CARDIFF CITY EXPERIENCE VOTED BEST BY AWAY FANS

Rated 8.2/10. 2nd The Jacks. well played lads, we'll always be Blue.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27782311

Relegated Cardiff City were top of the Premier League when it came to entertaining away fans last season.

A survey conducted by the Football Supporters' Federation rated the Bluebirds ahead of Swansea City, Hull City, Southampton and Arsenal.

Key factors for fans when choosing which games to attend
Important

•Distance of travel - 44%
•Time/day of kick-off - 42.6%
•Price of ticket - 40.4%
•Cost of travel - 37.8%
Not so important

•Level of competition - 11.2%
•Level of opposition - 6.5%
•Other activities around match - 5.2%
•Likelihood of victory - 3.9%
Just over 5,300 fans took part in the survey, which covered all four professional leagues in England.

Fans were asked to rate clubs on such factors as food and drink, safety, transport and view of the pitch.

From feedback, distance of travel (44%), time and day of kick-off (42.6%) and ticket prices (40.4%) were the main factors for determining whether or not fans attended an away game.

The likelihood of watching their team win was the least quoted reason supporters gave for attending an away game.

Only 3.9% of respondents said this was a reason they would travel to an away fixture.

Crystal Palace finished bottom of the Premier League, below Merseyside neighbours Everton and Liverpool.

In the Championship, Wigan were top, while MK Dons led the way in League One. Plymouth Argyle were rated the best hosts in League Two.

Other stats from the survey
•67% of respondents rated safety and security at away clubs as either good or excellent
•53% bought refreshments but 34% of those thought they didn't offer value for money
•48% said the overall quality and comfort of the away section was "excellent" or "good".
•35% rated pre-match and half-time entertainment as either poor or very poor - just 15% thought it was good or excellent
The FSF plans to use the results of the study to help the football authorities address the issues of falling away attendances.

"Away fans travel in huge numbers in this country compared to many others," said FSF chairman Malcolm Clarke.

"They're a driving force behind the noise and spectacle at many games. It simply wouldn't be the same without them.

"However, in recent seasons there does seem to have been a decrease in travelling supporters."

This is the second year the FSF have asked fans for feedback on their experiences at away games.

The online survey ran through the entire regular season


Rankings:

Marks out of 10
Premier League: 1. Cardiff 8.05,
2. Swansea 7.4, 3. Hull City 7.34, 4. Southampton 7.25, 5. Arsenal 7.11, 6. Fulham 7.08, 7. Norwich 6.89, 8. Sunderland 6.87, 9. West Brom 6.78, 10. Newcastle 6.7, 11. Tottenham 6.69, 12. Man City 6.67, 13. Stoke 6.45, 14. Man United 6.41, 15. Aston Villa 6.34, 16. Chelsea 5.96, 17. West Ham 5.89, 18. Everton 5.71, 19. Liverpool 5.41, 20. Crystal Palace 4.79.

No, they rated our facilities for away fans best.

No, they rated our facilities for away fans best.

Ive editted it for the OP

its not the best away fans .

its were the visiting away fans got the best experience taking into account such things has distance traveled, view of pitch, food inside ground, local transport ,enjoyment of game, etc

So the visiting fans enjoyed themselves more coming here than any other ground I wonder why?

its not the best away fans .

its were the visiting away fans got the best experience taking into account such things has distance traveled, view of pitch, food inside ground, local transport ,enjoyment of game, etc

So the visiting fans enjoyed themselves more coming here than any other ground I wonder why?

Because they were almost guaranteed a win?

How times have changed, some may argue for the better but if it was up to me I'd let them wade through piss and come out to an army of Cardiff faithful giving them shit

kills the arguement stone dead that english fans dont want welsh clubs in the prem.tbh i enjoyed my trip to the ccs a few year ago.i was with nukes hospitality.com .see you next season lads.

my guide took me on a tour of canton.to historic places like the cross and the ninian.the cross mixed grill

well done to the club , thye spent a lot of time and resa=earch in US to make this happen

kills the arguement stone dead that english fans dont want welsh clubs in the prem.tbh i enjoyed my trip to the ccs a few year ago.i was with nukes hospitality.com .see you next season lads.

Spot on Jeff

No, they rated our facilities for away fans best.

Hands up. epic fail

we know wer the best away fans tho cmon!

interesting how the top 8 are all new stadia bar Fulham and Norwich - Old Trafford way down.

How times change