Editing Early Doors (section)

==Title==
The title is a [[British slang]] phrase meaning those who arrive earlier than is customary and was often associated with pub customers who wait for or arrive soon after evening opening, around 5:30&nbsp;p.m. Until the [[Licensing Act 1988]], pubs in England closed in the afternoon. Most are now open all day. It is also widely heard in British football circles and was resuscitated in comments about football.  The phrase originates in the practice of British theatres from around 1870 of allowing customers who paid a little extra to enter the theatre early and choose their own seats to beat the rush just before the performance started.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ear1.htm |title=Early doors |website=Worldwidewords.org |access-date=2015-12-07}}</ref>