Highest Away Support Averages.

[adrenachrome]

I know Brighton fans are outraged cos they've not been given half our ground for a promotion party and because they gave us extra away tickets at their place.

I have a feeling we will be much more accommodating as the fixture approaches. 

I don't think we will. We'll have already sold tickets in the Witton upper and lower next to them so can't extend the away section and we won't put them anywhere else. Besides, according to that table they won't need them as we'll be giving them 3x their average!

I take your point PWS, but I think a lot of seatwave tickets will be available, and when we played that ghastly game against Liverpool, I was in the P6 block and there were 4 Yourpeen Liverpool fans sitting directly in front of me who did a fair old of dance of delight when the first goal went in.

I know of 6 season ticket holders who will be at Edgbaston on Saturday to watch Warwickshire.

[Deano's Mullet]

I know Brighton fans are outraged cos they've not been given half our ground for a promotion party and because they gave us extra away tickets at their place.

I have a feeling we will be much more accommodating as the fixture approaches. 

I don't think we will. We'll have already sold tickets in the Witton upper and lower next to them so can't extend the away section and we won't put them anywhere else. Besides, according to that table they won't need them as we'll be giving them 3x their average!

All i hear is them moaning that they might as well have more seats as we supposedly won't fill them otherwise cos our ground is never full. Upper trinity will be open i reckon as last game of season.

[Ads]

We're higher than Newcastle because we take more.

1000 extra given to us at Cardiff
1100 officially extra at Fulham
1500 extra at Wednesday
400 extra at Reading

All adds up.

Brighton have no chance of getting any more tickets.

[kippaxvilla2]

The only thing I will say is the original article was from the Meaning Evil and we all know their recent record on accuracy.

[QuintonVilla]

We're higher than Newcastle because we take more.

1000 extra given to us at Cardiff
1100 officially extra at Fulham
1500 extra at Wednesday
400 extra at Reading

All adds up.

Brighton have no chance of getting any more tickets.

They had more at Barnsley, Small Heath, Norwich, and brought more to us than we took to them.

Not saying we're not ahead of them but I think it' should be closer than by 300.

Oh and Newcastle have got 6000 for Cardiff away.

[wittonwarrior]

I think a lot has gone in our favour regarding  our away games this  season.  Apart from Newcastle, Brighton and Norwich (okay and a push Barnsley) all have been within 100 miles or thereabouts.  Newcastle and Leeds have additional miles to travel.  An away game in London is only half the hassle as travelling from Leeds or Newcastle.  Both of  whom like it or not have traditionally had bigger away supports than the Villa  during the time I have been going  to football since the early 70's. 

Okay Leeds have a national support and Newcastle I would put only after Manchester United as having the biggest away following  over my lifetime on average. 

I still think Villa have a tremendous away following but you can  manipulate any table anyway you like.

[PeterWithesShin]

We're higher than Newcastle because we take more.

1000 extra given to us at Cardiff
1100 officially extra at Fulham
1500 extra at Wednesday
400 extra at Reading

All adds up.

Brighton have no chance of getting any more tickets.

Those are all cancelled out by them taking 1300 more to Barnsley, 1000 more to VP than we took to SJP, taking more to Norwich, 1500 more to the Sty.

[kippaxvilla2]

I remember Newcastle not even filling two sections of the old away end at Villa back in the days of standing.  Mirandinha was playing for them at the time.

[QuintonVilla]

We're higher than Newcastle because we take more.

1000 extra given to us at Cardiff
1100 officially extra at Fulham
1500 extra at Wednesday
400 extra at Reading

All adds up.

Brighton have no chance of getting any more tickets.

Those are all cancelled out by them taking 1300 more to Barnsley, 1000 more to VP than we took to SJP, taking more to Norwich, 1500 more to the Sty.

Correct. We had 3300 for Cardiff, they've got 6000 so that will boost their average massively.

[kippaxvilla2]

http://www.11v11.com/matches/aston-villa-v-newcastle-united-14-january-1989-89177/

This very game in fact.

[PeterWithesShin]

They've also had 7K at Blackburn, where we obv haven't played yet. I'm not knocking our support at all, i'm just not convinced we average more than they do.

[MorrisNielson]

On a similar note, total combined attendances for away games puts us on top aswell.
So its not just our fans turning up in numbers - you're only here to see the Villa!

http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2016-2017/2/

[PeterWithesShin]

To counter defending their away support, there is the time they brought the grand sum of 12 to VP in the 70s. According to those that were there.

[QuintonVilla]

Leeds' number is impressive as always. Granted they're having a good season but they've been down here for years and their numbers haven't tailed off. If we stay down here for the same amount of time as them our support would dwindle and we wouldn't take the numbers we have this season.

[PeterWithesShin]

On a similar note, total combined attendances for away games puts us on top aswell.
So its not just our fans turning up in numbers - you're only here to see the Villa!

http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2016-2017/2/

Take out the games between us meaning we are comparing the other 22 away games we both play and they'd be above us.