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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Curious as to why football fans follow the team they do

I used to keep an eye on Aston Villa as they had a few Republic of Ireland players I recognised from when Jack was in charge of our team

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Local non-league team. Games are more interesting than the "fifa" type ones in Premiership.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I support Man United because my older brother does and I wanted to have something in common with him when I was younger

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

I supported Liverpool for about two weeks when I was 11, then my Dad found my poster of them.

He explained that Liverpool was 30 something miles away but Burnden Park was just over 2 miles from our front door.

Still didn’t sink in but as I couldn’t get a ticket at Anfield I went to see Bolton instead. Been a fan ever since ….for my sins.

Simply put, they’re my home town club so I support them.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

Place of my birth..

And the blue lot were never an option..

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

Rangers girl through and through x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was born in this city supported them since eight years old through the bad times and good times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Southend United was my local team.

La Berrichonne de Chateauroux is my local team now!!!

Shit football with no glory but both teams are in my heart and I love them both!!!

Tony

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't really support a team. But I keep an eye for Leicester City. However my favourite player is Andres Iniesta

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By *oly Fuck Sticks BatmanCouple
over a year ago

here & there

My late uncle was a gooner and I was his surrogate son as they couldn’t have children, he took me to my first game with Lee Dixon scoring the only goal against stoke, 1-Nil to the Arsenal ensued and the club was firmly cemented in my heart.

So proud that both my daughters have now had the same experience, becoming fans too!

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

No one else in the family supported a team, so I picked the nearest one to me at the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Dad and Grandad supported them, took me as a kiddie and once you’ve been there once and got the passion, there’s no going back!

You can change your girlfriends, wife, Jobs, music etc. But once you’ve made your choice of team, that’s it for live! You can never go back!

Where I grew up and went to school was technically in the main catchment area for our local rivals who are bigger and wealthier, so I used to get a bit of stick at school.

And for years and years we’ve been woeful, you big club / Premier League team supporters just wouldn’t tolerate it.

But every now and then, once in a blue moon, something exceptional happens with your team that makes all the years of pain worthwhile!

Right now, I’m smiling!

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

I haven't been to a game in a loooooong time. They are my local team. I could hear the roar of the crowd every home game, the ground is about 3 miles away but it carried because there wasn't as much noise pollution way back then.

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By *BootyfulDayWoman
over a year ago

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"I support Man United because my older brother does and I wanted to have something in common with him when I was younger

Aw that's quite sweet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not interested in football. To commercialised, too much money involved and they are wannabe film stars at falling over.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not interested in football. To commercialised, too much money involved and they are wannabe film stars at falling over. "

You’ve clearly never been to lower / non-league game have you? The Premier League doesn’t represent them at all, that’s a sanitised commercial and vastly overpaid league for sure, the wealth really doesn’t cascade down the leagues at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aldershot Town FC...My father took me to their games as a kid when we lived in Guildford and have been hooked ever since.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rangers

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I’m a glory hunting, disloyal scumbag.

Who’s presently top of the league?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stoke city, I’m a stokie guy born and breed

Followed them all my life even when I was away in the army, always checked how they were doing, not so good this year but still stand by them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rangers girl through and through x"

Noooooo and there was me thinking nothing could spoil those beautiful pictures.

Celtic fan here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was a kid n the early 80's I grew up surrounded by glory hunting londoners supporting Liverpool. I'm from SE London and my local clubs are Palace and Charlton. Then I saw Brooking and Devonshire playing for West Ham and being a little midfield dynamo myself thought this is the team for me!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rangers girl through and through x"

I'll just add that to my long list of reasons for liking you.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"When I was a kid n the early 80's I grew up surrounded by glory hunting londoners supporting Liverpool. I'm from SE London and my local clubs are Palace and Charlton. Then I saw Brooking and Devonshire playing for West Ham and being a little midfield dynamo myself thought this is the team for me! "

West Ham was the first football match ever went to

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rangers - my home team when I was younger.

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

"Rangers girl through and through x

Noooooo and there was me thinking nothing could spoil those beautiful pictures.

Celtic fan here

It's good to be different

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By *urchoicenowCouple
over a year ago

Ashford

Chelsea because a relative played for them.

