The Football.....

[Joey Shabadoo]

I just got BT Sport a few weeks ago and didn't realise this was on until about half way through the first half. I tell no lie, Mrs S woke me up about 15 minutes ago because I was out cold and my snoring was bothering her.

 

[ianrauk]

Talking of football teams. Let's have your lists of football teams that you follow and why other then your main team .
Mine are

AFC Wimbledon. (The original Wimbledon FC was my first game attended as an 8 year old, didn't last long when my next door neighbours dad took his boy and me to Chelsea, going from a game with not even 1000 fans to over 30,000, well that was it)
Gillingham FC. When I was a kid I found a Gills wooly scarf in the street, took it home for some reason and kept it for a few years. Don't know why. But have since always looked out for their results.
Elgin City (As my post above)
Sampadoria FC (When Italian footy was being shown on Channel 4 way back, one of their players caught my attention, a certain Mr Vialli. Still imo one of the greatest players to ever put on the Chelsea shirt)
Hamburg SV (Since the very early 90's I have been working and traveling to Germany. I was taken to a HSV match. 50'000 German nutters all drinking, singing and having a great time. It can be cheaper to go to Hamburg match over a weekend then to go to somewhere like Manchester or Newcastle)
Philadelphia Union (Philadelphia is my home from home, so of course, when they announced a new franchise a couple of years back for the city, I just had to follow them)
Bromley FC (Local team, done rather well in the past couple of years. Only a 10 minute bike ride away, £15 on the gate, stand where you like with a beer in your hand, marvelous)
Real Zaragoza. When Chelsea qualified for Europe after many. many years, of course I had to go to the matches. Zaragoza was completely nuts. The police caused a riot and we had to hide in a whore house. I appeared in their local newspaper the next day with the headline 'Tattooed Hooligans Invade Zaragoza'. I'll scan it and post it up here one day)
Palmeiras of Brazil. (Went to Brazil for a jolly 15 years back, got taken to a Palmerias (vs Corinthians) match. I have never heard or seen such a loud and enthusiastic crowd since, Brazillian footy fans are just insane)


So come on.. cough up.

 

[potsy]

Manchester United because Jose is God and I support any team with him as manager (unless he ever goes to Man City)

Stockport County, well that's my team in bad times and the occasional good time.

Newcastle because my stepdad was a big fan, always keep an eye on their results.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Falkirk because I moved to the area and rediscovered my love of football. They get under your skin and into your soul.

As a child it was East Fife, my local team who blew it with me when they deliberately threw away a chance to win the First Division and promotion in the early 80s because they didn't want to upgrade Bayview. That team had Gordon Durie, Gordon Marshall and a midfielder who went to Old Rangers whose name I forget.

My English team used to be Liverpool when they had Dalglish, Souness and Hanson.

I keep an eye out for the results of Rotherham and Swansea because they have ex-Falkirk players there.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

My team, there can be only one: Blyth Spartans. I have firm family connections to the club stretching back to before I was a nipper.

Teams whos results I look out for and celebrate the victories of, in order:

Vale of Leithen. I like Scotland and particularly Innerleithen. Lovely little place and greyhound friends of ours have a cracking dog friendly cottage literally at the gates of the ground.

Sunderland. My brief flirtation with league football. My aunt used to live down the road from Roker so I could nip in for a visit.

Leicester / Cambridge / Oldham. Places I've lived.

 

[mark st1]

Man Utd dads team all my mums family support Chelsea so my dad took great delight in pissing all them off. Wycombe Wanderers from back in the Martin O Neill days where I grew up went and saw them at the old Wembley twice in the FA trophy final and play off final both ending in Victorys. And nowadays Maidenhead United who play at England's oldest continuously used football league ground.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-19928342

My youngest plays for one of there feeder clubs and gets a free season ticket it costs me a tenner but I like the fact we can walk behind whichever goal we are attacking sit in the plush new (shed) stand or lean on the back of the dugout and listen to Allan 'farkin ell ref' Devonshire giving everyone both barrels. Just missed out on promotion last season but have started this season on fire.

 

[ianrauk]

And nowadays Maidenhead United who play at England's oldest continuously used football league ground.

Now these type of things really interest me Excellent pub quiz history right there.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

+1. But on my mobile and CBA to edit mark st1's post down.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Chelsea has been my team for nearly 45 years and that's it - I have no second team and never will.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've just been watching MOTD on catch up. Lineker Shearer and Hullit want a bloody good shave, scruffy gits!

