Sorry to hear of your woes but was your flight early and therefore
you had to wait for a position?
Come to think of it, this flight arrived at 06:33, as I looked at an arrival log that day. The schedule time of arrival is 07:10, so that accounts for 37 minutes of the wait, and then add on 5 mins of taxi time (as the EY had to wait between 05L/R, then there is your 42 minutes.
So, to summerise, not a MAN issue whatsoever!
So what you're saying is don't bother to arrive early or you won't get a stand. A bit like a pensioner waiting for the Post Office to open I guess. If a 12 - 13 hour flight makes up time for what ever reason then it looses it again waiting 'to be served' I guess.