Newcastle United's travelling army of fans is used to long journeys, and one fan found a way to cut the cost of an FA Cup trip to Oxford - but it needed 56 separate rail tickets.
Jonny Heywood booked split tickets from Tyneside for the Magpies' FA Cup fourth round clash last weekend.
Mr Heywood, of Washington, said he saved a total of £56 by not booking a single ticket covering the whole trip.
But he and his girlfriend were left juggling 28 tickets each.
In his tweet, Mr Heywood jokingly thanked his friend for the "worst advice" he said he had ever received.