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Post by footballfan on Nov 10, 2024 15:58:34 GMT 1
What is the lowest ever away following we have ever had. Was thinking maybe Walsall on Tuesday might beat this as there is nothing to play for and in a competition that not many people like
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Post by Pilch on Nov 10, 2024 16:15:52 GMT 1
how many do you think would have gone had the game been still alive for us ?
could be the first game for the new manager if he's here in time, that might make a few curious
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Post by footballfan on Nov 10, 2024 16:19:34 GMT 1
how many do you think would have gone had the game been still alive for us ? could be the first game for the new manager if he's here in time, that might make a few curious Probably not many even if it had been a game still alive, was talking about that with someone on the coach yesterday. Hasn't it been confirmed Sean Parrish is taking charge of this game though? |
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Post by Pilch on Nov 10, 2024 16:31:43 GMT 1
how many do you think would have gone had the game been still alive for us ? could be the first game for the new manager if he's here in time, that might make a few curious Probably not many even if it had been a game still alive, was talking about that with someone on the coach yesterday. Hasn't it been confirmed Sean Parrish is taking charge of this game though? You could be right , I've not seen much news last few days |
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Post by bizzylad on Nov 10, 2024 17:21:09 GMT 1
What is the lowest ever away following we have ever had. Was thinking maybe Walsall on Tuesday might beat this as there is nothing to play for and in a competition that not many people like will be 150-200 still i bet Tuesday . Lowest im not sure think we took 19 to Swansea in a Welsh Cup game in the 80s ( Martin Berry will know better ) also 24 to Newcastle in a Simod Cup game 87/88 . Not sure if these are the lowest . Recent years we took 35 to Sc***horpe EFL Trophy in 2016/17 and a similar figure vs Middlesbrough u21s same season. |
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Post by shrewsburytownfan on Nov 10, 2024 17:27:51 GMT 1
Id imagine at some point we have took a sub 100 following somewhere in the league on a Tuesday night, especially if we're doing s**t or it's 2 or 3 hours travel.
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Post by bizzylad on Nov 10, 2024 17:45:24 GMT 1
Id imagine at some point we have took a sub 100 following somewhere in the league on a Tuesday night, especially if we're doing s**t or it's 2 or 3 hours travel. been to a few sub 100 league away followings . None recently though , away interest has increased last few years .. |
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Post by Beefy on Nov 10, 2024 17:45:27 GMT 1
Think we took 19 to Swansea for LDV trophy in 1991. We had played Torquay and Swansea and all 3 games were 1-1 so had to replay the group. We then lost 6-1 at home to Torquay (Asa Hartford was sacked next day despite us being in fa cup 4th round still ) so the Swansea 2nd game was a dead match.
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Post by johnno on Nov 10, 2024 17:52:57 GMT 1
Very few of us travelled to Newcastle for our bank holiday Monday game of 1983...think it was 83. Easily sub 100...one of the best away games ever that one
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Post by armchairfan on Nov 10, 2024 18:30:55 GMT 1
I offer for your consideration Grimsby, 30th December 1967: 6 of us!
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Post by horse01 on Nov 10, 2024 18:39:35 GMT 1
Definitely sub 50 when we went to Swansea on a Cold Friday in April ‘92
Pretty sure Robert Hopkins scored (maybe both) in a 2-1 win??
ExKeeper - over to you on this one….?
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Post by bizzylad on Nov 10, 2024 19:08:40 GMT 1
Definitely sub 50 when we went to Swansea on a Cold Friday in April ‘92 Pretty sure Robert Hopkins scored (maybe both) in a 2-1 win?? ExKeeper - over to you on this one….? first win in 17 games  |
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Post by aw on Nov 10, 2024 19:11:35 GMT 1
Very few of us travelled to Newcastle for our bank holiday Monday game of 1983...think it was 83. Easily sub 100...one of the best away games ever that one Was only the one coach from memory so 50-60? Alan Brown winner! |
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Nov 10, 2024 19:39:00 GMT 1
Very few of us travelled to Newcastle for our bank holiday Monday game of 1983...think it was 83. Easily sub 100...one of the best away games ever that one Was only the one coach from memory so 50-60? Alan Brown winner! 3 of us drove and stayed up in Doncaster at mates mum's house. We played at Grimsby on the Saturday. Att 29,140. I seem to remember the locals being very generous and lobbed their spare change in our direction!! We went on train to Grimsby and walking back to station after there was a car full of Grimsby fans following us. We came across a police parked van up and when we told them the back of van flew open and 8 or so police emeraged and surrounded the car. They gave us a lift to the station and said they'd keep them there until our train left!
What fun days they were back then!!!
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Post by johnno on Nov 10, 2024 19:48:58 GMT 1
Very few of us travelled to Newcastle for our bank holiday Monday game of 1983...think it was 83. Easily sub 100...one of the best away games ever that one Was only the one coach from memory so 50-60? Alan Brown winner! Me and a mate both went on the train, I was working for BR at the time and had done the coach journey to Grimsby 2 days earlier, couldn't be asked to do it again lol |
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Nov 10, 2024 20:50:55 GMT 1
FLT away at Bradford a tuesday night in December 82 with the snow falling steadily all game.
