We all like a good moan from time to time when our teams don't play well. We all take pride in the fact that we were there when this or that time occured. As a West Brom fan I still bear the scars of being at the Hawthorns when Tim Buzaglo scored a hat-trick as Woking beat us 4-2 back in the nineties. I can remember when we went on a long losing streak and nearly got relegated. Even Wednesday's defeat to Reading hurt.
But right now this season I would like to offer up my sincere heart felt sympathy to Gillingham fans who have not seen their team win away this season. Just 4 points from 16 away games. I have a friend who lives near me who supports the Gills and watches them away as most of the away games are closer to him than to go to the Priestfield Stadium. He says he knows of a fellow Gills fan who has not seen his team win in 50 away games he has seen them. To travel away from home is costly and time consuming, not least when there are teams as far away as Carlisle, Hartlepool and Exeter are from Gillingham. But for the small band of fans who travel away with the Gills it must be tiresome this season. I bet there are some who are tempted not to go to the next game but they will because what if they miss the unthinkable - an away win at last. It would be a rich reward for those suffering fans if Gillingham beat Carlisle United on Saturday - one of the longest Trips they will have all season.
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