Plenty, including myself, have done the hard yards over the years; trips to Newcastle, Southampton and Cardiff all falling midweek several times. I continue to do similar fixtures as somebody with a high priority; with tickets for both Ipswich and Cardiff in the bag.
I accept that the system isn’t perfect and I’m lucky in a sense that I began following the Club away when our average away attendance was much lower and tickets were easier to come by. That said, I’ve done 95% of away matches for as long as I can remember and the only time threads like these come about is for the high profile matches; always excuses for the less attractive fixtures.