*Glory, Glory Man United*

[CutMeMick]

The thing is, most people in Europe might see that as a contradiction in terms. I mean, how can you really have more than one team etc... [1]

Theres nothing I can do about that, they can think what they want.
I root for teams that I like their style of play.

I'm American of Mexican decent but Internationally I root for Argentina because I like their style and I always have since I was kid. I'll die as an Argentina fan I've been with them through it all.

We've been THEE team to beat how many cups now and we've been the favorite how many times now?
But we fall short.

River Plate has been shit over in the Argentine league, last fucken place and they've been a dissapointment but it comes without saying injuries and politcs have fucked us over but I wouldn't expect you to know anything about it cause you don't follow that league.

Americas been shit over in the Mexican league we just took a 4-1 loss to Atlas whom we were favorite over and got knocked off the runing for the Cup.

And I am PRETTY DAMN PISSED after the same match that makes you happy right now. F***.

Which explains your rant...

[Kirkland Laing]

I want Man U to win the league again this year just to annoy all the Scousers who've been making their mouths go since they went top. For years now Liverpool have been so far out of the title race by this stage of the season that they've been able to concentrate on the Champions League, the reason they managed to win it a few years ago. United have been involved in both competitions every year and it'll be interesting to see how well Liverpool cope with playing in two competitions at once when the pressure atarts building as the season goes on.

Barcelona are in a different class to everyone else in the Spanish league. It's like watching 1980s Brazil they're so good.

[Kev]

I want Man U to win the league again this year just to annoy all the Scousers who've been making their mouths go since they went top. For years now Liverpool have been so far out of the title race by this stage of the season that they've been able to concentrate on the Champions League, the reason they managed to win it a few years ago. United have been involved in both competitions every year and it'll be interesting to see how well Liverpool cope with playing in two competitions at once when the pressure atarts building as the season goes on.

Barcelona are in a different class to everyone else in the Spanish league. It's like watching 1980s Brazil they're so good.

The ironic thing is though that all the scousers I've met supported Everton or Tranmere

Like Man Utd it's just glory boys world wide who actually support them.

[JazMerkin]

MAN UTD ARE GREAT!BUT IT DOES MY HEAD IN WHEN TONNES OF PEOPLE SUPPORT THEM KNOWING THEIR DO GREAT GREAT THINGS IN THE CUP GAMES AND PREMIER TOO.I LIKE WATCHING THEM ON T.V,BUT THE FANS DO MY HEAD IN.


Its like,"Im from no where near Manchester(Planet Mars,or somewhere)but i'll support them knowing that their'll end up winning more or less every game."

Makes me sick

P.S, you should always support your local team wherever you where born at.I was born in Hartlepool so i support them even known their miles away from the premier!!Supportor by heart,thats the way it should be too!!

Oh! Yvonne save me the time...

I been a United Fan since 1998....
Not just a regular fan who says he's a fan...

I live in the US and on Sundays like today I sometimes have to wake up at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning to catch the games live.

I bet you I'm more of a fan then people who actually live in Manchester.
I have their jerseys, DVDs and try to watch all their games.

During the Champions League I would take my lunch break from work between 12:45 and 1:45 and drive to a local restaurant who had the games.

I'm passionate about footy mate.
I root for many teams because that's how much I like the sport.

America
Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund
LA Galaxy
AC Milan
River Plate
Man U


I been playing it since I was 5 and still play today. Just last week we won our 2nd title in a row and were going for our 3rd.

You or for that matter ANYONE else can tell me I root for you United just because they win.
I root for United cause that's the team that I used to watch as 16/17 yr. old I've been with United through the good and bad times.

When we went on a dry spell for 3 fucken seasons I was still rooting for United. We fiucken started off a BRILLIANT 03-04 season and it I was never more condfident that the cup would end up in our hands but wow! what a turn of events... The only thing that ended up in our hands was, well nothing. We couldn't close out the season and then FCPorto gives it to us in the ass to knock us off the Euro Cup.

So I do understand what your saying about some fans just rooting for a team cause they think they'll win but not here not me.

The problem with your last statement, Mick, is that you have picked teams that are fantastically successful by international standards.

America: One of the most successful Mexican clubs, although I think they are just behind Chivas, correct me if I'm mistaken, but nevertherless a very successful team. If you are Mexican by background than obviously that would explain why you support them.

Real Madrid: Commonly acknowledged as the 'best' club in history with the most Spanish championships & European Cup wins.

Borussia Dortmund: Not the most successful now, but in the 90's they were pretty shit-hot, winning the Champions League in 97 & a few German Championships around that time thanks to players like Sammer & Moller.

LA Galaxy: Won't call you on this one as I've gathered you live in LA.

