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*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010

GIMH

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Where did I say I hated them? I've got no beef with people who casually support their team.

What I have always had a problem with, let me bore you tears, with a little story. See before I had all the babies I was home and away, midweek jaunts to ****holes like Bournemouth and pre-season friendlies away to Shrewsbury, yeah, I did the lot. I don't or didn't want any medal, recognition, thanks. Because at the end of the day I did it through my own choice. Sure, I felt obliged and put all my energy into it, but nobody forced me to.

Now at the same time I knew plenty of people who watched the same team as I did, but just, you know, at home games, or when their girlfriend would let them, whatever. There was always banter between me and my fellow obsessives, and them, but no, of course I didn't have a problem with them. How often they go and watch the team is up to them.

What I had a problem with was at Oldham away in February 06. We were trailing 1-0 and things were pretty dismal (though compared to now they were positively fantastic) and 'Little Out' was becoming a commonplace chant. I, however, was not chanting it, but some wanker at his first away game of the season got in my face for some reason and screamed, "GET BEHIND THE ****ING TEAM!"

II was a little taken aback and didn't really say anything to him, but let me make my point clear. I've no problem at all with the fact that it was his first away game of the season, I have no problem with people who go to no games. I have a big problem with people telling me how I should support my team, and I have a big problem with people who don't give a **** half the time but are the biggest fans of their team in the world when it suits them - see Liverpool winning the Champions League in 2005.

That CHinese guy you mention, he's fine by me, but nobody's ever going to tell me he's as passionate a supporter of his club as some of the people who post in this thread are of theirs. Going the game isn't the criteria, because it's not possible for everyone. But giving a **** all the time makes you a better supporter than, well, being a bit blaze about the whole thing. But again, it's up to the individual how much of a supporter they want to be and I don't think myself superior to anybody else because of how much my team means to me - quite the opposite sometimes in fact. :(
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
GeraintIsMyHero said:
Where did I say I hated them? I've got no beef with people who casually support their team.

What I have always had a problem with, let me bore you tears, with a little story. See before I had all the babies I was home and away, midweek jaunts to ****holes like Bournemouth and pre-season friendlies away to Shrewsbury, yeah, I did the lot. I don't or didn't want any medal, recognition, thanks. Because at the end of the day I did it through my own choice. Sure, I felt obliged and put all my energy into it, but nobody forced me to.

Now at the same time I knew plenty of people who watched the same team as I did, but just, you know, at home games, or when their girlfriend would let them, whatever. There was always banter between me and my fellow obsessives, and them, but no, of course I didn't have a problem with them. How often they go and watch the team is up to them.

What I had a problem with was at Oldham away in February 06. We were trailing 1-0 and things were pretty dismal (though compared to now they were positively fantastic) and 'Little Out' was becoming a commonplace chant. I, however, was not chanting it, but some wanker at his first away game of the season got in my face for some reason and screamed, "GET BEHIND THE ****ING TEAM!"

II was a little taken aback and didn't really say anything to him, but let me make my point clear. I've no problem at all with the fact that it was his first away game of the season, I have no problem with people who go to no games. I have a big problem with people telling me how I should support my team, and I have a big problem with people who don't give a **** half the time but are the biggest fans of their team in the world when it suits them - see Liverpool winning the Champions League in 2005.

That CHinese guy you mention, he's fine by me, but nobody's ever going to tell me he's as passionate a supporter of his club as some of the people who post in this thread are of theirs. Going the game isn't the criteria, because it's not possible for everyone. But giving a **** all the time makes you a better supporter than, well, being a bit blaze about the whole thing. But again, it's up to the individual how much of a supporter they want to be and I don't think myself superior to anybody else because of how much my team means to me - quite the opposite sometimes in fact. :(
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100% agreed. Nobody has the right to tell anyone else how to support their side.
 
Matteh

Matteh

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Agree.

As someone that barely gets to any games of his team (through the odd choice of picking a team at random aged 5 granted), at no point would i even bother ranting in someone's face for not chanting **** at the manager. Mainly because i know most see more games and because i'm not boo-er.
Have only ever booed once at a game of football and it was the most awful first half i've ever seen, 2-0 down and just genuinely looked like noone gave a **** in the dark Carlton Palmer days.
 
chaminda_00

chaminda_00

Hall of Fame Member
Some fans prefer to be entertained by football, then support one club side religiously. Don't think it makes you less of a football fan if you don't live or die by the result on the weekend.
 
biased indian

biased indian

International Coach
i like Barcelona almost in the similar way i like Indian cricket team ..but i don't sit late to watch the barca game that telecast live here unlike cricket games ...but for me i love both the teams passionatley
 
GIMH

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
chaminda_00 said:
Some fans prefer to be entertained by football, then support one club side religiously. Don't think it makes you less of a football fan if you don't live or die by the result on the weekend.
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You're completely right but that isn't really what we were talking about
 
Loony BoB

Loony BoB

International Captain
Never been to a football game in my life, but have followed youth and reserves teams through cups on the telly, read manutd.com every day, search for news on them, blah blab blah. Often get told I'm not a real fan. Shrug it off as ignorance on the accuser's behalf.
 
Loony BoB

Loony BoB

International Captain
Everyone's a glory hunting bastard, some pick teams that just aren't very good at providing it. So long as you don't switch teams, you're okay.

Ignore the fact that I was supposed to be a Liverpool fan when I was first flying over... there's a story behind that. :p
 
Uppercut

Uppercut

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What people are these? Is this like that time you quoted miscallenous West Indian folk as suggesting that touring England four days earlier than they had in 2007 forced them to play in colder weather and hence made them crap?
 
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