Been through all the crap times, now we obviously have it better but in reality it is more boring

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

368 miles just for every home game, husband is Celtic season ticket holder, tries to get to every away game too. I'm Newcastle, get when I can. Looking forward to what could happen with the riches they have, just wished it came by another route

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was born in Newcastle and football is like a religion here so I didn’t have a choice. Then I went to a couple of games and I was hooked.

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

I support two teams,

Canvey FC as they’re my local club, and Arsenal as we’ve always supported them in my family.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I support Man United because my older brother does and I wanted to have something in common with him when I was younger

Aw that's quite sweet

Thank you, it's also great because after the last few years, I don't think I can be called a glory hunter anymore

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By *handlerMonicaCouple
over a year ago

Leicester

I'm a born and bred Leicester boy, was never going to be any other team than the mighty Foxes!

There may have been a few years I regretted not being born elsewhere, but after the last few years, I'd not change anything for the world!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rangers girl through and through x

Noooooo and there was me thinking nothing could spoil those beautiful pictures.

Celtic fan here

It's good to be different

But not that different

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By *alty surpriseMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter

Birmingham City, I was born there and my family were all blue ...keep.right on

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Tranmere - my Dad is from the area and took me and my brother as kids. We're lifelong SWA.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For my sins I'm a Gooner. Been to a couple of matches and there in no atmosphere like it.

Also, Charlton fan aswell. As games are cheaper!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rangers as I was born in the very shadow of Ibrox Stadium, at Motherwell Maternity.

And also as they won a European trophy in my birth year. I'm hoping they can repeat that in my 50th year.

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By *ighty_tightyMan
over a year ago

Norfolk/Suffolk

Anyone that doesn't support a local team or has a family connection is plastic.

End of thread.

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By *nimal007Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

where i grew up.

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

Supported Newcastle since I was a kid, my family did, now my kids do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sheffield FC the oldest club in the world.

Live overlooking the ground

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

"Sheffield FC the oldest club in the world.

Live overlooking the ground"

That would be awesome

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

I have two teams (I know, heresy). The one where I was born and the one down the road from where I live.

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I'm a Chelsea fan but Brentford was my closest team. The bees were in the old 4th div. And Chelsea were in the first so I mostly went there as I got to see top class football fist game I went to at Chelsea was in 1965 I was 11 and basically followed them ever since

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

I was born there. All my family supported them. Brought up with it. All season ticket holders. Even now we’re all down south.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

My original username on here was superramfan, I used to work at The Baseball Ground

Wazza will bring us back up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Crystal palace fc because I work there and live 15mins away from the stadium

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By *ollycouple71Couple
over a year ago

manchester

Support Man City since I was a kid .All my are family do as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My grandad used to take me to Hillsborough so just carried on going when older on my own all be it not been much last few yrs except last night been mainly at old Trafford corporate events freebies

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Sheffield FC the oldest club in the world.

Live overlooking the ground"

They used to play with theirselves until Old Etonians rocked up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

West Ham, because my Dad was a supporter and took me when I was young.

Conversely, it was to expensive to take my Son, so he supports Liverpool.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was born in this city supported them since eight years old through the bad times and good times

LFC

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rangers - My dad supports them and it's carried on through the family. I continue to support them because I remember how happy he was whenever they were having a particularly good season and we can talk for ages about it. I would like my son to follow them too but I won't pressure him into it since St Mirren is more his local team.

Couldn't give a toss about the religious/political aspect of the club. The team and club itself is all I care about.

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By *ot-AshMan
over a year ago

London

I have been a West Ham fan for over 40 years now..there has been a lot of ups and downs...infact mostly downs but in the last 2 years we have really improved under David Moyes and I hope this will continue but only if our owners actually back the manager.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Tranmere - my Dad is from the area and took me and my brother as kids. We're lifelong SWA."

Used to keep an eye on them in the Aldridge days

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By *itzi999Woman
over a year ago

Slough

Spurs fan

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

Boundary Park plastic pitch in the cup runs, the legendary Joe Royle in charge, founding premiership club.

Now in ruins at the hands of an idiot & set to play against Dog & Duck FC in non league next season.

A long sad fall being an Oldham fan

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Boundary Park plastic pitch in the cup runs, the legendary Joe Royle in charge, founding premiership club.

