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[Ukrainian Alty]

Great support today by travelling Robins supporters.  200+ helped Leamington achieve their highest gate of the season so far.

COYR

[CRT Butty]

About 1/3 of the gate was Alty?

Top turnout.

[Leeds Leeds Alty]

Our away following is outstanding - both in numbers and in noise.  We take a lot more away now with average crowds of just over a thousand, than we ever did in the 'glory years' of late 70s and early 80s.  It augurs well for the future-  our core support is as high as it has been since the 80s, and we regularly take 200 plus away.  These are signs of a club that, with a bit of success, is ready to take off - mark my words

[Alty Dave]

I agree that away support is growing, fantastic, I get to the one's I can. Real feeling again of people getting behind the team home and away. Long may it continue.

[Steve from Sale]

Last home game in previous seasons v Curzon would have been 8-900 max, yet we had a gate of 1184. That would around 25pc increase. That is down to the management and team and faith from the fans. The fan-base is there for this team, we just need to carry on with what we are doing.

[Timperley The Best]

Being able to have a beer helps the casual fan its a fairly recent thing

[Hale Alty]

you've taken the words right out of my mouth. moss lane is a really sociable place to go on a saturday afternoon. not that bothered about football? come along anyway and we can have a beer and a chat. and then some of those that enjoy the experience are probably finding their way to away games as well.

[david sneddon]

Plenty of people have thankfully started attending games again since the chairman signalled an intention to stand down before the end of the season. And more will follow next season when a new chairman is in place.

[Hale Alty]

Yawn.

[HashtagAlty]

Yawn.

I've seen two or three who've not been regulars since the Stalybridge walkout return recently.

I think the beer is the major factor.

[MarpleAlty]

I look forward to coming and having my beer from Libero - great atmosphere and it seems like the fanbase has recycled with a really strong young contingent coming through.

Those that have sadly departed over the last few years will be proud I'm sure.

[andrewflynn]

Being able to drink on the terraces is key, especially over the festive period.

Judge a growing core support on games like tonight's.

Away support was fantastic on Saturday.

[One Foot in the Grave]

Judge a growing core support on games like tonight's.

Tonight will be an excellent indicator of our core support. With the Derby on telly, and very few visiting fans making a 350 mile return journey, the gate should be a totally accurate pointer.

[andrewflynn]

Judge a growing core support on games like tonight's.

Tonight will be an excellent indicator of our core support. With the Derby on telly, and very few visiting fans making a 350 mile return journey, the gate should be a totally accurate pointer.

Absolutely. The definition of what a 'core' match-going support is will range from person to person, for me it's people who attend the vast majority of home games and make an effort to support Alty away when they can. I reckon ours is around the 600 mark? I'd expect the attendance to be around that. We're then propped up by floating fans and away turnouts, both of which will be non existent tonight. Hopefully I'm pleasantly surprised this evening and it would certainly be an indicator of a growing fan base.

[One Foot in the Grave]

The only caveat is missing season ticket holders, who will be counted. Realistically, though, these people are core support anyway.