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Why do some people pretend to support certain football teams?

  • 18-11-2019 12:06am
    #1
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,837 ✭✭✭


    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?


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  • #2
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    The craic.


  • #3
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,519 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?

    A lot of people get international jerseys of other countries or pick up ones for teams in mainland European teams.

    Don’t know many who’d be wearing “premier league” jerseys but not actually supporting the team.

    What I have noticed is that you don’t actually see as many Man Utd “fans” as you would have a few years ago.

    A lot of the ones I knew are now League of Ireland fans. Claiming they enjoy going to “live” football and that it’s a “purer” form of the game.

    Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s great to see the LoI getting numbers at the games but, as I’ve said previously on this site, I’d be worried about those numbers dropping if United sort them sort themselves out. Don’t see it happening for a few years yet though.

    All very disingenuous, from where I’m standing.

    The tide is turning…



  • #4
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,319 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    It's awful isn't it?


  • #5
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

    What I have noticed is that you don’t actually see as many Man Utd “fans” as you would have a few years ago.

    Baffling. I wonder why that is. :pac:


  • #6
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,441 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?

    They must know Roy Keane?


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  • #7
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,519 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Baffling. I wonder why that is. :pac:

    Ah, I know they’ve fallen off a bit of a “cliff” but, I mean, it’s only been a few seasons.

    I, myself, support a team who went from the top of the old first division into the championship. I’ve friends who still support Aston Villa or Everton.

    The guys I know who sudden “follow” League of Ireland are lads who’d have been down the pub on a Sunday shouting at the TV. They’d have considered themselves “die hard” fans.

    I assumed that you’d see their fanbase dwindle due to a lack of young people taking up supporting them but didn’t expect their older fans to just stop.

    The tide is turning…



  • #8
    Peatys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,881 ✭✭✭Peatys


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?

    What did they say when you asked them?


  • #9
    IAMAMORON
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    The answer is B - This is a Man U bashing thread.


  • #10
    8-10
    Registered Users Posts: 13,291 ✭✭✭✭8-10


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?

    In fairness I looked at the lineup for the Irish match the other night against New Zealand and there was more than a couple Irish players I don't think I'd heard of


  • #11
    IAMAMORON
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON




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  • #12
    Peatys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,881 ✭✭✭Peatys


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    A lot of the ones I knew are now League of Ireland fans. Claiming they enjoy going to “live” football and that it’s a “purer” form of the game.

    All very disingenuous, from where I’m standing.

    They could save themselves a fiver and watch similar standard in St Annes park every weekend.


  • #13
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?

    Maybe they’re pretending not to know any players and secretly watch the matches when they’re at home alone and the reason they do this is because they don’t want to be bored out of their minds by having to listen to Shiite about football and how xxx are playing etc etc from other people who watch football and do nothing but talk about it and automatically think every one else has the same unhealthy obsession with a bunch of **** running around a field after a bloody football.


  • #14
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,268 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    IAMAMORON wrote: »
    The answer is B - This is a Man U bashing thread.

    i-approve-of-this-thread


  • #15
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,906 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?

    Yeah I see it loads. It's just what they were taught to do by their dad, uncle, peers or whatever. I know I did it whe I was young. Pretended to like football and pretended to follow Man U. If they had to choose what they like and don't like they wouldn't bother with football and that's exactly what I did.

    That's why football coverage is often aimed at the level of soap opera - to give the people who don't actually like football something to read that's relate to their team. If they just gave football analysis, they'd never get clicks from those fans.


  • #16
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,837 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    Berties_Horse wrote: »
    You have little to be worrying about OP. They don't burden me as I don't share the same space as them. Try it sometime, that weight might fall off your shoulders.




    im not worried about it in the slightest, im just confused as to why grown adults pretend they are into something when they arent.


  • #17
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,319 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    I've never met someone wearing the jersey of an English side that didn't have some knowledge or interest about the team.


  • #18
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,837 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    Arghus wrote: »
    I've never met someone wearing the jersey of an English side that didn't have some knowledge or interest about the team.



    really? i have met a fair few who would struggle to name 1 player on the team. its really strange, it would be like someone wearing a slipknot t shirt even though they like country music and never listen to slipknot.


