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Here we go then Robins. About to leave house for first leg of journey from Leeds.  Safe travelling everyone and just enjoy the day - these days don't come around too often.

Come on Alty!! 

Looks like it will be 8500 to 9000 Bill - any idea what the final total Alty tickets sold given the deadline of midday has just passed  understand it was just over 600 as of about 5pm yesterday, according to a contact I have at the club. 

If Pompey had sold 8000 by yesterday afternoon that is good enough for me - but you never know they may have sold a few more this morning  - and will they be selling home tickets on the day? Still hold out the hope that we will sneak into 10000 plus - but perfectly happy with 8500 to 9000.

I thought Preston away was about 8800 - was that 1st round then?

Agree Rotherham away one of our all time best performances - was 12 at the time and still ranks as one of top all time away day experiences for me - seem to remember we had a packed special train plus 4 coaches for that match - and easily over 1500 in their vast away end at Millmoor.  Was at the match 2 years previously when they thumped us 5 0 and that was still a great day out.

Tomorrow will be a fantastic day whatever happens - something epic about 600 plus travelling such a long way by train, coach, car, plane - I reckon - and probably boat as well - stuff of legends. Its like a gathering of the global Alty clan

Come on Alty!!

This is good news - surprised it hasn't been picked up on by anyone else as yet-  Welcome to Alty,John. 

Great that the match that swayed you was York away - an absolute text book classic Alty experience to get you started - hope you make it to Pompey and am certain you will be completely addicted for life after that match. 

Expect the worst and hope for the best, and determine to enjoy the experience is my perspective.  I am certain though that Phil's lads will give it their all, and that they are more talented individually and collectively than Pompey will be expecting. I also believe that Phil is a very shrewd and ambitious manager, and he will have a game plan - so don't write our chances.

Whatever happens, it is going to be a fantastic day and a great adventure for everyone who goes -  these are the sorts of matches that people still tell stories about in 20 plus years time.

Any idea anyone how many tickets we have sold now - and how many they have sold as well? Hope we get to 600 plus in a 10000 plus crowd

Come on Alty!!

Understand that we have now sold over 500 tickets for Saturday, which is incredible.   If memory serves me correctly, that is on a par with how many we took to Sheffield United, SC**thorpe, Blackpool (twice) and Burnley back in the day.  Difference is obviously they were all pretty close, and Portsmouth is as far as we can go without crossing the channel!  Coupled with the 1300 we took to Chorley and the 4600 plus against Guiseley in the pay off final in 2014, this just shows the potential of the club and also how solid our core support base is, despite the difficulties of recent years.

I honestly believe that our potential support base if we have sustained success is way in excess of what we averaged in the late 70s and early 80s.  Note that when Pompey played Macc in the FA Cup 1st round in 2015 the attendance was 9834, of which - if memory serves me correctly - around 400 were travelling fans, who had had free coaches laid on.  Suffice to say this suggests that we are potentially a far, far bigger club than Macc will ever be, despite having been in the doldrums relatively speaking for much of the last 25 years that they have been a 'success' 

Get your friends and family to get tickets and get down to Pompey on Saturday for what will be a legendary Alty day out whatever the result - it beats Christmas shopping!! Coaches are subsidised and match tickets no more than for a conference north match so lets really push the match on social media and around the town over the next few days, and make sure the players come out to a huge roar from the away end - so excited about this one - feel like I'm 14 all over again