OK, I'll respond first as you picked up on my first post.

Not sure about this in reality because I don't remember ever travelling to a match on the train.

But it's train related. I took my Dad to a match at Brighton's old Goldstone ground and their fans were chanting 'You'll never reach the station'. Poor old Dad was petrified and I've never forgiven them.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

Good Question.

Worst.

Manchester United. Bunch of ignorant loudmouth fat old men. Always look grubby. No charm, charisma or decent banter. Probably never kicked a ball. Swallow up any bollocks the Manchester United marketing department send out, quote it unquestionably with no ability for independent thought. Overinflated self importance based on reflected glory from the past despite winning no titles since 2013.

Everton deserve a noticeable mention. Bumped into Brighton fans on a few occasions, they all seem to have small man syndrome - never anything interesting to say, just the same tired old cliches (you'd think with the amount they moan about how they get the same old unoriginal abuse that they might not use strerotypes against other clubs)

Best.

I had a nice chat with some Man City games a while back. Southampton/Portsmouth/Bournemouth/Arsenal fans often used to be on the same train home as me, normally in small groups and were mostly decent to talk to.

I've travelled by bus and by car (and on one occasion in my youth by hitch-hiking), but I think I've travelled to a match by train only once in my life (and I started supporting in 1954).

That was away to Watford many years ago, and on the train back one extremely loud-mouthed and foul-mouthed Palace supporter "entertained" the whole carriage all the way to London. All football fans are used to bad language, but half an hour of swearing, blasphemy and filthy language (much of it with reference to Craig Harrison, I recall) I frankly found upsetting. What fathers with children could have felt I shudder to think.

So probably not an answer you were expecting, Eric, particularly as you were obviously asking about other teams' fans, but from my sample of one that's the worst away supporter I've seen on a train.

Back in the eighties I had lots of encounters with them on trains, buses and just generally walking around, all wanting to fight all getting stuck in, even in our ground when I was in the lower Whitehorse end with the away fans above us they were the worst of the lot as I remember.

Worst by far Manure - I still remember being pushed and kicked by them after the semi-final replay at Villa Park in 1995, and being called a racist because of the Eric Cantona incident.
Best in recent memory: joshing with some Newcastle Fans on the train to Norwood Junction last season. I had previously felt intimidated by them but they were good fun, chatting and joking about our respective teams. It's a shame because I still want them to go down because of the despicable Steve Judas Bruce.

The right place at the right time

At least the Man United fans only have a few stops before they’re home

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