Stickied Championship - Away Support Thread 2024/25

[Derby1971]

It's shite, but I think it's not far off what we usually take there? (We never travel well to Wednesday, for whatever reason)

Chuck in the Christmas factor and pretty dear tickets, and it's about what I expected.

If I had to guess, without knowing the pre-sold figure, I would have said 6-700.

Seems to have gone a bit shitter our away support this season.

Seems very low numbers, ticket prices are expensive I give you that, and it is the Saturday before Christmas, but still low, how far is Preston to Sheffield, about 50 miles I guess, also heard you are playing some good football as well this season, anyway if your going enjoy your day.

 

[TomPNE94]

Seems very low numbers, ticket prices are expensive I give you that, and it is the Saturday before Christmas, but still low, how far is Preston to Sheffield, about 50 miles I guess, also heard you are playing some good football as well this season, anyway if your going enjoy your day.

There’s no trains back to Preston from Manchester after 4:30 either will be a big factor, £100 taxi that.

 

[blademan89]

Seems very low numbers, ticket prices are expensive I give you that, and it is the Saturday before Christmas, but still low, how far is Preston to Sheffield, about 50 miles I guess, also heard you are playing some good football as well this season, anyway if your going enjoy your day.

It depends which route you choose but ranges from 75-100 miles and it's a 2 hour journey however you do it,train or car and absolutely no way of doing it in much less.

 

[blademan89]

There’s no trains back to Preston from Manchester after 4:30 either will be a big factor, £100 taxi that.

Fucking shambles trains in this country, they virtually cancelled all the time, no trains for our fans between Manchester and Wigan next week too, Leeds and Wednesday had issues recently at Bolton and Blackburn.

 

[SMH]

Fucking shambles trains in this country, they virtually cancelled all the time, no trains for our fans between Manchester and Wigan next week too, Leeds and Wednesday had issues recently at Bolton and Blackburn.

I don’t know what the numbers are in terms of away followings at Blackburn and Bolton but I’m guessing the strikes have hit them hardest. Wigan and Preston don’t have that problem as we’re both on the West Coast mainline. 4.5k Bluenoses due today and most will be on that line.

 

[blademan89]

I don’t know what the numbers are in terms of away followings at Blackburn and Bolton but I’m guessing the strikes have hit them hardest. Wigan and Preston don’t have that problem as we’re both on the West Coast mainline. 4.5k Bluenoses due today and most will be on that line.

Any idea why they've sold 4.5k, is it cheap tickets or something?

 

[TomPNE94]

Yeah Northern have been striking every Saturday for what feels like 25 years. Piss take.

 

[SMH]

Any idea why they've sold 4.5k, is it cheap tickets or something?

£20, plus they’re doing well and it’s a piece of piss to get to by train. It’s the most I’ll have ever seen them take to us.

 

[blademan89]

£20, plus they’re doing well and it’s a piece of piss to get to by train. It’s the most I’ll have ever seen them take to us.

It's a superb following. Not sure how many we will have on nyd, I'd guess 3kish, maybe if we win next couple we might fill it.

 

[blademan89]

1292 blades wondering how the fuck we aren't winning

 

[Tom_ITFC]

1292 blades wondering how the fuck we aren't winning

16500 wondering why the fuck your bloke didn’t get sent off!

 

[SMH]

4553 Blues treated to nice Christmas present of three goals and three points courtesy of Paul Cook and co.

 

[blademan89]

16500 wondering why the fuck your bloke didn’t get sent off!

Norwood at the end? Didn't show replays so can't really comment until I see it again. Wouldn't have mattered anyway. Your in major trouble on that showing.

 

[Tom_ITFC]

Norwood at the end? Didn't show replays so can't really comment until I see it again. Wouldn't have mattered anyway. Your in major trouble on that showing.

Doesn’t really matter? Decisions turn games and he gave virtually everything to your lot.

The fact we’re still in touching distance at this point is massive. Evans MUST invest or we’re down

 

[Kilburn Ram]

818 Bristol City at Derby.

 

[blademan89]

Doesn’t really matter? Decisions turn games and he gave virtually everything to your lot.

The fact we’re still in touching distance at this point is massive. Evans MUST invest or we’re down

It was the 90th minute just about if I'm on about the same challenge? Referee played no part in today's result, reason you got a point today was because of our inability to finish great fucking chances and the fact we gifted you a goal when you hadn't even looked like attacking.

 

[Tom_ITFC]

It was the 90th minute just about if I'm on about the same challenge? Referee played no part in today's result, reason you got a point today was because of our inability to finish great fucking chances and the fact we gifted you a goal when you hadn't even looked like attacking.

It was early 80 minutes I believe.
We had chances too and didn’t take them, draw was probably best result all in all.
Harrison still had a bloody lot of work to do even if there was a cock up!

 

[blademan89]

It was early 80 minutes I believe.
We had chances too and didn’t take them, draw was probably best result all in all.
Harrison still had a bloody lot of work to do even if there was a cock up!

Did you? Draw was a good result for you on the balance of the game, I'm not sure how you can deny that, it's our own fault we didn't win, like many other games this season.

 

[villa loyal]

1272 Norwich
2597 Albion

 

[Brad-Owl]

All tickets for WBA next Saturday have sold out, still a few hundred left for Boxing day game at Boro.

 

[Oldbury]

It's a superb following. Not sure how many we will have on nyd, I'd guess 3kish, maybe if we win next couple we might fill it.

Blues Sold out for Wigan, 5 weeks ago. Cheap tickets at £20, initially cheap Trains at £20, then a bit of a snowball effect, where everyone wanted to go.

 

[tiltontrev]

Mental day, one of the best of the last few years, absolutely rotting and have work tonight

 

[LancashireTrotters]

970 Bolton at Brentford. Best chance of the game falling to our keeper Alnwick. Grim.

 

[Gerry Gow]

970 Bolton at Brentford. Best chance of the game falling to our keeper Alnwick. Grim.

Decent following.

 

[Derby1971]

Great following from Brum, and good followings from Sheffield United and Norwich.

 

[QPR_Matt]

1414 QPR fans witnessed history being made. What’s the saying? If at first you don’t succeed, try another 34 times. Something like that.

 

[Derby1971]

1414 QPR fans witnessed history being made. What’s the saying? If at first you don’t succeed, try another 34 times. Something like that.

Not a bad turn out at all, so pleased to see you beat them as well

 

[blademan89]

Not a bad turn out at all, so pleased to see you beat them as well

Was Bristol city's away following good enough to make you're day mate?

 

[Derby1971]

Was Bristol city's away following good enough to make you're day mate?

Afraid not mate, only a few turned up, good game though Bristol played well, a entertaining draw, vocal support from both sets of fans was poor to say the least, nearly 27000 in the ground so good home numbers for this time of year, hope you are enjoying your trip away.

 

[blademan89]

Afraid not mate, only a few turned up, good game though Bristol played well, a entertaining draw, vocal support from both sets of fans was poor to say the least, nearly 27000 in the ground so good home numbers for this time of year, hope you are enjoying your trip away.

Aye it ain't bad , 25 degrees every day sat in sun watching darts,football,horse racing every day, could thing of worse places to be at this time of year. No where near gonna be a home sell out on boxing day, sky tv fucked that one again.