It's not stupid at all, it's just my point of view on it. And I'm not saying it shouldn't happen and that people shouldn't do it, people can do what they want, I just think it's plastic and a bit sad.
Plus if people had more support for their local teams and leagues those teams and leagues would better overall and world football would be better for it.
But, again, people can do what they want.
What I will say though is that in my group of mates there is a random Liverpool fan and he gets dogs abuse off all of us for being a fake plastic Scouser from Manchester and we never let him live it down the sad fucker (top lad really!)
Cant ever see myself turning round and saying I'm never having a Lamb Madras again as I wasn't born in the south of India....
....or KFC because you dont come from kentucky, this could roll on for months....or a Bombay Roll because you don't come from India's west coast.
Got to back Armaan on this one, its ludicrous to have your place of birth dictate who you support, surely its more about the emotion and passion you have for a certain club rather than where your mother was when she squeezed you out. I think its mainly used to wind people up rather than an actually reality. Cant ever see myself turning round and saying I'm never having a Lamb Madras again as I wasn't born in the south of India....
Forgive me if this has been mentioned before which I'm sure it has, but when exactly is he coming here and be available to play? Jan 1st? Jan 31st, or somewhere in the middle?
How do you develop "emotion and passion" for a club that plays in another city?
I can understand it when parents used to live somewhere,then moved but brought the kids up to support the same team.
Not calling anyone,just can't get my head round it.I read an article a while back that was saying more Liverpool shirts are sold in Bristol than anywhere else...mental that.
very few brazilians care about european football ( i am one), and those who do, only follow it sporadically.personally never seem anybody who became a fan of one european team because a player they like moved there, and i´ll be honest with you, since we are such a traditional football country, the local football fans dont like people who follow european teams, especially newly rich teams like City and PSG, we call them "Modinhas", which would be the equivalent of "plastic fans"
Quite easily. You watch games, you learn about the clubs history, you chat shit about your club. You experience the highs and lows just like any other supporter.How do you develop "emotion and passion" for a club that plays in another city?
I can understand it when parents used to live somewhere,then moved but brought the kids up to support the same team.
Not calling anyone,just can't get my head round it.I read an article a while back that was saying more Liverpool shirts are sold in Bristol than anywhere else...mental that.
Easily, you can attend with other friends, family or social groups to their clubs or different clubs. Moving around for work etc means different local teams to indulge into when you can't make it to City and you develop an attachment for them. I regularly watch Manchester City, Gainsborough Trinity and Lincoln City and I'm very much enveloped in their circumstances and invested emotionally into how they perform.How do you develop "emotion and passion" for a club that plays in another city?
I can understand it when parents used to live somewhere,then moved but brought the kids up to support the same team.
Not calling anyone,just can't get my head round it.I read an article a while back that was saying more Liverpool shirts are sold in Bristol than anywhere else...mental that.