Which Football team do you support?

[Buttsy]

Darlington - A team I now own a part of (only a TINY TINY part but still.....)

I wonder if the thread could be changed slightly with some more poll options:

The numbers and levels of delusions of plastic Premier league fans makes me laugh - They have no idea what supporting a team is all about.

Agreed, I've watched my team go from Div 3 (League 1 these days) to Div 1 (Premiershi*), back down to the Conference (Skrill Preimer) and who now reside in Div 4 (League 2).

It's all about enjoying the good times as they'll make up for the bad. Still remember our trophy winning side: Judge, Langan, Trewick, Phillips, Briggs, Shotton, Houghton, Aldridge, Charles, Hebberd & Brock (sub: Thomas)...Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, those were the days my friend...

We're the only club to have gone from non-league, through all 4 divisions and back to non-league...

 

[Cletus]

Not surprised that more than 50% have voted 'Other Team'.

The only clues as to which team I support are - they are in a lower league the Skrill Premier, they have played more than one premiership team in the F A Cup in the last decade, and they have played in more than one F A Trophy final.

Barrow?

 

[EM2]

The numbers and levels of delusions of plastic Premier league fans makes me laugh - They have no idea what supporting a team is all about.

The Premier League team I support is my local team (less than a mile from the hospital I was born in, and just over half-a-mile from my front door), and were in fact a second-tier team when I became a supporter.

 

[bb21]

We're the only club to have gone from non-league, through all 4 divisions and back to non-league...

I think Northampton are pretty close. Not quite, but close.

 

[gordonthemoron]

The numbers and levels of delusions of plastic Premier league fans makes me laugh - They have no idea what supporting a team is all about.

since I come from Newcastle, I support my (original) local team, although I haven't lived in Geordieland for quite a while now

 

[Buttsy]

I think Northampton are pretty close. Not quite, but close.

Northampton joined Div 3 (South) from non-league, so haven't techincally gone from non-league, through all 4 divisions and back again, though it can be argued that as they went from div 4 to div 1 and back again in the 60s, it means they have...

 

[bb21]

Oh, no. They are definitely not the same as Oxford. Like you say, I doubt you will find another team which has "achieved" what you have. Bradford and Pompey have also fallen from the dizzying heights of the top division after rising from the fourth division, but I doubt they are in danger of falling through the trap door, yet. Of course the other remarkable thing about Northampton is that they only took four seasons to go from the first division to the fourth. Quite the suffering for the foolhardy supporters.

 

[poshfan]

Darlington - A team I now own a part of (only a TINY TINY part but still.....)

The numbers and levels of delusions of plastic Premier league fans makes me laugh - They have no idea what supporting a team is all about.

There's also a big difference in the environment even when you do go to the matches:

Prem/upper champ - Takes ages and costs a fortune to find somewhere to park. All the pubs will be packed solid before the match. You will be crammed into your tiny allocated space at the match. If you nip out at half time for a cuppa and a pie it will cost a fortune and you will be lucky to shuffle your way there and back through the crowds in time for the second half.

League 2/non-league - You go into a pub and expect to get served straight away and maybe even sit down at a table. You don't need to get your ticket in advance, and can sit where you like. You expect to have space all round and get annoyed if someone sits right next to you or just in front. If you prefer you can go in the standing end. You can nip for a cuppa at half time, no sweat.

At a prem club, you are just one of many, and at times are herded about by the self important officials who sometimes seem to regard the ordinary supporter as a nuisance. The lower down the leagues you go the more valued you are. Lower league clubs get a higher proportion of their income from the gate, and from sales of refreshments and programmes etc, so value their supporters more. After all, if you and a mate turn up at a Ryman League match, the two of you together might be 1% of the total crowd.

 

[bb21]

You can nip for a cuppa at half time, no sweat.

You have clearly not been to Dean Court (or Griffin Park, or a number of other places which currently escape me), have you?

You'd be lucky to get back within 5 minutes of the second half restarting if you do not vacate your seat by the beginning of added time in the first half.

 

[Amberley54]

Not surprised that more than 50% have voted 'Other Team'.

The only clues as to which team I support are - they are in a lower league the Skrill Premier, they have played more than one premiership team in the F A Cup in the last decade, and they have played in more than one F A Trophy final.

Sounds like my team - Macclesfield Town

In last decade played Everton, West Ham, Bolton Wanders and Wigan in 3rd round of the FA Cup when they were all Premiership clubs and Cardiff City when they top of Championship last season.

Also played and won two FA Trophy finals.

And you can get a pie and a pint at half time and be back in your seat for the 2nd half

 

[Chapeltom]

Well of course, but presumably you did also support them when they are in the Prem?

Also, the poll may not get many votes for Man Utd, I don't believe there are many users on the forum from Singapore?

What I meant to say was, people do support clubs that aren't in the Premier League. It could have been interpreted differently

 

[SS4]

It would appear that I am the only Villa fan still active. I wonder what happened to XCDriver?

 

[Bevan Price]

I am not an active supporter of any football team, but I rather like any team that beats MU. I used to watch a proper game - St. Helens Rugby League team - a sport not (yet) dominated by over paid prima donnas and players who "dive" at the slightest hint of a tackle.

 

[fowler9]

I am not an active supporter of any football team, but I rather like any team that beats MU. I used to watch a proper game - St. Helens Rugby League team - a sport not (yet) dominated by over paid prima donnas and players who "dive" at the slightest hint of a tackle.

