Stickied Championship - Away Support Thread 2024/25

[Quedgeley exile]

If the heddlu treated us as humans last time we was there they would not have had as much trouble .

 

[Richard Cranium]

That is totally stupid. If anything, only sell to those on your database or something like that.

It's just away to make sure there are no Bristol City fans in the Welsh capital on the lash all day. As everyone knows if you like a drink whilst at the Football then you idolise Danny Dyer and watch Green Street at least 4 times on the Eve of the game.

 

[JJH]

It's just away to make sure there are no Bristol City fans in the Welsh capital on the lash all day. As everyone knows if you like a drink whilst at the Football then you idolise Danny Dyer and watch Green Street at least 4 times on the Eve of the game.

It's not going to prevent anything - those mad enough still going will be on the lash all day in Bristol, and will get someone sober to drive them there or hop on the coaches. It's downright stupid.

 

[blademan89]

Things like this are the exact reason i fucking despise police. What a set of useless inept c***

 

[Richard Cranium]

It's not going to prevent anything - those mad enough still going will be on the lash all day in Bristol, and will get someone sober to drive them there or hop on the coaches. It's downright stupid.

Exactly. That's what we do when we play Chesterfield. Because the Police make it about a 12KO we just go into Mansfield. Pubs open at 7 if they know they're going to have a pub full.. It's no wonder people can't be arsed to go away

 

[TomPNE94]

It's not going to prevent anything - those mad enough still going will be on the lash all day in Bristol, and will get someone sober to drive them there or hop on the coaches. It's downright stupid.

And anyone too pissed will then not be given their ticket probably. Fucking joke that.

 

[JJH]

And anyone too pissed will then not be given their ticket probably. Fucking joke that.

People would have the right to kick off and get nasty if the got refused the right to their ticket that they had purchased with their own money because of them being under the influence of alcohol at a fucking football game.

 

[TomPNE94]

People would have the right to kick off and get nasty if the got refused the right to their ticket that they had purchased with their own money because of them being under the influence of alcohol at a fucking football game.

Well, being refused a ticket is just the same as being turned away at the gate before a game, is it not?

 

[JJH]

Well, being refused a ticket is just the same as being turned away at the gate before a game, is it not?

Yeah it is, and both shouldn't happen.

I don't see why football fans who have had a drink are generalised as malicious. It's a ridiculous law that you can be turned away from a football game for being under the influence of alcohol.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Football is going on middle class. You can be breathalysed at Cambridge now if you look pissed. Me and a mate were singing 9 million bycycles in Cambridge last year because we'd been out all morning for it and got pulled aside as we walked in and told by 3 stewards and 2 coppers that if we so much as stand up then we'll be ejected. As soon as the 2nd goal went in (We'd missed the first thanks to the stewards and police) we got up and left.

 

[HertsWolf]

Yeah it is, and both shouldn't happen.

I don't see why football fans who have had a drink are generalised as malicious. It's a ridiculous law that you can be turned away from a football game for being under the influence of alcohol.

George Best was never knowingly sober. And he was a legend.

 

[Ciderup]

FFS! I was going to go with a Cardiff supporting mate but that's fooked that idea!
Won't be going at all now.

 

[Rammy]

I know I rarely go to away games, but I'm glad we never have to do something shit like that!

 

[Ciderup]

I know I rarely go to away games, but I'm glad we never have to do something shit like that!

We have had 'bubble trips', restricted travel and unrestricted travel to Cardiff and there's still trouble. All this will do is put people off travelling as it's a right ball ache! We'll be lucky if 1000 bother to go now, especially as it's on the tele as well.
The last time we played there, I went with a Bluebird supporting friend, went in loads of 'Cardiff only' pubs and had a cracking time. As I have a Bristolian accent, it's not like they didn't know I was a red but I had no issues at all. Just let people travel under their own steam as the restrictions make no bloody difference anyway.

