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Originally Posted by leftylee Maybe, but I don't support a team that is 3000 miles away from me  | I don't care about who you support | Put it this way I go to every one of my teams matches apart froma few away ones like Portsmouth etc, good fan aren't I | Doesn't mean you want your team to win any more than Lyle does though, which is what I think he's trying to get at. |
Of course he does Rhun, anybody who invests their own money and time to follow their team or support their favourite sportstar is OBVIOUSLY more committed to and more interested in their team than someone who just loads up bbc sport or cnn on their internet to check their latest results.
Its like suggesting that two people who have never met and only communicate online can have as deep a relationship than a couple who actually date and regularly do stuff together.
When you invest time, money and your own personal presence into something then you DO become more committed and want your team to win more. It's a no brainer. |
No. In fact it isn't. There's plenty of people who turn up to watch the big clubs many times a season who are only there because they're successful or fashionable, then jump onto the next bandwagon when it comes around. (For evidence, compare Leeds' attendances at their height in the Champions League, and their League One attendances. Granted they still have a good fanbase, but its nowhere near the same level. However, someone from West Coast USA who follows a British team, and does everything possible to see games, from waking up at 4am to catch that Sunday midday kick-off to finding an obscure internet stream to listen to commentary could be classed as more committed than some glory hunters, who are, as you say paying the money and going to watch the big teams.