Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMick View Post
Quote Originally Posted by yvonne View Post
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.