[EastLondonTerrier]

almost as witty and original as when they come to brighton and fans sing 'do you take it up the arse', not only homophobic but it's not even creative. I live in brighton for uni and you could sing all kinds of different songs about the amount of champagne socialists, the fact that pretty much everyone takes drugs. A bit of sophisticated chanting never goes amiss. What happened to the days of singing at bournemouth 'you only work in the summer'.

[WakeyTerrier]

There are some songs that I just refuse to join in with. That's one of them and I stand up when I want to, not when a bunch of hairy arsed chavs think it shows some sort of strange affection for the club.

Lol, I always say that I've gone to the other end of the country and paid to get in, that surely shows I love Town so I don't need to stand up

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almost as witty and original as when they come to brighton and fans sing 'do you take it up the arse', not only homophobic but it's not even creative. I live in brighton for uni and you could sing all kinds of different songs about the amount of champagne socialists, the fact that pretty much everyone takes drugs. A bit of sophisticated chanting never goes amiss. What happened to the days of singing at bournemouth 'you only work in the summer'.

Pretty embarrassing when Town fans have to resort to that sort of chanting, by the way I like a beer or 6 before a game and have sometimes been known to watch a game with one eye closed due to seeing 44players on the pitch and 2 footballs but what I do have that some Town fans don't have is respect for other supporters around me

[Lord Snooty]

Blackpool last season was the last straw for me. Not been away since. Isn't the best idea to get drunk after the match? And why are the obviously too pissed ones being allowed in anyway.

[EastLondonTerrier]

a beer or 6 isn't bad Wakey as like you say you're not affecting the supporters around you for standing up all game, being overly abusive, and causing trouble. I'd prefer it if fans just got to that happy passionate level drunk and not so half-cut they can't see and then wonder why stewards try and eject them or ask them to calm it down. I've never been drunk at any town game and haven't even drunk more than two at a game and i'm a pretty heavy drinker at most occasions outside football. I just know there's a time and a place. Is it worth that stupendous hangover and not remembering the game?

[WakeyTerrier]

It's sometimes worth getting drunk just to try and forget the game :-)

M'Lord, Blackpool will always attract our share of numpties. I can see trouble ahead in Blackpool come our last game of the season. Limited allocation won't stop loads of lads going for the weekend for a lash up, those that don't get tickets will just go to the pub. Add this to the fact it's a bank holiday weekend....it'll be carnage that weekend. That and Blackpool being a shithole(sorry ELT) are the main reasons why I'm trying to book a holiday abroad instead of going to the match, it's probably cheaper to go a weeks all inclusive instead of a weekend in Blackpool as well.(transport,match tickets,accommodation plus food and drink)
I prefer the long distance away days these day, we don't attract half as many numpties to those games(fulham and charlton are probably the exception this season)

[Amelia Chaffinch]

It was the Cardiff fans singing it about themselves, ELT. We don't do chanting like that. We won't sing anything about winning either(when we are).... Won't tempt fate.

[theo_luddite]

Alcohol and testosterone does seem to bring out the worst in folks, and not just blokes sometimes.

I will be having a couple of pre-match drinks in hostelries that to my knowledge aren't often frequented by Town fans, though a few found one of them when we were at Wembley, only to be expected really. Should have time for a swift half before Mr. Branson's train set takes me back to Middle England after the game.

[EastLondonTerrier]

I wasn't referencing the blackpool game guys in case there was any confusion, just referencing what kind of events tend to happen at a very select group of away games. Predominantly london fixtures I've found having been to pretty much half of all away grounds in all 4 divisions give or take a few in my time supporting town since I was 5 before someone pipes up with that usual 'but how many games do you actually go to' discourse. My dad's probably around the 70 ground mark. I know people will say a lot of these people that these are the only big days out they get what with the economic climate and the cost of living crisis but I wish sometimes us town fans would show a little more restraint and enjoy the game (if we're not playing absolute rubbish) a bit less alcohol fuelled. Police are always looking for a reason to carry out some 'social justice' especially in london.

[Terrier1987cas]

What's the point of going if you don't enjoy it. The world is full of misery, my days out watching Town are something I look forward to and enjoy. My enjoyment of watching my football team is often spoilt by miserable fuckers whingeing.
How could anybody not enjoy watching the performance of Jacob Butterfield yesterday. How could anybody not enjoy the way Murray Wallace stuck ex Premier league star Kenwynne Jones in his back pocket.
Don't enjoy watching Town?  Don't bloody go then!

That's the problem, plenty of people who have higher standards are, and will continue to, stop watching Town. The football is woeful (Butterfield aside who I've always maintained is brilliant to watch, although 3 passes aside Saturday is a poor example to use), the manager is spineless, and the atmosphere around the place is dire. Season ticket sales next year will be the lowest they've been in some time, the half-season tickets haven't shifted at all, and plenty of season card holders are even choosing to do other things (Twitter's full of folk who won't be going on Tuesday even though they've already paid). Some people will happily pay to watch that shit and pretend everything's okay, others won't put up with it, and good on them because it's a bloody expensive day out to watch the turgid defensive tripe we're serving up.

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On the drinking too much pre-match discussion (great discussion BTW with some really good points made), I've made a few enemies on Twitter because of my opinion on the matter. I pay probably £1k plus each season watching Town, travel up and down the country, and for the most part (the football this season is depressing) I have a really good time. I go to home games with my mum and away games with my brother, so it's a brilliant excuse to catch up with family at the same time. For the life of me I can't understand people who go to the games (usually away games and as Wakey pointed out certain games are always going to be bad for it) just to get absolutely rat-arsed and not watch the match. 1. they've paid £20+ for a ticket and more on travel, if they wanted to just get pissed they could have gone into their local and spent that on booze 2. They have no sense of self control and the language they use in front of kids is disgusting 3. They talk complete shit about football, I presume they like booze more than football anyway but their knowledge is zero 4. They class themselves as some sort of super fan but why are they any better than the rest of us who make all the long journeys 5. They spit all over the back of my head when singing their god awful songs 6. They're in a massive clique so will stick up for each other no matter what and intimidate other people.

You probably know the lot I'm on about, can't stand it, and they're more than old enough to know better.

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On the drinking too much pre-match discussion (great discussion BTW with some really good points made), I've made a few enemies on Twitter because of my opinion on the matter. I pay probably £1k plus each season watching Town, travel up and down the country, and for the most part (the football this season is depressing) I have a really good time. I go to home games with my mum and away games with my brother, so it's a brilliant excuse to catch up with family at the same time. For the life of me I can't understand people who go to the games (usually away games and as Wakey pointed out certain games are always going to be bad for it) just to get absolutely rat-arsed and not watch the match. 1. they've paid £20+ for a ticket and more on travel, if they wanted to just get pissed they could have gone into their local and spent that on booze 2. They have no sense of self control and the language they use in front of kids is disgusting 3. They talk complete shit about football, I presume they like booze more than football anyway but their knowledge is zero 4. They class themselves as some sort of super fan but why are they any better than the rest of us who make all the long journeys 5. They spit all over the back of my head when singing their god awful songs 6. They're in a massive clique so will stick up for each other no matter what and intimidate other people.

You probably know the lot I'm on about, can't stand it, and they're more than old enough to know better.

[EastLondonTerrier]

Would these fans rather go back to the days of the doldrums in league one? We may be a struggling championship team but I'd rather us here than 8 years ago when our best players were (no disrespect) andy holdsworth, jon worthington and luke beckett.