the away end wasn't very full, considering they a well supported London club, and football was easily accessible, pay on the door, no history no reference and big allocations. Ricky villa was going to get booed, we was at war with his country a war which had the support of the British people, unlike Afghanistan and Iraq. People weren't shy to show their patriotism then either
I think in the eighties the away end was only regularly filled by Liverpool, United, Small Heath and Smethwick. Possibly Arsenal and Wolves too on occasions.
