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Who do you 'look out for'?

  • 15-05-2008 04:15AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭


    So it's pretty obvious who most people here support but who is your 'second' team and whose results do you look out for at the weekend? Is there any reason why that particular team?


    For me -

    Ireland - Shelbourne - Was a regular at their games in my school days and got to a fair few games through college and before I left home. Supported them for as long as I've supported City, since 1989. I'll be taking in a game or two in possible in February.

    England - Leeds United/Wycombe Wanderers - Dad's a Leeds fan. Had a soft sport for Wycombe since the Martin O'Neill/Steve Guppy days when they got all those promotions.

    Italy - Juventus - Loved the days of Del Piero, Zidane, Ravanelli, Vialli, Deschamps, Ferrara, Peruzzi etc.

    Spain - Barcelona - Cause of Xavi obviously

    Portugal - FC Porto - Cause of Quaresma

    USA - Chicago Fire - Lived in Chicago for a while and went to see them play.

    Australia - Perth Glory - City where I was born and where I live now


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,714 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    Fulham: They have Brian McBride.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    Ireland - Bray Wanderers - used go to there games!

    Italy - Lazio - Just got to like them form watching italian highlights on c4 i think as a kid.

    Spain - Getafe - Only got to liking them this year rarely get to see them play though

    England - Aldershot - 2nd team i look out for is the Shots! now in the Football league! Premiership football soon!

    France - PSG - Cant remember why

    Scotland - Raith Rovers - Uncle supports them and im not supportin Celtic!

    Holland - Ajax - Used to play football that was great to watch so i watched them more!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    Fulham: They have Brian McBride.
    Why do you like Mcbride so much?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,771 ✭✭✭mormank


    for me i always look out for Darlington cos when i was younger i played a game of champ manager and got darlington from the 3rd division to mid table mediocrity in the 1st division(2nd tier).

    Barca, just class arent they in fairness. From the rivaldo and luis enrique, figo days to now.

    Juve of course. same reasons as xavi

    Hearts in the scottish league. Won the title with them in champ manager!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,714 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    chdpoker wrote: »
    Why do you like Mcbride so much?

    I admire his honesty and work rate on the pitch; I feel he is one of the most intelligent strikers I have seen play in the premiership (his movement and positioning is amazing); and ultimately love the way he has maximised his limited technical and physical attributes to carve out a very decent career for himself.

    I find it easier to relate to players who are where they are through grit and determination and who truly earn their paycheck week in and week out - both through their toil on the pitch but also their professionalism off it. McBride is a great example of the way footballers should be imo.

    Plus, he isn't one to shy from the big games. Most people prolly wouldn't have bothered watching USA / Italy in the last world cup (the battle of Kaiserslauten as it was labeled by the media). Anyway, the US spent most of the game with 9 men but sneaked a 1 - 1 draw. McBride turned in a mammoth performance and ran himself into the ground up front on his own. Throughout the game he constantly harried and chased and snapped away - while still managing to pose an outlet for the US with what little possession they had. That is the type of thing I can get on board with.

    My fav players in the premiership at the moment after McBride would be:

    Hamman
    Kuyt
    Friedal

    Ye can keep the Ronaldos and Gerrards of this world.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    I admire his honesty and work rate on the pitch; I feel he is one of the most intelligent strikers I have seen play in the premiership (his movement and positioning is amazing); and ultimately love the way he has maximised his limited technical and physical attributes to carve out a very decent career for himself.

    I find it easier to relate to players who are where they are through grit and determination and who truly earn their paycheck week in and week out - both through their toil on the pitch but also their professionalism off it. McBride is a great example of the way footballers should be imo.

    Plus, he isn't one to shy from the big games. Most people prolly wouldn't have bothered watching USA / Italy in the last world cup (the battle of Kaiserslauten as it was labeled by the media). Anyway, the US spent most of the game with 9 men but sneaked a 1 - 1 draw. McBride turned in a mammoth performance and ran himself into the ground up front on his own. Throughout the game he constantly harried and chased and snapped away - while still managing to pose an outlet for the US with what little possession they had. That is the type of thing I can get on board with.

    My fav players in the premiership at the moment after McBride would be:

    Hamman
    Kuyt
    Friedal

    Ye can keep the Ronaldos and Gerrards of this world.
    couldn't agree with you more, good post.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,771 ✭✭✭mormank


    my fav players in the premiership at the moment after McBride would be:

    Hamman
    Kuyt
    Friedal

    Ye can keep the Ronaldos and Gerrards of this world.[/QUOTE]

    so you would sell gerard before you would sell kuyt!!!

    im sorry but id rather you were admiring him as a man city player...

    a team of kuyts im afraid would not win you the premiership. a team of gerards would walk it imo


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,968 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Cambridge United
    I check their scores every week. The only reason I support them is I used to play Champioship Manager on the PC and always picked them.
    I check their website and maybe I'll go see them one day.

