Stickied League One Away Support Thread 2023/24

[valefan16]

First time to Wycombe next week. Any pubs likely to be open before the game for away fans?

Been a while since I have been, and the last time we won promotion there (well it was all but done baring Cheltenham winning 28-0) so they laid on a massive gazeebo with beer etc for us with us having a huge following but when I have been prior to that I am sure I went drinking in the town and they had a shuttle bus in place. Recall having a great time with their fans before, good bunch they were but this was about 2009!

Very picturesque ground but right on the edge of town.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Reading have been banned from bringing inflatables tomorrow. Total killjoys we are.

 

[Imp in Branston]

Reading have been banned from bringing inflatables tomorrow. Total killjoys we are.

Tennis balls allowed in though obviously!

 

[Bartonyellow]

Tennis balls allowed in though obviously!

Hopefully- can throw a few at pattersons head.

 

[chief]

Reading have been banned from bringing inflatables tomorrow. Total killjoys we are.

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree in terms of your chairman and his daughter who is our CEO. We do love a good killjoy.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree in terms of your chairman and his daughter who is our CEO. We do love a good killjoy.

She was hardly a barrel of laughs when she was at our place. Wouldn’t appear on your documentary either.

 

[coronakopite]

First time to Wycombe next week. Any pubs likely to be open before the game for away fans?

There's some half decent food stalls on the way into the ground and a scaled back fan zone/beer tent now the egg chasers have gone.

But we have always had a warm welcome and decent beer (less certain for food) at the Hour Glass - nearest thing to a Northern pub south of the M40 that I've seen, even with the new owners. Ham and Cheese cobs behind the bar for £2 and even a Meat Raffle. If you're lucky, they sometimes have a food van (Mexican last time we struck lucky) outside the pub on match days.

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[chief]

She was hardly a barrel of laughs when she was at our place. Wouldn’t appear on your documentary either.

Would be excellent if you took her back!

I've heard rumours that could happen.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Would be excellent if you took her back!

I've heard rumours that could happen.

No thanks. We have her dad who is pissing the fanbase off ( bar the few that will not have anything said against him ). So please keep her with you…

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

Friday 19th April 2024
Oxford United 1-1 Stevenage 9,174 [367]

 

[E10rifle]

For the first time since our brief sojourn in the Natty we’ve actually reduced the away allocation today. Understandable as I doubt many Fleetwood fans want to come and watch themselves get relegated, and there aren’t exactly many in the first place.

 

[denzel ecfc]

647 Grecians watching the Guthrie show

 

[Bamber Gashead]

How many did Reading bring to The Mem on 9th April?

 

[E10rifle]

For the first time since our brief sojourn in the Natty we’ve actually reduced the away allocation today. Understandable as I doubt many Fleetwood fans want to come and watch themselves get relegated, and there aren’t exactly many in the first place.

133 Cods. Good on ‘em.

 

[Luke Imp]

It was a sell-out at Cheltenham, which I think I read as 1,055.

 

[dwightyorke]

1014 vale fans at Bolton in a crowd of 22,311

 

[Bamber Gashead]

602 Posh at The Mem in a total of 8714.

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

How many did Reading bring to The Mem on 9th April?

Couldn't see anything sadly. Assuming they sold out so went for 1300

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

Can't find exact figures for Reading @ Burton, and Barnsley @ Blackpool, but both sold out according to OS, so will use the figures below, unless anyone else can find exacts:

Saturday 20th April 2024
Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley 12,526 [2,135]
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Port Vale 22,311 [1,014]
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough United 8,714 [602]
Burton Albion 3-2 Reading 4,487 [1,700]
Cambridge United 0-1 Derby County 7,649 [1,473]
Carlisle United 1-3 Wycombe Wanderers 6,538 [298]
Charlton Athletic 1-1 Shrewsbury Town 15,187 [782]
Cheltenham Town 1-2 Lincoln City 5,323 [1,053]
Leyton Orient 0-1 Fleetwood Town 8,249 [133]
Northampton Town 1-2 Exeter City 7,097 [647]
Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan Athletic 20,202 [526]

 

[denzel ecfc]

Slightly off topic, someone has posted this on our board. It relates to games in the old Div 4 (now L2) in 1986. Just look at the attendances, 6 teams had less than 2000 (Wrexham only just into four figures), 4 with less than 3000,though bizarrely Mansfield had 8000, presumably a promotion party.

