Strange one - I've always been an exile, left Alty when I was 5 (1977) so never actually went to a home game from home as it were. I inherited the team I support from my Dad, I don't remember having a choice!
However it is a great club and one I am proud to support. Over the last several years we have done things right, we paid off the debt, we live within our means, we treat our players well with trust and honesty and don't stand in their way when reality means they have a great opportunity to move on (Reeves, Boshell most recently), we are a growing part of the community.
As an exile I really started getting into Alty when the internet started and John Laidlar (may he type forever) and this forum enabled me to get a small part of the togetherness that the locals speak off so fondly, I can't imagine what it would be like to be able to be a proper part of the club, to speak to another Alty fan face to face not on a football terrace (other than my Dad). Radio Robins and Alty TV have really enhanced the life of an exile.
I remember walking into Cheltenham's ground a couple of years ago (vs Gloucester) to be greeted by name by Brian Flynn - to this day I have no idea how he knew who I was but things like that make a difference.