Why do you support your particular team?
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bluestreak
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I'm from Ilford. West Ham were my home team, unless I wanted to ally myself with the Spuds or Gooners which half the kids did for reasons of family or creed (allegedy). Nope, all the annoying cool kids were Gooners, and I wasn't a Jew, so the only choice was West Ham. Which annoyed my grandad, as he was a Spud for reasons never understood. But apart from him no-one in my family was interested in football. I wasn't especially myself until my mid-teens, when I started to pay attention to the whole soap opera aspect, and finding it a good way to have conversation with my fellow males (a skill i completely lacked), and soon enough I was actually a proper fan!
Ich bin ein Mod
does his make up in his room
Celtic, because I come from Glasgow and my dad took me when I was 5. Won the Scottish Cup that year (beating the scum) then nothing else for 6 years.
Moving to Edinburgh and being called a glory hunter has made me chuckle on more than one occasion.
Moving to Edinburgh and being called a glory hunter has made me chuckle on more than one occasion.
it is weird how some people have a choice
like i'd never choose newcastle lol. they were shit when i was a kid, they were good for a bit and nw they are shit again. they'll probably be good in a couple of years for a few years, then they'll be shit again...
Andy the Don
Wise men say only fools..
100% agreement with Mr Dwyer..
No Other reason, there were more successful teams 15 minutes up the District Line but they weren't the "boys in yellow and blue".
salt with those chips on your shoulder?
we will win something someday lol
newcastle under keegan and under bobby was as good as winning a trophy or whatever
chelsea won about 5 trophies since they gt bought and they still can't fill their stadium. it isn't about trophies
CyberRose
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Well when I was too young to know what damage I might be doing to myself in later life, I used to support Man Utd - ie before I was too young to actually go to football matches and therefore needed a team I could watch on the telly, and my cousin supported them at the time which helped me pick them to support. I did actually go to a few Man Utd matches, I remember going to Hillsborough a few seasons to watch Wednesday get stuffed by them, and at that time in the mid 80s you could support the other team and sit with the home fans, so there I was in Hillsborough's South Stand, surrounded by what I would later come to know as Pig Fans, and dressed from head to toe in a Man Utd kit cheering for Man Utd! 
So what the hell convinced me that instead of supporting the "greatest team on Earth", I should start supporting one of the shittest?!
When my dad was in his youth, him and his mate just used to support Yorkshire teams (ie they'd go watch Sheff Utd, Sheff Weds, Leeds, Barnsley). In fact he said he'd taken my mum to see Leeds vs Man Utd in the 70s which was pretty exciting (and fucking stupid if you ask me but hey)! But he started going to football matches when he was a young kid and his step granddad was the one that took him (as his dad wasn't around any more). His step granddad was a Sheff Utd fan so that's who he, and my dad, used to go and watch.
So Sheff Utd has always been the "family team" and when I was old enough to start going to football matches regularly my dad started taking me to the Sheff Utd matches with him (I've actually tried to work out what my first match was cos for some reason I thought it was against West Ham and when I checked we were both in League Two at the time in the 89/90 season where we got promoted). But even tho we made it into the top league, it just meant that as a 8/9 year old I was being subjected to sitting in the freezing cold watching boring football and getting beaten most weeks. The only people at the time who supported Sheff Utd were the ones in the ground. All my mates at school supported Wednesday (who at the time were one of the best teams in the country) and pretty much everyone at the time who was deciding which of the two Sheffield teams to support (if they had no family ties to one or the other) picked Wednesday. I was fucking outraged that I had to go and watch Sheff Utd lose every week! It took me a good while to stop supporting Man Utd (my dad got us tickets to go to Old Trafford very early on in my Sheff Utd life, but sitting with the home fans as Sheff Utd had sold out - we scored first and were nudging each other but then Cantana undid us and we lost 2 - 1, suffice to say I was cheering with the rest of the Man Utd fans come the end of the match!). I also spent about a year demanding to support Wednesday like every other sane person at the time (but I think I got over that pretty easily cos we kept beating them so I got to gloat at school quite a lot despite them always challenging for top of the league and us battling against relegation)
So now after about 20 years of going to watch Sheff Utd (about 15 years of which have been with season ticket), I'm pretty much a brainwashed, biased and obsessed Sheff Utd fan. And guess what? I still fucking hate going to watch them but it's just something I do every week because once every blue moon it gives me one of the biggest thrills I get out of my life!
