Who travels the furthest to get to home games then?

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Well, some of us know a lad who pops in from Australia once a year - beat that! And another well known 'old timer (heh heh) from Selangore Malaysia. Always here for the finale.

Mike is a mere 160 miles round trip from my wine lake. And if anyone else says 'this is a local team for local people' there you f-ucking will be having some trouble, here.

 

[Goldstone1976]

And if anyone else says 'this is a local team for local people' there you f-ucking will be having some trouble, here.

Well, speaking for myself, I was once local (back in the mid 70s), which is when I started supporting the Albion. Work commitments meant I had to move out of the area but, of course, once you've picked your team (or it has picked you), you're stuck with it for life, aren't you? I suspect that many who travel long distances to follow the Albion are very similar.

The "local team for local people" comment was either fishing or offensive - take your pick!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The young Miss Bracknell once travelled from Fiji to get to see Adam Virgo score his goal in the play-off semifinal against Swindon. But that was a mere one-way trip and obviously doesn't count.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

160 approx

 

[TheMajor]

Name the acceptable radius then?

30 miles.

 

[Glawstergull]

30 miles.

What do you think your precious attendance would be if we use your 30 mile radius rule?

 

[Goldstone1976]

What do you think your precious attendance would be if we use your 30 mile radius rule?

He's !!

 

[gatwickseagull07]

Mines approximately 400 mile round trip from somerset tomorrow. share my season ticket with my dad, but unfortunately i can't make every game due to work & cost from somerset

 

[portlock seagull]

Me and my 3 young lads are STs in the North Stand and have a round trip of 264 miles every home game, we're on the north Bucks/Northamptonshire border. We like to make a day of it, so on a Saturday we leave home about 9.30am and get home about 10.15am, so a 13 hour day, and just back to local pub for MOTD.

It's about the same round trip for us to go to Leeds v Brighton!

I've been a fan for 38 years, and my 3 lads a total of 33 years between them.

This is a fine example of parenting today. And good to hear I'm not the only Bucks outpost.

 

[willow147]

Well, speaking for myself, I was once local (back in the mid 70s), which is when I started supporting the Albion. Work commitments meant I had to move out of the area but, of course, once you've picked your team (or it has picked you), you're stuck with it for life, aren't you? I suspect that many who travel long distances to follow the Albion are very similar.

The "local team for local people" comment was either fishing or offensive - take your pick!

Same situation here, if anyone thinks that I should support my now local team they can go and do one, there is no way I will support Gillingham.

 

[swindonseagull]

This is a fine example of parenting today. And good to hear I'm not the only Bucks outpost.

250 miles round trip

 

[mr sheen]

360 mile round trip from Notts

 

[downham seagull]

330 round trip from Norfolk or going back to the 1980's is another measurement, they think Maggie is still PM up here and we still have half day closing on a Wednesday!

 

[Skaville]

Two hour journey each way from Queens Park. ****ing Barber!

 

[poidy]

156 mile round trip. Will make the most out of this relatively short journey as in all probability it'll be going up to 296 soon

 

[m20gull]

Same situation here, if anyone thinks that I should support my now local team they can go and do one, there is no way I will support Gillingham.

And if anyone thinks I should start supporting my nearest club in South London they can definitely do one; even if they are in the Premier League this season.

 

[raz_18]

Just over 180 round trip from Essex

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

There's 3 Essex Seagulls so far...and me makes 4! Used to get the train but can't face it anymore as the Saturday carriages are full of Happy Hammers, Spurs knobheads and, when it gets to Stratford, Millwall....now I drive so 170 odd miles door to door.

 

[BobbySmith]

My friends come from
Huddersfield, 257 miles, although they stay over sometimes, but they see at least half the games.

 

[doug7126]

When I was in the army I was posted in Bielefeld(Germany) and went to Cheltenham away in the fa cup 1-1 draw I think Doug loft scored in the dying seconds I never did it again it was such a long journey.