Riaz Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Can you really support 2 two teams? properly? like we all support city? If they are a prem team (who just happen to be in the top 4) then of course you cant... You may think you do. But its not the same... I worked with a lad who "supported" man utd... The season city went up man utd won the league - I celebrated our promotion by running on the pitch then when out drank loads.... did'nt get home til 8am - got totally wrecked... My mate.... had a cup of tea.... He never see's them play and expects "his" team to win the league.... Not the same at all It really gets on my nerves when people say I support Man Utd, Liverppol, Chelsea etc - cos really I know they probabaly just buy a shirt once a year and watch "their" team on the telly at home of in the pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 The reason i do FOLLOW man utd is cause when i was younger nobody took me down the gate, so the only football i got to watch was on the box and for some reason i chose man utd , but since my first city game im city through and through, thats where most my wages go after all on trains, away tickets, hotels etc. The 'for some reason' you started supporting Man. Utd was probably because they were winning almost every week. Better a sinner repented and all that, but now that you've seen the light why not dump the club for Mancunians. They wouldn't have a good word to say about your home town club, you can be sure of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlicbread Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 We need to get into the prem to catch the younger fans before they start supporting or should i say following the man u's & chelsea's on tv and buying replica kits etc. Why would city being in the prem make any difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mosquito Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 The 'for some reason' you started supporting Man. Utd was probably because they were winning almost every week. Better a sinner repented and all that, but now that you've seen the light:winner_third_h4h: why not dump the club for Mancunians. They wouldn't have a good word to say about your home town club, you can be sure of that. A lot of Red Mancunians refer to us as 'carrot crunchers' - they haven't played us for so long that they've forgotten who we are. At least the likes of Baaadiff and the various Cockney clubs are more with it in calling us 'Wurzels'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmabbuttshair Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 The rules are simple, you support your local team or the team your Dad supports (ed). I'd rather youngster went and watched the Gas than claimed to follow who ever is winning the Prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ed Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Team names get reeled out many times, and nos. 9, 10 & 11 are usually MacIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt. A fine Half Man Half biscuit album too! Back on topic, I don't subscribe to this supporting more than one team lark myself. Have a soft spot for West Ham stemming from the Brooking, Bonds, Lampard Snr era, but that's as far as it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howey_ducky Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I have always had a soft spot for Berwick Rangers. surely supporting city is enough of a merry-go-round for most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITW Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I dont buy the whole 'I support' Man UTD thing. Support being the key word. For me support is buying tickets to watch your club and getting your bum in the ground and supporting your team vocally. Too many say they support Man U/Chelsea etc just because they are the 'best' and rub it in there Liverpool 'supporting' mate's face when they get one over on them. I SUPPORT BCFC because I love the club I invest in on a yearly basis and am there week in week out (minus some away games.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I dont buy the whole 'I support' Man UTD thing. Support being the key word. For me support is buying tickets to watch your club and getting your bum in the ground and supporting your team vocally. Too many say they support Man U/Chelsea etc just because they are the 'best' and rub it in there Liverpool 'supporting' mate's face when they get one over on them. I SUPPORT BCFC because I love the club I invest in on a yearly basis and am there week in week out (minus some away games.) Do they? Funny old world, it was just City or Rovers in my younger days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 This is the Bristol City Fans' Forum. Many of us certainly do NOT support a 'prem. team' as well. You forgot to add "not until next year" I do have a prem team and I follow them passionately. They are ABU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mosquito Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Do they? Funny old world, it was just City or Rovers in my younger days. Years ago you'd also see 'BCFC' 'BRFC' 'Tote End Aggro' 'East End Aggro' etc daubed in red or blue spray paint all over Bristol. When a big opposition club would visit us or the Gas you'd see their logos sprayed everywhere. You don't see that these days as it seems to be the in thing to have banksy style grafitti. I don't remember many Bristolians 'supporting' non Bristol clubs years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITW Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Do they? Funny old world, it was just City or Rovers in my younger days. Sadly yes. Walk around town and you will see as many prem shirts as BCFC shirts if not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Sadly yes. Walk around town and you will see as many prem shirts as BCFC shirts if not more. I know about the shirts, just didn't realise they'd reached the depths of having competitions amongst themselves to get at each other when one of 'their' teams was doing better. I don't expect they get much actual stick for wearing their Premier League shirts around town - those wearing City/Rovers shirts are more likely get abuse from the 'opposition', so that may partly explain it. In the late 70's many young City and Rovers fans had motorbikes and part of the uniform was wearing your football colours. I used to wear my City scarf more or less full time, as did many others. We used to shout at each other/gesticulate/ try and burn each other off at junctions etc. all over town but it never came to blows. Mind you, Tiffany's on a Tuesday, after 'hi ho silver lining' was played could be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Isnt the positive GJ loyalist and starter of pro GJ threads a keen Gooner? I'm from Manchester and was ST holder in Stretford end, I still have a soft spot for ManU, but my love is for City now, noone else. I could never envisage a situation where i would be supporting any other team aapt from City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Many of us support a prem team as well as city, so i guess the question is, would you then drop your support for that team? For most people should probably read "Many of us take a vague interest in a prem team" Its a shame the definition of 'support' means so many things as it clouds the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Us_and_Them Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 For most people should probably read "Many of us take a vague interest in a prem team" Its a shame the definition of 'support' means so many things as it clouds the issue. Very true, support means different things to different people, but thats what i meant, take an interest etc.... City is my one & only team, apart from the england team of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21. Marcham Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Isnt the positive GJ loyalist and starter of pro GJ threads a keen Gooner? I'm from Manchester and was ST holder in Stretford end, I still have a soft spot for ManU, but my love is for City now, noone else. I