I can't speak for everyone Quoonbeatz. For me, it has varied over the years. Single, married, family, work, widowhood, funds, all affect, as for everyone. I used to have a 100 mile limit - 200 round trip, many years ago. Plus a pilgrimage to Turf Moor, which involved family for weekend...costly. Money was very tight.quoonbeatz wrote:i think the number of people who go to mainly away games rather than home games will be small and they will do it that way because they live nearer the away games.
if they're making an effort to go to away games and its not about distance, why not make the same effort for home games?
Later, there was hardly any matches, that close, so I extended to 150 each way. Later still, 170 each way, which took in Stoke and Nottm/Derby.
I increased the pilgrimages, as finance eased, with age and grown family.
My wife died and to offset grief and to 'commit to something' I became a season ticket holder. Now 3 seasons. The 235m journey each way is a slog, especially last season, when I drove mostly up and back in a day/night.
Nonetheless, even though I could watch every match on my Firestick, I make the journeys, sing for the Clarets and concentrate like mad, to keep the ball out of our net and put it in there net!
Overall, I have 3990 points. Some matches have not registered, most have. They are hard earned points, mostly 10 a match and not all the matches of my youth.
To assist in getting tickets, when suddenly we had success, I became a shareholder. Sadly, that did not count this time.
If I lived in Burnley, I would have had 8000+ points no matter what.
I hope, it paints a picture of a consistently loyal supporter. There are many, 'awayers' like me. In the dark days, I saw the same faces over and over, open terraces, wind, rain, snow, for, ice etc. We still made the trip.
