This weeks away fan numbers:

[Mick]

Wycombe at Southend: (720)

Portsmouth at Accrington: (624)

York at Wimbledon: (442)

Northampton at Plymouth: (320)

Oxford at Bury: (316)

Cambridge at Shrewsbury: (298)

Mansfield at Cheltenham: (283)

Newport at Stevenage: (228)

Burton at Hartlepool: (170)

Exeter at Carlisle: (154)

Dag & Red at Tranmere: (136)

Morecambe at Luton: (94)

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

Now, I thought Pompey would be taking huge numbers to these smaller grounds.Obviously not.

 

[jaffa1]

York at Wimbledon caught my eye.....

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Credit to York & Pompey. Although Portsmouth have always travelled in numbers, to take that amount to Accrington when they have nothing to play for, is a fantastic effort. How long would the journey be, 7 hrs?.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Now, I thought Pompey would be taking huge numbers to these smaller grounds.Obviously not.

Accrington is a long old poke from the south coast!

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

Fair point #geographylesson:facepalm:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Wasn't really a weekend for derbies was it?

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

You're right. It doesn't look like it at all.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Will we be top of the "away fans league" next week...? Must be in the top 3 surely

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Will we be top of the "away fans league" next week...? Must be in the top 3 surely

Wont be top as that will be Luton at Portsmouth, we might be second, but Plymouth at Oxford will have good numbers.

 

[Richard T]

Only 170 Burton fans going to Hartlepool considering they are having a decent season is poor.

 

[Liam AAS]

Only 170 Burton fans going to Hartlepool considering they are having a decent season is poor.

They are absolutely tin pot.

A lot of people slagging of Wycombe for being non-league on Saturday but 700 is a fair turnout for this division.

 

[RHB]

They are absolutely tin pot.

A lot of people slagging of Wycombe for being non-league on Saturday but 700 is a fair turnout for this division.

Absolutely tin pot or not, they are doing better than us at the moment and they also totally bolloxed us in the play-offs last year. Can't say as I have ever liked them but you have to give them begrudging credit for doing so well considering the small catchment area they have.

 

[AndyT]

York at Wimbledon caught my eye.....

Me too. A fine effort!:thumbsup:

 

[Cockle43]

The stand out for me was Exeter at Carlisle, now, that is a trek.

York to Wimbledon via King's Cross on the other hand can be done in 2 hours on a direct train to KGX and then the trip down to South West London.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

They (Burton) are absolutely tin pot.

I wish we (S.U.F.C.) were as tin-pot as Burton - then we would be top of the table and another 8 points on the board ............:facepalm:

 

[AndyT]

Carlisle away. Ah, the memories.

Went there in the 81-82 season in the days when Phil Esdaile used to organize a train carriage on the mainline BR service.

That match was held up at half-time after a torrential downpour and didn't finish until about 5:15. The train back to Euston was 5:30, so the sprint was on. Not easy after drinking heavily all day!

We lost 3-2 as well.

Never been back.

 

[Keith Mac]

travel

I was at that trip to Carlisle only came down from Scotland after gary levy, thommo and fitchy picked me up, is phil easdale still going about

 

[AndyT]

Not sure if he is.

Thommo & Gary Levy, legends.

Guess you know about Fitchy.

I'll PM you.

 

[ThundersleyShrimper]

I was at that trip to Carlisle only came down from Scotland after gary levy, thommo and fitchy picked me up, is phil easdale still going about

Still going strong thanks Keith, east stand red's for home games, although its only half a dozen away games a season nowdays!

That Carlisle away game is one I remember well, I had been to Oslo to see England lose 2-1 to Norway (the "Maggie Thatcher your boys took a hell of a beating" match) along eight other blues fan's, it was over 33 years ago but I think the other eight were Tommo, Gary Levy, Fitchy (RIP), Nobbler, both Ray Davey's, Steve Beard and Dickie Worthington, we had only got home the Friday evening so a 5 am start on the Saturday was all we needed!

After the match we were on the train home that the team were booked on and I was approached asking when we wanted to sit down to our paid for meal by the train steward, I did explain that the team would be on the train behind due to the late finnish but it did not stop Dickie Worthington going for what he thought would be a free meal, only to have the same steward coming back to demand payment later on!

On the subject of away support, may I offer one from the past:

Monday 21st February 1977 - Darlington v Southend - away fans 5 (five)!