Rotherham is only about an hours drive from Lincoln.....plus Lincoln are on a roll and just can’t stop winning. To be honest, I’m a bit surprised it wasn’t more........mind you, Rotherham is an absolute dump, so some excuse I suppose.
Bristol Rocers not too shabby for third tier, QPR's average though.
Charlton not too embarrassing but doesn't look great in comparison to Pompey's turnout. Barnsley's a f#*king shithole though - I should know as I was born there (escaped at age of three) and went out with a Barnsley bird for 6 years - so I respect anyone who's willing to tolerate sharing oxygen with the inbred locals for an afternoon.
Cos , as a fanbase overall , we just don’t have a real passion for it like other clubs do. i just don’t think we’re mad for it as much as other clubs .
of course we have a hardcore like most clubs do but other clubs have more up for it fans than we do .
what I’m trying to say is even though our numbers have improved , they’re still guff compared to other clubs
Cos , as a fanbase overall , we just don’t have a real passion for it like other clubs do. i just don’t think we’re mad for it as much as other clubs .
of course we have a hardcore like most clubs do but other clubs have more up for it fans than we do .
what I’m trying to say is even though our numbers have improved , they’re still guff compared to other clubs
Lost a generation of support when we were homeless.
Cos , as a fanbase overall , we just don’t have a real passion for it like other clubs do. i just don’t think we’re mad for it as much as other clubs .
of course we have a hardcore like most clubs do but other clubs have more up for it fans than we do .
what I’m trying to say is even though our numbers have improved , they’re still guff compared to other clubs
Lost a generation of support when we were homeless.
That excuse used to apply but it can't now surely?
We went back in 1992. So kids born since then are in their 20s and of the age you'd expect to be travelling to games.
It's just bizarre how we can get 20k home crowds but can't muster 1500 for a northern away league game. The support is there, as we can take 5k to Sheff Utd in the cup on a sunday lunchtime and 3k to Doncaster for the play offs, also on a Sunday lunchtime.
Cos , as a fanbase overall , we just don’t have a real passion for it like other clubs do. i just don’t think we’re mad for it as much as other clubs .
of course we have a hardcore like most clubs do but other clubs have more up for it fans than we do .
what I’m trying to say is even though our numbers have improved , they’re still guff compared to other clubs
Lost a generation of support when we were homeless.
That excuse used to apply but it can't now surely?
We went back in 1992. So kids born since then are in their 20s and of the age you'd expect to be travelling to games.
It's just bizarre how we can get 20k home crowds but can't muster 1500 for a northern away league game. The support is there, as we can take 5k to Sheff Utd in the cup on a sunday lunchtime and 3k to Doncaster for the play offs, also on a Sunday lunchtime.
Up till 2 years ago our away support seemed to have a high average age, we did not seem to get so many youngsters.
Cos , as a fanbase overall , we just don’t have a real passion for it like other clubs do. i just don’t think we’re mad for it as much as other clubs .
of course we have a hardcore like most clubs do but other clubs have more up for it fans than we do .
what I’m trying to say is even though our numbers have improved , they’re still guff compared to other clubs
Depends who you're comparing us to though?
I wouldn't ever compare us to clubs like Leeds, Newcastle, Villa, Sheff Weds etc, clubs from one or two club cities, where i guess everyone (or half with Villa/Wednesday) support the same team.
Millwall and QPR are probably a fair comparison though.
Amongst my group of mates although Charlton and Millwall are the best supported there's also Spurs, Arsenal, Man U, West ham, even Everton. If we all supported the same club or 1 of 2 then getting people together for an away day would be easier.
I guess plenty of kids in our area grow up supporting Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea. A kid in Leeds or Newcastle quite likely grows up born and bred Leeds/Newcastle United.