    Sampdoria
    Supported them back when RTE showed Italian football


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    micmclo wrote: »
    Cambridge United
    I check their scores every week. The only reason I support them is I used to play Champioship Manager on the PC and always picked them.
    I check their website and maybe I'll go see them one day.

    Are you a fellow member of the 'Tom Youngs Fan Club'?!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Italy: I just keep an eye on the top of the table really
    Spain: My cousin supports Barcelona, so I check Barce and Real's results every week; they usually give me good ammo for slagging him :D

    That's about all I look out for! Gonna pick a team for the Euros this summer, so I'll be looking out for them so I can win some moneh ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,681 ✭✭✭Chong


    England - West Ham, Spurs and Sheffield Wednesday - Thats quite a few

    Italy - Look out for Juventus as they have been my fave side in Itally since I was a kid.

    Holland- Ajax are my favourite club on Par with Man U

    Spain- Real Madrid , supported them since the Seedorf days.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭gucci


    I just like to keep up with the various leagues and stuff, as the guys above say from the days of channel 4 Italian Football I used to admire players more than the actual clubs, Batistuta, Del Piero, Maldini, Baggio ,Baresi, Rui Costa etc. So Serie A would be who I'd look at most of, keeping a close eye on AC Milan (because i lived in milan for few months) and Juve (because of Del Piero and nowadays Momo Sissoko :D)*

    Sites like 101greatgoals etc make it much easier for following the results and seeing the goals!


    *And yes i do understand the irony of following two deadly rivals!

    Oh yeah and Longford Town! Used to go to the games when I was younger and had nothing better to do on a Saturday night, the switch to summer time football completely ruled out any chance I had to go watch them because of work and GAA commitments


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,606 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Teams I keep an eye on and love to see do well:

    Barcelona
    Werder Bremen (founder member of the Irish Werder Bremen Supporters Club of Ireland)
    Juventus
    Sporting Lisbon
    FC United (3rd straight promotion this seaon!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,714 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Teams I keep an eye for .

    Ireland Bohemians I go to as many home games as I can still to this day.

    England Torquay Utd(Fawlty Towers) and Wolves.

    Italy Juventus (exact same reason as you Xavi)

    Spain I watch it in general but no real team. Deportivo maybe if pushed.

    Australia Perth Glory.(I lived there and went to most games when they were at home drinking Carlton Mild I think it was)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,308 ✭✭✭Pyjamarama


    Gotta love the Gulls!!!

    Abroad it's Inter (bro supported AC so it seemed like the way to go, winning nothing with Vieri and ronaldo up top proved that defense wins titles!). Also have a soft spot for Dortmund although I think that was cause I was a bit obsessed with Sammer. I was convinced he was better than Maldini... he was good but not that good.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    Aw, here was I expecting a thread about which posters you have a mancrush on. :(

    I keep an eye on the Arsenal reserves and youth sides. Ireland too, but that's about it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭5ForKeeps


    Ireland - Wexford Youths

    England - Liverpool

    Scotland - Celtic

    Spain - Barcelona


    Those are me favourites....

    Ones of look out for, not many other that those 2 apart from Atletico Madrid and possibly Auxerre.


  • Posts: 8,092 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ireland - Bray - my mate plays for them

    England - Newcastle, though im a pool fan I have an ol soft spot for the Magpies. My mate has two season tickets and we go over to alot of games. Atmosphere in St James is class. Barmy Army, TOON TOON :). Was cheering for them to get out of that relegation mess they nearly got into.

    Italy - Milan , Always used to watch football Italia around the time Baggio played for them & always keep an eye out for them since.

    Spain - Barca - Not so much this year tbh, but watching them last year when Ronaldinho and Messi were both on form was great.


    Great post about McBride Lloyd - not so many players like him nowadays. Hamman as you said is another great example. Changed that final for us!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭ibh


    Ireland: Dundalk FC obviously because i'm from there. Went to all the home games as a kid with my Dad (who worked on his summer holidays from school in the 60's building the stand in Oriel!!) so saw some good times and some great players (Alan O'Neill, Gino Lawless, Terry Eviston etc). Still a massive fan, and look forward to seeing them back in the Premier soon.

    England: Liverpool. Since I was a kid so never contemplated any other team. In recent years I have always looked out for Swansea's results as well. Have a very good friend from there who is a massive passionate Swans fan. He reciprocates my interest in his team by going online and checking to see how Dundalk are going.

    Italy: Parma / Sampdoria

    Spain: Barca / Salamanca in the 2nd Division. Former housmate from there and went to see them play a few years ago.

    France: Lyon

    Germany: Dortmund

    US: LA Galaxy!!:D

    Australia: Sydney FC (even thou they're pure sh1te..)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    Ireland - Finn Harps (Grew up in DOnegal)
    England - Everton (My best mate as a kid supported them)
    Italy - Sampdoria (Always like them as a kid)
    Brazil - Botafogo (went to see them play at the Maracanna, loved their fans)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭Cionád


    Spain: Barca - Cause I have the shirt

    France - Lyon and Montpellier - cause I have the shirts & I love Montpellier city

    Italy - Roma - Don't know why really, hate Lazio.

