Bristol Oil Services Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Wigan took 3,800 to Preston today. A round trip of 36 miles. Blackburn took 2400 to Bolton, 14 miles away (on TV I think, so probably lower than normal). When Bolton play Wigan, it is 11 miles to travel. When Bolton go to Sheffield (53 miles) or Wigan go to Sheffield (62) they'll be packing an overnight bag. Same for their trips to Rotherham, Leeds and Stoke. Imagine if we had more than a third of our away days being shorter trips than Reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Very true, got to feel even more for the likes of Carlisle and Plymouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 The trouble is, when you look at teams around us....sags, Cheltenham, forest green, Swindon, Oxford, Yeovil, Exeter, Newport even if they were playing in the same division, most have shit little grounds with minimal away capacity. The downfalls of not being in a historical hotbed of football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 it is what it is, we can't really change our geographical position, can we. Far more teams worse off than us in terms of distances to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, poland_exile said: it is what it is, we can't really change our geographical position, can we. Far more teams worse off than us in terms of distances to travel. Factual, and to the point: a 'good' post, by any standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 hour ago, sglosbcfc said: Very true, got to feel even more for the likes of Carlisle and Plymouth. Must be a 800 mile round trip when they play each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Robbored said: Must be a 800 mile round trip when they play each other. Exeter have had Hartlepool away on a Tuesday night on occasions - absolute madness! 700 mile round trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 37 minutes ago, poland_exile said: it is what it is, we can't really change our geographical position, can we. Far more teams worse off than us in terms of distances to travel. The OP says in the Championship, and makes a good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 12 hours ago, Moments of Pleasure said: Wigan took 3,800 to Preston today. A round trip of 36 miles. Blackburn took 2400 to Bolton, 14 miles away (on TV I think, so probably lower than normal). When Bolton play Wigan, it is 11 miles to travel. When Bolton go to Sheffield (53 miles) or Wigan go to Sheffield (62) they'll be packing an overnight bag. Same for their trips to Rotherham, Leeds and Stoke. Imagine if we had more than a third of our away days being shorter trips than Reading? It’s a fair point. Our “local” within 100-130 miles away support is very good. Anything over that and it’s pretty poor, apart from big occasion games. What other teams could possibly improve this for us in the near future..? Cardiff in place of Middlesbrough. Fulham coming back down. Thats about it really. The likes of Plymouth, Rovers, Exeter, Newport, Cheltenham, Swindon, Oxford, Wycombe etc are more likely to be the visiting team in the new Flyers arena, than regular championship opposition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 hour ago, poland_exile said: it is what it is, we can't really change our geographical position, can we. Far more teams worse off than us in terms of distances to travel. Partly true, it is what it is. 59 minutes ago, ... said: Factual, and to the point: a 'good' post, by any standards. And yet there aren't "far more teams worse off than us". According to the Statzone only 4 teams travel further, average wise. I do agree we just have to suck it up as there's nothing we can do about distances . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagon Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 There isn't anything we can do about distances but we could have better subsidised travel for the longer distances. The people that travel will always travel but it may encourage a few others to go if it was cheaper to get there and back. Also for me living in Weston if I rely on coach travel coming back from some of the away games I don't make my last train back from Bristol if it's the evening away ones. Can get really expensive then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifford Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 I'd interested to see if away attendances have any affect on team performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 42 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Partly true, it is what it is. And yet there aren't "far more teams worse off than us". According to the Statzone only 4 teams travel further, average wise. I do agree we just have to suck it up as there's nothing we can do about distances . How is it 314 miles from Bristol to Norwich, but only 279 miles from Norwich to Swansea..?