Time for photos of away fans in the stands, we will be taking a look at all the different ones at this week’s English football matches.
Thankfully we are seeing a less disrupted schedule this summer for our sides when it comes to Covid those there is a sudden rise again in cases, however life goes on and we’re seeing lots of travelling supporters attending fixtures up and down the country with pre-season in full swing.
During a very difficult time for everyone, clubs have been welcoming back full crowds and get back to hearing some noise to make what football is all about.
The away day experience is one of the very best parts of following your own team, and although your alarm may be set for times of the day that, frankly, should never be seen, you still excitedly cram onto coaches or overpriced trains, and the whole experience, regardless of result, is still one you’ll always remember.
As long as trains and buses are on time, the pre-match pint and grub is a vital part of the whole match day experience.
It may be tough to find a pub without hostile home fans, but it’s always possible to duck into a nice little ‘boozer’ for a bevvy before kick-off.
While much of the ‘away day’ experience takes place out of the stadium, the ground itself always plays a big part.
The days of old in which away fans were in roof-less terraces being battered by the elements are becoming a distant memory – albeit they are still a problem at some settings – with modern stadia now spacious and comfortable.
Right then, time to take a look at all those away fans in the stands, pre-season edition…
QPR fans at Wealdstone
Dykes penalty 6-0#qpr pic.twitter.com/NiV2F0SqJd
— Cole (@cole_qpr) July 20, 2022
LEICESTER CITY fans at Hull City
#LCFC pic.twitter.com/VvB1JxMk45
— Rob Tanner (@RobTannerLCFC) July 20, 2022
BARNSLEY fans at Harrogate Town
BLACKBURN ROVERS fans at Hartlepool United
LUTON TOWN fans at Peterborough United
READING fans at AFC Wimbledon
CARDIFF CITY fans at Shrewsbury Town
NORWICH CITY fans at Cambridge United
WEST HAM fans at Rangers
The 1,600 West Ham fans at Ibrox tonight, in fine voice. 👏 #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/dl0GHgfZ2U
— The Away Fans (@theawayfans) July 19, 2022
WEST BROM fans at Oxford United
COVENTRY CITY fans at Walsall
CRYSTAL PALACE fans at Gillingham
ROTHERHAM UNITED fans at Doncaster Rovers
BIRMINGHAM CITY fans at Cheltenham Town
WIGAN ATHLETIC fans at Accrington Stanley
DERBY COUNTY fans at Stevenage
733 travelling Rams in a crowd of 1,312 👏🐏
Thank you for braving the conditions to make the trip 🖤🤍
Safe journey home!#DCFC #dcfcfans pic.twitter.com/8RFVhWRjaM
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) July 19, 2022
SUNDERLAND fans at Bradford City
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE fans at Torquay United
NEWCASTLE UNITED fans in Austria (vs MAINZ 05)
BLACKPOOL fans at Salford City
Great turnout for a Tuesday night friendly- Blackpool away at Salford #UTMP pic.twitter.com/pZzBywXvQE
— Seasider Brummie 🇺🇦 (@seasiderbrummie) July 19, 2022
LINCOLN CITY fans at Grimsby Town
Why are they bringing their “ultras” banner to a pre season friendly 😂😂😂 #GTFC pic.twitter.com/Q3A4xt9P28
— (P) Brandon 🏁 (@brandonca03) July 19, 2022
SOUTHEND UNITED fans at Colchester United
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After stepping into the field
there is no way out
even before you start the game
you hear the fans shout
The players then sings their anthem
its football……
the most beautiful game…..
And when the whistle blows
the crowd starts their roar
in the 90 tensed minutes
the players got to score
Football is friendly only in name
because friendliness is not meant for football….
the most beautiful game….
So when the hard tackles go in
and injured fellow goes out
the crowd becomes furious
and starts to shout
Even after breaking one’s leg
there seems to be no shame
because its football….
the most beautiful game….
Poem by Rohan Roy
The beckoning floodlights
still work their magic,
mid slight chill,
scarf snug round the neck.
Blood pulses through arteries,
moving as it should. Heart lifts
with every step towards the stadium.
An old pal texts me from
another game up north.
The name rings a bell.
He’s at a club where my job
was to phone over a few pars
for the Saturday Pink
from a kiosk outside the ground.
Games that I didn’t give a toss about,
dictated to a bored copy taker,
wishing I was somewhere else,
roaring my own team on to promotion.
But then, I remember Larkin’s sigh
it wasn’t the place’s fault I didn’t care.
A goalless draw can happen anywhere.
Poem by Greg Freeman
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