Guys who support Man Utd, Munster and Fianna Fail...

Joyce Country

do these sort of people annoy you? these gloryhunting, bandwagon types. I have to admit i've a couple of friends like this - One of them is from Galway all his life and supports Munster :eek: Annoys the hell out of me - when did it become so unfashionable to support your local team or root for the little guy?!

aidan_walsh

In at least two out of the three of those, it can't possibly impact on you so who cares who they support?

irishvamp90

well joyce i was kinda making a similar point in my thread about the niall mellon charity.its very annoying.my dad loves rugby but munster rugby is a social/drinking thing now

dlofnep

Don't worry.. Soon enough, they will be supporting Brazil, New Zealand and Fine Gael.

Joyce Country

aidan_walsh wrote: »

In at least two out of the three of those, it can't possibly impact on you so who cares who they support?

it's just annoying because i honestly feel these people look down at you if you support connacht rugby or your local eircom league team/west ham/celtic/ whoever outside big 4 teams ..... as for the politics - i swear they vote for whoever they feel will get into government, not on their own beliefs or candidates quality. It's just something i've noticed thats becoming very prevalent in irish culture - a fear of standing out from the crowd as such - rant over

grahamo

There will always be bandwagon jumping gobsh***s! Every successful team has them and truth be told the real fans find them cringeworthy!

SEPT 23 1989

To support United is too easy. It's convenience supporting. It makes life too easy. There is no challenge. It is a cowardly form of escapism, a sell-out to the forces of evil.

Paul Morley
November 1998

Highsider

Dont all Man U's fans live in London?

jdivision

Depends on when you started supporting them. Most liverpool fans for example are bandwagon jumpers because they started supporting them in their glory years.

Raze_them_all

would ya not be more annoyed with the sudden surge in Chelski supporters since Abramovich??

Xavi6

All aboard the Man. City bandwagon! Choo choo!

Pighead

Watch all these fcukers jump on the Chicken bandwagon now. " Sure I never really liked beef or pork anyway" they'll say. Nothing worse than a bandwagon.

SEPT 23 1989

all the rags must be still in school no bites on this thread at all:)

FunkZ

Xavi6 wrote: »

All aboard the Man. City bandwagon! Choo choo!

That train goes up and down, but it never reaches its destination. It's like being stuck in limbo.

S.I.R

Joyce Country wrote: »

do these sort of people annoy you? these gloryhunting, bandwagon types. I have to admit i've a couple of friends like this - One of them is from Galway all his life and supports Munster :eek: Annoys the hell out of me - when did it become so unfashionable to support your local team or root for the little guy?!

im a born and bread liverpool fan ( since around 6 years old, after the glory days ) and jesus it wreaks my head, ive good mates who root for new zealand when the rugby world cup is on, ferarri when the f1 is on etc...


either tryign to have a safe bet or look like sheep :rolleyes:

ratinakeg

Does anyone remember when Blackburn won the league, there was loads of idiots jumping on their bandwagon and now you don't see any of these moron's around, probably jumped ship to another bandwagon team like Newcastle or Sunderland. I hate Sunderland fans supporting them because of Roy Keane, what will they do now.

Xavi6

ratinakeg wrote: »

Does anyone remember when Blackburn won the league, there was loads of idiots jumping on their bandwagon and now you don't see any of these moron's around, probably jumped ship to another bandwagon team like Newcastle or Sunderland. I hate Sunderland fans supporting them because of Roy Keane, what will they do now.

Put back on their Celtic jerseys?

S.I.R

ratinakeg wrote: »

Does anyone remember when Blackburn won the league, there was loads of idiots jumping on their bandwagon and now you don't see any of these moron's around, probably jumped ship to another bandwagon team like Newcastle or Sunderland. I hate Sunderland fans supporting them because of Roy Keane, what will they do now.

ive a sunderland jersey from the mc the w*nker mc cartey days...