 

[TomPNE94]

We have had 'bubble trips', restricted travel and unrestricted travel to Cardiff and there's still trouble. All this will do is put people off travelling as it's a right ball ache! We'll be lucky if 1000 bother to go now, especially as it's on the tele as well.

Well yeah, that's what they want...

 

[MillerWhale]

We have had 'bubble trips', restricted travel and unrestricted travel to Cardiff and there's still trouble. All this will do is put people off travelling as it's a right ball ache! We'll be lucky if 1000 bother to go now, especially as it's on the tele as well.
The last time we played there, I went with a Bluebird supporting friend, went in loads of 'Cardiff only' pubs and had a cracking time. As I have a Bristolian accent, it's not like they didn't know I was a red but I had no issues at all. Just let people travel under their own steam as the restrictions make no bloody difference anyway.

No-one ever gets turned away from football for being under the influence. They get turned away if they can barely stand and/or are a general nuisance. Loads of time (Millers and opposition) I've witnessed lads that couldn't hold themselves up and generally (particularly in the terrace days) were a liability to themselves and everyone around them.

Bristol and Preston fans are perennial moaners. Why not just admit that your away followings are really normal. Don't try and be Leeds or Wolves or Derby. You can't be. There are plenty of clubs in this league (most in fact) that can take loads to local/big games but travel poorly to games further afield. Yes prices and restrictions will have an effect, and this will as Cardiff is local, but I saw Bristol fans predicting 2,000 to Pigs opening day, then all of a sudden when the prices were upped it became "we would've taken close to 5,000 had the prices been sensible." Hmmmm.

 

[TomPNE94]

No-one ever gets turned away from football for being under the influence. They get turned away if they can barely stand and/or are a general nuisance. Loads of time (Millers and opposition) I've witnessed lads that couldn't hold themselves up and generally (particularly in the terrace days) were a liability to themselves and everyone around them.

Bristol and Preston fans are perennial moaners. Why not just admit that your away followings are really normal. Don't try and be Leeds or Wolves or Derby. You can't be. There are plenty of clubs in this league (most in fact) that can take loads to local/big games but travel poorly to games further afield. Yes prices and restrictions will have an effect, and this will as Cardiff is local, but I saw Bristol fans predicting 2,000 to Pigs opening day, then all of a sudden when the prices were upped it became "we would've taken close to 5,000 had the prices been sensible." Hmmmm.

What have we said?

 

[MillerWhale]

Haha, you were just an example. I've seen a few Whites throw a few excuses in for poor support. Just accept like us that it's mediocre.

 

[Ciderup]

No-one ever gets turned away from football for being under the influence. They get turned away if they can barely stand and/or are a general nuisance. Loads of time (Millers and opposition) I've witnessed lads that couldn't hold themselves up and generally (particularly in the terrace days) were a liability to themselves and everyone around them.

Bristol and Preston fans are perennial moaners. Why not just admit that your away followings are really normal. Don't try and be Leeds or Wolves or Derby. You can't be. There are plenty of clubs in this league (most in fact) that can take loads to local/big games but travel poorly to games further afield. Yes prices and restrictions will have an effect, and this will as Cardiff is local, but I saw Bristol fans predicting 2,000 to Pigs opening day, then all of a sudden when the prices were upped it became "we would've taken close to 5,000 had the prices been sensible." Hmmmm.

What a load of old bollocks this is!
The restrictions have ALWAYS killed the away support at games v Cardiff, it's been proven as it's happened before. The police mess you about something terrible so supporters just won't go as they have experienced it before.
I haven't seen any City or PNE fan bigging up our away support but I have seen people refused entry for 'looking the wrong sort' (Brum away this season) and 'having had a drink' (every time we go near the West Midlands).
Without the daft prices, we may well have taken a fair few to Hillsborough but find a post that says we would take 5k please as I haven't seen one.
You're a strange lot you Rotherham fans?

