Doth cap to every one of them, but that feels our lowest following for quite a while for a league game (given Walsall is not the far end of the country).
Remember when everyone was going to boycott the home games and go to loads of away games instead? Now it seems people have just given up entirely. Thanks Roly.
Games like Walsall are ones that probably a lot of charlton fans might make the effort for if it was a Saturday afternoon and if we hadn't just had three crap performances on the bounce. That 263 still went up there to support the team is impressive and I suspect they were mostly those hard core fans that would had made the trek if it had been much further north.
When the fixture lists come out the EFL and clubs need to start to take in travelling issues for fans and that includes getting home after the game as well as getting there in time for kick off.
Everyone that did go you deserve credit Everyone that didn't you have individual reasons. If you was considering going last night then go Saturday, the support is always incredible
Six years ago, almost to the day, we took 1,229 to MK Dons (wasn't a new ground as we had played there in 2009/10 and 2010/11 (twice)) on a Tuesday night.
Admittedly we were unbeaten and top of the league, but still. We took 399 to MKD in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2010/11...
Six years ago, almost to the day, we took 1,229 to MK Dons (wasn't a new ground as we had played there in 2009/10 and 2010/11 (twice)) on a Tuesday night.
Admittedly we were unbeaten and top of the league, but still. We took 399 to MKD in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2010/11...
Games like Walsall are ones that probably a lot of charlton fans might make the effort for if it was a Saturday afternoon and if we hadn't just had three crap performances on the bounce. That 263 still went up there to support the team is impressive and I suspect they were mostly those hard core fans that would had made the trek if it had been much further north.
When the fixture lists come out the EFL and clubs need to start to take in travelling issues for fans and that includes getting home after the game as well as getting there in time for kick off.
In what planet is it impressive? There's definitely some (unique) mindset that our fanbase has that other clubs don't with thinking that the best way to support your club is by attending home games as the club/owner doesn't get money from away tickets, something that was installed into the mind during the premiership run. The current regime is the perfect opportunity to turn that mindset around but it's just not happening. Our fanbase is, understandably, suffering from serious apathy due to the regime. How many Charlton fans even knew we were playing at Walsall last night? I wish there was something we could do, and there's a large amount of Charlton fans on this forum (The number of posts doesn't seem to have dropped during these dark times, I could be wrong) but it's very difficult to stir interest. I'm at a loss as to what to do to improve our away support. Make no mistake about it, 263 for a midlands midweek away is millwall level support. We would usually be taking 400 to a game like this under similar circumstances.
Games like Walsall are ones that probably a lot of charlton fans might make the effort for if it was a Saturday afternoon and if we hadn't just had three crap performances on the bounce. That 263 still went up there to support the team is impressive and I suspect they were mostly those hard core fans that would had made the trek if it had been much further north.
When the fixture lists come out the EFL and clubs need to start to take in travelling issues for fans and that includes getting home after the game as well as getting there in time for kick off.
In what planet is it impressive? There's definitely some (unique) mindset that our fanbase has that other clubs don't with thinking that the best way to support your club is by attending home games as the club/owner doesn't get money from away tickets, something that was installed into the mind during the premiership run. The current regime is the perfect opportunity to turn that mindset around but it's just not happening. Our fanbase is, understandably, suffering from serious apathy due to the regime. How many Charlton fans even knew we were playing at Walsall last night? I wish there was something we could do, and there's a large amount of Charlton fans on this forum (The number of posts doesn't seem to have dropped during these dark times, I could be wrong) but it's very difficult to stir interest. I'm at a loss as to what to do to improve our away support. Make no mistake about it, 263 for a midlands midweek away is millwall level support. We would usually be taking 400 to a game like this under similar circumstances.
I've been to Walsall on a Saturday- it was closed.
The starting and finishing point for a round trip to an away game for most charlton fans isn't 'London'.
I live in a part of town that usually has a main line train for a short trip to Waterloo every one or two minutes and two tube lines but getting to and from Kings cross, Euston, st Pancras and Paddington still takes me time. I imagine for most charlton fans that could be half the journey time for their journey to an away game (and a potential arm and a leg in cab fares if it's too late when they get back). And then there's the issue of whether a tin pot place like Walsall has trains back to 'London' after 9 pm. 263 an impressive number for a midweek game away that involves some travelling? You bet it is.
cant say much as i didn't attend myself, but the amount of fans that were doing " away's only " and tbh i see no improvement on the away games crowd, BTW well done to everyone who went gutted for them as should of been 3 points.
only other games i see a 1000+/sell out our allocation, if the teams doing well/amongst the play off spots.
pompey/wimbledon/northampton/mk dons.
for a club of our stature our away support has always been pretty bad, but equally the amount of moaning we get on here every-time there's a big crowd where a few play up, im quite glad were not that good, honestly could you imagine if we had the numbers leeds and shef weds had week in week out, we would have a weekly shop a yob on this forum.
During the exile would be my guess. 263 is a shocker.
swear we had some dreadful ones in the mid 90s still, think there might have been a 93 or something to Grimsby or somewhere unless I've imagined that... there were definitely some sparse ends on some of my end of season videos in 93 / 94 ish
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Just 263 to Walsall at this point of the season seems below the norm to me though
Checking the numbers, we took 204 to Oldham last season (I was there), 253 to Port Vale and 189 to Scunthorpe
When the fixture lists come out the EFL and clubs need to start to take in travelling issues for fans and that includes getting home after the game as well as getting there in time for kick off.
Everyone that didn't you have individual reasons.
If you was considering going last night then go Saturday, the support is always incredible
Admittedly we were unbeaten and top of the league, but still. We took 399 to MKD in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2010/11...
The starting and finishing point for a round trip to an away game for most charlton fans isn't 'London'.
I live in a part of town that usually has a main line train for a short trip to Waterloo every one or two minutes and two tube lines but getting to and from Kings cross, Euston, st Pancras and Paddington still takes me time. I imagine for most charlton fans that could be half the journey time for their journey to an away game (and a potential arm and a leg in cab fares if it's too late when they get back). And then there's the issue of whether a tin pot place like Walsall has trains back to 'London' after 9 pm. 263 an impressive number for a midweek game away that involves some travelling? You bet it is.
only other games i see a 1000+/sell out our allocation, if the teams doing well/amongst the play off spots.
pompey/wimbledon/northampton/mk dons.
for a club of our stature our away support has always been pretty bad, but equally the amount of moaning we get on here every-time there's a big crowd where a few play up, im quite glad were not that good, honestly could you imagine if we had the numbers leeds and shef weds had week in week out, we would have a weekly shop a yob on this forum.
Grrrr.