Ok you have to do the obvious go there just for the game try make it a neutral day and relax and enjoy a football game with team you know. That way you won’t get overly involved and start cheering

So basically think of bad and sad things in the world and think how coming together for football is great for us all.

As a gunner living up north I’ve seen the majority of matches away.

From my experience you’ll have a good time sat with home fans at:

Current premier league teams.

Liverpool Everton Man city (maybe not so much now) Aston villa Newcastle (probably not anymore) Sheffield United

Past teams:

Sunderland Wigan (best atmosphere as an away fan sat in home stands) Bolton Birmingham Middlesbrough Blackpool Blackburn

Avoid:

Man u Leeds Stoke Hull Derby Sheffield Wednesday

I once went to Fulham with an American relative quite well versed in football and knowing full well he shouldn’t cheer an away goal, but he did anyway - being in a quieter part of the ground he got a bit of verbal abuse and nothing much more. Later on Fulham equalised and people swarmed over to celebrate with in his face, but by then he had decided to celebrate Fulham’s goal as well and was jumping about like a lunatic. Cue much confusion among the home fans and I think everyone just thought he wasn’t all there and left him alone after that.

What about neutral fans or travellers?

You could also get punched in the face

I mean why would you do this anyway? Never made sense to me. You miss out on so much of the match day experience by not being with your fans and having to put on an act. Just watch it on TV and save yourself the money and aggro.

Thats hella wack you’re gonna get kicked out for openly supporting your team when you pay equal amounts. Friendly banter cannot be maintained or what?

Yes it’s possible but keep your mouth shut.

I’ve had friends supporting the away team (Crystal Palace) come to a Millwall game and it was totally fine.

It is a bit brazen and home fans don’t like it. I’m guessing that OP is a big six fan that ‘only lives round the corner’ and wouldn’t have a hope in hell of getting an away ticket without points or even a season ticket to put them on.

Perverting the system is what pisses people off, especially when the majority of away fans generated their points by going to Carling cup matches away at Scunthorpe in '92. I joke, but if you have to sit in silence and not enjoy the atmosphere with like minded people, is there really any point being there? It’s Elitist, but unfortunately that’s the way it is.

I did it once. Charlton vs Southampton in 1998, I support Southampton. A family friend had a season ticket and couldn’t make it so me and my dad went and sat in the Charlton end. They’d just been promoted and were feeling good about themselves. We lost 5-0. Think they figured out we didn’t support their team when they were going nuts and we, well, weren’t. Decent bunch the Charlton fans. Did i mention I was 8 years old at the time?

Why do you think there are home and away sections?

Just be prepared to answer the intensive questionnaire at half time to prove you’re a fan of the home club.

My Dad did it a few times, he sat with the Millwall fans for the FA Cup final the year the pitch invader tried to clobber Ronaldo

You can but it’s risky - they have Dementors roaming along the stands looking for people who don’t fit it. If they catch you they’ll give you a Dementor’s Kiss, which effectively means your soul will get sucked out of your body.

I have done this in the past when going with a friend who supports the home team and I support the away team. You have to resist the temptation to shout ‘offside!’ or ‘handball!’ against the home team because you’ll find yourself wanting to.

The only time fans around me have found out is when I saw Villa away at Anfield and my uncle is a Liverpool fan, so I sat in the home end with him. We were getting battered 3-0 and just had a laugh and a joke with the home fans around me about how bad my team were that night (in 2010). But it can be dangerous.