We take a look at all the away ends from the FA Cup, Premier League and English Football League playoffs from this week…
NOTTINGHAM FOREST fans at West Ham
IPSWICH fans at Leicester
More than 3,200 Town fans are in force for the final away trip of the season at Leicester. 💖#itfc pic.twitter.com/VCHEDpmbxb
— Kallum Brisset (@KallumBrisset) May 18, 2025
NEWCASTLE fans at Arsenal
NUFC fans appreciate their team’s efforts. Back to St James’ Park to get the job done. pic.twitter.com/RwdA3OY2Ug
— Jordan Cronin (@jordancronin_) May 18, 2025
SOUTHAMPTON fans at Everton
Brilliant support from the travelling Saints at Goodison today — sold out away end with a few Everton faces mixed in! Great backing all season long. Wishing everyone a safe journey home
🔴⚪️👮♂️⚽️#Saintsfc pic.twitter.com/hZmvBDYcoe— SaintsfcCop (@SaintsfcCop) May 18, 2025
TOTTENHAM fans at Aston Villa
NOTTS COUNTY fans at AFC Wimbledon
BRISTOL CITY fans at Sheffield United
Credit to the 2,000 Bristol City fans at Sheffield United tonight #BristolCity pic.twitter.com/xop3nGa9ec
— The Away Ends (@_theawayends) May 12, 2025
COVENTRY fans at Sunderland
Coventry City fans (top tier) at Sunderland for the Championship playoff semi final 2nd leg tonight… 👏
(Photo Credit – @SAFCAdzy) #pusb #ccfc pic.twitter.com/frNeY7lWY4
— Fan Banter (@fan_banter) May 13, 2025
HALIFAX fans at Oldham
CHESTER fans at Scunthorpe
CRYSTAL PALACE AT WEMBLEY:
Crystal palace display at Wembley today #CPFC pic.twitter.com/AKUKVpvPEN
— The Away Ends (@_theawayends) May 17, 2025
MAN CITY AT WEMBLEY:
Man City's display before the FA Cup final today #MCFC pic.twitter.com/D9fcbvjQZA
— The Away Ends (@_theawayends) May 17, 2025
SOUTHEND fans at Rochdale
CHESTERFIELD fans at Walsall
WYCOMBE fans at Charlton
Wycombe fans at Charlton tonight #Chairboys pic.twitter.com/VoIWeGXJdF
— The Away Ends (@_theawayends) May 15, 2025
LEYTON ORIENT fans at Stockport
Leyton Orient at Stockport tonight #LOFC pic.twitter.com/bTtVjfZgW1
— FootballAwaydays (@Awaydays23) May 14, 2025
Football is…
Football is a wiggle of the hips
Football is a whistle to the lips
Football is an unfollowed script
Football is
Football is kickabouts in the park
Football is floodlights in the dark
Football is fans not oligarchs
Football is
Football is the dream of finishing top
Football is the fear of facing the drop
Football is an open book not a closed shop
Football is
Football is not a share price but a shared obsession
Football is more than just keeping possession
Football is freedom of expression
Football is
Football is the real thing not a rehearsal
Football is a language that’s universal
Football is drama not a corporate commercial
Football is
Football is a door to which we are the key
Football is nothing without you and me
Football is whatever we allow it to be
Football will be…
Poem by Brian Bilston
Expressions of hope from fans
Blackburn fan Callum Dunn-Broom
“Hope. It’s hoping for a team that fights for the badge. It’s hoping for a team that makes you proud. It’s hoping for the next Adam Wharton. It’s hoping for last minute winners, celebrating with strangers and losing your glasses in the process. It’s hoping this year’s the year. The year you walk down Wembley Way with your old man for the first time. It’s the hope that kills you. But we’ll be there. Week in. Week out. Hoping.”
Cambridge fan Connor O’Reilly
“Another season brings bouts of anxiety following our teams up and down the country. From the highest of highs of last minute victories and cup shocks, to the lowest of lows with derby day defeats and awful form with no end in sight, it’s never easy being a football fan.”
Wycombe fan Jonny King
The best bit of the season is just before kick off in the opening game. The moments before the first whistle is blown and the first ball is kicked, when everyone is equal and anything is possible. Both sets of fans united by the same hope. The tantalising prospect of what if? What will happen next is anyone’s guess. So all the more reason to enjoy the blissful pre-match ignorance of whatever madness, agony, heartbreak… or glory is about the come.
Crewe fan Jonny Tomlinson
In a town that many pass, but few ever stay, the passion here shines, in a special way. The hope of the Railwaymen, our hearts filled with pride, Crewe Alexandra, we’re always at your side. When passion meets hope, a magic ignites, something truly special, under our stadium lights. Through triumphs and trials, our spirit stays true. Crewe Alexandra, this season and every season were with you.
Salford fan Andrew Gordon
We trust in the process, we hope in the dream. With past high to inspire us, and past lows to drive us. We believe that this is our years! A belief we can be champions. A belief we will go up. You can call it blind loyalty. We call it true faith.
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