Stickied Championship - Away Support Thread 2024/25

[SoutheySWFC]

Agree

2016-17 average in the Championship was 20,125
This seasons average in the Championship is slightly up and currently stands at 20,230.

it's actually 20,289 at present

Strangely the average from clubs in the division for both seasons is down from 19.4k to 17.9k

 

[markwwfc1992]

Our final number for Swansea tonight is 1883.

 

[blademan89]

it's actually 20,289 at present

Strangely the average from clubs in the division for both seasons is down from 19.4k to 17.9k

Really? Leeds are up 5k , forest are up 5k , wolves are up 6k, Cardiff up 3k, villa down 2k and derby down 3k but fuck all really in the rest of them. Some up a little some down a little

 

[villa loyal]

When I was a kid I was always told Birmingham has THREE clubs.
Always thought it weird that WBA main rivals always seemed to be Wolves instead of Villa and Small Heath, like you’d expect.
Is there much of a rivalry for Villa fans with WBA, or is it solely Birmingham City?

West brom's traditional rivals are infact villa. Villa West Brom is one of the oldest rivalries in football, and it's certainly heated up over the years. I never used to give them a second thought, but I honestly dislike them now. Our ground is as close to the hawthorns than it is st Andrews.

 

[villa loyal]

Our final number for Swansea tonight is 1883.

Very good.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Very good.

We always travel well for away nights in Europe.

 

[El Guapo]

West brom's traditional rivals are infact villa. Villa West Brom is one of the oldest rivalries in football, and it's certainly heated up over the years. I never used to give them a second thought, but I honestly dislike them now. Our ground is as close to the hawthorns than it is st Andrews.

Villa Park is closer to St. Andrews. Ask who they would rather beat out of West Brom and Blues, close to a hundred percent now would say Blues.

 

[villa loyal]

Villa Park is closer to St. Andrews. Ask who they would rather beat out of West Brom and Blues, close to a hundred percent now would say Blues.

not much in it. I'm not saying Albion are our main rivals, I'm saying we are albions traditional rivals, not wolves. You will always be our number one enemy, don't worry.

 

[markwwfc1992]

West Brom view Wolves as their main rivals I'm sure, and visa versa.

 

[blademan89]

West Brom view Wolves as their main rivals I'm sure, and visa versa.

Who do Walsall view as theirs?

 

[El Guapo]

Who do Walsall view as theirs?

Wolves, one-way rivalry though.

 

[JJH]

Who do Walsall view as theirs?

Do you not remember when Wolves beat them 0-3 at the Bescot the other year? The whole town turned out for it.

They had a little bit of needle with Coventry the other year as well, was added to some shite Facebook "L1 banter page" a few years back and their arguments used to clog my timeline up.

 

[villa loyal]

West Brom view Wolves as their main rivals I'm sure, and visa versa.

Historically villa are the baggies traditional rivals.

 

[QPR_Matt]

Sounds like the West London lot. We hate Chelsea, they don't care for us (apart from the old school lot). Brentford hate us but we don't really care about them. I think Fulham hate us.

None of us agree on who the main rivals are so they are pretty much all one way. I was brought up to despise Chelsea and none of the others were brought into conversation. Brentford were always spoke about as being everyones second favourite team. Loads use to go there for £10 tickets and dirt cheap season tickets, but really supported (seems daft saying supported when they are going to watch Brentford) other teams.

 

[SF_]

I hate Blackpool, massively dislike Burnley and think Blackburn fans are tossers.

 

[blademan89]

I dislike sheffield Wednesday and want them to fail miserably yet I have many friends who are Wednesday fans which I suppose in other rivalries when they ain't from the same city that doesn't happen. Imo that's what makes the rivalry all that much better as it's constant banter day in day out. I doubt a preston/Blackpool, forest/derby, newcastle/Sunderland fans ever even see/speak to each other, which I suppose in another way makes their hatred stronger.

 

[JJH]

Yeah agree, I live Rovers side of town anyway so know as many Gasheads as I do City and it's always a laugh.

