Crawley Town opinion: The number of miles travelled by Reds fan will reduce next season

By Mark Dunford
Published 30th May 2022, 08:33 BST
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More statistics this week, but this time it’s based on the number of miles you would have travelled to watch the Reds last season compared to how many you will have to travel next season.

Some of us, of course, are lucky enough to travel to most, if not all, of our games.

My hat, if I wore one, would now be coming off as a mark of respect to all Crawley Town fans who support the team when and where they can, regardless of whether that’s for one home game, all the games both home and away, or any permutation in between.

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Last year we travelled a total of 7562 league miles, there and back, and I know there will be some fans who completed that feat.

Darrell Clarke, Manager of Port Vale celebrates with the Sky Bet League Two Trophy (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)Darrell Clarke, Manager of Port Vale celebrates with the Sky Bet League Two Trophy (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
Darrell Clarke, Manager of Port Vale celebrates with the Sky Bet League Two Trophy (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

That would have included me, in my youth, but now I’m only able to claim 850 mileage points for last season, those games being Colchester, Orient, Sutton, Stevenage and Oldham. Two wins, two losses and a draw, anybody would think we were a mid-table side.

For some of us, even a home game is like an away game, with supporters travelling from such far-flung places as Dundee, Cockermouth, Liverpool, Leeds and Cheltenham to see their heroes in action.

Next season, the number of miles travelled will reduce by an as yet unknown number, due to the League Two play-off between Mansfield Town