  • #19
    Relax The Cax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Relax The Cax


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Baffling. I wonder why that is. :pac:

    Its because they're Liverpool fans now


  • #20
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,837 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    Relax The Cax wrote: »
    Its because they're Liverpool fans now




    That reminds me of the time bertie ahern was on the premiership show on rte and he said he supported man united and liverpool:pac::pac:


  • #21
    Relax The Cax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Relax The Cax


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    That reminds me of the time bertie ahern was on the premiership show on rte and he said he supported man united and liverpool:pac::pac:

    He's a Man City fan now.


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  • #22
    Relax The Cax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Relax The Cax


    It's the same story with the Ireland team

    For the New Zealand game there was less than 20,000 in attendance.
    for Denmark there'll be a sell out

    Every single person there tomorrow will tell you that thery were at the new zealand match


  • #23
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Not just football a lot of people seem to support Leinster but check out their average attendance and it’s not high


  • #24
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    A lot of people get international jerseys of other countries or pick up ones for teams in mainland European teams.

    Don’t know many who’d be wearing “premier league” jerseys but not actually supporting the team.

    What I have noticed is that you don’t actually see as many Man Utd “fans” as you would have a few years ago.

    A lot of the ones I knew are now League of Ireland fans. Claiming they enjoy going to “live” football and that it’s a “purer” form of the game.

    Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s great to see the LoI getting numbers at the games but, as I’ve said previously on this site, I’d be worried about those numbers dropping if United sort them sort themselves out. Don’t see it happening for a few years yet though.

    All very disingenuous, from where I’m standing.

    LOI is a very different kettle of fish to the PL though, as you say yourself a lot of premier league fans would have been down the pub on sunday watching it on a televsion.. if they want to watch LOI they've got to go to the game on a Friday evening


  • #25
    Relax The Cax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Relax The Cax


    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    Not just football a lot of people seem to support Leinster but check out their average attendance and it’s not high

    That's a seriously hefty band wagon.

    You dont expect them to go and watch games do you?


  • #26
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Peatys wrote: »
    They could save themselves a fiver and watch similar standard in St Annes park every weekend.
    A fiver!! When were you last at a match?


  • #27
    BDI
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭BDI


    I go to work and somebody asks did I watch the match. 5 minutes later I’ve realised that I’m the only one that watched the match the rest read about it in the back of a tabloid or seen the goals on twitter.

    People do it to sound impressive or slag each other. A bit childish.


  • #28
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,519 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    Not just football a lot of people seem to support Leinster but check out their average attendance and it’s not high

    Leinster has one of, if not the, highest average attendances in the Pro14. Munster and Ulster would be far off either.

    And that’s not too bad considering rugby is still behind soccer, Gaelic football and hurling in participation numbers.

    The tide is turning…



  • #29
    Stevieluvsye
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭Stevieluvsye


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    Ah, I know they’ve fallen off a bit of a “cliff” but, I mean, it’s only been a few seasons.

    I, myself, support a team who went from the top of the old first division into the championship. I’ve friends who still support Aston Villa or Everton.

    The guys I know who sudden “follow” League of Ireland are lads who’d have been down the pub on a Sunday shouting at the TV. They’d have considered themselves “die hard” fans.

    I assumed that you’d see their fanbase dwindle due to a lack of young people taking up supporting them but didn’t expect their older fans to just stop.

    Leeds, Ireland is full of yis

    Seperately i have noticed a drop off of sorts in the amount of people i see actually wearing football shirts. Back in the mid late 90's and most of early noughties they were ten a penny.


  • #30
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    I know people who wear man U, liverpool jerseys and say they support them yet they never watch matches and dont even know what players they have. anyone any idea why people would do this?

    https://youtu.be/6yN2H3--1aw

    I'm curious is there a minimum level of engagement before you're allowed to call yourself a fan or wear a shirt.

    People get different things out it. I've never worn the shirts, but I only dip in and out of watching it, preferred playing sport to watching. Supported same team the whole time. Never get too deep into it. Bit of a lightweight I guess.


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  • #31
    Bob Harris
    Registered Users Posts: 3,462 ✭✭✭Bob Harris


    Relax The Cax wrote: »
    It's the same story with the Ireland team

    For the New Zealand game there was less than 20,000 in attendance.
    for Denmark there'll be a sell out

    Every single person there tomorrow will tell you that thery were at the new zealand match

    Do you mean the rugby match against Munster in 1978?


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