Bout to nod off here but feel the need to address this whilst it is on my mind. Crawley have pulled off a fairytale, not only by reaching this stage of the world's most famous cup competition but by drawing the most successful team in that competition. For a non league team to achieve this sort of thing is a major coup. However, it becomes less romantic when you realise that Crawley have a very rich fan who likes to give them money. Not only does he give them money but he allowed them to spend more than the entire League 2 (the league above them) combined. Not only that, but today, I watched Soccer Saturday, anticipating a huge windfall off an inspired accumulator (same as every week). I noticed that there was one game delayed. It was Crawley Town v Wrexham. The match was delayed due to crowd congestion. Sorry, crowd congestion? Are you for real? When have Crawley ever had bother with crowd congestion? I presume this related to some sort of (understandable) scheme whereby if you bought a ticket for a league game, you got priority on tickets for the cup game. Oh the FA Cup. How romantic.
I doubt it's due to that - the club sold out their allocation of tickets for the match five days ago. I think it's more due to the match vs Wrexham being against one of their main rivals for the play offs, and probably some of the casual fans who bought tickets purely for the cup clash wanting to actually see the team before the big day. They had an average attendance of around 1,000 last season, but have managed to sell 9,200 tickets for the game vs us. So I'm guessing a fair few Crawley 'fans' have just discovered their love for the team...
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opi...f-the-week-with-Simon-Head-article689595.html crawley are widely hated in non-league football apparently. they're the city of the non-league - lots of money, no class.
Ok as i've said before this is my home town. I used to watch Crawley when i was about 18 but there were so many crowd problems and the drink in the local Half Moon just after was like something from I.D. every week. Fair enough when your 18 but i'm 30 now with 3 kids. Crawley get a regular gate of about 1600 and their stadium is poo. A mate of mine used to sleep in it whenever he and his mrs rowed as he lives round the corner from it. There are 400 season ticket holder's. Yet as i understand the 9000 ticket allocation went in the blink of an eye, and Crawley i hear are asking for a bigger allocation. My Brother's (2 united fan's and a spud *spit*), loads of my work mates and even a friend of the mrs are all going up to Manchester. I keep hearing about coaches of 40+ loads of fella's all going up for the weekend so i'd imagine the clubs of Manchester will take a huge hit that night. The amount of people intending to go up and come back in the same day is ridiculous, and having done that journey up the M6 toll many times you'd think they'd listen to me just what a nightmare that is going to be. Crawley's a **** hole, i hate living here and i'd move tomorrow if i could. Locally if you mention you are from Crawley people tend to back away from you. For example, this is what Crawley Town were known for before this..... http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/news/...ild-rapes/article-2774502-detail/article.html
Well i was offered my normal stretford ticket's i get for this game but i thought whats the point, united will put out a second string.
It's worth seeing your local team play against the team you've always supported, even though you know they'll lose.
Closer to 5,000, but like you said almost never full. They seem to have lots of fans who pitch up for the big games (they had around 3,300 for their last match against promotion rivals), but don't bother when they're playing lower league conference teams.
They used to be based next to the fire station across the road from me and you could just watch through the gaps in the fences before they built the new stadium.
Another armchair fan thinks he knows something about football. Born in Crawley supports a team in Manchester, football fan? nope just a glory hunting tv fan!
http://theyellowbelly.blogspot.com/2011/02/to-set-record-straight.html A very interesting blog I found on another forum. I tend to refer to "armchair fans" ect as football "fans" and "born and bred" season ticket holders as "Supporters".
Yes i was born in 1980, the 80's were full of Glory for united fan's. Are you more of a fan if you travel 1 mile or 250 miles to watch your team?.
It would depend on how many games you actually went to. I'm a season ticket holder at Crawley Town, and have been for the last 6 years. Supporting your side every week win or lose is for more enjoyable than supporting a team from your armchair. The stadium is no old trafford, but we are a non league side...what do you expect? Man Utd will win on Saturday, but I will be far more proud of my team than I think you will.
Have you read what i've said? I was born into a completely United family, from Manchester who moved down south. I went to the majority of Crawley games when i was 18 and the trouble at the half moon (If you're truly a Crawley fan you'd know what i mean) turned me away completely. If i was a glory hunter i'd be taking the many ticket's in the away end i've been offered, i've even spurned my usual seats in the Stretford end. If you live in Crawley then you'd agree its **** hole, if you live in Broadfield i'm suprised you've still got a PC and it hasn't been burgled out of your house. Do you play for a Saturday league or Sunday league in Crawley?
please log in to view this image ive seen bigger ****holes still hate crawley though. man city of the lower leagues
My daughter was born in Moscow. Does that mean she has to support CSKA, even tho' none of her family does? We're probably going to end up living near London due to work, but she damn sure won't support Chelsea...