We aint all sheep

cortoonman

joyce, i think i know who you are. you claim you want people to support local teams etc etc.

how many galway united games did you go to this season? admittedly io only went to the final home match of season but still 1 is better than none.

i also think you're the same guy who wouldnt go see the galway senior football final (with one of your closest friends playing) because it cost too much to get in. 10 euro was not too much surely. but your main reason was that you were too hungover.


not one connacht match this season, you've been at.

pot kettle black........i think

rotinaj

What if your a Republican who was born in Manchester and now live in Cork?

Is it ok to support all 3 then?

AvrilLavigne

S.I.R wrote: »

im a born and bread liverpool fan ( since around 6 years old, after the glory days ) and jesus it wreaks my head, ive good mates who root for new zealand when the rugby world cup is on, ferarri when the f1 is on etc...


either tryign to have a safe bet or look like sheep :rolleyes:

People support teams that they like and enjoy watching, and guess what these teams are often the best because they are play well and are good to watch.

ratinakeg wrote: »

Does anyone remember when Blackburn won the league, there was loads of idiots jumping on their bandwagon and now you don't see any of these moron's around, probably jumped ship to another bandwagon team like Newcastle or Sunderland. I hate Sunderland fans supporting them because of Roy Keane, what will they do now.

Again, supporting Sunderland because Roy Keane is there is a valid reason to support Sunderland. People like what appeals to them and what they are into at the moment. Big f##king deal if you support Newcastle one season and Sunderland the next.

fullstop

S.I.R wrote: »

im a born and bread liverpool fan ( since around 6 years old, after the glory days ) and jesus it wreaks my head, ive good mates who root for new zealand when the rugby world cup is on, ferarri when the f1 is on etc...


either tryign to have a safe bet or look like sheep :rolleyes:

You were born and bread in Liverpool? (or bred perhaps?)

tallaght01

S.I.R wrote: »

ive a sunderland jersey from the mc the w*nker mc cartey days...


We aint all sheep

Mick was a legend!!!!

I was a season ticket holder for Sunderland for the last few years before I went to Oz (way before Keane came on the scene). Was a fan since I lived there in the 90s.

But suddenly Roy is the manager, and all these boggers would be on the plane over ever week. Big Cork heads on them. They'd be distraught on the way home if we lost, like they'd been fans all their lives.

I'll be really interested if they're still all going to games when I'm back home next year.

meditraitor

S.I.R wrote: »

, ferarri when the f1 is on etc...

:

These fuckers arre worse than united supporters, what a shower of ******* ***** ***** *****

Go on Hamilton, World Champion

Wacko

S.I.R wrote: »

ive a sunderland jersey from the mc the w*nker mc cartey days...


We aint all sheep

Had one of those myself got it back when they were selling them off for a fiver in the sports shops, I have burned it since. Anyway in short, Irish people like being part of the winning team, being the popular one and being able to slag other people because they didn´t win anything, we have a craving to latch onto any bandwagon going.

deleriumtremens

Joyce Country wrote: »

do these sort of people annoy you?

Yes

AvrilLavigne

tallaght01 wrote: »

Mick was a legend!!!!

I was a season ticket holder for Sunderland for the last few years before I went to Oz (way before Keane came on the scene). Was a fan since I lived there in the 90s.

But suddenly Roy is the manager, and all these boggers would be on the plane over ever week. Big Cork heads on them. They'd be distraught on the way home if we lost, like they'd been fans all their lives.

I'll be really interested if they're still all going to games when I'm back home next year.

Congratulations on being such a great Sunderland fan. I really mean it. But why moan about new fans who became interested in the club because of Roy Keane being manager? Something has to spark a persons interest. So what if they no longer support them now that Keane is gone? Such is life, people move on, do new things, god forbid, support a new club. Supporting a new football isn't like raising kids, it's not a life long commitment, it's just a bit of fun for most, whilst it may a religion for a few.