 

[JJH]

Ahead of Leeds Millwall Saturday, here's the last time the two played each other and it wasn't a bubble trip (at Elland Road).

https://twitter.com/walm0t33/status/953977657007509505

 

[SoutheySWFC]

I dislike sheffield Wednesday and want them to fail miserably yet I have many friends who are Wednesday fans which I suppose in other rivalries when they ain't from the same city that doesn't happen. Imo that's what makes the rivalry all that much better as it's constant banter day in day out. I doubt a preston/Blackpool, forest/derby, newcastle/Sunderland fans ever even see/speak to each other, which I suppose in another way makes their hatred stronger.

shurrup you pig c***

 

[SF_]

I dislike sheffield Wednesday and want them to fail miserably yet I have many friends who are Wednesday fans which I suppose in other rivalries when they ain't from the same city that doesn't happen. Imo that's what makes the rivalry all that much better as it's constant banter day in day out. I doubt a preston/Blackpool, forest/derby, newcastle/Sunderland fans ever even see/speak to each other, which I suppose in another way makes their hatred stronger.

I'd rather speak to a paedo than a lasher.

 

[SoutheySWFC]

I'd rather speak to a paedo than a lasher.

aren't they the same if it's Owen?

 

[SF_]

aren't they the same if it's Owen?

Convicted rapist but dunno if he's a nonce.

His son is a top guy though.

 

[Bully306]

not much in it. I'm not saying Albion are our main rivals, I'm saying we are albions traditional rivals, not wolves. You will always be our number one enemy, don't worry.

And to make it a little bit more confusing there are plenty of Wolves fans who dislike Blues more than Albion. Pretty much guaranteed some kind of trouble every time we play each other.

 

[villa loyal]

Ahead of Leeds Millwall Saturday, here's the last time the two played each other and it wasn't a bubble trip (at Elland Road).

https://twitter.com/walm0t33/status/953977657007509505

There was a police documentary on it a few years ago. An old friend of mine who I grew up with was in the thick of it, and was on the tv.

 

[villa loyal]

And to make it a little bit more confusing there are plenty of Wolves fans who dislike Blues more than Albion. Pretty much guaranteed some kind of trouble every time we play each other.

Definitely!
We've always kind of got on, and so have blues and Albion.

 

[Brad-Owl]

I dislike sheffield Wednesday and want them to fail miserably yet I have many friends who are Wednesday fans which I suppose in other rivalries when they ain't from the same city that doesn't happen. Imo that's what makes the rivalry all that much better as it's constant banter day in day out. I doubt a preston/Blackpool, forest/derby, newcastle/Sunderland fans ever even see/speak to each other, which I suppose in another way makes their hatred stronger.

Living in Rotherham and working in Sheffield I have the best/worst of both worlds though rivalry with Rotherham is only when we're in same league.
Rotherham fans go back to supporting Man U or Liverpool when they're not doing well.

 

[JJH]

There was a police documentary on it a few years ago. An old friend of mine who I grew up with was in the thick of it, and was on the tv.

Was over 10 years ago now wasn't it? I doubt there'll be anything Saturday, Millwall fans are on dry trains and won't get served anywhere in Leeds. Elland Road's not really an intimidating place to go either.

 

[villa loyal]

Was over 10 years ago now wasn't it? I doubt there'll be anything Saturday, Millwall fans are on dry trains and won't get served anywhere in Leeds. Elland Road's not really an intimidating place to go either.

Nah, fuck all will happen. That all depends who's visiting. How many will Millwall take up there?

 

[JJH]

Nah, fuck all will happen. That all depends who's visiting. How many will Millwall take up there?

Sold over 1,000 apparently decent effort imo. I've been in the home end at ER this season against Sheffield Utd and a couple of times as an away fan, we had 2k up there a few years ago and it wasn't really that intimidating or loud. No more than any other ground is.

 

[villa loyal]

Sold over 1,000 apparently decent effort imo. I've been in the home end at ER this season against Sheffield Utd and a couple of times as an away fan, we had 2k up there a few years ago and it wasn't really that intimidating or loud. No more than any other ground is.

Good effort that. I've been to Leeds a few times, but I don't think Man Utd fans get an easy time there.