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[Treble]

I love the "support your local team" argument. I've no problem with locals supporting their team but it's a blinkered view that it should only be locals. Especially as you go up the leagues, if football wasn't such big business all over the world then you wouldn't have big investment into clubs and how many clubs in the Championship never mind the PL would be doing what they are doing without that investment and the only reason they get that investment is the interest in clubs from all over the world.
Like I said in an earlier post how far do you go? There are smaller clubs closer to most people who would appreciate the fans coming through the gates but let's ignore that and get all high and mighty about supporting local football, I'm sorry but people spouting this nonsense are full of ****.
You support who you support for whatever reason and as long as you're not some fan boy who changes clubs then it's all good.

I used to hear similar ****e enough from the City fans. Bollox claims about there being more City fans in manc (which was utter bollox btw). Then around 2008 when Shinawatra took over City I threw the argument back at them. What did they expect was going to happen when they were signing Robinho off RM and trying to put in £200m bids for Kaka? Their fanbase was going to go global so what are they going to do, tell the increasing fanbase and all the revenue and publicity and growth of the club to fck off? Of course not, what difference does it make to them. The only thing that becomes the problem is the ST prices which fcked our fans over back in the late 2000's.

Of course the one thing I did get wrong was their 'increasing fanbase' The club itself is plastic that's why.

 

[FosseFilberto]

I love the "support your local team" argument. I've no problem with locals supporting their team but it's a blinkered view that it should only be locals. Especially as you go up the leagues, if football wasn't such big business all over the world then you wouldn't have big investment into clubs and how many clubs in the Championship never mind the PL would be doing what they are doing without that investment and the only reason they get that investment is the interest in clubs from all over the world.
Like I said in an earlier post how far do you go? There are smaller clubs closer to most people who would appreciate the fans coming through the gates but let's ignore that and get all high and mighty about supporting local football, I'm sorry but people spouting this nonsense are full of ****.
You support who you support for whatever reason and as long as you're not some fan boy who changes clubs then it's all good.

Obviously not a problem for me - only one professional club in the county of Leicestershire... and you make some god points ... but the type of 'non-local' that does attract disdain is the type that would have chosen whichever team was winning at the time ... my American football team is the Packers ... for their story and history ... not because they were winning when I first took an interest... that ethos also translates to football supporting for me ...

 

[aberdude]

I didn't know you were a season ticket holder mate fair play.

For over twenty years…travelling Britain and Europe with Cardiff and Wales I’ve probably been to most of the grounds in Britain how’s about you ..stopped watching after they discriminated against the unvaccinated during Covid and will never enter another football ground because of that discriminatory policies ever again my morals go beyond football….may I add your manager which I did like before Covid went all Nazi during that period even going as far as saying he wouldn’t sign anyone not vaccinated

tuchel Chelsea at the time was the one that stood out morally intelligent saying it’s a personal choice for individuals

 

[brb]

For over twenty years…travelling Britain and Europe with Cardiff and Wales I’ve probably been to most of the grounds in Britain how’s about you ..stopped watching after they discriminated against the unvaccinated during Covid and will never enter another football ground because of that discriminatory policies ever again my morals go beyond football.

but you never though, that is a lie, we've had this discussion before, you stopped going long before that.

 

[Chief]

Even when I first started going to United as kid, which was early 80's, there was a group know pretty much as the Cockney Reds. No idea the full origin, or why this was, but it certainly wasn't because United were any good because we weren't.

I think Munich had a large bearing on United being popular as a club that was supported from outside of Manchester. This myth that United are only supported due to success is exactly that, a myth. We got the highest crowds in the whole football league when we were in Division 2 in 1974, and that was **** all to do with glory hunting.

There are loads of people bolted on after our more recent spell of dominance in the Fergie era, not doubt. Loads of Asian's who everyone weirdly think represent us as a fan base, watching from across three ****ing continents.

I don't get the Surrey/Essex thing though. No idea why these lot couldn't support a more local London team. I don't get it. Equally, that applies to Liverpool fans from down there, what the ****?

Wales and Ireland I do though, both those countries are going to have fans bases for United and Liverpool and, Newport area at least, Spurs. Because the Welsh and Irish teams are in lower quality divisions and kids will always follow a top division team until they grow out of it, or not.

 

[aberdude]

but you never though, that is a lie, we've had this discussion before, you stopped going long before that.

brbs world

you always seem to claim your memory is **** yet you always claim you remember what I said

you iz mad fella…..keep taking the pills ffs

 

[brb]

I can only speak from my own experience and apart from when I was a kid, all the Gillingham fans I know don't live in Gillingham, many no where near. Some will have lived in Gillingham originally, but that would have been decades go. The advantage of people no longer living in their home towns, is that it makes away days more fun, due to it creating chances of meeting up with old friends on our travels.

 

[Chief]

Even when I first started going to United as kid, which was early 80's, there was a group know pretty much as the Cockney Reds. No idea the full origin, or why this was, but it certainly wasn't because United were any good because we weren't.

I think Munich had a large bearing on United being popular as a club that was supported from outside of Manchester. This myth that United are only supported due to success is exactly that, a myth. We got the highest crowds in the whole football league when we were in Division 2 in 1974, and that was **** all to do with glory hunting.

There are loads of people bolted on after our more recent spell of dominance in the Fergie era, not doubt. Loads of Asian's who everyone weirdly think represent us as a fan base, watching from across three ****ing continents.