So what the hell convinced me that instead of supporting the "greatest team on Earth", I should start supporting one of the shittest?!
When my dad was in his youth, him and his mate just used to support Yorkshire teams (ie they'd go watch Sheff Utd, Sheff Weds, Leeds, Barnsley). In fact he said he'd taken my mum to see Leeds vs Man Utd in the 70s which was pretty exciting (and fucking stupid if you ask me but hey)! But he started going to football matches when he was a young kid and his step granddad was the one that took him (as his dad wasn't around any more). His step granddad was a Sheff Utd fan so that's who he, and my dad, used to go and watch.
So Sheff Utd has always been the "family team" and when I was old enough to start going to football matches regularly my dad started taking me to the Sheff Utd matches with him (I've actually tried to work out what my first match was cos for some reason I thought it was against West Ham and when I checked we were both in League Two at the time in the 89/90 season where we got promoted). But even tho we made it into the top league, it just meant that as a 8/9 year old I was being subjected to sitting in the freezing cold watching boring football and getting beaten most weeks. The only people at the time who supported Sheff Utd were the ones in the ground. All my mates at school supported Wednesday (who at the time were one of the best teams in the country) and pretty much everyone at the time who was deciding which of the two Sheffield teams to support (if they had no family ties to one or the other) picked Wednesday. I was fucking outraged that I had to go and watch Sheff Utd lose every week! It took me a good while to stop supporting Man Utd (my dad got us tickets to go to Old Trafford very early on in my Sheff Utd life, but sitting with the home fans as Sheff Utd had sold out - we scored first and were nudging each other but then Cantana undid us and we lost 2 - 1, suffice to say I was cheering with the rest of the Man Utd fans come the end of the match!). I also spent about a year demanding to support Wednesday like every other sane person at the time (but I think I got over that pretty easily cos we kept beating them so I got to gloat at school quite a lot despite them always challenging for top of the league and us battling against relegation)
So now after about 20 years of going to watch Sheff Utd (about 15 years of which have been with season ticket), I'm pretty much a brainwashed, biased and obsessed Sheff Utd fan. And guess what? I still fucking hate going to watch them but it's just something I do every week because once every blue moon it gives me one of the biggest thrills I get out of my life!
kained&able
Here for the football.
does anyone else see the two mistakes in this line?
No one supports fulham or blackburn!
Shit teams no fans.
dave
Griff
Feeding the foxes
Not that I bother with football much these days, but have always supported West Ham since the days of 'Pop Robson' and Billy Bonds. They were my local team, although Leyton Orient were the first team I saw play.
Against Blackpool with Micky Walsh playing from memory.
I was 9 years old when I got my rosette from the stall at Stratford Centre in '75 when West Ham beat Fulham 2-0 in the Cup Final. Saw them bring the cup back on the open-top bus twice, '75 & '80.
Used to be able to walk to Upton Park to see them play from my mum's house, mostly in the early-mid '80s.
Not that bothered by football these days, but will always support West Ham.
Against Blackpool with Micky Walsh playing from memory.
I was 9 years old when I got my rosette from the stall at Stratford Centre in '75 when West Ham beat Fulham 2-0 in the Cup Final. Saw them bring the cup back on the open-top bus twice, '75 & '80.
Used to be able to walk to Upton Park to see them play from my mum's house, mostly in the early-mid '80s.
Not that bothered by football these days, but will always support West Ham.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I'm a Manchester United fan. Third generation. Inherited it from my grandad, who was a proper supporter and went to watch their matches from the stands at Old Trafford. I've been a few times myself.
No matter where you are in the world, if people ask where you're from and you reply "Manchester" you can guarantee that the next two words from the other person will be "Manchester United," said with a smile of acknowledgement that they've heard of Manchester and its famous football team. It's a universal language.
No matter where you are in the world, if people ask where you're from and you reply "Manchester" you can guarantee that the next two words from the other person will be "Manchester United," said with a smile of acknowledgement that they've heard of Manchester and its famous football team. It's a universal language.
editor
hiraethified
I like your logic, sir.
fulham might be the oldest club in london, but fulham the premier league team was all down to al fayed.
london clubs like arsenal ad tottenham and chelsa and millwall have been around in division 1 or 2 and then the premier league and the championship or whatever forever, fulham haven't, i'm talking about in our lives not over the last 150 years
Right, so Johnny Haynes and Fulham in the top flight dates back to 150 years ago now? And Jesus lived in Barnsley I suppose, with Newcastle winning the premiership at least once since its start.