could never envisage a situation where i would be supporting any other team aapt from City. I've got family from Manchester so I keep an eye on their results, nothing more. These 'fans' who support prem teams don't know what it's like to 'support' or love their club. I do feel sorry for them if i'm honest. Scoring a last minute equaliser against one of your arch rivals or watching the under 18s play a 3rd round match on ITV. Which would you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellRedPhil Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I was just interested to know what people would do if we reach the prem..... Many of us support a prem team as well as city, so i guess the question is, would you then drop your support for that team? Speak for yourself. I have only ever supported one team, Bristol City, and I'd be truly amazed if more than half of Bristol City fans also 'so-called' supported a Prem team. Yes I take an active interest in the PL and watch basically every game that is on Sky, just as I follow Leagues 1 & 2 and even some foreign leagues. I usually vouch for the underdog, although I have certain teams I really do not like, for example Liverpool, whereas I have teams I do like, such as Aston Villa, as I apprecaiate their style of play/manager etc. However at the end of the day I couldn't give 2 shits who won the PL and Bristol City is the only team that I am delighted with when we win or miserable all week when we lose. How on earth you can so'called 'support' a team that you never go to watch is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Easy question, if City got in the prem i would renew my s/t and carry on supporting them like i have for the last 20 years.. Anyone that has to sit down and think about ''hmm who am i going to support, Man Ure or City'' needs to question there support tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mosquito Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I'm from Manchester and was ST holder in Stretford end, I still have a soft spot for ManU, but my love is for City now, noone else. I could never envisage a situation where i would be supporting any other team aapt from City. So you're from the former roundhead stronghold of Manchester. Manchester has an excellent statue of Oliver Cromwell in battledress with drawn sword and leather body armour. I think the statue was moved from outside the Cathedral to Wythenshawe park? Perhaps if Bristol had a statue of Cromwell we'd be more successful at football as the City of Manchester clubs have been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night84 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I think it's easy to support a Premier League team when your young. All the kids at school supported Premier League teams. They have high profile players and are constantly on TV and in newspapers/magazines. Don't think City were in Shoot or Match when I was a boy! Having said that, I would be nice to have kids supporting City but it's all down to parents taking Kids to Ashton Gate every weekend. And it's better now that second tier football coverage is better. I would always want Man Utd to win in the Premier League and I have no affiliation with Manchester, but I was young but got taken to Ashton Gate so much that it sank how passionate people were for their local team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Belgrave Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 For ancient family dynastic reasons, I feel I owe a certain loyalty to Small Heath Alliance (Birmingham City these days). However ,whenever a crunch has occured and CITY (us) played the Blues it's been CITY all the way. Meanwhile, back in Melbourne, I always played lipservice to Melbourne Victory, however, a new "A "league side is in the process of being formed here and they will be playing in red-and-white. Hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 This always annoys me. How can any City Supportar "support" another team when they are at Ashton Gate supporting the boys??? I myself, have never been a FAN of any other team and never will be. Cheers, Whites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Perhaps if Bristol had a statue of Cromwell we'd be more successful at football as the City of Manchester clubs have been? Perhaps they could erect it on the site of Bristol Castle that he destroyed. I'm sure we're all grateful to him for removing that part of our heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the frampton balti Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I was just interested to know what people would do if we reach the prem..... Many of us support a prem team as well as city, so i guess the question is, would you then drop your support for that team? Preposterous! I wonder if there are any gasshit heads! imagine someone with dual seasonticketship............Preposterous........Sorry its my favourite word today...............PREPOSTEROUS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mosquito Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Perhaps they could erect it on the site of Bristol Castle that he destroyed. I'm sure we're all grateful to him for removing that part of our heritage. Castles were used to subjugate local populations, a free people doesn't need castles from which Norman/French descended Toffs can subjugate the local population. Hang on a minute, the Toffs have built themselves a brand new Magistrates' Court next to the central bus station from which to subjugate us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lager loud Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I grew up in Leicester, and after a few misguided years "supporting" Chelsea, after watching them win the 1970 FA Cup Final replay, I saw the light once I was old enough actually to go to games, and followed Leicester properly for a few years, including the first couple of years I was in Bristol, in the early 80s. Then started watching City regularly. It's probably fair to say I had divided loyalties for a few years, but happily (for me) the two teams didn't meet much in the 80s. I suppose for a while they were my "Premier League" team, and I went to watch them from time to time when City weren't playing somewhere I wanted to go. I realised a couple of seasons ago that Leicester had become just another away team where City was concerned. So...after we beat Cardiff on Tuesday I will be in my usual seat for the 5th round game, supporting City with no reservations. But if we did happen to lose, I'll certainly be hoping Leicester go as far as they can in the competition. I guess some on here would say you shouldn't ever change your team, and that I should still be travelling back to Leicester every other week to watch my home town team. But I've now lived in Bristol for longer than I was in Leicester, and have got my kids into the Ashton Gate experience. It'll never be quite the same for me as it is for those of you who've only ever supported the one club - but I think I've done my apprenticeship now, and count myself as a proper City fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 the Toffs have built themselves a brand new Magistrates' Court next to the central bus station from which to subjugate us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lager loud Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Lager loud junior to lager loud: "I'm a Man U fan as well as a Bristol City fan" Lager loud to lager loud junior: "No, you're not" Conversation over. Proper parenting. If only there were more like me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mosquito Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Preposterous! I wonder if there are any gasshit heads! imagine someone with dual seasonticketship............Preposterous........Sorry its my favourite word today...............PREPOSTEROUS!!!!! Years ago, I reckon there were quite a few of our Grandparents' generation that would watch City one week and Rovers the next. The real serious rivalry developed in the late 1950's so I've been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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