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Post by sallycat on Jun 27, 2021 22:34:05 GMT
We have to play someone on Boxing Day! You say that but does it even make sense anymore beyond local football? The idea is surely to pair teams whose fans can reach the game on a day there is very little public transport, ensuring a bumper crowd. If this can't be achieved I'd argue its detrimental. Anyway, it is what it is, just gutted to miss out on what was my number 1 most anticipated away trip. There are plenty of other good ones. It's a different approach in the EFL. With bigger and more widespread fanbases, there will always be plenty of supporters who can make it to games. Therefore clubs prefer to have those games likely to pull bigger crowds on days when more fans are likely to be able to travel, i.e. regular Saturdays. Bristol Rovers will probably be quite pleased with this fixture, because they won't be missing out on a huge crowd from one of the better supported clubs. |
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Post by Andy K on Jun 29, 2021 7:19:31 GMT
In addition to all of that, and getting used to the fact that we don't have the "traditional local xmas fixtures" for the first time in 123 years, I expect the majority of other teams will run supporters coaches to every away game this season. Even when we were in the National in recent years, we've struggled to put a coach on. Not because of the numbers of supporters, but more because the majority of our away fans tended to get to away games by other means (car or train), sometimes combining that with overnight stays. If you know you are going to get to a game, even on Boxing Day because there is a coach running, then it automatically becomes less of an issue. In recent years (probably due to how connected Sutton is with the rest of the country by road or rail), a supporters coach has been less of an attraction (and that's no slur whatsoever to those who put the effort into arranging those).
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