These were the top 5 away attendances for the Championship at the weekend…
1) Nottingham Forest fans at Queens Park Rangers – 2,885
(Total amount of miles between each club – 125, round trip – 255 miles, 4 hours and 54 minutes)
2) AFC Bournemouth fans at Reading – 2,099
(Total amount of miles between each club – 72.1, round trip – 142 miles, 2 hours and 45 minutes)
3) Blackpool fans at Sheffield United – 2,000+
(Total amount of miles between each club – 115, round trip – 183 miles, 4 hours and 7 minutes)
4) Coventry City fans at Hull City – 2,000*
(Total amount of miles between each club – 137, round trip – 258 miles, 4 hours and 45 minutes)
5) West Bromwich Albion fans at Fulham – 1,687
(Total amount of miles between each club – 130, round trip – 259 miles, 4 hours and 29 minutes)
THE OTHERS:
Birmingham City fans at Middlesbrough – 1,435
Blackburn Rovers fans at Derby County – 1,241
Luton Town fans at Preston North End – 989
Cardiff City fans at Stoke City – 927
Millwall fans at Huddersfield Town – 711
Peterborough United fans at Swansea City – 450*
Barnsley fans at Bristol City – 440
Choose having a drink and a chat with the players after the game. Choose mixing with the opposition fans. Choose the old dears in the tea but serving Bovril for the 49″‘ consecutive season. Choose meat raffles. Choose to watch football alongside dogs. Choose away days in towns you did not know existed. Choose getting a beer for a couple of quid and standing on the terraces with it. Choose getting a lift to the game with a club director. Choose to give your money to a local club not a soulless corporation. Choose players who know the fans by name. Choose parking right next to the ground. Choose standing wherever you want to. Choose listening to everything the benches say. Choose paying a pound for a cup of tea. Choose proper pies. Choose honest football right on your doorstep.
Check out the top away attendances in League One on the next page.
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