Supporting Two Teams?

I 'look out' for other teams results. My late stepdad was a big Stoke fan and for that reason I'll always try and stay up to date on their plight. But it isn't the same, feels more like "I'm happy for them" rather than happy myself.

Also, no offence to our followers overseas, but I've tried to "adopt" teams from other sports before, MLB, NFL... nothing compares to the emotional attachment that comes with your entire family and community supporting a club and having supported them as long as you can remember. There's something immensely tribal about growing up with that as part of your identity (and I'm not necessarily saying that's a positive thing).
 
I have '2nd teams' in cities abroad where I have lived and worked.

In the old days, there wasn't the same possibility of being able to follow City from abroad as there is now, so I tended to choose a local team and used to go and watch them whenever I could. I still look out for their results.
 
I only support City.

There’s a couple of other teams whose results I look out for; Barrow as they’re my dad‘s team, and Oxford as I went to lots of their games with my cousin who’s a season ticket holder while I was going through a shit time ages ago. But I’d always want City to smash either of them if we get them in a cup game!
 
I can't understand it. You pick your team as a kid, and you stick with it. It's a fairly simple philosophy.
At my kids football training tonight, out of about 30 children, three were wearing Al Nassr kits!

Not sure if they'll grow up supporting multiple teams, or just a string of players, but that definitely felt odd.
 
At my kids football training tonight, out of about 30 children, three were wearing Al Nassr kits!

Not sure if they'll grow up supporting multiple teams, or just a string of players, but that definitely felt odd.

To be fair, me and my mates would wear fucking anything when we were 6-10 years old. I had an old hand me down Arsenal 1996 shirt that I wore as pyjamas, didn't think anything of it. Certainly didn't support the fuckers.

I remember having friends with Barca, AC, Juve shirts... all the usual cartel.
 
To be fair, me and my mates would wear fucking anything when we were 6-10 years old. I had an old hand me down Arsenal 1996 shirt that I wore as pyjamas, didn't think anything of it. Certainly didn't support the fuckers.

I remember having friends with Barca, AC, Juve shirts... all the usual cartel.
I hope you used the sleeves as wank socks.
 
Lol, can't remember that particular detail but I wouldn't bet against it.

Arsenal and City were in such different footballing universes at that point I don't think I even thought of them as being part of the same sport.
It's O.K mate. I had a Brazil shirt with 10 on the back in 1970 and I used to wear Wolves football socks with my 18 hole docs.
 
Man City and Man City Women. I think thats acceptable.
I know some find it enjoyable and I'm not slagging it off but if womens football ceased to exist tomorrow I would not bat an eyelid.
No I'm not Joey Barton so feck off claiming your £5.00.
The only other ground I've ever been and actually supported the home team is the Rosaleda where Malaga CF play. I still look out for their results in the third tier of Spanish football.
 
Absolutely no way do i have any where near the feelings i have for City for anyone else.

I take an interest in Rangers, used to go up a few times a year back in the mid 90s and id rather them win the league than celtic but these days its no more than a passing interest in their results

Same with Macclesfield, been a few times when nowt else to do on a saturday and rather them win than whoever they are playing but the feeling deep within just isnt there.

Its City. Only City. Always been City. Always will be just City.
 

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