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Why do you support who you do?

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  • #32
    gosplan
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    Michael Thomas

    (Arsenal, not Liverpool har har har)


  • #33
    ditpoker
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    tottenham, my dad was a die hard fan (for some reason) and my uncles and dads friends etc bought me arsenal stuff to wind up my dad... but my fav jumper was an erik thortsvedt goalkeeping jersey, and then spurs beat arsenal in the fa-cup semi and then won the fa cup final against forest.... it was always gonna be spurs!


  • #34
    _blank_
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    gosplan wrote: »
    Michael Thomas

    (Arsenal, not Liverpool har har har)
    One of my favourite football memories. My dad bawling his eyes out that Friday night. :D


  • #35
    Eirebear
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    I support Rangers because i am a proud British, Loyalist, Protestant Orangeman..........;)


  • #36
    redspider
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    I support Liverpool .....

    .... for my troubles.
    .... because I'm a masochist!

    (Its a long story as to why I opted to support Liverpool but its not very unlike Archimedes' reasons above).


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  • #37
    _blank_
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    Eirebear wrote: »
    I support Rangers because i am a proud British, Loyalist, Protestant Orangeman..........;)

    Good for you!

    :D


  • #38
    Eirebear
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    DesF wrote: »
    Good for you!

    :D

    lol, i forgot to mention bigot, but im sure your all able to make that assumption for yourself :p


  • #39
    Bubs101
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    I was a Vialli fan first and foremost so when he moved from Juve, so did I. Having said that, Watford was a step too far


  • #40
    ziggy
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  • #41
    sionnach
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    When my younger brother and I were about 5 and 6 we supported the teams of our older sister and brother, tottenham and liverpool. They decided we couldn't support the same teams as them so we drew from a pack of top trumps of the first division. I drew Arsenal and I never looked back, he drew Villa, poor sod :)


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  • #42
    PauloMN
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    Eirebear wrote: »
    I support Rangers because i am a proud British, Loyalist, Protestant Orangeman..........;)

    :D LOL

    Well ya couldnae support them for the futbaw... ;)

    (Like my Scottish accent typing EB?) :)


  • #43
    Eirebear
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    ziggy wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Ugly?!?! im offended! :D


  • #44
    ziggy
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  • #45
    Eirebear
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    PauloMN wrote: »
    :D LOL

    Well ya couldnae support them for the futbaw... ;)

    (Like my Scottish accent typing EB?) :)

    lol your probably right at the moment...were boring as hell!

    As for the scottish typing...your not bad but i would probably be better with Fitba' ;)


  • #46
    monkey9
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    My granny gave me a red football kit on my seventh birthday. They were the fashion around the late eighties. No particular team, just white stripes going down the sleeves and a football where the crest should be. The came in red, blue, green etc. Anyway, mine was red. I asked my dad what team played in red and he said Liverpool so i went out into the garden and pretended to be playing for Liverpool. I've supported them ever since. So it's not just glory hunting or jumping on bandwagons. It's just circumstance.


  • #47
    Mossin
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    Started supporting Man Utd in the 89/90 season. Bryan robson was an inspiration and with Sparky up front they were a joy to watch. The F.A. Cup final vs Crystal Palace will always be a lasting memory of mine. I still have my jersey from that season in my wardrobe, although I doubt it still fits somehow.


  • #48
    _blank_
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    Mossin wrote: »
    Started supporting Man Utd in the 89/90 season. Bryan robson was an inspiration and with Sparky up front they were a joy to watch. The F.A. Cup final vs Crystal Palace will always be a lasting memory of mine. I still have my jersey from that season in my wardrobe, although I doubt it still fits somehow.
    I well remember them kits alright. :)


  • #49
    justfortherecor
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    Lived in Scotland when I was younger and supported Rangers up until I was about 7 (I'm Irish catholic btw) Unfortunately, due to a nasty incident(s) at school from older students I never want anything to do with Scottish football again.

    Instead I followed in my Dad's footsteps and began supporting Man Utd. Got the 92/93 jersey for xmas in 1992 (the one with the laces across the neck) and have been devoted to them ever since.


  • #50
    Eirebear
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    Ahem, just incase my humour was misplaced i would like to state that i am Scots born and lived in Ireland for most of my life, my religion has no effect on what football team i support and i definetly dont class myself as loyalist of orange.

    I also suffered at the hands of bullies due to the football team i supported and to a certain extent still do (whence my comments earlier) but would never change the football team i support for anyone.


  • #51
    GuanYin
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    Uncle took me to see Forest Vs County exhibition match off the back of Forests European Cup win. Don't remember much about it but Forest won and I still have the jersey somewhere (although it doesn't fit me anymore ;) ).

    Faded in and out of interest in watching football for years after that, would watch agame if they were on TV, but didn't watch or know much about other teams.

    In my very early teens I took a job waiting tables in a pub. I almost ALWAYS worked the weekend shifts and with other sport on durin the 3pm games, the regulars would always ask me to go and check the teletext for the scores.

    Eventually I got to know just about every player in the top 2 leagues listening to the punters argue over teams (much like here, only they were much more civil). Forest were on the 1st Div then, but when they got promoted and did well for a bit, I really got caught up in the storm. I have the jersey from that era and it still fits!!!! :)


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  • #52
    Morf
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    I liked Norwich circa Jeremy Goss's golden age then a friend of mine in school about 2nd class introduced me to Newcastle, i liked the Black and white stripes. I've grumbled and ignored and wandered in my affections but its Newcastle for me.


  • #53
    Pepe LeFrits
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    Xavi6 wrote: »
    It's all about exposure at a young age. City were the first club side I really saw so that's why I got into them.
    Funnily enough I didn't develop an interest in (watching) football until I was about 10, but before that the only English teams I had heard of were Liverpool, Everton and... City.

