You make a good point Yam Yam Baggie.
There are several reasons why we don't have as many away fans; chief amongst these is cost
All of a sudden fans have been faced with a price hike (West Ham £42.00)?
Without wanting to be patronising in any way at all not all of us are 19...sadly those that haven't had their wings clipped by mortgages, children and nagging wives have other equally demanding responsibilties
Yes mate i totally agree. When i am as old as you lot i understand there are other financial commitments. I understand this but only two seasons ago when we were last in the premierleague our away support was better both in numbers and volume.
But like a few people have commented its not just Away games. Home games our average gate is less but i do understand that people wont and cant afford £40 for a game and i do not blame them. But my point is for home games the actual fans that pay the money to get in the ground. If you want to eat sandwiches and bring your packed lunch and watch the game then that is fine by me... but dont sit in the Smethwick end then ! There are several fans that sit in there that dont want to sing and stand up which baffles me. If you want to just watch the game etc then sit in the Halfords Lane or East Stand.
Bu anyway, my point was i understand people dont wish to pay that much for away games and cant afford it but i want to know what has happened to our away support since last time we were in the premier league. The prices havent changed that much. I know our support away is still good but i just dont think its as good as it has been in previous years and just wanted to know why !
Thanks for your replies !