Which team should I support?
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Morbyd said:I know... and I accept it, most of the time.
But what gets lost in the ridicule is that I'm a very loyal fan. The missus and I travel quite a distance to attend a few games each year. We watch every match religiously. We've got Chelsea TV at home and a drawer each full of kit. We both really enjoy football and have been watching it for years and are proud to support Chelsea. I know that's just superficial stuff but I also know what's in my heart.
(as an aside, Irina often reads this forum and gets upset with me for getting into these conversations because she knows me and she knows the truth and thinks you're all just a bunch of jealous, nasty people)
can I suspect that you go to games each year due that silly visa thing that obliges you to go away from russia from time to time? WOuldn't you be travelling anyway if there wasn't a game? and... can I suspec that you get free tickets and that makes another difference=
Beckiboo said:You should support either your local team, or the team which you have strong ties to, be it through family or your own heritage.
I.e if you live in North London, you should support a North London team! If you live in the East End, you should support West Ham! If you live oop North, support Man U/City etc etc. I cant stick these plastic Man U fans who have cockney accents yet say they support Man U
Likewise if your dad has always been an avid Liverpool fan but moved down here to raise his family, then you're allowed to support Liverpool (although you should at least go to as many games as you can
Those are the rules! Anyone else is a plastic supporter end of
Similar those bloody Chelsea fans with American accents, wtf is all that about
Morbyd said:Not jealous of me, duh
Well what are we supposedly jealous of
People so-call ridicule you cos you've admitted on here you've supported Chelsea for about 5 mins, but yet you bang on about them as if you're their number 1 fan (what would you do without Google eh
), you don't find any 'proper' fans going to such lengths to prove what a fan they are do you Morbyd said:I know... and I accept it, most of the time.
But what gets lost in the ridicule is that I'm a very loyal fan. The missus and I travel quite a distance to attend a few games each year. We watch every match religiously. We've got Chelsea TV at home and a drawer each full of kit. We both really enjoy football and have been watching it for years and are proud to support Chelsea. I know that's just superficial stuff but I also know what's in my heart.
(as an aside, Irina often reads this forum and gets upset with me for getting into these conversations because she knows me and she knows the truth and thinks you're all just a bunch of jealous, nasty people
this is the problem we all have boss...................like sil says, her support is due to genetic heritage, most people who support a team on here are almost born into that support.................same as me, my granddad (RIP
) would always tell me of how when he was 10 years old he once tried stamping on dixie dean's foot before the derby.your love for chelsea may be in your heart but for everyone else, its deeper than that, its in our blood,, its pumping through every vein of our bodies
Morbyd
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The visa trip is once a year and it did not coincide with a game this year. (last year I went to Berlin for the annual visa trip). So no, you're wrong.silvia said:can I suspect that you go to games each year due that silly visa thing that obliges you to go away from russia from time to time? WOuldn't you be travelling anyway if there wasn't a game? and... can I suspec that you get free tickets and that makes another difference=
And no, we usually time visits around games, not the other way around. And $100 for a ticket is not a deterrent.
Morbyd
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People ask questions or make comments and I respond.Barbie said:People so-call ridicule you cos you've admitted on here you've supported Chelsea for about 5 mins, but yet you bang on about them as if you're their number 1 fan (what would you do without Google eh
I don't need to prove anything, nor am I trying to.
Morbyd, don't mean to be rude, but...you're getting a bit carried away with your own importance. The British ridicule Man U fans who live in london, I get frustrated at people who tell me they are Liverpool fans when they've never been to Anfield. Its really not just about you, its about people who pick a team without having any real links to it
For us football is about for more than just watching the game, its almost a tribal thing, and (percieved) glory hunters will always have the mickey taken. Your nationality makes no difference,(although the fact that you think it does inevitably leads to people taking the piss even more!
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Morbyd
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I can get them. I actually prefer sitting in the stands though. That's what going to a football match is all about - atmosphere, beer & burgers, etc.grego said:you told me that you got freebies/VIP/corporate suite access, etc, etc
That's true of any sporting event, i think you'll agree.
Beckiboo
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Morbyd I dont doubt that you genuinely support Chelsea and have built up an affection for them, but like Grego says, to English football fans it is something that can qute often rule your life - where you live, your job, your friends can all revolve around which team you support! I'd guess it's probably the same in the US with American football, I'm sure the supporters their have their favourite team's colours running through their veins.
I think that's why people on here can't stomach your comments/critisism on the game. Unfortunately for you, you chose to support the UK's top team at the precise moment billions were being pumped into them, and they were on course for winning the premiership. In some senses that does make you a glory hunter, even if your reasons for supporting Chelsea werent because they were doing so well.
I think perhaps you come across a bit "know it all" in some of your posts, thats why it gets people's backs up, because you haven't got the emotional bond to football that some others have.
I think that's why people on here can't stomach your comments/critisism on the game. Unfortunately for you, you chose to support the UK's top team at the precise moment billions were being pumped into them, and they were on course for winning the premiership. In some senses that does make you a glory hunter, even if your reasons for supporting Chelsea werent because they were doing so well.
I think perhaps you come across a bit "know it all" in some of your posts, thats why it gets people's backs up, because you haven't got the emotional bond to football that some others have.
Morbyd
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Thanks Scoobs and Becks for having a normal conversation. Your points are well taken.Beckiboo said:
You're on to one thing, Becki. Americans, especially men, approach sport differently than Brits. We love sports. All sports. We have favorites (mine, in order, are football, tennis, American football), but we get behind our favorite teams in each league. It wouldn't be unusual for someone to attend football matches in the summer, American football games in the autumn, hockey in winter and basketball in spring. In other words, we're a bit less monolithic about it.
That said, once you choose a team in any sport you stick with them. No one will ask you how long you've been a fan and no one cares, but if you're switching teams then that's considered uncool.
