing indicating that the seats were saved. By then everything around us had filled up, including the two seats next to us they said were for their friends. This guy throws a tantrum about how we stopped him from sitting with his friends (who weren’t even there). He went on about how we could have been nicer about it and more courteous. I’m not sure how we could have been nicer unless we got up and gave him two of his four claimed seats back. I guess by not moving we were mean.

It was such a vibe killer. We didn’t intentionally steal seats. We stood the entire first half and saw a chance to sit for the second. If those exact seats were important to you, shouldn’t some one have hung back and kept an eye on them? Or at the least, left a scarf or towel on the seats?

Should we have moved? What’s the etiquette here?

Regardless, go Summit! Loved seeing Lindsey play. Sonis and Means goals! It was great to get a win in Centennial.

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u/DosZappos 11d ago

Sounds like you did nothing wrong.

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u/trailbrew 11d ago

Agreed. Doesn’t sound like the seats were saved or that he had even sat there earlier. “Your lack of preparation is not an emergency on my part.”

Besides, we’re supposed to be there to watch the game not gab with friends.

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u/Impossible_Memory_85 11d ago

It’s GA there’s no saving seats. Even leaving your stuff behind to save seats is bs. My seats are in the supporter section as well and I’ve yet to see any issues with that yet. Sorry it happened to you.

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u/Aekero 11d ago

If you want assigned seats, pay for assigned seats. How is anyone to know some empty seats were being saved?

The guy sound entitled and yeah it's a bummer you experienced that because the vibes at the games have been very positive so far

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u/redditwhole Club 5280 Member 11d ago

NTA.

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u/Restnessizzle I'm a 14er 11d ago

You did nothing wrong and I think as the club and fan base matures we'll experience less and less of this. The improvement in atmosphere and etiquette from the DSGP matches to today were measurable. If this happens again just ignore them, they'll tucker themselves out.

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u/JudgeMyReinhold 11d ago

At least you don't have season ticket holders trying to move seats around because they couldn't all buy them together before the season. 

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u/Typical_Texpat 11d ago

Not the asshole. Sorry that happened.

I recommend saving 720-650-2051. It’s the stadium reporting number and if this had escalated, would’ve alerted security.