Why do you support your football team?

Why do you support your football team?

I'm interested to see why people support there team specifically.

Whats different about your team to others, and if you have more than one what appeals to you about each team?

Phoenix - Its the only professional football team in NZ
Man Utd. - Mum was born in manchester so through family upbringing kinda
Torne2009-01-12 22:39:18

Arsenal- Lived in highbury for the first five years of my life.

United was based purely on my family supporting them for years, other than that teams around the world I support have been based purely on taking a fancy to certain sides when i was younger.

Nix - home team - will support any Wellington based team.

Hibs - lived 10 mins from the ground until I left Scotland. My dad and grandad were fans. Dad took me to the games from when I was 5 years old (saw George Best play for Hibs) - Season ticket holder myself throughout my teens.

Saw Shearers debut for Blackburn in a preseason friendly  - after the game got Dalgliesh's autograph as he was leaving the stadium.

Queen's Park Rangers (Since 1978) when I started following football. Love the name, the strip, the style of play and the players (Bowles, Marsh, Ferdinand etc etc). Went to a couple of matches when travelling in 1990 then used to visit Loftus Road often when living in the UK in 93/94. zizoustainrod2009-01-14 00:51:33

Grew up in Glasgow, in a family of Celtic supporters. My dad took me to the 1971 League Cup Final, Celtic v Partick Thistle. I decided I'd support the red and yellow team, who promptly beat Celtic 4 - 1. This was a Celtic team who had been in the European Cup final the season before. Jag2009-01-14 07:39:41

Nix - well, same as everyone else... it's home - even when I'm living across the creek!

Arse - When I was around 9/10 and first got into football... I used to read Tiger mag (and ROTR) and watch MOTD and kinda started liking Spurs (Ardiles, Archibald & Hoddle primarily) then joined my local club (Naenae) and realised most kids supported Man U - as our strip was the same and the club kindly included a team photo with our m/ship thingee every year (on ya!) then when I was eleven, my Dads best mate came back from London and gave me a full Arsenal kit so that was pretty much me goneski... I happily retained a soft spot for Spurs for several years until I began to appreciate the rivalry between the two... if only I knew then... (but I was only ten)

Chelsea - Grew up just outside of London and flirted with Man City for a while.  Then got taken to see City play at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea was nearest league club to us).  Chelsea won 3-1 and I've been a Blues fan ever since (nearly 40 years).  Followed them home and away until moving to NZ in 97. 

Bandwagoner!!!

Funny... I do the same with Brechin for the same (lack of) reason - I wouldn't even know their colours lol

Red and white (with a bit of blue lurking about)

Cheers Jag... one day i may even get around to seeing it 

Lonegunman is also a closet Brechin fan I seem to remember.  Perhaps we should start a Brechin thread - lol!

Job done JD

I thought you decided to support Liverpool?

He supports both?

from the man utd thread






timmy2009-01-16 21:34:22

For the last time

I DO NOT SUPPORT LIVERPOOL!

Phoenix and Stoke City, cos it's a good excuse to drink beer and talk sh*t

chelsea, lived there for a few years

and bayern munich, my cousin plays there

Really? I wouldn't have guessed.

United were the first team I say on tv :P After that every time we win I get a tingly feeling. I love them now. Michael2009-01-17 18:25:02

Played with Everton on Fifa quite a bit and then when I saw Rooney's goal against Arsenal I was in love.

love at first sight.

Phoenix are the first professional team I have supported and I'm well and truly hooked on the game now.

When i was 5 at some football training some kid said "what team do you like " I honestly didnt like any team but i just said Man United because all the other plonkers like them, he quickly replied "WHY DONT YOU SUPPORT ARSENAL" ever since that day I started to like Arsenal and they played attractive football - I only started to really follow them after then 98 World Cup when Davor Suker moved there. They had some class players back then

Everton - cos family are from Liverpool and have supported Everton since 1878.
Stop Out - my, as a kid, local team.
Phoenix - well they're a local team

I support my football team because I have nothing better to do.

Arsenal because well just have since i can remember first watching football.

Nix because i supported the Kingz and Knights so may aswell keep on supporting NZ's only pro team even if they aren't in my city anymore.

Villa- First team i saw play, lost to chelsea. Since then supported them, think it was back in the 90's.

Phoenix - because Wollongong hasn't got an A-League team yet  I used to follow the Wollongong Wolves in the NSL, but not seriously as I wasn't into football that much back then - it was mostly a "by default" thing. If my mates were talking about the Kingz, I'd be all "I'm not from Auckland, I'm from Nowra, so I hope the Wolves beat you". But now the 'nix exist and they'll always be first.

Hellas Verona - The first time I actually developed a strong interest in football was after readon "A Season in Verona" by Tim Parks, which remains my favourite book to this date, and the one I've read the most.  The passion in those pages is what made me realise that football was special, and since then I've always kept an eye on Verona's results. Unfortunately, we're currently in Serie C1

Everton - Just fell into it really. I decided shortly after I really got into the Phoenix that I should probably take an interest in the EPL, so I could at least have an idea of what better football was out there. I kept my eye on a couple teams, but because I lived on Everton Terrace, Everton results stood out a bit more. Throw in Tim Cahill and the deal was done.

Colchester United - glory supporter

Man U - Was a massive fan in the 80s, mainly through Bryan Robson as my into to football was the 82 world cup. Became disillusioned with them around 2000 when I went to England and saw what a big coperate entity they were (not a football club). I couldnt get tickets for any game, except if I wanted to pay 1000 quid for a Limo, Champagne and a ticket.