The Leeds fan at work who has the club badge tattooed on his leg, a Leeds mug, a scarf etc, yet not only doesn't ever go to games, he never even knows who they're playing next or if they've signed a player.
The **** him.
The **** him.
So every away fan's a plastic on alternate weekends.No clear definition of a "plastic" exists, but mine would be someone who goes to watch a game because of the opposition. For example, someone who goes to watch a Hull City game because they are playing Man Utd - not just because they are Hull City.
Urban Dictionary has a go...
Plastic Fan - People who hardly ever watch their team play, and have no knowledge of their clubs history, culture or chants.
That's only half the issue, a plastic chooses a successful team, but then jumps off when the team stops being successful.I dont agree with that definition. Plenty of what i would call Plastics watch their team play on tv. If it specified in person it'd be closer but it still needs to consider why they chose that team and invariably a Plastic chooses a successful team at that time.
That's only half the issue, a plastic chooses a successful team, but then jumps off when the team stops being successful.
I'd call that a Bandwagon Jumper.
That's a shocking definition. That captures people going to their first game, getting enthralled by the bug and becoming life long fans.Urban Dictionary has a go...
Plastic Fan - People who hardly ever watch their team play, and have no knowledge of their clubs history, culture or chants.
That's a shocking definition. That captures people going to their first game, getting enthralled by the bug and becoming life long fans.
I think calling fans plastic is a ****'s trick. People are fans to varying degree, according to their own preference, and shouldn't be looked down upon and called stupid names.
If someone is in the home end to watch Manchester United next week they aren't a plastic - they're just a Manchester United supporter.
Not if they are from Hull they aren't. They are ****s. It would be interesting to see the reaction to anyone in the home ends at Middlesbrough supporting Man Utd compared to the easy ride they get from fans at the KC and stewards deciding that away fans in home ends is the only ground regulation they won't enforce.
The Leeds fan at work who has the club badge tattooed on his leg, a Leeds mug, a scarf etc, yet not only doesn't ever go to games, he never even knows who they're playing next or if they've signed a player.
The **** him.
It's quite depressing when you see that plastic fans are being defined..
Quite funny how some people see themselves as so superior to others
Does he run a kids football teamThe Leeds fan at work who has the club badge tattooed on his leg, a Leeds mug, a scarf etc, yet not only doesn't ever go to games, he never even knows who they're playing next or if they've signed a player.
The **** him.
Not if they are from Hull they aren't. They are ****s. It would be interesting to see the reaction to anyone in the home ends at Middlesbrough supporting Man Utd compared to the easy ride they get from fans at the KC and stewards deciding that away fans in home ends is the only ground regulation they won't enforce.
I went to see Berlin play Dortmund last season, Dortmund sold out the away end and then bought thousands of tickets dotted around the home ends, they openly supported their team and even drank beer in their seats, there wasn't any animosity of violence to be seen. Fans of opposing teams even shook hands after the game.
Who's got it right, England where everyone's segregated even if that means thousands of empty seats, or Germany where opposing fans can sit amongst each other and enjoy the game?
In terms of our fans, the adic test for plasticity is thus:
Do you ever call the club 'Hull'?
Y - Plastic
N - Not plastic.
Simple.