Now in ruins at the hands of an idiot & set to play against Dog & Duck FC in non league next season.

A long sad fall being an Oldham fan

Boundary Park on a Tuesday evening in November. Fucking hell

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By *lidMan
over a year ago

Cambridge

Nottingham Forest.. because they were good in 1977 when I was 7

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By *exicolaMan
over a year ago

West Lothian

Heart of Midlothian.

Because of my dad!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Millwall, my dad picked the team for me. Plus I was brought up in Peckham so wasn’t far to walk on a Saturday afternoon

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By *ohn.1960Man
over a year ago

Southampton

Southampton as I live there....

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Nottingham F****t.. because they were good in 1977 when I was 7"

We'll have no swearing on here please young man!

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By *for2Man
over a year ago

Bristol

Bristol Rovers...was 13 before I realised they weren't actually called Bristol Rovers nil.

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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago

Burnleyish (She/They)

My local team, followed them down to the depths of the leagues, and back up to the Premier League... I've seen some grim times definitely not in it for the glory

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By *rSteve6Man
over a year ago

Bolton and Pattaya,Thailand

Brought up as a BWFC fan by my father but when my boyhood hero,Franny Lee,was transferred to Man City I became a fan and have been ever since.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1978 FA Cup Final my dad said to my brother and I to choose a team. I stuck with Arsenal ever since.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Celtic.

Family and where I was brought up in the city.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Bristol Rovers...was 13 before I realised they weren't actually called Bristol Rovers nil."

Loved the story of their 7 nil victory to steal promotion

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By *agnar1980Man
over a year ago

Poole

Bournemouth - been a fan for years, through the good & the bad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No matter who we all support and all the banter that gets thrown about. Let's all take a moment for the 56 who lost their lives in the Bradford City fire 37 years today

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"No matter who we all support and all the banter that gets thrown about. Let's all take a moment for the 56 who lost their lives in the Bradford City fire 37 years today

Well said..

Tragic loss of life..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bristol Rovers...was 13 before I realised they weren't actually called Bristol Rovers nil."

Some promotion on Saturday, that! Were you there?

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"No matter who we all support and all the banter that gets thrown about. Let's all take a moment for the 56 who lost their lives in the Bradford City fire 37 years today

A day I won’t forget, our neighbour didn’t come home

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By *weetHotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Hubby : Chelsea since age 4 when they won the FA Cup 1970. Ist game live 1976 Oxford away 1 all draw.

Hotwife: Chelsea since meeting Hubby

Been to games from standing on crumbling concrete of the old Shed to the modern day.

Only missed a handful of home games this season. Always a good few beers in " The Butcher's" across the road pre match.

Down at Wembley for the weekend. Men's Saturday, Women's Sunday. KTBFFH

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No matter who we all support and all the banter that gets thrown about. Let's all take a moment for the 56 who lost their lives in the Bradford City fire 37 years today

A day I won’t forget, our neighbour didn’t come home

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Born and raised on my team. Through thick n thin, within 5 mins of going bust in the 90’s to winning 4 successive trebles.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Celtic.

Family and where I was brought up in the city."

Hail Hail

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

I went to a London school… so it could have been about a dozen choices!

my uncles were all Tottenham and Chelsea fans… and I didn’t fancy that! West Ham was the local but thought no!

First ever game I went to was West Ham vs Arsenal.. and noticed the away fans were having way for fun!! So my next game was to an Arsenal vs millwall fa cup game at Highbury… 5 quid to get in… haven’t looked back since!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In Barcelona 1972 Colin Stein scored 1 Willie Johnston 2. 4 lads had a dream to start up a football team they had no money no kits not even a ball. They still carried on and the Rangers were born. 55 titles and still going strong.

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By *r_GreyscaleMan
over a year ago

North Hertfordshire

My local league 2 club. Used to follow a championship/prem club until I moved away. Much more love for lower league football now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bristol city, even though where I live now I can't say it to loud lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rangers fan, my Dad's team.

Was brought up watching games with him, matching jerseys, going to games. To now, we never miss a game, always watch together. My mum and sister weren't into it, so I'm glad we've always had this one special thing to share, that was just our wee thing.

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