
Originally Posted by
Richard Head
AWAY DAYS. Travel to away matches is not recommended, if you can stay up late enough to watch your lot feature last on the Football League show and they happen to score you might here a small cheer from the 38 hardy souls who have braved the 600 mile round trip. If you do travel try to keep any pre match optimism under control, this can be very dangerous, just because you are making the effort doesn't mean the players are going to. It starts pissing down at 2.30 and by 6.00 when you are eating pie and chips in a greasy chip shop it Turns to snow. Fast forward to 8.30, it's half time, you are 3-0 down, cold miserable, 300 miles from home and being mocked by some local chavs who have moved into the corner and you wonder why you bothered