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

Joyce Country · 09-12-2008 02:28PM #1

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?!

irishvamp90 · 09-12-2008 02:31PM

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

aidan_walsh · 09-12-2008 02:31PM

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

dlofnep · 09-12-2008 02:33PM

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

Joyce Country · 09-12-2008 02:35PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:35PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:37PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:37PM

Dont all Man U's fans live in London?

jdivision · 09-12-2008 02:38PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:39PM

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

Xavi6 · 09-12-2008 02:40PM

All aboard the Man. City bandwagon! Choo choo!

Pighead · 09-12-2008 02:41PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:47PM

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

FunkZ · 09-12-2008 02:49PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:50PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:51PM

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 · 09-12-2008 02:58PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:09PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:11PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:18PM

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

Is it ok to support all 3 then?

AvrilLavigne · 09-12-2008 03:20PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:35PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:43PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:49PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:52PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:53PM

Joyce Country wrote: »

do these sort of people annoy you?

Yes

AvrilLavigne · 09-12-2008 03:54PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:54PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:54PM

AvrilLavigne wrote: »

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

Em, well, then they aren't supporters.

Wacko · 09-12-2008 03:55PM

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 · 09-12-2008 03:55PM

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-

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

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