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Further along the approach, several hundred Tottenham supporters had gathered outside the away entrance.
They watched the sea of blue surrounding the stadium with a mixture of admiration and caution.
"You can see why teams hate coming here," one of them said as his friend nodded slowly.
"It isn't even about the size of the place," he said, gesturing toward the home crowd.
"They make it sound twice as big. If this is how it is for teams, then they've got every reason to be top."
Before anyone could answer, a roar erupted further down the road and heads turned almost instinctively.
The Wigan team coach rounded the corner, and as if it wasn't already loud enough, the volume doubled.
Players could be seen through the windows, waving back as the Wigan team bus edged toward the players' entrance near the parking tunnel.
The doors folded open as Dawson climbed down first.
When he did, a member of the club's operations staff was already waiting.