Fulham's got an amazing ground and a proud history. It's slightly depressing to see folks bemoaning it not being enough of a glory or glamour side.
Fulham's got an amazing ground and a proud history. It's slightly depressing to see folks bemoaning it not being enough of a glory or glamour side.
Andy the Don
Wise men say only fools..
The oldest senior club in London are..
Leyton Football Club (not Leyton Orient, their more well known neighbours) formed 1868..
chieftain
Mega Gammon
'As it happens'? Isn't it the case that pretty much all of them are glory hunting, big four supporting (mostly liverwank) ?
I was bemoaning them being in the premier league despite not having any fans
haha yeah totally. lot of irish people support liverpool and manutd, so do lots of indians and koreans lol
This is fine if you are lucky enough to be born in a biggish town/city. My nearest team as a kid was 65 miles away. Plant a 65 mile radius in some parts of England and you could have 20 odd teams to chose from.
I grew up in Hakin (in Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire). Supporting Hakin Utd was vastly unsatisfying to any 7 year old so in 1976 I watched my first live football match on TV. This was the FA Cup Final between Southampton and Man Utd. My mother is from Southampton so I wanted them to win. They did. The following year it was Utd v Liverpool. I can’t remember noticing another football match during that time so logic dictated that I support the team other than Utd again. They lost. The fact that Liverpool had already won the league and were about to win the European Cup must have infiltrated my glory hunting psyche somewhere as well. So nearly 32 years later I’m still stuck with the frustrating bastards.
21 years ago I moved to Cardiff and was down Ninian Park within a matter of weeks. Since then I’ve been home and away more times than I care to remember and I would piss my pants if City got promoted this year.
Throw into the equation that I go to see Fiorentina when I’m in Italy and Lillestrom when I’m in Norway – as well as having more than a passing interest in Celtic, due to watching copious amounts of matches with my fanatical mate in a local pub that is a Celtic supporters club – and the Welsh national team – and anyone who is playing Man Utd (still) - I’ve got a multiple club disorder going on.
I discovered a year or so ago when City played at Anfield that Liverpool are still my favourite club. The fact that I had already supported them for 11 years before I started going to watch City takes precedent I suppose. The city, people and places of Cardiff - as well as the football team - is my everyday life whereas Liverpool as a whole means nothing to me other than a football affiliation/obsession since childhood. I suppose I should have divorced Liverpool in 1988 but it’s too late now. I’m a football bigamist.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Wasn't really into football at an early age, originally from Barnsley but moved down south pretty early (5/6 ish), so 'picking a team' passed me by.
Was about 10/11 and my uncle took me and my cousin to Hillsborough. Can't remember the result, but after the match my uncle took us up some stairs within the ground and smack bang into the Player's Lounge (turns out my Uncle is one of David Hirst's close friends and this was a regular occurrence). Imagine being a young kid and confronted with the likes of Chris Waddle, David Hirst, Des Walker and Mark Bright all having a laugh and several beers with the opposition (Coventry I think).
Spent 10 mins chatting to Chris Waddle and I was sold.
I realise this is probably not the 'proper' way to choose a football club, but fuck it, 16 years (and a lot of pain and suffering) later and I'm still WTID.
Was about 10/11 and my uncle took me and my cousin to Hillsborough. Can't remember the result, but after the match my uncle took us up some stairs within the ground and smack bang into the Player's Lounge (turns out my Uncle is one of David Hirst's close friends and this was a regular occurrence). Imagine being a young kid and confronted with the likes of Chris Waddle, David Hirst, Des Walker and Mark Bright all having a laugh and several beers with the opposition (Coventry I think).
Spent 10 mins chatting to Chris Waddle and I was sold.
I realise this is probably not the 'proper' way to choose a football club, but fuck it, 16 years (and a lot of pain and suffering) later and I'm still WTID.
DaRealSpoon
Do not try and bend the spoon...
I support villa cause thats the ground closest to where I was born.. simple.
My dad was a Bradford city fan, so I had to think of something (joke; there me second team i guess)
Warickshire for cricket and unfortunately Moseley or my old playing team Sutton for rugby.
All about the birth geography
My dad was a Bradford city fan, so I had to think of something
(joke; there me second team i guess)Warickshire for cricket and unfortunately Moseley or my old playing team Sutton for rugby.
All about the birth geography
it's so frusrating suporting livepool, tey have finished as low at 7th
get a grip, you're a gloryseeker
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