A Crawley Fan

[Dave]

To be honest whilst i fully understand what brucie is saying,i do not think that a number of Crawley fans in the home will cause any problems.

The reason i say this is,going back to that awful day when we lost to Exeter in the play-off's they had loads of fans in the home ends,in fact there was about 20 odd stood right behind me,if there was any game where things would kick-off it would have been that one with away fans in the home end,and it passed off with out any trouble at all.

I also think the club have handled this wrongly,they should have put advanced tickets on general sale so exiled fans could have got there local based friends to get tickets for them instead of have to travel and hope for the best,many are going to have to come down and que up at 1.45,which will mean lost revenue from boots/laces.

That said i fully understand why the club have gone down the road of not making this all ticket,and seem unconcerned about away fans entering in the home end,recently Tufc fans record of turning up and supporting there team is pretty poor,saturday we 2300 mainly thanks to 400 plus gills fans,it grates me to see home match after home the same exiled fans there ,Wales based,London based,the lads from Southampton are there as often as they can,yet there are so called Tufc fans who can not be arsed to walk 5 minutes up to the ground.

We can talk all we like about the long term sustainability of Crawley,however if our own fans do not wake up soon,we need to start worring about our long term sustainability as a football league club.

[wodger of awabia]

Don't think you'll have a problem mate, try and go towards the away end in the Popular side and you'll be fine. Yes we have idiots but we have a majority of decents. Pop into the Boots and laces before hand and take up local advice as to where to stand if you like. Enjoy your day.

I agree I don't think there will be a problem.
However I.M.O. it is not a good idea to go towards the away end of the popular side. This will identify you as a Crawley fan & those d###head stewards will be looking for Crawley fans there. It is better to spread yourselves out into small groups and use all of the ground except the central areas of the "pop" stand.
If you do this you will certainly have a trouble free afternoon.G-Day!

[wodger of awabia]

So as one of those who is faced with the prospect of a long drive, having to turn up on spec and hope I get in, I should be happy that oppostion fans should be going in the home end. You cannot compare this game with Barrow away at all.
Space is going to be at a premium, its going to be a highly charged atmosphere, not to mention the two tossers in charge of Crawley who are quite capable of starting World War 3 without any other help.
Its only going to take one idiot from either set of supporters) to start a problem.
Its just asking for trouble.

I.M.O. the match will not be a sell out. Seeing Crawley on a cold &, or wet January afternoon will hold little interest for the casual supporter.

[gullsflyinghigh]

I.M.O. the match will not be a sell out. Seeing Crawley on a cold &, or wet January afternoon will hold little interest for the casual supporter.

Trust me, the biggest game of a club's season holds great interest for the casual supporter.

All my 'one-game-a-season' mates are going to this game. In my opinion, it will be close to if not a sell out.

[wodger of awabia]

Trust me, the biggest game of a club's season holds great interest for the casual supporter.

All my 'one-game-a-season' mates are going to this game. In my opinion, it will be close to if not a sell out.

Wrong! the biggest game will hopefully be the 5th. round tie at home against Hereford, or even play off games! :S

[oldcodger]

Would just like to thank the true football supporters of TQFC for their kind words of support and advice regarding Crawley proposed trip of none ticketed loyal fans.

Different to my original post I have decided not to go, mainly due to the fact I do not fancy the possibility of none entry and also of the anticipated long queues, also if it was a sell our it would be wrong to deprive the home support (I know how I would feel).

I am confident both sets of supporters will behave themselves and have a great day.

What ever the result on Saturday may I wish you all the very best for the rest of the season and look forward to a meeting in the leaue in the not too distant future.

Best regards oldodger”

[ferrarilover]

Blimey, maybe when Evans was collecting all his, fat, retarded, recessive genetic material, you are the chap to whom God gave all the left over dominantness (yes, it's a word.)

If only you didn't have that **** and his sister in charge, we MIGHT come dislike CTFC a little less.

Matt.