Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

[Magnus]

What's the furtherest distance you've travelled to watch your beloved team play?

Probably Sheffield for me.

[Wycombe Royal]

Middlesbrough. Lost 4-1. It was the second time I went there. The first time was to Ayresome Park to watch Middlesbrough play Liverpool.

[RoyalBlue]

Hartlepool - the year they looked as though they might drop out of the league. Can't even remember the score but it was bloody chilly, courtesy of the wind coming in off the sea. The monkey was swinging like mad from its noose!

Got quite a few programmes from the game somewhere. Figured they might be a collectors' item if they dropped out of the league! IIRC it was back in the time when the bottom league club could be re-elected and that's how they survived.

[Royal Lady]

Hartlepool or Darlington. I think Hartlepool is further isn't it?

[SLAMMED]

Sheffield Wednesday.

[Magnus]

Got quite a few programmes from the game somewhere. Figured they might be a collectors' item if they dropped out of the league! IIRC it was back in the time when the bottom league club could be re-elected and that's how they survived.

The thing about football programmes is that there are so many collectors out there I doubt any modern era programme will ever fetch a great sum, or even much more than the cover price, as there are just so many of the damn things about.

Unless anyone has any counter examples?

[3 veesinarow]

Lightweights.

Seen glorified training sessions/practice matches deep in a Swedish forest...

otherwise Newcastle, of course, for serious matches.

[loyalroyal4life]

Newcastle

[Magnus]

Newcastle

Under Lyme or Upon Tyne?

[hughsies no.1]

Newcastle

[Thaumagurist*]

Livingston, during a pre-season tour in the summer of 1998.

[reading-dave22]

Newcastle Last year.. was wearing just my reading shirt. Was very cold!!

[heathrow royal]

Newcastle was the furthest.

But playing with the idea of a trip to sweden in pre-season if the club opt to tour there again.

[Magnus]

Whereabouts in Sweden did they tour? Have the club got a link to the area somehow?

[Schards#2]

North East

Newcastle
Hartlepool
Sunderland

South West

Plymouth

West

Swansea

East

Norwich

North West

Blackpool
Blackburn

[ayjaydee]

Seoul

[Winchester Royal]

Sunderland, because we had to go to Newcastle, and then get the metro down to The Stadium of Light.

[Royal Lady]

Newcastle Last year.. was wearing just my reading shirt. Was very cold!!

Surprised you weren't arrested tbf.

[RoyalBlue]

Got quite a few programmes from the game somewhere. Figured they might be a collectors' item if they dropped out of the league! IIRC it was back in the time when the bottom league club could be re-elected and that's how they survived.

The thing about football programmes is that there are so many collectors out there I doubt any modern era programme will ever fetch a great sum, or even much more than the cover price, as there are just so many of the damn things about.

Unless anyone has any counter examples?

I doubt there are that many programmes around from that particular Hartlepool game!

Likewise those from RFC's days in the lowest division. At least I'm hoping so, as I hope to sting a glory hunting plastic for a great deal of money when we are firmly established in the top flight!

Hartlepool or Darlington. I think Hartlepool is further isn't it?

I think so. I've done Darlington three times and it didn't seem anywhere near as far. Strange thing is, there is only 12 miles difference. 270 v 282 miles!

[Magnus]

Got quite a few programmes from the game somewhere. Figured they might be a collectors' item if they dropped out of the league! IIRC it was back in the time when the bottom league club could be re-elected and that's how they survived.

The thing about football programmes is that there are so many collectors out there I doubt any modern era programme will ever fetch a great sum, or even much more than the cover price, as there are just so many of the damn things about.

Unless anyone has any counter examples?

I doubt there are that many programmes around from that particular Hartlepool game!

Likewise those from RFC's days in the lowest division. At least I'm hoping so, as I hope to sting a glory hunting plastic for a great deal of money when we are firmly established in the top flight!

I wouldn't plan to retire on it
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edit - b*gger it link doesn't work but looking on ebay similar programmes are going for less than the cover price