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The night the away end sang for ninety minutes

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The night the away end sang for ninety minutes

Two thousand travelling supporters, a 4-0 defeat, and the recording that still circulates.

Two thousand travelling supporters, a 4-0 defeat, and the recording that still circulates.

The away end

The recording was made on a handheld camera by a supporter who had come for the football and stayed for the noise. It runs for ninety-one minutes. At no point in it is the away end quiet.

The away end, empty, the morning after.

Why it matters

Because the club were relegated a month later, and the recording is the reason the away following the following season was bigger than the one before.