we have a great fanbase that is up there at the top. opposition managers say that when they come to Goodison they expect a tough game with a very partizan crowd, and usually get exactly that. the likes of arsenal, ushoited, chelsea play to big home crowds but can crack under the goodison barrage.
we also sell our full away allocation, and in some cases more tickets are made available because the opposition can't fill the home ends.
at the opposite end of the scale are the likes of Wigan, Blackburn, Bolton. they cant fill their grounds and take few away. e.g. Wigan brought about 150 fans to Goodison, a roundtrip of about 25 miles, thats not to say that the ones who came aren't loyal though, and that 150 will quite probably travel to portsmouth on a wednesday night and then up to sunderland 3 days later.
the likes of Bolton & wigan though have a great many supporters of the bigger clubs in their towns though because of the close proximity, i know a few who have season tickets at wigan but actually support other teams, they go there because it costs them about £15 a game to see premiership football.
then there are some fans that are just total whoppers, they hold scarves above their heads, urinate down the backs of fellow supporters, disgrace the city they are representing everywhere they go, throw beachballs on pitches, punch opposition captains and spit on them in the field of play, racially abuse their owners and worship the illegitimate offspring of dictators. they fall under the heading of 'redshite' where i live.
hows that for impartial ?
"[Poor language removed] ground no fans" is an awayday fav. for the Everton end.
