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  1. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    ... is immune from the effects of rising costs, rail strikes, games moved for Sky and Sunderland appears to be closer to other Championship grounds than Bristol City <laugh>

    That's the gist of an article from Bristol World.

    https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/...-sunderland-and-cardiff-city-rank-3839107?amp

    Current average away support:

    Sunderland - 2,760

    Burnley - 2,590

    Cardiff City - 1,918

    Sheffield United - 1,907

    Coventry City - 1,893

    Preston North End - 1,787

    Birmingham City - 1,771

    Middlesbrough - 1,671

    Blackburn Rovers - 1,628

    West Bromwich Albion - 1,589

    Stoke City - 1,584

    Watford - 1,492

    Blackpool - 1,458

    Norwich City - 1,421

    Queens Park Rangers - 1,268

    Hull City - 1,246

    Wigan Athletic - 1,112

    Reading - 932

    Swansea City - 917

    Millwall - 819

    Bristol City - 816

    Luton Town - 688

    Huddersfield Town - 577

    Rotherham United - 571
     
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    Snaggey Well-Known Member

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    I'm sure I read that Sunderland will clock up the most away miles in the Championship.
    The level of our away support never ceases to amaze me really. I think our nearest away game is Hull, which is still 150ish miles, two and a half, maybe 3 hours away.
     
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    Never really gets a mention how far our fans travel, but Newcastle fans get a good mention, what time they set off, how many miles it is for them.
     
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    And to be honest those numbers aren't a true reflection for us as it would be much higher if the grounds catered for us, I'm quite sure we would take more fans to most away games if we were allocated more tickets, we sell or allocation every time, so realistically our numbers would be a lot higher
     
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    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    It's the consistency that's impressive.

    Various clubs have spurts when they take good numbers away, I remember Wigan supporters, when they were winning in L1, posting/boasting about their numbers ..

    ... and Charlton fans, at Wembley, thought they matched our support despite living next door.

    But we just keep turning out year after year no matter how bad things get or how many times we've trudged out of Wembley ...

    ... if only the club can match our efforts.
     
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    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Very good point mate, didn't cross my mind tbh.
     
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    Yeah, they are ****s though
     
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    gelders pie Well-Known Member

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    Anyone know a site that gives attendance figures incl. away numbers for all matches? I’d be interested in working out a miles per fan per year figure.
     
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    I used to like it when they put the crown number on after a game, any idea why they stopped it?
     
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    Boro mate.
     
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    Oh aye, forgot about them!
     
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    Huddersfield is closer also. No doubt we’ve got great away support, though.
     
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    Very easily done , they are very forgettable
     
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    Having a bit of a mare here....
    OK, so apart from boro and Huddersfield, Hull is closest <doh>

    Aquaduct moment?
     
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    Sheff Utd and Rotherham may be quicker to get get to than Hull as well?
     
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    Do you want a bigger shovel, Snaggey <whistle>

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    One of the relevant things as well is that I would guess...and it is only a guess.... a larger percentage of our loyal fans live away from the area.That's the way I've always perceived it.....I don't know whether I'm right or wrong......but I have this idea that a significant number of our away attendance don't actually travel from Sunderland area to the matches,they're dotted around all over the place,which in many cases,makes the travel time a lot less for some. Of course, we always have the longer journey to the home matches!
     
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    Ffs, so apart from boro, Hull, Sheffield and rotherham....it's Hull!!
    <cheers>
     
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    ….. and Preston
     
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