In the next month, Ipswich Town fans will have to do almost double the miles The Proclaimers did to see their team play.
No game in the next 27 days at Portman Road means supporters having to travel a total of 1,736 miles to see their next five encounters.
And every one of those games has the potential to be a banana skin just waiting to trip up Ipswich’s push for promotion and FA Cup success.
Portsmouth are becoming the form team in the relegation fight; Derby and Wrexham are also showing form at the other end of the table.
Even Watford could be perked up by a new manager bounce by the time they meet Ipswich, after Javi Gracia’s resignation Sunday.
And those fans who believe in stats will not be cheered by the fact Ipswich are 14th in the table of away performances with four wins, four draws and five defeats. They are second in the league table of home-only games.
The good news is only two of their four forthcoming hosts boast decent home form. That’s Watford at fifth place and Wrexham at 11th.
Portsmouth are 14th and Derby would be flirting with relegation if only their games at Pride Park counted.
They are a woeful 20th in the home-only league table.
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