    Ireland - Bray & Kildare County - reletives from there, live there.

    England - I kinda like Liverpool (sometimes), cause of previous champ. league exploits, and they annoy the **** out of most man utd & chelsea fans.


    I'm a Newcastle fan.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭Killme00


    Ireland - Edenmore Celtic - Local team when i grew up, still go to some games

    Spain - Always look out for Malaga in the results. Hoping to get promoted to La Liga next year, 5 games left, second in the table, 4 points clear of third but have lost last two games. Ive been to three games this year, cracking atmosphere.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭Badabing


    Ireland: St. Pats- my cousin played for them in the 80's and i kept going after that.

    Italy: Napoli- Maradona was playing for them in 1985ish and i used to watch highlights on the telly great stuff.

    Holland: Ajax- played great football with great players, similar to my italian choice rte i think had dutch and itailian highlights every week.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭SectionF


    England - Leeds United.
    In the EPL money circus, I am fond of any club that can worry/give a Big Four global franchise a bloody nose, and for me Pompey play that up in most style.
    Villa too, though the price of success is that they're in danger of becoming 'one of them'

    Under glance-at-results & cheer-for-if-on-the-telly...

    Spain - Barcelona, of course

    Holland - Ajax

    Italy - would be Milan but couldn't be with its current owner


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,365 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Ireland: Shamrock Rovers: My team.

    England: Liverpool: Followed them since I was four.

    Italy: Foggia: Went to see them play in Pugglia on a school tour around the time they were in Serie A. Great game, and I've been back a couple of times since.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    AFC wimbledon,

    used to go to plough lane (wimbledon FC ground up to the 80's) as a kid with my dad, born and brought up within a few miles of it, but aways supported liverpool, still kept an eye on wimbledon in the leauge though after they started ground sharing with crystal palace, and up untill they became a francise and moved and renamed as MK Dons, then lost all interest in them,

    once AFC were formed 6 seasons ago have always kept an eye on them, have seen them play when over in london, and they just got promoted (3rd time in their 6 seasons) to the conference south

    waiting keenly until AFC wimbledon meet MK dons in a cup or even a leauge match, that will be a big one in SW london


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,606 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    irish-stew wrote: »
    AFC wimbledon,

    used to go to plough lane (wimbledon FC ground up to the 80's) as a kid with my dad, born and brought up within a few miles of it, but aways supported liverpool, still kept an eye on wimbledon in the leauge though after they started ground sharing with crystal palace, and up untill they became a francise and moved and renamed as MK Dons, then lost all interest in them,

    once AFC were formed 6 seasons ago have always kept an eye on them, have seen them play when over in london, and they just got promoted (3rd time in their 6 seasons) to the conference south

    waiting keenly until AFC wimbledon meet MK dons in a cup or even a leauge match, that will be a big one in SW london

    What league did AFC Wimbledon start in, and what are the factors of deciding where a team starts?

    FC United clinched their 3rd successive promotion about 2 weeks ago, and will be int he Unibond Premier Division next season which is the level below Conference North/South. How did AFC wimbledon get there in 3 promotions but it will take FC United 4?


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,198 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Ireland - St. Pat's - They were my local team for a couple of years, then I moved into Shelbourne territory, but I couldn't just switch allegiances...

    Italy - Juventus "my" team since the mid-80s.

    Spain - Atletico; I hate Real and don't have much love for Barça, like the stripes

    Holland - PSV, my local team for 4 years

    France - OM, my local team

    'England' - Swansea, can't remember why, but probably something to do with Subbuteo

    Scotland - Hamilton Academicals - I just like the sound of it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,913 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Tauren wrote: »
    What league did AFC Wimbledon start in, and what are the factors of deciding where a team starts?

    FC United clinched their 3rd successive promotion about 2 weeks ago, and will be int he Unibond Premier Division next season which is the level below Conference North/South. How did AFC wimbledon get there in 3 promotions but it will take FC United 4?

    this suggests they've been promoted 4 times:

    CCL1->CCLP->IL1->ILP->CS

    so they're 2 promotions from League2

    I think some areas of England, the pyramid starts from a lower level. As the various leagues are seperate organisations, theoretically they can admit whoever they like, but in practise they probably need FA approval.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭gustavo


    England Manchester United used to support them untill Rovers started becoming more and more part of my life and I realised I didnt truly care if they win or lost , still like their style of play though

    Italy Sampdoria , From the old Gazzeta days I supported them from their era of Mannini , Mancini Lombardo et al.

    Spain Atletico - Went to see them this year at the Vicente Calderon , was a great experience ,like the idea of a calamitous club who managed to **** it up at every given opportunity :D

    I kept an eye on Dunfermlines results when they were managed by Stephen Kenny also would tend to keep an eye on any ex Rovers/eL players abroad


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