    I can't remember why I started supporting Arsenal. It's all a bit foggy. I have vague memories of stuff like watching Norwich City in the UEFA cup in 92/93 and the earliest Arsenal game I can recall was the FA cup final against Sheffield Wednesday in 1993, my parents were out so I stayed up late and managed to experience the novelty of seeing a full football match on TV... Merson was great to watch.


  • #54
    eZe^
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    Lived in Barcelona as a kid... Went to numerous games as a child, saw the rise and fall of the dream team (although I was pretty young so I dont appreciate it as much as now)... Im also 1/2 Catalan...Guardiola is still my hero, enough said...


  • #55
    estebancambias
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    I was always more of a person who watched football without the need of following a team religously.

    My first team was probably Aston Villa/Celtic, but I had no knowledge about football except knowing the Irish team and Roberto Baggio.

    I have 'supported' Roma since I think 1997, along with Real Madrid(although my love for them sort of vanished over the years)


  • #56
    eZe^
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    estebancambias wrote: »
    .I have 'supported' Roma since I think 1997, along with Real Madrid(although my love for them sort of vanished over the years)

    Oh, so who are you rooting for tomorrow night? :P


  • #57
    Nunu
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    eZe^ wrote: »
    Lived in Barcelona as a kid... Went to numerous games as a child, saw the rise and fall of the dream team (although I was pretty young so I dont appreciate it as much as now)... Im also 1/2 Catalan...Guardiola is still my hero, enough said...

    One of mine too and I met him 2 weeks ago:)

    I was over for the Osasuna game and took in the Barcelona B game beforehand. I had no idea Guardiola managed them and was awestruck when I saw him coming out and taking his place on the bench. I took up a seat behind the dug outs and was on Guardiola watch for most of the game:D

    After the game I managed to have a short chat with him and got a photo of the 2 of us together...absolutely made the trip for me!

    ...BTW I love Barcelona, my favourite city by a distance. Have always followed Barcelona since the dream team, but I imagine I'd be an absolute Barca nut if I actually ever lived there.


  • #58
    A Dub in Glasgo
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    Unsurprisely enough for a child growing up in Dublin in the '70s & '80s, I supported an English team... Man Utd.

    In the late '80s I moved to Waterford and went to Waterford United a bit where I experienced live football in Ireland (outside of the AUL with Ballymun United) with a Celtic daft Donegaler. Moved to Bolton and went to Burnden Park, Old Trafford and Celtic Park for about 2 seasons. I moved to Glasgow and their was only one team to go to then... Partick This Celtic. I had a season ticket for Celtic for about 9 years. I loved going to live games especially the away ones .

    So after all that it is Celtic for me :)

    Edit: I had an uncle in Dublin in the '70s & '80s who used to get the bus to Glasgow via the Belfast-Stranraer ferry every 2 weeks for the Celtic games. We all thought he was mad but now I can understand :)


  • #59
    estebancambias
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    Hahahahah....Roma clearly. I loved Real when they had Savio and Redondo. When I went to the Nou Camp two years ago(in the middle of the summer) it changed my outlook completely. Even though I started to prefer Barca as in the players, I prefered Real Madrid for what it stood for(I didn't know what it stood for), but I was blown away during my visit on that summer day.

    My sister was convinced she spotted Lionel in the shower after she lurked behind a curtain. The Barcelona staff to their disgust yelled at us, so we scurried off without being sure.


  • #60
    eZe^
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    estebancambias wrote: »
    I prefered Real Madrid for what it stood for(I didn't know what it stood for)

    My dad would tell me the terrible stories about the oppression of the catalan people during the civil war, and how Franco intimidated the barca team in madrid barca copa del rey game, Madrid ended up winning that game 11-1 or something. (My memory on thats hazy though, so dont quote it as gospel truth!)

    I dont harbor any real hatred for them now, I respect them and their fans. Seeing Messi in the shower, thats a bold claim to fame!!!

    Nunu wrote: »
    One of mine too and I met him 2 weeks ago:)

    I was over for the Osasuna game and took in the Barcelona B game beforehand. I had no idea Guardiola managed them and was awestruck when I saw him coming out and taking his place on the bench. I took up a seat behind the dug outs and was on Guardiola watch for most of the game:D

    After the game I managed to have a short chat with him and got a photo of the 2 of us together...absolutely made the trip for me!

    ...BTW I love Barcelona, my favourite city by a distance. Have always followed Barcelona since the dream team, but I imagine I'd be an absolute Barca nut if I actually ever lived there.

    Thats an absolutely amazing story... I havent been to the Mini Estadi in so long, I was gonna go to see a game before the Madrid match a couple of months ago (cant remember who they were playing), but it was raining and I got caught chatting to some Barca fans from England down La Rambla.

    What was he like in person? I bet he's the nicest guy ever, he is my hero.. =P


    That was completely off topic, so apologies.


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  • #61
    Nunu
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    eZe^ wrote: »

    Thats an absolutely amazing story... I havent been to the Mini Estadi in so long, I was gonna go to see a game before the Madrid match a couple of months ago (cant remember who they were playing), but it was raining and I got caught chatting to some Barca fans from England down La Rambla.

    What was he like in person? I bet he's the nicest guy ever, he is my hero.. =P


    That was completely off topic, so apologies.

    Ye, the fact that he gave me the time of day makes him a nice guy in my book, but it was literally just a 2 minute chat conducted in broken english and spanish:D ...if I can figure out how to get the photo off my mobile phone I'll post it up...I also took a few photos of him in managerial mode on the touchline:D

    Edit: not the greatest pic, I had to take it myself, but the 2 of us are in it so job done!


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