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Post by brewersinramland on Jan 21, 2020 9:30:39 GMT
As Brewersdownsouth, our support was primarily watching the Albion at away matches from Conference through to 2016. Since moving back up here it's switched to mainly home matches. I was pondering the other day what a different experience it has been. I feel more disappointed by a defeat and strangely, it sometimes seems we're less together as supporters at home.
Perhaps it's about expectation at home and 'against all odds' away. Or perhaps I'm becoming more of a grump. The MK Dons game the other night was a classic backs to the wall away performance yet as it was at home it felt more of a struggle than it should have done.
The following quote from an article in The Athletic (home of the wonderful Broomo article) sums up the feeling of the football professional.
“I do think there is a psychological aspect at play,” explains one former Premier League manager. “It is on everyone involved in the game, almost expecting a good result when you play at home and perhaps a more out-of-your-hands result when you play away from home.”
As I reminisced with someone the other day, how I miss meeting up with random Albion supporters in away pubs and smiling broadly after yet another unexpected away triumph.
Is it just me, or is it different a long way from home?
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Post by WestEnder on Jan 21, 2020 10:57:03 GMT
The atmosphere is better away when we take 200 fans compared to what it is at home, why that is I have no idea but it’s been like that for a good 6 years or so. I enjoy away games massively compared to home ones but again I don’t really know why that is, maybe we need to build a social club like we had at Eton Park.
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Post by trevor1946 on Jan 21, 2020 11:31:45 GMT
Away from home a brewers shirt or scalf brings a sense of belonging and a togetherness against the odds, when home supporters massively out number you. And fighting for a point seems well earned,and a win simply fantastic. to lose means if you get anything away from home its a bonus. Home matches fans expectation are a win and a draw means disappointment ,losing is not on the menu. Non-league it was a more even playing field for us, But League football was just a dream, teams we play today even home matches we are against clubs a lot bigger than us, At bigger clubs the pressure for a home win is far bigger, Sheff Wed = Nottm Forest a lot of fans walked out at half time,and both are having good seasons
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Post by jackbrewer on Jan 21, 2020 12:37:23 GMT
I think as well the supporters are grouped together away from home, but at home people have their favourite places and are spread all round the ground..
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Post by sinfinbovril on Jan 21, 2020 21:17:38 GMT
If anyone can stretch their minds back......In our first League Two season (I think) we played Rotherham at the Don Valley and drew 2-2, with a late equaliser. Brewers fans were incredible, tucked away in a corner. The Rotherham fans were silent. Not just the typical "Shall we sing a song for you?" but we couldn't hear them all match. Silence.
Who were among the noisiest set of fans at the Pirelli that season. Yeah....go figure. Them, Port Vale & Notts County. Remember playing all those little clubs?
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Post by brewersinramland on Jan 21, 2020 21:46:18 GMT
If anyone can stretch their minds back......In our first League Two season (I think) we played Rotherham at the Don Valley and drew 2-2, with a late equaliser. Brewers fans were incredible, tucked away in a corner. The Rotherham fans were silent. Not just the typical "Shall we sing a song for you?" but we couldn't hear them all match. Silence. Who were among the noisiest set of fans at the Pirelli that season. Yeah....go figure. Them, Port Vale & Notts County. Remember playing all those little clubs? That was a very strange stadium. It was difficult to work out as to whether there was any noise coming from the other sections.
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Post by otep on Jan 22, 2020 21:51:53 GMT
If anyone can stretch their minds back......In our first League Two season (I think) we played Rotherham at the Don Valley and drew 2-2, with a late equaliser. Brewers fans were incredible, tucked away in a corner. The Rotherham fans were silent. Not just the typical "Shall we sing a song for you?" but we couldn't hear them all match. Silence. Who were among the noisiest set of fans at the Pirelli that season. Yeah....go figure. Them, Port Vale & Notts County. Remember playing all those little clubs? It was better than that. I was there and it was 3-3. We were 3-0 down at half time and Shaun Harrad scored a second half hat-trick.
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Post by britty on Jan 22, 2020 22:32:55 GMT
Every away day feels new and different. There is a general higher level of anticipation as you venture in to new territory. The familiarity of a home game just doesn't capture this for many people.
I think in any walk of life, success when you are a minority just is that little bit better. Boro away last season did that for me - that feeling walking back through the underpass after the game, surrounded by thousands of disgruntled Boro fans after a smash and grab in their manor. Happy days.
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Post by colstoncrawford on Jan 24, 2020 23:54:46 GMT
Every away day feels new and different. There is a general higher level of anticipation as you venture in to new territory. The familiarity of a home game just doesn't capture this for many people. I think in any walk of life, success when you are a minority just is that little bit better. Boro away last season did that for me - that feeling walking back through the underpass after the game, surrounded by thousands of disgruntled Boro fans after a smash and grab in their manor. Happy days. Agreed. Felt just like that walking away from Huddersfield's ground after that 1-0.
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Post by mikeyboy on Jan 25, 2020 10:34:16 GMT
Every away day feels new and different. There is a general higher level of anticipation as you venture in to new territory. The familiarity of a home game just doesn't capture this for many people. I think in any walk of life, success when you are a minority just is that little bit better. Boro away last season did that for me - that feeling walking back through the underpass after the game, surrounded by thousands of disgruntled Boro fans after a smash and grab in their manor. Happy days. Agreed. Felt just like that walking away from Huddersfield's ground after that 1-0. I couldn’t stop laughing as we did.
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Post by fergo on Jan 25, 2020 10:40:03 GMT
Agreed. Felt just like that walking away from Huddersfield's ground after that 1-0. I couldn’t stop laughing as we did. I don't think I have celebrated a goal quite like that one from Jackson. I remember it all still was like in slow motion. Marvin down the wing and Irvine making that run to get there. Sweet.
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