Why is this even a discussion? Crystal Palace who hail from the urban wasteland of Croydon say 'South London is ours'. They look down on others whilst existing in the mankyest stadium, in the middle of nowhere, with a plastic nickname for their plastic club culture. Remember the 'team of the eighties', or their boast about their youth system that produces one half decent player per decade.
I nominate Newcastle. The 50k loyal supporters that claim to have seen them through thick and thin despite averaging around 15k in the early 80s.
In fairness to them, there have been only a few blips in what is a pretty decent attendance record, in good times and bad. Their devotion possibly reflects that life on Tyneside is pretty grim, with little else to do than football, beer and horse punching. As the song used to go, "go down pub, have 10 pints, get absolutely plastered, go back home, beat up wife, dirty northern bastard" (note this song was sung in less enlightened times...)
My life seems to be littered with arrogant armchair fans of various top 6 prem teams (particularly at work) to a man none have ever even been to a live game "oh it's too expensive!" I even remember one twat (United fan of course) who decided he was going to be a Brazil fan during the world cup - had the shirt on the works.
Any time the conversation rolls around to football it's always "what do you know about football you support charlton" I just roll my eyes...
Shocked and amazed by everyone saying Spurs. Like...what? Why?
Most spurs fans I know consider themselves to be as big as man.utd Liverpool etc. They have only ever won the title twice in their entire history but still give it large about how great they are. Planks.
Might be a generational thing but I know quite a lot of Spurs fans and they're pretty level-headed tbh. But then I guess they've only ever known failure (until recently)
Might be a generational thing but I know quite a lot of Spurs fans and they're pretty level-headed tbh. But then I guess they've only ever known failure (until recently)
I think we're about the same age and most of the spurs fans I know are right bellends.
Might be a generational thing but I know quite a lot of Spurs fans and they're pretty level-headed tbh. But then I guess they've only ever known failure (until recently)
I have to agree. The spurs fans I know all seem pretty reasonable and grounded, especially compared to their arsenal equivalents.
In China I have to say ManU because there are so many of them and some are just casual 'fans' who are definitely ignorant.
But still it can't compare with how annoying Chinese Germany national team supporters are. They seriously should consider changing nationality.
Jessie, why do people support Germany in China?
Just to add to Stu’s response
Because China is rarely/never represented at World Cup/Euros, when these events come around, Chinese tend to adopt a team. There are fervent fans of all the main nations who may win with, in my experience, Germany and Italy attracting the most. England get some... and will probably have more now that we are better again.
It’s kind of a way if buying in to the emotion of the tournament, and it goes well with drinking beer, too
Seem completely oblivious to the source of their fortunes. Think it was all graft and years of sacrifice to turn a profit. Still seem completely bitter that the other half of the city pissed all over the rest of the league for decades without needing a billionaire takeover.
I have the opposite opinion of City fans, they supported their team through some serious shit, still getting decent crowds, they deserve some success!
Absolutely. They wanted to do an open top bus for winning the third division playoff the same season their rivals did a bus for winning the treble. Got a lot of time for City.
Liverpool. Not even close. The whole ‘scouse not english’, living off the glory of the 80s, thinking they speak for the whole of British football, the ‘famous anfield atmosphere’, the fact they’d hold a minutes silence for the death of a battery. Proper pricks. Despise them.
From a League 1 perspective, I would say some Sunderland fans can come across arrogantly. Yes, they've had it tough for a long time and it must be great for them to be winning games again, but some of their fans really do think their team is the bees knees and that they're a huge club. Yes, they've been in the prem not so long ago, but I would say they're only marginally bigger than us or Pompey.
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And they're sitting in their armchairs in Dorset.
Crystal Palace who hail from the urban wasteland of Croydon say 'South London is ours'.
They look down on others whilst existing in the mankyest stadium, in the middle of nowhere, with a plastic nickname for their plastic club culture. Remember the 'team of the eighties', or their boast about their youth system that produces one half decent player per decade.
And when they move into their new stadium they will take it to a new level.
http://www.geordietimes.com/2012/10/nufc-v-safcaverage-gates1893-to-2012.html
Any time the conversation rolls around to football it's always "what do you know about football you support charlton" I just roll my eyes...
Newcastle
Leeds
Chelsea
https://saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?54593-Are-Spuds-the-most-deluded-arrogant-fans#.XB4praSnyEc
They have only ever won the title twice in their entire history but still give it large about how great they are.
Planks.
I can think of two exceptions, @Carter 's mate and @JohnBoyUK
Because China is rarely/never represented at World Cup/Euros, when these events come around, Chinese tend to adopt a team. There are fervent fans of all the main nations who may win with, in my experience, Germany and Italy attracting the most. England get some... and will probably have more now that we are better again.
It’s kind of a way if buying in to the emotion of the tournament, and it goes well with drinking beer, too