Blackpool Shrimp wrote:What a massive club Pompey really are ..... 953 fans at Carlisle today (800 mile round trip)
Pompey have always had an amazing away following, the 657 Crew being the most notorious. I was a season ticket holder for a few years, and the 1992/93 was one to remember...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%E2%8 ... vision_Twohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhH9h9XQCcQGuy Whittingham was scoring for fun, got 47 that season, ably supported by the mesmerizing Paul Walsh...
http://www.pompeyrama.com/pompey-fc-squad-47.htmlI didn't go to many away games, but had the chance to get a seat in a mini-bus to Sunderland for the last away game. A win would have guaranteed promotion to the Premier League.
4,500 travelled to Roker Park. Highlight on the way was passing that idiot John PFC Westwood's van, which had conked-out on the A1...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQTfdlbrQAwAnyway, it was a huge day. An away win was nailed on, but somebody had forgotten to tell Sunderland. Amazing crowd, Pompey's 4,500 made a racket, but Sunderland's 17,000 snuffled it.
Pompey didn't turn-up and got hammered 4-1. Had two players sent off, and it was a long drive back down to the south coast.
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