Xavi6

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

Again, supporting Sunderland because Roy Keane is there is a valid reason to support Sunderland. People like what appeals to them and what they are into at the moment. Big f##king deal if you support Newcastle one season and Sunderland the next.

You're right it is a big deal

04KY

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

Big f##king deal if you support Newcastle one season and Sunderland the next.

Em, well, then they aren't supporters.

Wacko

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

People support teams that they like and enjoy watching, and guess what these teams are often the best because they are play well and are good to watch.



Again, supporting Sunderland because Roy Keane is there is a valid reason to support Sunderland. People like what appeals to them and what they are into at the moment. Big f##king deal if you support Newcastle one season and Sunderland the next.

I don´t think you can really refer to people like that as supporters, they would be more spectators with a slight bias.

getz

Highsider wrote: »

Dont all Man U's fans live in London?

thats not true i am manu fan i was born 4 miles from old trafford , most fans are from manchester but a lot of fans come over from ireland, by plane ,also if you go on the ferry at week end its packed with mu fans-united have always had a big irish connection-

meditraitor

fullstop wrote: »

You were born and bread in Liverpool? (or bred perhaps?)

Bread, what a classic. Liverpool true and true

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdsUrK822kI

tallaght01

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

Congratulations on being such a great Sunderland fan. I really mean it. But why moan about new fans who became interested in the club because of Roy Keane being manager? Something has to spark a persons interest. So what if they no longer support them now that Keane is gone? Such is life, people move on, do new things, god forbid, support a new club. Supporting a new football isn't like raising kids, it's not a life long commitment, it's just a bit of fun for most, whilst it may a religion for a few.

I was more complaining about being surrounded by Cork accents!

And the fact that they get so emotional about the results of a team they've only just heard of.

I actually thought the Irelandisation of Sunderland was a good thing, as it became much easier to get jerseys at home

AvrilLavigne

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nejournal/dec2008/7/4/06A3D929-AA13-C41B-B13F1C331FABEE2D.jpg

So is this what it means to be a supporter? Is he a fan of Roy Keane's or Sunderland? Is he any less of a supporter if he was to support Roy Keane's new club should he return to management? What are the rules when supporting two clubs? Is it ok to support a team in Italy and in England? Can you support two teams in England? What do you do if you like how both Arsenal and Man Utd play? Can you claim to support both, or do you need to hide your like of one of them to conform to the norm of supporting one club for life? What happens if that club starts to play crap football which you do not like? What if they up prices so that you cannot afford a ticket? What if they buy players who are **** and only care about their hair cuts and wages? What happened to wimbledon supporters? Are they forbidden from supporting another team?

Davei141

If your a irish rugby fan surely you would want to see all the provences do well? Why wouldn't you support munster when they provide the pack for ireland?

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nejournal/dec2008/7/4/06A3D929-AA13-C41B-B13F1C331FABEE2D.jpg

So is this what it means to be a supporter? Is he a fan of Roy Keane's or Sunderland? Is he any less of a supporter if he was to support Roy Keane's new club should he return to management? What are the rules when supporting two clubs? Is it ok to support a team in Italy and in England? Can you support two teams in England? What do you do if you like how both Arsenal and Man Utd play? Can you claim to support both, or do you need to hide your like of one of them to conform to the norm of supporting one club for life? What happens if that club starts to play crap football which you do not like? What if they up prices so that you cannot afford a ticket? What if they buy players who are **** and only care about their hair cuts and wages? What happened to wimbledon supporters? Are they forbidden from supporting another team?

If you can change teams when the going gets tough, whats the point? Dont try to hide the fact you love hopping on and off at any available opportunity, supporting means your on for life. If you weren't a bandwagoner you would understand.

Rob_l

I logged in so I could say this thread is stupid!

Xavi6

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nejournal/dec2008/7/4/06A3D929-AA13-C41B-B13F1C331FABEE2D.jpg

So is this what it means to be a supporter? Is he a fan of Roy Keane's or Sunderland?

