Originally Posted by
57vintage
Our HQ used to be in Accrington and, if not the players, the fans are among the hardest, nastiest *******s around.
When they played Blackburn (about 12 miles along the road). Blackburn fans biding in Burnley had to go to Blackburn to get buses to take them to Burnley, as their safety couldn't be guaranteed unless they were escorted to the ground, and the overpasses on the M65 were closed, or given a stiff Plod presence, to protect the buses.
Burnley is apparently the English urban conurbation with the highest concentration of fitba fans who support their local club. The Logistsics Director from Accrington was up here in 2012 and we went for grub and pints. He asked me why we allowed rival fitba tops on the streets of the city, since in Burnley, ony non-Burnley top wearer gets a hiding. Admirable, and probably a contributory factor to the level of local support.
Unfortunately, there's a fair bit of right wing nonsense that goes with them too.