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, Gifford said: I'd interested to see if away attendances have any affect on team performance. How would you determine that..?! I’ve seen us win away with a few hundred there and be stuffed when we’ve taken thousands. Ive also seen us win in front of thousands and seen us stuffed in front of a few hundred. It doesn’t directly impact performance, is just better to hear supportive voices than derogatory ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 52 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Partly true, it is what it is. And yet there aren't "far more teams worse off than us". According to the Statzone only 4 teams travel further, average wise. I do agree we just have to suck it up as there's nothing we can do about distances . and the lesson is.... Swansea, go and play in your own country's league and the same for the other 2 pointer, 20th 20th 20th 20th lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Robbored said: Must be a 800 mile round trip when they play each other. If either club gave a **** about their carbon footprint, they would play all joint fixtures at the half way point. They could then sell their respective grounds for affordable housing, and buy a stake holding in Port Vale's ground. If anyone running either club had any formal training in business management, then they would have done this years ago. Morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 13 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: How is it 314 miles from Bristol to Norwich, but only 279 miles from Norwich to Swansea..?! Because Robbie Savage did the calculations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: and the lesson is.... Swansea, go and play in your own country's league and the same for the other 2 pointer lot Guess who was once dumped by a Welsh woman??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, ... said: Guess who was once dumped by a Welsh woman??? You leave Catherine Zeta-Jones out of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: How is it 314 miles from Bristol to Norwich, but only 279 miles from Norwich to Swansea..?! Neither number right according to google maps (albeit I just put the place rather than the stadium) Bristol-Norwich 240 miles Swansea-Norwich 309 miles. Stadium to stadium it is 244 and 313 miles respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 38 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: How is it 314 miles from Bristol to Norwich, but only 279 miles from Norwich to Swansea..?! Reading it wrong!! That graphic says Swansea’s shortest trip is us at 83 miles and longest trip is Norwich at 314 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 2 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: The OP says in the Championship, and makes a good point. True, I missed that, but I'm still baffled by the post - the make-up of the Championship changes from season to season: one year we might have Cardiff, Swindon, the Brum clubs, Pymouth, the Gas (shudder), the next we might have Newcastle, Sunderland, Carlisle, etc. Short of campaigning for regional leagues, I can't see what can be done. Pretty much all teams apart from those in London or the Midlands have been hard done by at times. If there is a cause of complaint, then let that be being sent to far-flung places for evening matches or over holiday periods, etc, or having matches rescheduled for ridiculous times due to TV or police interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipps69 Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 Blackburn v Leeds at Ewood Park & Leeds have taken 7,600 supporters!! Whatever you say about them, that’s a fair old number to take away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Tipps69 said: Blackburn v Leeds at Ewood Park & Leeds have taken 7,600 supporters!! Whatever you say about them, that’s a fair old number to take away. Hate Leeds but their fans travel well and make lots of noise. Fairplay for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Tipps69 said: Blackburn v Leeds at Ewood Park & Leeds have taken 7,600 supporters!! Whatever you say about them, that’s a fair old number to take away. Tinpot as **** though from Blackburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, JoeAman08 said: Hate Leeds but their fans travel well and make lots of noise. Fairplay for that I seriously think Leeds will go up this season......and we'll get Cardiff as their replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Tipps69 said: Blackburn v Leeds at Ewood Park & Leeds have taken 7,600 supporters!! Whatever you say about them, that’s a fair old number to take away. One club in a big city with supporters from all over the country, that’s the reasons why they get those sort of numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 21 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: I seriously think Leeds will go up this season......and we'll get Cardiff as their replacement. Idk they don’t have much depth. I’ll have to wait and see them in January and Feb. They remind me a bit of us last season. Roofe a kind of converted striker playing well(injured as of late) a high pressing team and they rely quite heavily on their first XI. A lot of plaudits said we were a promotion side when they saw us first half of the season. We just weren’t Leeds so never got as much coverage nationally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipps69 Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Portland Bill said: One club in a big city with supporters from all over the country, that’s the reasons why they get those sort of numbers. They have plenty of ‘big-ish’ clubs around them in Yorkshire that will no doubt take some of the floating fans. We by comparison, don’t really have anyone to compete with for the floating supporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Portland Bill said: One club in a big city with supporters from all over the country, that’s the reasons why they get those sort of numbers. We only have one club in a big city too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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