He's a Keane supporter as there is no club emblem attached to the tattoo.

Is he any less of a supporter if he was to support Roy Keane's new club should he return to management?

He's still a Keane supporter. I fail to see your point.

What are the rules when supporting two clubs? Is it ok to support a team in Italy and in England?

Yep

Can you support two teams in England?

No. You can like a second team but supporting is an entirely different thing.

What do you do if you like how both Arsenal and Man Utd play?

Then you're a football supporter, not a United or Arsenal fan.

Can you claim to support both, or do you need to hide your like of one of them to conform to the norm of supporting one club for life?

You can like both, just not support them. Can you not see the difference yet?

What happens if that club starts to play crap football which you do not like?

Then you keep supporting them til they come good again. Fair weather fans are scum imo.

What if they up prices so that you cannot afford a ticket?

Then go support a League of Ireland. But if you like United and Arsenal you probably won't do that.

What if they buy players who are **** and only care about their hair cuts and wages?

No player is bigger than the club.

What happened to wimbledon supporters? Are they forbidden from supporting another team?

Some support AFC Wimbledon, some support MK Dons.

stovelid

I support Celtic because I'm a patriot.

I support Man United because they win things and they have that Ronaldo fella. Although I like City since they got the midget Brazil fella with the gloves.

I look out for all the Irish playing in England too.

I don't like the League Of Ireland, because they don't win things, and it must be so cold standing there watching the game with no action replays. And the LOI fans say bad things about us 'born and bred' Irish football fans that have supported Chelsea Liverpool Arsenal Newcastle Blackburn Sunderland Leeds Manchester United through thick and thin.

anonymous_joe

Man United, Leinster and Labour for me. 1 out of 3 ain't bad. :pac:

In fairness I started supporting United in 94/95. Knew a fair few Blackburn supporters back then.

And yeah, most Pool fans are about say... 5 or more years older. Which seems to coincide with their dominance. And yeah, supporting United is easy, but so's supporting Pool Chelsea or Arsenal. At the time I identified most with United because they had Irish players and Cantona. I'd say a lot of youngsters would;ve started supporting Sunderland what with all the Irish players and the Irish managers. It's sad that it's easier to identify with an English team than you're local team but ah well.

villager

i really don't have a problem with who people support as long as they have some idea of the history etc of the club/ country/ sport that they are following. nothing annoys me more than football fans of all clubs, particularly the fans of premier league top 4, who think football only started when sky came along.

AvrilLavigne

Xavi6 wrote: »

He's a Keane supporter as there is no club emblem attached to the tattoo.

So you need a club emblem tatoo to be a supporter of the club?

Xavi6 wrote: »

No. You can like a second team but supporting is an entirely different thing.

If it ok to support a team in Italy and a team in England, then why not two teams in England?

Xavi6 wrote: »

Then you're a football supporter, not a United or Arsenal fan.

Ok I see, a football supporter, but not a supporter of the teams that play. I see. makes sense.

Xavi6 wrote: »

You can like both, just not support them. Can you not see the difference yet?

Sorry, didn't get that far in the rule book.

Xavi6 wrote: »

Then you keep supporting them til they come good again. Fair weather fans are scum imo.

Ya, who wants to see good football anyway.

Xavi6 wrote: »

Then go support a League of Ireland. But if you like United and Arsenal you probably won't do that.

But which league of Ireland? How many leagues of Ireland are there? This is so confusing! I can support no more than one club but I can support an entire league of clubs? Ok, I'm slowly getting it. I wouldn't never have thought there would be so many rules!

Xavi6 wrote: »

No player is bigger than the club.

Leeds United? Ronaldo at Man United? Yes, currently he is bigger than the club. How often have you seen Fergie put up with a man who subs himself and has called Madrid a bigger club?

Xavi6 wrote: »

Some support AFC Wimbledon, some support MK Dons.

And do some support other clubs? Or are 100% supporting just these two?