Blimey, you want to meet the average mens university Rugby team when they are on form, the only thing that comes close for pure annoyance are the womens teams. The footy teams get on with life, the rugby teams have to make sure everyone in the city knows they are about.

 

[harry42]

Forest fan...(They'll be up there soon )

 

[Robinson]

I am not an active supporter of any football team, but I rather like any team that beats MU. I used to watch a proper game - St. Helens Rugby League team - a sport not (yet) dominated by over paid prima donnas and players who "dive" at the slightest hint of a tackle.

I find rugby union more interesting to watch personally. Rugby league strikes me as following a fairly predictable pattern according to the number of tackles - when a certain number is reached the player kicks long and inevitably the ball comes back towards them

Of course, I'm sure I can predict what you could describe football as...

 

[ReverendFozz]

I remember reading an article which said that in the UK, 51% of people who actively supported a team (i.e. go to the match) supported a team outside of the prem. The poll results so far seem to be about in line with this. Obviously perception can be skewed by TV coverage who naturally concentrate on the prem.
I remember a couple of years ago the BBC ran a supporter of the year competition, and the winner was a Chesterfield supporter who hadn't missed a single home or away match for years. The prize: 2 tickets to a top premiership match. But the guy who couldn't go, because Chesterfield were playing that day!

Surely it would have been better to sort him out with something to do with Chesterfield...

Darlington - A team I now own a part of (only a TINY TINY part but still.....)

The numbers and levels of delusions of plastic Premier league fans makes me laugh - They have no idea what supporting a team is all about.

Me too mate...And whoever happens to be playing Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Leeds...

Grew up a Sunderland fan, but would also watch Newcastle from time to time in the 90's, but Darlo all rhe way now

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[Butts]

Heart of Midlothian

Wow a fellow "Jam Tart", you have my sympathy :cry:

In England I favour Liverpool as I can remember the days of "Dalglish, Souness and Hansen" .

Bit of hope for SS4 I can remember Aston Villa being League Champions and European Cup Winners (ancient history )

With regard to Darlington the team is as crap as the town :roll: - sorry Darlorich

 

[DarloRich]

Wow a fellow "Jam Tart", you have my sympathy :cry:

In England I favour Liverpool as I can remember the days of "Dalglish, Souness and Hansen" .

Bit of hope for SS4 I can remember Aston Villa being League Champions and European Cup Winners (ancient history )

With regard to Darlington the team is as crap as the town :roll: - sorry Darlorich

Crap as we may be we would still push for a Champions League Place in the Scottish Pub, sorry Premier, League

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Crap as we may be we would still push for a Champions League Place in the Scottish Pub, sorry Premier, League

 

[BlythPower]

Crap as we may be we would still push for a Champions League Place in the Scottish Pub, sorry Premier, League

C'mon now, Rich. Be serious. You know you'd have to be at Conference Premier level for that to be the case.

 

[Techniquest]

Good to know there are 7 other supporters of NUFC out there

I genuinely expected to be the only one when I cast my vote on this thread, shocking to see how the poll is going so far but nice too

 

[Class172]

I'm left looking for the option for "don't support any team..."

If I was to support based on a factor such as where I was born, it would be Swindon Town.

 

[Amberley54]

Interesting that now over 50% of respondents support teams outside the Premiership, yet the media devotes 90%+ of time and space to coverage of this exclusive cartel that often portray a very distorted image of the wonderful game.

Lazy journalists, or a self-serving circus?

 

[Crossover]

I fall into the category of not really caring, to be honest. I tend to keep an eye on what Huddersfield Town are up to as a few family members are avid supporters, plus they are local.

Essentially though, anything that involves Manchester United losing is a good thing (they are getting pretty good at it recently, too!) if for no reason other than to peeve off my colleagues who are supporters (I work near Manchester so the place is divided between "United" and City - one colleague got rather upset the other day just because I referred to the former as "Man U"!)

I wonder what happened to XCDriver?

I believe he is banned from RUK

 

[Cambus731]

Well I have just managed to double the West Ham United support on here
COYI

 

[AntoniC]

Liverpool FC and season ticket holder in the Upper Centenary Stand since 1995/96 season.

Cost of my first ticket was £270.00, this year it was £850.00.

My dad is also a season ticket holder and due to the efficiency of the LFC Ticket Office a few seasons ago (they thought they had sold my dads ticket to someone else but they had and so offered him a season ticket on the Kop), as a family we now have 3 tickets.

Two in the Upper Centenary (cost £1700) and one in the Kop (cost £725), the Kop one we sell to a friend of mine.

So football is no longer a working mans game !.

 

[Butts]

Liverpool FC and season ticket holder in the Upper Centenary Stand since 1995/96 season.

Cost of my first ticket was £270.00, this year it was £850.00.

My dad is also a season ticket holder and due to the efficiency of the LFC Ticket Office a few seasons ago (they thought they had sold my dads ticket to someone else but they had and so offered him a season ticket on the Kop), as a family we now have 3 tickets.

Two in the Upper Centenary (cost £1700) and one in the Kop (cost £725), the Kop one we sell to a friend of mine.

So football is no longer a working mans game !.

There's a simple solution to that....Clubs should use some of the enhanced TV Money to reduce the price of Admission rather than increase the already inflated salaries of the players.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I can't still believe that since my last view on the matter that Hyde still have polled more votes on this poll than Chelsea...

 

[Butts]

I can't still believe that since my last view on the matter that Hyde still have polled more votes on this poll than Chelsea...

I can't believe Newcastle have the most votes :roll: