I think, if the online ticket system worked properly. If you could have got through on the phones, in the last couple of weeks. If you could have booked a coach more than 3 days before the game. We'd have taken a 1,000. Still not great, but a bit better. Anyway, it was a "proper" day out, with many of the usual faces and no bell ends
One team in the city makes it easier, plus their former glory years means they can draw at least a few hundred locally based supports to any away game.
I also firmly believe that there is also more of an away day culture up north. Brighton are the except to this, their away numbers coming from their days at the Withdean.
If we take numbers away this weekend and numbers at home last weekend for us and leeds. 4.2% of our home support went to derby and 14.9% of the leeds home support went to Reading. They're support isn't just bigger, it's more committed too.
I think, if the online ticket system worked properly. If you could have got through on the phones, in the last couple of weeks. If you could have booked a coach more than 3 days before the game. We'd have taken a 1,000. Still not great, but a bit better. Anyway, it was a "proper" day out, with many of the usual faces and no bell ends
No bell ends in 818 Charlton fans?! Extraordinary.
Good away day, the Brunswick is a great pub - wish we'd stayed there. We went to the Victoria Waterfall to watch the football but they wouldn't let us in (home only) and were directed to the designated away pub, the Royal Telegraph which was dire.
On an awayday marks thread, Derby would do well. Plenty of good pub options. Stadium and atmosphere better than most and fans are ok too. Just be nice to win there a bit more often.
Good away day, the Brunswick is a great pub - wish we'd stayed there. We went to the Victoria Waterfall to watch the football but they wouldn't let us in (home only) and were directed to the designated away pub, the Royal Telegraph which was dire.
The landlord of that pub offered me out on Twitter on Friday because I moaned the weather was bleak when we arrived Friday lunchtime.
Good away day, the Brunswick is a great pub - wish we'd stayed there. We went to the Victoria Waterfall to watch the football but they wouldn't let us in (home only) and were directed to the designated away pub, the Royal Telegraph which was dire.
The landlord of that pub offered me out on Twitter on Friday because I moaned the weather was bleak when we arrived Friday lunchtime.
Ha - had to go and take a look - found this Tweet describing it as "Derbys very own city centre oasis" !
Good away day, the Brunswick is a great pub - wish we'd stayed there. We went to the Victoria Waterfall to watch the football but they wouldn't let us in (home only) and were directed to the designated away pub, the Royal Telegraph which was dire.
The landlord of that pub offered me out on Twitter on Friday because I moaned the weather was bleak when we arrived Friday lunchtime.
That debacle made me not go to that pub and instead I went to the other police recommended away pub (the navigation) and it was absolutely awful.
Good away day, the Brunswick is a great pub - wish we'd stayed there. We went to the Victoria Waterfall to watch the football but they wouldn't let us in (home only) and were directed to the designated away pub, the Royal Telegraph which was dire.
The landlord of that pub offered me out on Twitter on Friday because I moaned the weather was bleak when we arrived Friday lunchtime.
Probably the same bloke who got over-excited because I had a glass in the beer garden.
Derby is a top away day though - first time I had been there since we were in the Premier League (Jason Euell's first goal). Enjoyed it so much that we're looking at doing Wolves next week and we've already booked up the train for Cardiff.
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29,000+ crowd for Derby, very impressive
Sorry I couldn't join you , but holidaying in sunnier climates.
The team deserve more support
We really should have had a thousand yesterday, so I imagine there will not be too many going to Nottingham on Tuesday.
If you could have got through on the phones, in the last couple of weeks.
If you could have booked a coach more than 3 days before the game.
We'd have taken a 1,000. Still not great, but a bit better.
Anyway, it was a "proper" day out, with many of the usual faces and no bell ends
I also firmly believe that there is also more of an away day culture up north. Brighton are the except to this, their away numbers coming from their days at the Withdean.
Unless Charlton, West Ham and Palace fans start to come for an afternoon comedy.
Derby is a top away day though - first time I had been there since we were in the Premier League (Jason Euell's first goal). Enjoyed it so much that we're looking at doing Wolves next week and we've already booked up the train for Cardiff.
There are so many superb Derby pubs it's untrue.