AC Milan: 2nd most successful club with 7 European Cups, and the most successful football club in the world from the late 80's to present time.

River Plate: One of the most successful teams in South America, with only Boca Juniors, and a few Brazilian teams bearing comparisom with them.

Man Utd: The most successful British team of the 90's to present. Arguably the most popular club in the world in the last 10-15 years.

Argentina: After, Brazil, Germany & Italy, they are the most successful int'l side, particularly in the last 40 odd years. 2 World Cups & countless Copa Americas don't lie. Almost anywhere with a half-decent football team, you would be expected to support either the country your in, or one where you have some background. For example, whilst I don't support England (long story, bad experiences with fans etc etc), I do support both Italy & Ghana in int'l tournaments as these are the places my family has come from.

See, Mick the problem here is you haven't gone for supporting Aston Villa or Udinese in any particular case, you've always gone for the big, successful team.

What do you do when these teams play each other? Who do you support?
A team you used to watch as a 16/17 year old, maybe this is a cultural thing, but in most of Europe you would be expected (yes EXPECTED) to have settled on a football team by the time you are 12 at the most.

Also owning DVDs & all the shit these clubs pump out to get your dollar/pound/euro is not what defines a fan, it's what the big clubs do to take advantage of those who support them. Also going through the good & bad times with the teams you've chosen is a hell of a lot easier than going through the good & the bad with the likes of Hull or Sporting Gijon

Anyway Mick, I didn't really mean for this post to be so lecturing, because at the end of the day it won't change your views & your entitled to support whoever you want, but you should probably try to understand why this might irk people in Europe where these clubs are, especially taking into account the financial state of the majority of small European clubs.

Myself I support West Ham as this is the team most of my family support & is just over the river from me & i've supported them since I was 7, and I also support AC Milan in Italy as this where the majority of my Italian family live & I started when I was 4 (& this may have been my own little bit of glory-hunting, but FFS I made up for it supporting West Ham ). Let's face it, there is also very little chance of them actually having to play each other especially since my beloved Hammers may well cease to exist. Fuckin Sheffield United !!!

Anyway fella, no hard feelings just trying to show why your choices might not sit well with those on this side of the pond, but to many here it would be like supporting the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, SF 49ers & Pittsburgh Steelers at the same time.

[smashup]

Chelsea have fucked it NOW
I'll be careful what i say being a Spurs fan and we're only 3rd from bottom because we're in "Stealth Mode" for next season and don't wanna give our masterplan strategy away
Benitez has put his players under loads of pressure now after his outburst at Fergie and he's the last manager you wanna get involved in Mindgames with.
Utd will do what they do best and go on a big unbeaten run now and crush everyone in their path.
They've been here so many times before and i see them winning the Prem and Liverpool imploding.
THFC

[Andre]

Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
And the reds go marching on, on, on.


Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!


Where the Chelski fans at?


Chelsea deary deary me,
They couldn't take a penalty,
Anelka and John Terry f**ked it up,
And we came home with the Eurepean cup.

Im here mate. Good game, well done to MU they kicked ass, great goals!
Im a Chelsea fan (any South London club comes before any others for me, A Chelsea fan for 45 years (its part of my familys thing brought up with it).
Plus my favorite color is dark blue .

[Memphis]

Mick you cannot and should not be supporting Argentina. I prefer Brazils style to Englands but under no circumstances would I be supporting them. Its madness.

I remember once listening to the cricket whilst at work, England V Sth Africa. England were under the cosh and this slimy cunt walked in who was English but spent a few years in Sth Africa so was whooping and cheering because they had the upper hand.

I asked him what the fuck he was doing cheering for them, he said he had spent a few years there so was supporting them. The many many more years he had spent in England counted for nothing I presume. No doubt the next time England were in the assendancy his affinity with Sth Africa was lost and he was a proud wearer of the three lions. Fucking muppet.

Choose your club team by all means, but the national team you support, its out of your hands.

[El Kabong]

This further proves that Man U are the New York Yankees of the Premier League.


L-I-V-E-R-P-O-O-L

We're #1, and even when we haven't been playing well we've been getting draws instead of losses. Nobody can stop Gerrard and Torres....and Riera has been playing out of his mind!!!

[JazMerkin]

Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
And the reds go marching on, on, on.


Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!


Where the Chelski fans at?


Chelsea deary deary me,
They couldn't take a penalty,
Anelka and John Terry f**ked it up,
And we came home with the Eurepean cup.

Im here mate. Good game, well done to MU they kicked ass, great goals!
Im a Chelsea fan (any South London club comes before any others for me, A Chelsea fan for 45 years (its part of my familys thing brought up with it).
Plus my favorite color is dark blue .