 

[TomPNE94]

What a load of old bollocks this is!
The restrictions have ALWAYS killed the away support at games v Cardiff, it's been proven as it's happened before. The police mess you about something terrible so supporters just won't go as they have experienced it before.
I haven't seen any City or PNE fan bigging up our away support but I have seen people refused entry for 'looking the wrong sort' (Brum away this season) and 'having had a drink' (every time we go near the West Midlands).
Without the daft prices, we may well have taken a fair few to Hillsborough but find a post that says we would take 5k please as I haven't seen one.
You're a strange lot you Rotherham fans?

There was a couple on OTIB said the 5,000 thing but that forum is full of nutjobs haha

 

[Ciderup]

There was a couple on OTIB said the 5,000 thing but that forum is full of nutjobs haha

Precisely!
We took just over 5K to MK and some fans think we will do that all the time. Luckily, they are back at school now.

 

[Bobbin']

My favourite part of Millerwhale's post is the omission of Sheffield Wednesday when talking about clubs that take a big following.

Don't bite Walkley ....

 

[MillerWhale]

Eh? They only fetched 1,000 to us and Leeds last season. A bit of money though and to be fair they're representing again now. First time since Giles De Bilde.

 

[JJH]

No-one ever gets turned away from football for being under the influence. They get turned away if they can barely stand and/or are a general nuisance. Loads of time (Millers and opposition) I've witnessed lads that couldn't hold themselves up and generally (particularly in the terrace days) were a liability to themselves and everyone around them.

Bristol and Preston fans are perennial moaners. Why not just admit that your away followings are really normal. Don't try and be Leeds or Wolves or Derby. You can't be. There are plenty of clubs in this league (most in fact) that can take loads to local/big games but travel poorly to games further afield. Yes prices and restrictions will have an effect, and this will as Cardiff is local, but I saw Bristol fans predicting 2,000 to Pigs opening day, then all of a sudden when the prices were upped it became "we would've taken close to 5,000 had the prices been sensible." Hmmmm.

That first part is un-true, as has already been mentioned (see CiderUp's post) and I don't think anyone from either Preston or ourselves have bigged up our away support on here.

FWIW, I think we would have had 2.5k at Hillsborough IF the prices had been sensible. As for the Cardiff game, I doubt we'll sell out now, and I don't blame people for not going under the ridiculous circumstances, and it being on a Monday night and on Sky etc etc...

Our away followings are okay - we'll average out about 1.4k ish, which will probably see us in the middle of the pack, which given the season we're going to have isn't too bad, but then again, it's nothing to wank about. No-one's has claimed or is putting our numbers into comparison with the clubs you just mentioned.

 

[Millerski]

They need to get it fucking sorted and get a later train running to sheffield, they seem to run everywhere else. Have to piss about going to doncaster and get a taxi home although if it was qpr id be leaving the ground at 21.25 and i reckon you'd piss it back to st pancs in time for the 22.25.

Wot no late train to the great metropolis of the North ...no no no

 

[hodge]

There was a couple on OTIB said the 5,000 thing but that forum is full of nutjobs haha

 

[Millerski]

My favourite part of Millerwhale's post is the omission of Sheffield Wednesday when talking about clubs that take a big following.

Don't bite Walkley ....

My favourite bit was the matter of fact reference to them

 

[Walkley_Owl]

We sold out at your place last season MillerWhale, as usual.

 

[roversfan2001]

Call that a restriction? That's nothing compared to us vs. Burnley. For the game they've skyrocketed prices above our 'A*' pricing and the dingles have to buy the official coach ticket (taking the price to £41) and aren't allowed anywhere outside the ground once off the coach. At least bristol city fans can make their own way to the game, albeit with a restriction.

 

[SF_]

Call that a restriction? That's nothing compared to us vs. Burnley. For the game they've skyrocketed prices above our 'A*' pricing and the dingles have to buy the official coach ticket (taking the price to £41) and aren't allowed anywhere outside the ground once off the coach. At least bristol city fans can make their own way to the game, albeit with a restriction.

If they want a match ticket, they have to buy a coach ticket??

What if they live in Blackburn?