Albion travelling en masse

[Woodsetton Wolf]

They were suffering the same problems as us at the time (unemployment, hooliganism, aging facilities etc.) and their attendances were hit equally hard given that they were in the top division - most of the **** takers probably don't even know how low their gates were. Same as the fact that they don't realise that prior to the local authority shake up, West Bromwich was also in Staffordshire along with Wolvo.

Albion's last 9 attendances in Division 1 in 1985/86

Arsenal 9,165
Newcastle United 9,100
Queens Park Rangers 9,016
Coventry City 8,831
Leicester City 8,626
Nottingham Forest 7,901
Ipswich Town 7,720
Southampton 7,325
Sheffield Wednesday 6,201

I’ve done that before on a FB debate, funnily enough they didn’t reply back!!

 

[TFWanderers]

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[TFWanderers]

They've never travelled well unless Baggies travel is free.

Sent tickets back to Wolves in the past.

Regularly take the smaller allocation at Stoke.

Frequently under 1,000 at Liverpool.

Blues travel better considering their league position.

In general we do travel well but if the price isn't right, we don't turn up whereas the likes of Leeds and Villa do, no matter the price.

I don't think that's a bad thing, just shows we're not going to get mugged off by other clubs.

 

[oldgoldheart]

Just reading the big fuss about Albion’s travelling away support this weekend.

West Brom set to be backed by biggest away following in the league for more than six years

Such is their good form the fans are pouring out the woodwork to support them with their biggest following in years.

Must be a big number right? Over 5000? 6000+ maybe?

Must be good support to require such an article...

Er, 3200 sold. Nearly 3200 that is.

3200.

Three thousand, two hundred.

Expecting to see best fans in the world claims being made again based on such a humongous travelling support. They’re simply massive.

3200 (nearly 3200), on a Saturday, to the far flung outpost that is Wigan. I think Fosun bought the wrong club.

Didnt we take almost 10k to mk dons in league one?.....

 

[WW1963]

Just reading the big fuss about Albion’s travelling away support this weekend.

West Brom set to be backed by biggest away following in the league for more than six years

Such is their good form the fans are pouring out the woodwork to support them with their biggest following in years.

Must be a big number right? Over 5000? 6000+ maybe?

Must be good support to require such an article...

Er, 3200 sold. Nearly 3200 that is.

3200.

Three thousand, two hundred.

Expecting to see best fans in the world claims being made again based on such a humongous travelling support. They’re simply massive.

3200 (nearly 3200), on a Saturday, to the far flung outpost that is Wigan. I think Fosun bought the wrong club.

Seriously assumed it would be around the ten thousand we took in League One.

LOL LOL LOL

 

[Edgmond Wolf]

Didnt we take almost 10k to mk dons in league one?.....

Yep filled the place

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Didnt we take almost 10k to mk dons in league one?.....

Aye we did, not quite as many at Stevenage the following Tuesday (we did sell out though). To be frank the whole MKD thing was a little cringeworthy and best forgotten IMHO.

 

[Golden Arrow]

Just reading the big fuss about Albion’s travelling away support this weekend.

West Brom set to be backed by biggest away following in the league for more than six years

Such is their good form the fans are pouring out the woodwork to support them with their biggest following in years.

Must be a big number right? Over 5000? 6000+ maybe?

Must be good support to require such an article...

Er, 3200 sold. Nearly 3200 that is.

3200.

Three thousand, two hundred.

Expecting to see best fans in the world claims being made again based on such a humongous travelling support. They’re simply massive.

3200 (nearly 3200), on a Saturday, to the far flung outpost that is Wigan. I think Fosun bought the wrong club.

Don't supporters of all teams come out of the woodwork when they can smell success.

 

[Edgmond Wolf]

Aye we did, not quite as many at Stevenage the following Tuesday (we did sell out though). To be frank the whole MKD thing was a little cringeworthy and best forgotten IMHO.

I loved it

 

[Deleted member 3518]

I loved it

Come on Geoff we were **** that night, stopped over in MK till the Tuesday and we were absolutely ****ing crap.

 

[oldgoldheart]

Aye we did, not quite as many at Stevenage the following Tuesday (we did sell out though). To be frank the whole MKD thing was a little cringeworthy and best forgotten IMHO.

I went to both games and enjoyed the win and even the 0-0mdraw. My point was that we could muster 10k whereas the mighty albion probably couldnt

 

[Edgmond Wolf]

Come on Geoff we were **** that night, stopped over in MK till the Tuesday and we were absolutely ****ing crap.

I loved that we took 10000 to MKDs....their concourses were good too

 

[Deleted member 3518]

I went to both games and enjoyed the win and even the 0-0mdraw. My point was that we could muster 10k whereas the mighty albion probably couldnt

They possibly could with a mega-campaign to prove how "big" they were.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

I loved that we took 10000 to MKDs....their concourses were good too

Each to their own, not one of my favourite trips that season.

 

[Hsvwolf]

Blimey ......Greggs in the high street will be the next closure with 3 200 of them out of town for one afternoon

 

[Keith maniac]

You're exaggerating mate. It was 954,000, a similar amount to Chorley

Is it me or is that Chorley joke getting a bit old?

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Wouldn't include Derby there.

1500 or so in April when they're fifth traveling to top, 40 odd miles up the road was **** poor.

Those missing away fans missed the magical goal from the magic man...

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Is it me or is that Chorley joke getting a bit old?

It's been going for many years now, and will never age.

 

[TFWanderers]

Is it me or is that Chorley joke getting a bit old?

And I've never heard someone say how many we actually took....

 

[Dudleywolf]

You're exaggerating mate. It was 954,000, a similar amount to Chorley

Boring

 

[Dudleywolf]

Nothing to see here.......they still have another 57000 to go to beat our away record and we were in a lower league.
OK it was a cup game and not a league game but we were up north so only a medium travel away game.........

Still boring

 

[Dudleywolf]

Is it me or is that Chorley joke getting a bit old?

It's not just you, it ****es me off to be honest,, if you went, you know who you were I have never met anyone claiming to have gone who didn't, just people making a joke about our support

 

[Dubwolf71]

It's not just you, it ****es me off to be honest,, if you went, you know who you were I have never met anyone claiming to have gone who didn't, just people making a joke about our support

I always thought the Chorley joke was about getting beaten by them, it being a new low for the club and when things got better everyone claimed they were there.

i could be wrong as I wasn't there. Was I alone?

 

[Deleted member 4594]

It's not just you, it ****es me off to be honest,, if you went, you know who you were I have never met anyone claiming to have gone who didn't, just people making a joke about our support

I was only 6 at the time so couldn’t go Totally agree the joke is boring, game was 32 ****ing years ago.

 

[Boon2]

Didn't go to Chorley but I did go to Carlisle (paid the coach fee too) and it was cold. At least saw some fireworks over the town but none on the pitch.
I would have thought a few more than 900 but I'm no good at estimating crowd numbers.

 

[Baboon]

Attendance at Carlisle was 5,369 including 1,335 Wolves fans. Free coach travel. A very cold night.

 

[Floyd Man]

Re Chorley - It's a social media thing, which wasn't about when it actually happened. Wolves fans have taken control of a situation which was a total disaster back then. For what it's worth I wasn't at any of the games as at the time I was skint with four kids and had to pick my matches (though I was at Carlisle ). For anybody who finds it 'boring' it ain't gonna go away any time soon

 

[JadeWolf]

How did they do? Assuming those 3200 fans roared them to victory?