Chelsea ain't a South club, they're in West London. Only South London teams of any note are Millwall, Charlton & Crystal Palace.

Anyhow bet you must be missin the days of Avram Grant now eh?

[Memphis]

Nobody can stop Gerrard and Torres

Stoke have done a pretty decent job of it. The CPS may shackle Gerrard

[Mikkel_K]

And I am PRETTY DAMN PISSED after the same match that makes you happy right now. F***.

Which explains your rant...

Exactly.

Just curious, would you support Argentina against Mexico or USA? I would find that strange, even if it is pretty common here to have a second favorite national team in addition to your own. Semi-OT, what is your take on Maradona?

Dunno much about the Argentinian league no, but always wanted to see a derby between River Plate and Boca Juniors. Superclasico. Some day before I die, I hope. I'd probably root for Boca btw, but that is Diego's fault.

But yeah, rooting for Man Utd, AC Milan and Real Madrid seem a bit strange from my POV, but everyone can be a fan by their own terms, I guess. It's not like most of us only cheer for one boxer either.

And unlike Lyle you do seem to know your football

[Drago]

This further proves that Man U are the New York Yankees of the Premier League.


L-I-V-E-R-P-O-O-L

We're #1, and even when we haven't been playing well we've been getting draws instead of losses. Nobody can stop Gerrard and Torres....and Riera has been playing out of his mind!!!

yeah when was last time u won the league

[Andre]

Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
And the reds go marching on, on, on.


Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!
Ferguson's RED ARMY!


Where the Chelski fans at?


Chelsea deary deary me,
They couldn't take a penalty,
Anelka and John Terry f**ked it up,
And we came home with the Eurepean cup.

Im here mate. Good game, well done to MU they kicked ass, great goals!
Im a Chelsea fan (any South London club comes before any others for me, A Chelsea fan for 45 years (its part of my familys thing brought up with it).
Plus my favorite color is dark blue .

Chelsea ain't a South club, they're in West London. Only South London teams of any note are Millwall, Charlton & Crystal Palace.

Anyhow bet you must be missin the days of Avram Grant now eh?

Yeah Chelsea my fav: but follow any London club before the other English ones is more what i ment ,but sticking more to south London clubs cause thats the areas we lived in back in the day.From what Im told ..Dulwich Brixston round to Clapham,Morden then to Wandsworth.
You know what its like at a young age you follow your parents sporting likes. Then we moved to Australia and it stuck.
Go the mighty blues.. (That's Calton out here if you didnt know ).

[Scrap]

When Saturday comes great Film, Sheffield United beat United in the Cup, but in real life it was the League. Remember Sean Bean scoring the winner, well He didnt. I always remember Him singing the most Beutifull Girl in the World to the Wife, Which proves He is Blind.

[CutMeMick]

And I am PRETTY DAMN PISSED after the same match that makes you happy right now. F***.

Which explains your rant...

Exactly.

Just curious, would you support Argentina against Mexico or USA? I would find that strange, even if it is pretty common here to have a second favorite national team in addition to your own. Semi-OT, what is your take on Maradona?

Dunno much about the Argentinian league no, but always wanted to see a derby between River Plate and Boca Juniors. Superclasico. Some day before I die, I hope. I'd probably root for Boca btw, but that is Diego's fault.

But yeah, rooting for Man Utd, AC Milan and Real Madrid seem a bit strange from my POV, but everyone can be a fan by their own terms, I guess. It's not like most of us only cheer for one boxer either.

And unlike Lyle you do seem to know your football

I've been rooting for Argentina since I can remember since the 80's when I was just a little kid. Always have and always will.

The thing to understand here is that I've always been like this...

Mikkel do me a favor...
Go to the search feature here in the hidden board and type Man United or Manchester Untied and see the results.
Or type footy or soccer and see the results.
Type Argentina, Messi or Batistuta and see the results.

Sometimes I think I'm more of a fan then some ENGLISH people here.
Check the EUFA cup threads at times it was just me posting to myself for a day or two.

About Argentina, I've always been a fan. While my family rooted for Mexico as I kid I didn't like the team and didn't like their style.
I'll never forget Goicochea (GK) for Argentina and Batistuta who were my idols as a little kid.

As for my alltime players it's like boxing for me. 1,2 and 3 can be put in anyway and I don't think there's a wrong or right.
In no particular order, Maradona, Ronaldo & Pele.
Of the 3, I think Ronaldo is the more well rounded player.
Maradona is the brain.
While Pele was just a sharp shooter who was keen on scoring.

As I've stated in plenty of threads. Religously I follow EPL, FMF & LFP.
Followed by Calcio. The rest of the leagues I don't follow religiously but I do have teams I support.