Your footie team & why?

Your footie team & why?

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boobles

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15,241 posts

215 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Well i support nottm forest in a big way & have done for about 15 years & started supporting them after i watched them at the dell against saints. I go to the city ground as much as i can even though its a 300 mile round trip. So who do you support & why?

DocJock

8,357 posts

240 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Hibernian, because they were my local team as a kid.

Nowadays, as I live down here, I also keep an eye out for Saints' results.

Tunku

7,703 posts

228 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Dunfermline Athletic Football Club, only because I moved to Dunfermline and support the local team. I don't believe in adopting teams because they look cool.

Wacky Racer

38,165 posts

247 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Manchester City, (saw my first game in 1961) 'cos I'm a glutton for punishment...hehe

puggit

48,452 posts

248 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Watford - flirted with Tottenham and Chelsea as I grew up, but finally plumped for my local team aged around 10.

I can't believe that fans of big clubs can get anywhere near the same amount of satisfaction as supporting one of the minnows. Historically Watford belong in the third league down - so simply existing in the 'championship' is punching above our weight.

Existing in the Premiership (even if it is only for one season) is a big 2 fingers to many 'big clubs' elsewhere (take a bow Wolves and Leeds )

UpTheIron

3,996 posts

268 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Shorpe United. Because they stuffed Boobles' lot 4-0 at their place earlier this year. Oh, and did the double over them the year before.

Prior to that, I've watched 20 years of usually average, sometimes slightly better, often a lot worse football from them.

Why? Because they are my local team. Any other football is mere entertainment.

c6erb

650 posts

234 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Southend - because they are my local team

boobles

Original Poster:

15,241 posts

215 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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UpTheIron said:
Shorpe United. Because they stuffed Boobles' lot 4-0 at their place earlier this year. Oh, and did the double over them the year before.

Prior to that, I've watched 20 years of usually average, sometimes slightly better, often a lot worse football from them.

Why? Because they are my local team. Any other football is mere entertainment.



Still top though areant we
Cant see your lot getting promoted tbh.

mentalsarcasm

6,083 posts

211 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Queens Park Rangers- Because my Dad supports them, it's difficult to not support a team when you grow up surrounded by QPR programs, videos, and your Dad being in a good mood when they win and a bad mood when they lose several consecutive matches.

negative creep

24,983 posts

227 months

Saturday 2nd December 2006
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Chelsea - as my dad's family is from London and they had been going since the 1930s. My dad and uncles still go to every game, I would if I could afford it. I've been told I'll be disowned if I ever supported another team - which I regard as perfectly fair

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

255 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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I have to announce that gorvid is a touch deluded and wears red and white Y fronts...

fozzi

3,773 posts

240 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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The Mighty Tigers aka. Hull City... current whipping boys of the championship having conceeded 9 this week

Pretty much all my folks came from 'ull and my grandad took me to see an old Div 2 match against York City in 75/76 season... bit cruel really considering that I've lived in Kent or Sussex since 3yo and was born in Exeter! hehe

Other than that, I have followed Liverpool since the 74 FA Cup final when one of my childhood heroes Kevin Keegan broke Geordie hearts... plus I always keep an eye out for Exeter, even though my presence in the city was brief and my memories faint.

Needless to say, given the geography and journey times from Kent, I don't get to see many of the matches for any of these clubs!

Andy M

3,755 posts

259 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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Liverpool - To use the old cliché; I didn't choose my club, my club chose me Or if you want the real reason - I was born less than a mile away (a mile in the right direction - away from Everton's 'ground' ), so they are my local team.

Nic Jones

7,054 posts

220 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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Exeter, as a kid like every other kid I supported Manure then got to about 10 and realised it was glory hunting and also realised I c ould go and watch Exeter play for just up the road.

Been hooked ever since, it's like a drug.

ZR1cliff

17,999 posts

249 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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League side is Millwall F.C.,as a kid i used to help on a fruit & Veg merchants loading lorries and one of the Lorry drivers was a Mad Lions fan who organised trips to away games,i went on one such game back in 72/73 and have stuck ever since,i did nearly 70 grounds.
Non league side is Basingstoke Town F.C.,its local to me now and work dictates and i love getting involved at grass roots,the directors have more or less given me a free riegn to rebuild the ground and ime restoring the old ground into a retro style football ground,so far this season ive done 25 games home and away,league,F.A cup,F.A trophy and freindlies.

killer2005

19,649 posts

228 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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Leeds Utd

My local club although pretty much right in the middle of Leeds and Huddersfield so went for the better option

boobles

Original Poster:

15,241 posts

215 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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killer2005 said:
Leeds Utd

My local club although pretty much right in the middle of Leeds and Huddersfield so went for the better option



So you support huddersfield then? hehe

Joe Letaxi

3,576 posts

231 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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My local team when growing up, AFC Bournemouth. Been there through the recent bad times (losing on golden goal to Grimsby in the Auto Windscreens), the worse times (Leeds riot) and the slightly better times (play-off win). My sister was at the FA Cup draw at the Gas yesterday and my parents go to maybe 10 games per season too.

Also have an affinity with Exeter City seeing as I was born there.

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

261 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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Plymouth Argyle - it's a family tradition!

blueyonder

1,779 posts

210 months

Sunday 3rd December 2006
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killer2005 said:
Leeds Utd

My local club although pretty much right in the middle of Leeds and Huddersfield so went for the better option


Leeds Utd....ever since my Grandad took me to a Leeds v Liverpool match at Elland Road in the 70's stood on the kop and being carried on the wave of people whenever we scored......them were the days, what an atmosphere.

With you Steve...at least we'll have something to moan into our beer about on Friday