I don't get the Surrey/Essex thing though. No idea why these lot couldn't support a more local London team. I don't get it. Equally, that applies to Liverpool fans from down there, what the ****?

Wales and Ireland I do though, both those countries are going to have fans bases for United and Liverpool and, Newport area at least, Spurs. Because the Welsh and Irish teams are in lower quality divisions and kids will always follow a top division team until they grow out of it, or not.

A 70's hooligan faction basically!

"The name 'Cockney Reds' stuck in the early seventies, by which time hundreds of youths from the South were following Manchester United. Robert 'Banana Bob' Cleur emerged as their leader, working on building sites to fund his drinking and brawlers trips around the country, backed by a formidable army of fighters. COCKNEY REDS is a candid account of a period of terrace history that will never be repeated, and of the camaraderie and chaos of a hooligan gang based on enemy turf."

 

[PINKIE]

nah i kind of had enough of city.

I'm Pool this year.

Do it for Klopp

You ****in dirty slag

But yeah, **** sandwich or vomit soup kinda choice

Eapecially for Utd fans

 

[aberdude]

I can only speak from my own experience and apart from when I was a kid, all the Gillingham fans I know don't live in Gillingham, many no where near. Some will have lived in Gillingham originally, but that would have been decades go. The advantage of people no longer living in their home towns, is that it makes away days more fun, due to it creating chances of meeting up with old friends on our travels.

hats of to chief for taking his kids to his now local team……rather than the odd trip back to Manchester which is gonna be a drag from pennard that’s for sure

 

[brb]

brbs world

you always seem to claim your memory is **** yet you always claim you remember what I said

you iz mad fella…..keep taking the pills ffs

See this is it with you, you can't have a convo without referring to me in a particular way. Like I said you are lieing, you stopped going football long before covid, it just made a convenient excuse for you.

 

[Chief]

You ****in dirty slag

But yeah, **** sandwich or vomit soup kinda choice

Eapecially for Utd fans

City all the way, I don't actually mind them that much (or at least what they were) and this is all just an oil emirates toy period that no one can compete with anyway.

Liverpool, I loathe with every fibre of my being. And they would equal our title records in the process.

If I had a choice it'd be Arsenal but you've got **** all chance.

 

[aberdude]

See this is it with you, you can't have a convo without referring to me in a particular way. Like I said you are lieing, you stopped going football long before covid, it just made a convenient excuse for you.

Yeah ok dude tbf there was a period over the forty years I supported Cardiff where I didn’t go much mainly because I had a lifetime ban but Sam hamman changed that and invited us back for some action

ive actually had about 27 years worth of season tickets…..tbh I may have stopped watching if my boy hadn’t got so into the game and after the violence so I needed to go just to watch his performance and make sure we got out of the situation before he got arrested

 

[Chief]

hats of to chief for taking his kids to his now local team……rather than the odd trip back to Manchester which is gonna be a drag from pennard that’s for sure

I do take my middle son two or three times a season. Next time Fulham in a couple of weeks, then Everton. Has to avoid Swansea home games though.

My Mrs had to turn the TV off last night as he was going absolutely bonkers and swearing his head off when Wolves equalised. I wasn't there, I was away at work. He texted me some fruity stuff as well, and missed our winner as a result as the TV was off!

 

[brb]

Yeah ok dude tbf there was a period over the forty years I supported Cardiff where I didn’t go much mainly because I had a lifetime ban but Sam hamman changed that and invited us back for some action

ive actually had about 27 years worth of season tickets…..tbh I may have stopped watching if my boy hadn’t got so into the game and after the violence so I needed to go just to watch his performance and make sure we got out of the situation before he got arrested

See, telling the truth is much easier and more interesting.

 

[luvgonzo]

I do take my middle son two or three times a season. Next time Fulham in a couple of weeks, then Everton. Has to avoid Swansea home games though.

My Mrs had to turn the TV off last night as he was going absolutely bonkers and swearing his head off when Wolves equalised. I wasn't there, I was away at work. He texted me some fruity stuff as well, and missed our winner as a result as the TV was off!

My youngest did that when Alisson got the header against WBA, he'd left the room in a huff and missed it. That goal went down well with the in laws.

 

[aberdude]

I do take my middle son two or three times a season. Next time Fulham in a couple of weeks, then Everton. Has to avoid Swansea home games though.

My Mrs had to turn the TV off last night as he was going absolutely bonkers and swearing his head off when Wolves equalised. I wasn't there, I was away at work. He texted me some fruity stuff as well, and missed our winner as a result as the TV was off!

that’s understandable dude it’s your home town team but you moved away……you could have just wore a Man Utd top gone couple of times a season and not supported Swansea but you didn’t you wanted the buzz of being in the ground and I for one applaud you on that

Ps my first football top was a Swansea top and I watch both Cardiff(dad) and swansea(uncle) until I was about 10-11 I enjoyed watching both because I loved football I didn’t care for rivalry it was all about the atmosphere for me……

 

[aberdude]

See, telling the truth is much easier and more interesting.

I only speak truths dude you just take what you want from it when it suits and try twisting that truth

says lots about you tbf

 

[aberdude]

My youngest did that when Alisson got the header against WBA, he'd left the room in a huff and missed it. That goal went down well with the in laws.

he needs to grow up init

tell him go to Cardiff games and he’ll become a man

 

[Sucky]

Phillips looks like a player finding football for the first time.

Wait what?


I thought it was common knowledge that pep improves every player he breathes on.

Strange