0-0 at full time, 0-0 extra time. We were freezing cold on the old open kop end at Valley Parade and nothing much happening on the pitch to warm us up. No one really cared about penalties, we all just wanted to get back on a warm coach, but we finally scraped through on spot kicks.
Coach just about made it over the Pennines where the snow was thicker, only 1 lane open. A very steady drive back due to conditions, with ice forming on the inside of the windows. Football all but on hold for about 6 weeks till well into January.
Oh, the away attendance? Well there were 9 on Smithy's coach and we didn't see any others around. That has got to be my lowest ever away attendance.
Our reward was another away trip, another Tuesday night trip this time to Grimsby in January. The things you do to support your team eh.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2024 20:52:03 GMT 1
Id imagine at some point we have took a sub 100 following somewhere in the league on a Tuesday night, especially if we're doing s**t or it's 2 or 3 hours travel. been to a few sub 100 league away followings . None recently though , away interest has increased last few years .. Are you going on Tuesday Biz? |
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Post by gobowenshrew on Nov 10, 2024 22:33:15 GMT 1
Are we already out?
Does the group stage normally go on this long?
I don't know if it's testament to the awful season we've had but it feels like that first game against Fulham was about a year and a half ago.
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Post by Pilch on Nov 10, 2024 22:59:24 GMT 1
Are we already out? Does the group stage normally go on this long? I don't know if it's testament to the awful season we've had but it feels like that first game against Fulham was about a year and a half ago. we are definitely already out, walsall are 2nd at the moment but will win the group if they beat us this is the final game of the group |
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Post by The Clash 1966 on Nov 10, 2024 23:08:34 GMT 1
Very few of us travelled to Newcastle for our bank holiday Monday game of 1983...think it was 83. Easily sub 100...one of the best away games ever that one i was one of our hardy travellers that day. Just turned 17. |
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Post by townfaninnantwich on Nov 11, 2024 5:42:58 GMT 1
Millwall in the 80s it was near Christmas and when we got to london most people got off the coach and went shopping. In the end there were more police in the escort to the match than we had in the ground. we got beat and the team coach passed us on the way home, as we had to go back to central London to pick up the happy shoppers.
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Post by flixo84 on Nov 11, 2024 9:36:27 GMT 1
Carlisle away on a Tue night years ago is a memory. Less than 100, possibly more like 50. I had to get out of school early to make the coach!
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Post by aghabullogueshrew on Nov 11, 2024 10:37:47 GMT 1
I remember going to Swindon in the late 80’s or early 90’s for one of these stupid Mickey Mouse games and there being about 20 Town fans there. One memorable moment was Micky Hazard curling in a beautiful free kick for Swindon and then getting a standing ovation from everyone when he was substituted!
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Post by mikeinsheff on Nov 11, 2024 10:54:32 GMT 1
I`ve been to a few sub 100. Remember Rotherham at Millmoor, think it was a cup match. Must have been about 30 odd. Seem to remember Scunny too on a midweek. 200 odd seemed like a decent following back then
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Post by davycrockett on Nov 11, 2024 11:13:56 GMT 1
Seem to remember a football league trophy game against Sc***horpe away early 00’s with less than 20 ??
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Post by MartinB on Nov 11, 2024 14:35:33 GMT 1
48 of us at Huddersfield for League Cup tie in 1985
21 went to Swansea for a Welsh Cup tie around the same time
7 at a pre-season friendly at East Fife and only 3 of us saw all the Town goals
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Post by Exkeeper on Nov 11, 2024 16:33:47 GMT 1
Definitely sub 50 when we went to Swansea on a Cold Friday in April ‘92 Pretty sure Robert Hopkins scored (maybe both) in a 2-1 win?? ExKeeper - over to you on this one….? Yep. Parked at the wrong end and had to run the gauntlet through disgruntled Jacks to reach the safety of the motor with locked doors. |
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Post by horse01 on Nov 11, 2024 20:26:44 GMT 1
Definitely sub 50 when we went to Swansea on a Cold Friday in April ‘92 Pretty sure Robert Hopkins scored (maybe both) in a 2-1 win?? ExKeeper - over to you on this one….? Yep. Parked at the wrong end and had to run the gauntlet through disgruntled Jacks to reach the safety of the motor with locked doors. I vividly remember a Swans fan having a go at us, before a Welsh Bobbie bellowed ‘shut your mouth you ugly moon’, followed by a hefty boot up the arse and into the back of a waiting police van!! It was literally running the gauntlet to the car!! |
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Post by Pilch on Nov 12, 2024 22:40:23 GMT 1
121 away fans
We've had this type of thread now every efl cup game for the last couple of seasons , and never been anywhere near record lows , in fact this season the group games have probably been the highest for many a season mainly thanks to the brum game
We even saw a town goal in one of them :-)
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