What sort of fan are you?

JamesSeed

Watching the Wrexham documentary series somebody broke fans down into four separate groups. 

It seemed a bit of an over simplification at first, but perhaps there’s something in it?

1. Happy Clappers
2. Moaners
3. Lads. Perhaps not age specific, but passionate and demonstrative.
4. Hooligans. 

The breakdown varies from club to club. Fulham, for example, would have a lot of group 1 but very few group 4.  Charlton may have a mix or 1, 2 and 3, but few 4.  

Personally I have reluctantly concluded that, if I had to choose, I’d say I’m in Group 1, with a dash of 2. 

Plaaayer

5. Ex-Millwall

JamesSeed

…and 5. Ex Millwall. A select group. 

Off_it

lapsed

EugenesAxe

5. Ex-Milwall

Porky

Definitely a miserable 2 😞

Stig

6. I'm a Charlton Life fan. I used to follow Charlton Athletic, but that was too painful.

AndyG

Nothing listed for Masochistic?

soapy_jones

Charlton? Cannot stand the feckers!

Covered End

I'm a 3 (well I would be if there wasn't a typo).

LoOkOuT

Definitively a hooligan. But I’m beginning to feel a bit of a fraud. For the past few years, every scrap I turn up to, the other lot refuse to even throw a punch on humanitarian grounds. Usually ends in tears, all the same.

Billy_Mix

Formerly high spirited, noisy, optimistic, CARD supporter.
Latterly eyes opened, despondent, tagging along cos family members need the support. 

se9addick

I’m probably 1, fast approaching 2 though! 

RaplhMilne

I’m 3 with a leaning towards 2. Never been a 1, but dabbled with 4 in my youth.

ElfsborgAddick

3, not big enough to be 4.

Bedsaddick

2 

JamesSeed

I’m rethinking this (ex Millwall, bound to change my mind).
I’m probably a 3 (not a lad, but passionate) with 1 & 2 tendencies. 

Why is nothing ever simple?

DaveMehmet

Somewhere between 2 and 3 

Leuth

Can we add the category Nerds, please? 

aliwibble

I've lost count what number we're up to now. Armchair.

clb74

2 for me.
I do like a moan

Fanny Fanackapan

Cat 7.

" Too old to remember which team I'm supposed to be supporting " 

( In itself, quite useful these days.....) 

killerandflash

The divide between 1 and 2 is too extreme. A number of fans would be mildly disgruntled or at least questioning of the club, so not really happy clappers, without actually making them into moaners, as it doesn't colour their whole matchday experience. 

cafctom

3. 

Would expect most fall into this category. If you’re supporting a lower league club then you need to be pretty well informed and passionate by default. 

Fumbluff

You’ll never meet another fan like me, I’m basically a chilled out entertainer…

TEL

1224 that a new formation???

oohaahmortimer

one that absolutely despises and hates everything about us , fans , club , manager , players, club shop etc but loves us more than anyone .

Weegie Addick

Can you be a 3 if you’re not a lad? 

JamesSeed

Weegie Addick said:

Can you be a 3 if you’re not a lad? 

Yes. Not age or gender specific. Laddette if you like?

JamesSeed

RECAP:
1. Happy Clappers
2. Moaners
3. Lads and ladettes. Perhaps not age specific, but passionate and demonstrative.
4. Hooligans. 

5. Ex Millwall
6. Charlton Life mainly
7. Nerds
8. Armchair
9. Too old to remember which team you're supposed to be supporting

Lordflashheart

I’m not a number ….

Just getting worn out now - why can’t I simply support a football club where my pub / online moans are about what happens on the pitch, and nothing else

How did we go from ‘look at Charlton Athletic, that’s how to get in the Premier League and run a club well, engage people, stay in that league’

To, light years behind a bunch of c**** in Surrey, and a club with the most appalling group of ‘core’, well I dunno, ‘supporters’, who, given the chance, will start a fight if a few bin bags came rolling down the street ahead of them, and give them a kicking 

I just do not know what we did to deserve this