AvrilLavigne

anonymous_joe wrote: »

And yeah, supporting United is easy, but so's supporting Pool Chelsea or Arsenal.

Yes, it is so easy. Especially living in Ireland. Sure E500 for a match ticket and a 3star hotel is an absolute baragain. With flights and spending money on top if that, sure what is 1k to go watch 90 minutes of football. So easy.

anonymous_joe

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

Yes, it is so easy. Especially living in Ireland. Sure E500 for a match ticket and a 3star hotel is an absolute baragain. With flights and spending money on top if that, sure what is 1k to go watch 90 minutes of football. So easy.

If you have the time and inclination to go to all the matches, then you can do it for a lot less than that.

AvrilLavigne

anonymous_joe wrote: »

If you have the time and inclination to go to all the matches, then you can do it for a lot less than that.

Got a job so the time bit is the problem.

anonymous_joe

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

Got a job so the time bit is the problem.

Ah. I'm a student, so it's the money I can't afford.

4zn76tysfajdxp

stovelid wrote: »

I support Celtic because I'm a patriot.

Golly, I didn't know you were Scottish.





PS Soccer is gay.

Xavi6

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

So you need a club emblem tatoo to be a supporter of the club?

You asked a question based on that photo. I answered on the evidence before me. Do you know the guy personally to know whether his allegences lie with a club or Keane? If not then you a are purely speculating, the same as myself.

If it ok to support a team in Italy and a team in England, then why not two teams in England?

Because a rivalry between two Premiership teams is far greater than that between two clubs that may meet on the off chance every 5 years.

By all means support Arsenal and Altrincham.

Ok I see, a football supporter, but not a supporter of the teams that play. I see. makes sense.

It makes perfect sense. You cannot support United and Arsenal equally, especially when they are playing each other.

If you claim you do then you aren't a fan because a fan always wants their team to win.

Sorry, didn't get that far in the rule book.

You asked a question. I'm sorry if you don't like the answer.

Ya, who wants to see good football anyway.

I support City but still watch good football outside of us. I don't need to be an Arsenal fan to watch and appreciate them.

Massive difference between a football fan and a person who will whore themselves out to whatever club is doing the best. These fickle people are nothing more than glory hunters and would be generally frowned upon. Pose the question in the soccer forum if you want.

But which league of Ireland? How many leagues of Ireland are there? This is so confusing! I can support no more than one club but I can support an entire league of clubs? Ok, I'm slowly getting it. I wouldn't never have thought there would be so many rules!

Emmmm there is only one League of Ireland, hence my use of capitals in the name. It refers to an official title bestowed on the league by the FAI.

Leeds United? Ronaldo at Man United? Yes, currently he is bigger than the club. How often have you seen Fergie put up with a man who subs himself and has called Madrid a bigger club?

What player was bigger than Leeds United?

Ronaldo is not bigger than United. Everyone, including Fergie knows that. If he was so much hassle he would be out the door. The fact is Ronaldo has said this week he is more than happy to be at United. Why would Fergie argue with that?

And do some support other clubs? Or are 100% supporting just these two?

I can't say that they do, same as you can't say that they don't.

I do know that the diehard proper fans are AFC Wimbledon fans.

nouveau_4.0

2/3 for me at the moment.

1 because thats who my dad and his dad would have followed for years, mainly for the same reasons I enjoy supporting them now. Entertaining attacking style of play.

2 because they are my local team. And are amazingly entertaining to watch.

3 Will vary I'm sure, depending on policies, but not a fan at the moment.


You can work out which is which

stovelid

Eric Massive Foot wrote: »

Golly, I didn't know you were Scottish.

CELTIC ARE IRISH RIGHT

ratinakeg

I hate Leinster, even though I live in Leinster, pack of muppets.
Munster are great to watch and I would rather watch this group of hardcore farmers:D

Nolanger

It just a populist way of following sport that illustrates how everyone in this country wants to fit in.
Ever meet a Man City, Connaught, Fine Gael supporter?