 

[martint235]

Talking of football teams. Let's have your lists of football teams that you follow and why other then your main team .
Mine are

AFC Wimbledon. (The original Wimbledon FC was my first game attended as an 8 year old, didn't last long when my next door neighbours dad took his boy and me to Chelsea, going from a game with not even 1000 fans to over 30,000, well that was it)
Gillingham FC. When I was a kid I found a Gills wooly scarf in the street, took it home for some reason and kept it for a few years. Don't know why. But have since always looked out for their results.
Elgin City (As my post above)
Sampadoria FC (When Italian footy was being shown on Channel 4 way back, one of their players caught my attention, a certain Mr Vialli. Still imo one of the greatest players to ever put on the Chelsea shirt)
Hamburg SV (Since the very early 90's I have been working and traveling to Germany. I was taken to a HSV match. 50'000 German nutters all drinking, singing and having a great time. It can be cheaper to go to Hamburg match over a weekend then to go to somewhere like Manchester or Newcastle)
Philadelphia Union (Philadelphia is my home from home, so of course, when they announced a new franchise a couple of years back for the city, I just had to follow them)
Bromley FC (Local team, done rather well in the past couple of years. Only a 10 minute bike ride away, £15 on the gate, stand where you like with a beer in your hand, marvelous)
Real Zaragoza. When Chelsea qualified for Europe after many. many years, of course I had to go to the matches. Zaragoza was completely nuts. The police caused a riot and we had to hide in a whore house. I appeared in their local newspaper the next day with the headline 'Tattooed Hooligans Invade Zaragoza'. I'll scan it and post it up here one day)
Palmeiras of Brazil. (Went to Brazil for a jolly 15 years back, got taken to a Palmerias (vs Corinthians) match. I have never heard or seen such a loud and enthusiastic crowd since, Brazillian footy fans are just insane)


So come on.. cough up.

Liverpool: they just are. From the moment I first saw Steve Heighway on the telebox I was sold. However as my uncle had his wallet nicked at Anfield in about '75 I didn't get to go until the early '80s. Season ticket holder from 86 to 92. I only gave up going cos the day was costing me so much (travel from London, beers, food) and for a Sunday game I'd be stranded at Euston at midnight most times.

Burnley: local team. All my mates were Burnley fans and used to drag me down the Longside whenever they could. It was always a nervous time cos I was always sure they'd only taken me along to tell the nutters at the back I was a Liverpool fan. The only person who got more stick than me was Andy who was a Ba****d Rovers fan. One day we went to Bloomfield Road to watch Burnley trash Blackpool but whoever booked our tickets was drunk and we ended up in the Blackpool end. If you want to see nervous, picture a Blackburn fan surrounded by about 20 Burnley fans who are surrounded by a few hundred Blackpool fans!!!

Atalanta: Because of Cinzia. That is all.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Obviously I enjoyed the MOTD Chelsea vs Burnley highlights but... poor Burnley; not a mention from Lineker & Co. Appalling.

 

[Dayvo]

Talking of football teams. Let's have your lists of football teams that you follow and why other then your main team. etc. etc.

Good post!

Tottenham have always been my no. 1 team, since the 1967 FA Cup Final when all the boys were asked who they wanted to win - Tottenham or Chelsea. Prior to that (I was 7 years old) I had no interest or knowledge of football, so plumped for Spurs because I prefered their kit.

I've always liked West Ham because they were my grandad's team, and also the nearest First Division team to Brentwood.

My parents went on holiday to Scotland and bought me an 'Up the 'Gers' mug, so I always looked out for their scores. Not any more, though.

Norwich was where I was at uni, so they're my no. 2 () team. Plus I like their kit, too.

My dad's uncle played for Millwall at some level in the 1920s.

My dad's from Southend so looked out for their results.

My mum lived in Exeter and I saw a few games there over the years.

I lived in Stockholm and followed Hammarby ( a Swedish West Ham - with great supporters).

Now living in Oslo and don't follow any team as it's basically Sunday league standard, but the players don't realise that and behave like nobbers.

 

[MarkF]

I am an ST holder at Bradford City but love football far more, I go to these clubs at least once every season. Celtic, Sporting Gijon, Malaga, Valencia, Stenhousemuir and Halifax. I've nothing in common with one eyed fans who watch a game of football yet only "see" their own team.

 

[AndyRM]

Good idea @ianrauk! The last time I was in Greece I managed to find a pub willing to show a Killie Hibs game (I think it was the opening day about 5 years ago and we battered them 3 - 1). By the end of the game there was a good crowd of locals all cheering Ayrshire's finest, it was a great day! Vaguely keep in touch with the chap who runs it and get the odd email about our trials and tribulations.

Most of the other clubs I keep an eye on involve former Killie favourites of mine.

Cheltenham Town (James Dayton)
Derby (Craig Bryson)
Everton (Wee Naisy)
Norwich (Gary Holt)
Bristol City (Lee Johnson)
Citadella (Manuel Pascali)

Bobby Williamson took me around some interesting sides after I'd forgiven him for f*cking off to Hibs: Uganda, Gor Mahia and Kenya. Kept an eye on big Mixu's Finland too. Like Kenny Shiels he's not gone on to much since leaving us so I can't help but feel we were lucky to have them at their best.

Other than that, I like Juventus. Del Piero remains the most skilful player I've seen on a football pitch "in real life". They've had some brilliant players over the years but he will always be my childhood favourite.