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Errr...off topic!
I want Brum for me, cheaper and quicker to get to, easier team to beat, nicer fans that still make a decent atmosphere!
It doesn't have to be an '1882 match' why couldn't we all just sing for 90 minutes?!
Sometimes, but not always. I always find it hugely flattering that someone without the locality attachment I had, decides for whatever reason, Spurs is the team they support, whether by chance or design.
I've read some of the stories on here of how some fans from other countries have come to be Spurs fans, many cases of people who feel they fit the ethos of the club, others for who it just came to be, who then learned to embrace the ethos of the club. However it happened, they're someone who has the same love for the club I do and welcome members of the Spurs fanbase.
Of being one of the worst posters ever seen on a Spurs forum, shitting on every thread, poncing meaningless and fatuous opinions and people thinking he's a cunt...I'm sure there's more than a few posters thinking that might apply to you too.
You don't really chose your team, your team chooses you...
not quite; I bash my fists in to faces, not a keyboard.
gonna see if he'll sell me tickets first and then I'll tell the club on him
You had your scarf nicked??
Well that's reason enough for me... You DON'T nick a man's scarf without dire consequences!
Personally, my obscure soft spot for Leeds stems from them being the first team I completed in my Panini Football '80 sticker book... I realise that has no actual bearing in the real world... But each to his own, I'm a lover not a hater... Except where ArseAnal are concerned!!
Well that's reason enough for me... You DON'T nick a man's scarf without dire consequences!
Personally, my obscure soft spot for Leeds stems from them being the first team I completed in my Panini Football '80 sticker book... I realise that has no actual bearing in the real world... But each to his own, I'm a lover not a hater... Except where ArseAnal are concerned!!
There is an issue here I'd like to address.
You (rightly) point out that 'hate' is very much an extreme and, without good reason, shouldn't really be bandied about. However, people do use the word with regularity and often in place other words that would express a dislike without going to such an extreme, but this is what people do so it's best to try and see past it.
You then go on to label people 'plastic supporters' due to your own definition of what that means. Much like the word 'hate' being used in the wrong context, I (and due to the responses you receive, a few others) feel that a 'plastic supporter' has a different connotation. To my mind, a plastic is a fake fan, one who claims to be a Tottenham Hotspur supporter but doesn't actually follow the team or watch the games or involve themselves emotionally in any way whatsoever.
A supporter would be someone who supports the club either vocally and financially by going to games, or just financially by buying the merchandise.
I consider myself a fan for I am fanatical about Spurs (hence me spending more time than is necessary on Spurs forums). I don't get to go to games anymore, nor do I spend lots of money on official stuff, but the fact I go looking for dodgy streams on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon, sit at my PC with my heart racing as we cling on to a slender lead, and go through all the emotional shit that comes with supporting Spurs and have it affect how I go about my day, make me more than a plastic...by my definition.
couldn't agree with you more - because I'm in the same boat as you - mine is because of my work and when I get time at home, my family comes first - and football isn't the only hobby or pasttime I have surrendered because of that.
That isn't what I was trying to say - plastic to me is a non contributory fan - as opposed to a die hard supporter who stands/sits in the ground supporting the club, hail or shine, home or away - to the best of their ability. Being stuck thousands of miles away prevents people from being real supporters, but that is their issue - if you want the justification of being a true fan, find a club close by and support them.
The thing that really fucks up the whole dynamic is the modern breed of supporter, who has the money and a season ticket and goes to the ground and spend the whole game whining and complaining.
What people need to do is to stop getting the arseholes with me - on the basis that they are feeling hurt because they live too far from the ground to be a supporter, I'm not insulting you personally, or demeaning YOUR level of support, I'm just saying that you're not a proper supporter - but not that are not a die hard, committed and passionate fan.
At least you are supporting a team in your own country.