Just goes to show how far we have come since those days.

 

[Davidimp]

Grounds were falling down
Trouble was rife
Used get taken 3 or 4 a season when my dad decided that the opposition wouldn't cause trouble

 

[valefan16]

Slightly off topic, someone has posted this on our board. It relates to games in the old Div 4 (now L2) in 1986. Just look at the attendances, 6 teams had less than 2000 (Wrexham only just into four figures), 4 with less than 3000,though bizarrely Mansfield had 8000, presumably a promotion party.

Just goes to show how far we have come since those days.

Andy Jones... what a player.

 

[NewburyWanderer]

273 Chairboys at Cambridge out of a total of 6,081. 4th away game in 10 days for us, 3 wins and a draw from those.

 

[NewburyWanderer]

309 Posh in a crowd of 3,873 at Cheltenham.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Can't find exact figures for Reading @ Burton, and Barnsley @ Blackpool, but both sold out according to OS, so will use the figures below, unless anyone else can find exacts:

Saturday 20th April 2024
Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley 12,526 [2,135]
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Port Vale 22,311 [1,014]
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough United 8,714 [602]
Burton Albion 3-2 Reading 4,487 [1,700]
Cambridge United 0-1 Derby County 7,649 [1,473]
Carlisle United 1-3 Wycombe Wanderers 6,538 [298]
Charlton Athletic 1-1 Shrewsbury Town 15,187 [782]
Cheltenham Town 1-2 Lincoln City 5,323 [1,053]
Leyton Orient 0-1 Fleetwood Town 8,249 [133]
Northampton Town 1-2 Exeter City 7,097 [647]
Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan Athletic 20,202 [526]

It does not help you but no way there was 1700 at the Pirelli. I stood by them and loads of gaps plus in the seats too. I will ask BaFC police if they have a figure.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Slightly off topic, someone has posted this on our board. It relates to games in the old Div 4 (now L2) in 1986. Just look at the attendances, 6 teams had less than 2000 (Wrexham only just into four figures), 4 with less than 3000,though bizarrely Mansfield had 8000, presumably a promotion party.

Just goes to show how far we have come since those days.

1077 at Wrexham. Blimey.

 

[denzel ecfc]

1077 at Wrexham. Blimey.

Yes, and they will tell you they've always been massive ...

 

[Pilot_Phonic]

In fairness, it was in 1986 (I was 2 months away from being born) and all crowds were ridiculously low across the board. We had a time where coal mining and steel was in the town for jobs that was ripped apart from the government, leading it down the downward spiral. Hence why we only just about scraped by with just over 1000 there.

Also, with on the pitch matters declining, there wasn't much to shout about

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

It does not help you but no way there was 1700 at the Pirelli. I stood by them and loads of gaps plus in the seats too. I will ask BaFC police if they have a figure.

Thanks. Just going off the Reading website which said they were allocated 1700 and sold out.

 

[Conker]

Slightly off topic, someone has posted this on our board. It relates to games in the old Div 4 (now L2) in 1986. Just look at the attendances, 6 teams had less than 2000 (Wrexham only just into four figures), 4 with less than 3000,though bizarrely Mansfield had 8000, presumably a promotion party.

Just goes to show how far we have come since those days.

Pretty close to what we get now mind, but yeah although before my time I believe it was a promotion party!

The attendances in L2 overall now compared to then I imagine are hugely increased.