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Your support makes all the difference.Q. In a run of 22 games to the end of November that I have watched my team, Grimsby Town, play, I have only seen one win. Even that single victory was on the day we were relegated to the Second Division. These trips have resulted in travelling 3,500 miles over a season and a half. Can anybody match this dismal record?
A. After watching Plymouth Argyle beat West Bromwich Albion (where they always win!) 2-1 on 13 March 1991, I saw 18 games away without a win, the last 11 without scoring until a goal scored at Port Vale (where they always lose) in a 2-1 defeat on 18 February 1994.
In the next game on 15 March Argyle beat Rotherham 3-0 to go top of the table. It was my 200th away game since the 1950-51 season with only 38 wins.
Derek Palmer, Coventry
ANSWERS PLEASE
Q. Are there any European football equivalents to Oldham Athletic's new terrace song "Meat Pie, Sausage Roll" and, if so, what food is featured? I ask this because a French colleague once told me about an early 1980s Paris St-Germain chant featuring "Croissants et Boissants"?
Adrian Brodkin, London N2
Q. Who do rugby league fans watch in the winter since the advent of Super League and summer rugby? Is that one reason why support for Halifax Town FC has increased sharply?
Tim Mickleburgh, Grimsby
Q. How would I set about becoming a professional lugist? Is there a British luge team, and are there any facilities for pursuing the sport in this country?
Miss K Brown, London W10
If you know the answers to any of these questions or have a sporting question of your own, write to Q&A, Sports Desk, Independent on Sunday, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5DL. Fax: 0171-293 2894
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