Long-distance season ticket holders

[atypical_boro]

There used to be a guy who attended all our matches from Southampton I think, he was 'rewarded' by the club at some point.

Do we have anyone on here who is attending almost/all matches from upwards of, say, 150 miles away?

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

I remember that guy, it was some effort.
I'll start the list...Yusuf.

 

[The Ruthsayer]

Not any longer, but me and Ms R travelled 186 miles (to our parking spot on Parliament Road) each way for 8 years.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

I know of a few people who are from East Cleveland so that's a journey of 40-50 years for each match.

 

[Redinburgh]

It is 166 miles from my flat in Edinburgh to the Riverside, but the journey is slightly longer by train via Darlington. Also there is the detour to the pub pre-match to add to the journey.

 

[AytonMews]

I know of a few people who are from East Cleveland so that's a journey of 40-50 years for each match.

well played

 

[atypical_boro]

I remember that guy, it was some effort.
I'll start the list...Yusuf.

I actually thought Yusuf did mostly away games? I seem to recall him saying something like 30% of home and 70% of away? Though that was a while ago and might have changed since.

 

[atypical_boro]

Not any longer, but me and Ms R travelled 186 miles (to our parking spot on Parliament Road) each way for 8 years.

Yes, there was a time when I was doing a 500 mile round trip for most home games (sometimes as a day trip), in my 20s, plus all the London away games. Its been under half that distance to home games since 2009 though.

 

[Low_Key]

there's a guy on twitter comes up from Shrewsbury quite a bit.

Also know a couple of Boro lads who do every home, away and also every England game home and away. the places they get to are unreal

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

I actually thought Yusuf did mostly away games? I seem to recall him saying something like 30% of home and 70% of away? Though that was a while ago and might have changed since.

I think he gets to all the home games now .
It's rare not to see him in his spot at the bottom of the south stand, even for midweek games.

 

[atypical_boro]

I think he gets to all the home games now .
It's rare not to see him in his spot at the bottom of the south stand, even for midweek games.

Fair play to him then.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

there's a guy on twitter comes up from Shrewsbury quite a bit.

Also know a couple of Boro lads who do every home, away and also every England game home and away. the places they get to are unreal

There's a group of Shropshire Boro fans who have travelled for years. In the mid 90's they used to travel via Manchester for home games.

 

[Merlin]

It is 166 miles from my flat in Edinburgh to the Riverside, but the journey is slightly longer by train via Darlington. Also there is the detour to the pub pre-match to add to the journey.

Tremendous

 

[NYboro]

Roy travels from Dunstable for every match and he's 90 this year.

 

[Capybara]

Roy travels from Dunstable for every match and he's 90 this year.

One of the few who could sing "we never miss a match" and it's actually true.

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Roy travels from Dunstable for every match and he's 90 this year.

Spoken in a Caroline Aherne voice.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

Roy travels from Dunstable for every match and he's 90 this year.

Lovely guy is Roy. His stories of what he and Rob used to get up to when they were younger are legendary.

 

[fmttmadmin]

Lovely guy is Roy. His stories of what he and Rob used to get up to when they were younger are legendary.

Roy travels with a group from the Home Counties - home and away - they are all over 70. Home and away season card holders. Roy is the only person I now know (apart from my dad) whose first Boro game was during WWII.
Roy was at every European game home and away. So, just imagine that from WWII to Eindhoven. And still going. From Dunstable. How amazing is that?

 

[atypical_boro]

Roy travels with a group from the Home Counties - home and away - they are all over 70. Home and away season card holders. Roy is the only person I now know (apart from my dad) whose first Boro game was during WWII.
Roy was at every European game home and away. So, just imagine that from WWII to Eindhoven. And still going. From Dunstable. How amazing is that?

I guess he was born in Teesside etc?

Feels like the sort of effort the club should reward at some stage.

 

[VestasBoro]

Yusuf is at most home games, can't remember not seeing him milling about the fan zone and then down the bottom of the South stand, if he's travelling up from London for every game thats good going.
Efforts like this should be rewarded, discounted ST or something but difficult for the club to police as people would be using family members who live far and wide as their new address! Perhaps a do at the end of the season with some of the players or something would be better for those who make considerable journeys for home games.

I sometimes find it hard to get myself down Marton road.