For the most part it’s a self-perpetuating numbers issue that is behind it. If fans think there won’t be many going to the game then it won’t be so attractive for them to go or rush to get tickets for. If fans think there will be good support then also going to the game becomes more attractive. We need to reach a critical mass figure on sales early on when they go on sale and the rest of the allocations will start to sell themselves. The attraction of following Charlton under Bowyer is definitely there both in terms of results and just as importantly the matchday experience in the stands, we just need to get the ticket sales moving a bit quicker. Perhaps a point system for the less attractive long distance games where you get double points if you buy in the first two days of going on sale might be worth looking at. If the club had announced that it had sold 6 or 700 hundred tickets for Blackburn and Barnsley in the first two days I suspect the final figure for the number of fans that eventually went to either game would have been significantly greater than the ones that did go.
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Luton, Peterborough, Wimbledon, Bristol, Oxford, Gillingham and Doncaster
Aghem aghem!
1,232 PNE @ Millwall
2,149 Wednesday @ Reading
1,536 Bristol Rovers @ Blackpool
1,122 Oxford @ Sunderland
1,660 Bolton @ Wycombe
1,714 Pompey @ Shrewsbury
1,791 Ipswich @ Burton
1,064 Southend @ Coventry
1,613 Plymouth @ Crewe
2,064 Luton @ Cardiff
1,578 Blackburn @ Fulham
1,567 Scum @ WBA
2,340 Stoke @ The Valley
1,787 Hudders @ QPR
2,945 Wigan @Preston
1,165 Swansea @ Derby
2,550 Barnsley @ Wednesday
1,915 Coventry @ Bolton
2,320 Lincoln @ Rotherham
639 Tranmere @ Pompey
1,847 Sunderland @ Ipswich
To be honest, I’m a bit surprised it wasn’t more........mind you, Rotherham is an absolute dump, so some excuse I suppose.
2,177 Wednesday @ scum
2,584 Boro @ Blackburn
1,600 QPR @ Bristol City
2,909 Derby @ Stoke
1,467 Bristol Rovers @ Coventry (St Andrews)
4,014 Ipswich @ Peterborough
2,014 Bolton @ Tranmere
874 Pompey @ Sunderland (12.30 Live on the box I presume)
1,400 Port Vale @ Salford
1,063 Swindon @ Exeter
1,045 Oldham @ Bradford
86 Crawley @ Scunthorpe
1,039 Plymouth @ Newport County
1,500 Walsall @ Crewe
Charlton not too embarrassing but doesn't look great in comparison to Pompey's turnout. Barnsley's a f#*king shithole though - I should know as I was born there (escaped at age of three) and went out with a Barnsley bird for 6 years - so I respect anyone who's willing to tolerate sharing oxygen with the inbred locals for an afternoon.
Great turnout from Bolton in the circumstances.
So on your logic, how do you account for a fantastic turnout by Portsmouth for such a mammoth journey.
874 for Pompey for their 3rd visit in less than 4 months (334 miles)
For the last 40 years
i just don’t think we’re mad for it as much as other clubs .
of course we have a hardcore like most clubs do but other clubs have more up for it fans than we do .
what I’m trying to say is even though our numbers have improved , they’re still guff compared to other clubs
We went back in 1992. So kids born since then are in their 20s and of the age you'd expect to be travelling to games.
It's just bizarre how we can get 20k home crowds but can't muster 1500 for a northern away league game. The support is there, as we can take 5k to Sheff Utd in the cup on a sunday lunchtime and 3k to Doncaster for the play offs, also on a Sunday lunchtime.
I cannot comment now as I do not go.
I wouldn't ever compare us to clubs like Leeds, Newcastle, Villa, Sheff Weds etc, clubs from one or two club cities, where i guess everyone (or half with Villa/Wednesday) support the same team.
Millwall and QPR are probably a fair comparison though.
Amongst my group of mates although Charlton and Millwall are the best supported there's also Spurs, Arsenal, Man U, West ham, even Everton. If we all supported the same club or 1 of 2 then getting people together for an away day would be easier.
I guess plenty of kids in our area grow up supporting Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea. A kid in Leeds or Newcastle quite likely grows up born and bred Leeds/Newcastle United.