Could you ever go an watch/support a different team?

[RickyVilla]

I take it in turns every season. Depends which team is at the top of the League. Chelsea are my team at the moment but I could be swayed to someone else if the chardonnay in the corporate lounge is better.

 

[Shea]

I take it in turns every season. Depends which team is at the top of the League. Chelsea are my team at the moment but I could be swayed to someone else if the chardonnay in the corporate lounge is better.

As long as you're still spurs through and through

 

[TwanYid]

I take it in turns every season. Depends which team is at the top of the League. Chelsea are my team at the moment but I could be swayed to someone else if the chardonnay in the corporate lounge is better.

Totally agree! Love Chelsea!!! Adore them! So yeah, right now they're my team, too- but sometimes I get confused and torn. This supporting stuff is really hard! Anyway, I actually wrote about my dilemma regarding this issue back in January. Here's the post: ------------------------->

"Spurs are actually my 4th club.

As an American, I have to say- I love a lot of English teams! And it's fun because there are so many to choose from! But since I can't pick 'em all, I've gone with 4 mainstays (in the Prem, that is).

My list:

1) Arsenal
2) Chelsea
3) West Ham

Distant 4th: Tottenham

My favorite player is Jack Wilshire! I love him! He, imvho, truly embodies the spirit of the game with his never-say-die attitude and his grit and determination. He has helped us immeasurably and I once told him so, shouting (from the stands) the last time my beloved boys in red and white came on a tour of the US! It was so amazing- I got a special kit made up for the occasion with his name on the back and "No. 1 fan" on either side of it! I even wore the same size shorts that he wears- despite the fact that I'm quite a bit taller! They were small on me but I didn't mind- and I think he appreciated it because he smiled at me when he came out of the tunnel (something I'll never forget)! My man Jack is something else; I have a life-size poster of him in my room, surrounded by all my Gooner gear (including a replica trophy from our undefeated season a decade ago- which looks just like the real thing! This being a Tottenham board you might not know this but back then they called us "The Invincibles!" What memories!). Man oh man you should've seen me when we won the league at White Hart Lane (your stadium I believe)-- holy smokes- talk about good times! In fact as I'm typing this I'm wearing an Arsenal shirt with "Henry" on the back (although I feel like a traitor to Jack lol)! My wife thinks I should get rid of some of my memorabilia- she says "you're 47, yet you act like an overgrown child," but we all know how enticing this stuff can be! And there's no way in heaven I would willingly part with any of my Arsenal collection. I consider myself part of the team in a way, and I bet if the players could meet me they would feel the same! Oh well, maybe someday!

As for Chelsea: John Terry is- and always will be- my favorite defender, and I love the way Chelsea play (and their fans are great as well!). Roman really keeps us humming along- and now with Jose back at the helm the sky's the limit! Tbh it's hard picking between my blues and my reds so I basically don't; I wish for nothing but the best whenever I see them play, and when they face each other (which I believe you guys call a "derby"- except that unlike our Kentucky derby you "chaps" say "darby"- man you guys are out of control! But I digress...) I root for a great game! This may sound crazy but I have a jersey (sorry there "chaps"- I mean to say "shirt!" You Brits and your confusing terms lol!) that is half Arsenal and half Chelsea, split down the middle, which I wear when appropriate (and sometimes even when not!). This helps me to feel like a true supporter- and not one favoring one team over the other (which would hardly be fair since I adore them both!). Indeed, I love Chelsea so much I only buy Samsung products (haha- I just wish Emirates Airlines flew between cities in America!).

As for West Ham- well, though I don't really have much of an affinity for their current players, I do feel a kinship with both the supporters and the owners. Also, since they play in a kind of red and blue then it's almost as if they're a family member uniting my other two top sides- or at least thats the way I prefer to look at it! West Ham are like my underdog team- they're never really that good on the field (oh sorry- there I go again: "pitch") but they seem really cool and fun and feisty- good "blokes" as you guys might say...just one question: is there actual ham there (like ham you can eat- the pink stuff) or is it just a coincidence that ham is in the name? I'm wondering because I really like ham and maybe it's good there and if I make it out to a game (sorry: match) I'll buy some and eat it with my fellow hammies! We'll "ham" it up together!

As for Spurs, they're pretty decent, and I try and cheer them on when I can (at least as long as their winning doesn't interfere with any of my above true core teams). I don't know much about them but I do know that if I want to really mess with people's minds here in the States I can say "I'm watching Spurs"; they'll think I'm referring to the basketball team from San Antonio but you and I know better! Haha- joke's on them!

Anyway- wow- English soccer is freakin' awesome! So many cool squads! Cool names! Cool colors! I love it!!!

Oh hey btw- I almost forgot to ask: what do you "blokes" think of my list? Is it close to yours?"

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Since writing this, Tottenham have actually dropped down to sixth; I started following the two Liverpool clubs, Liverpool FC and Everton, and I found that I like them a bit better than Spurs as well (what I didn't realize is that those two teams don't like each other very much, so my "split kit" idea probably wouldn't go over too well on Merseyside!). I have to say, I like Liverpool FC more than Everton, because their fans (sorry: "supporters") are so cool! Scousers (that's what they call themselves- crazy, huh?) are football mad! They know so much about the sport and you wouldn't believe how persecuted they are and yet they still manage to keep their collective heads up! Now that's spirit! I met one in New York at the Liverpool bar on 11th st. while watching my Reds back in March. He needed some money for a plane flight back to the UK to see a sick relative (I think he said his aunt), and apparently he couldn't get cash here because Liverpool banks don't have an agreement with the US system so he had no access to his account! How horrible is that? So I went with him to an ATM machine and got out $500 and gave it to him, and he took my street address, e-mail and phone number and said he would send me the money once he got back to England. I haven't heard from him yet but he's probably still grieving so I'm not too bothered...but I digress...anyway, I can now sing You'll Never Walk Alone all the way through to the end-- every word- and I also have a tattoo of Stevie G's face above my belly button with the letters YNWA just below. The letters are in that old-English writing style so they look pretty cool. My wife hates it but she hates all this stuff- she just doesn't get football (meaning soccer, not American football).

As for Everton, I got into them because they wear blue (red is my favorite color on earth, blue my second) and I wanted to balance out my list of top teams according to color scheme. I love 2 red teams: Liverpool and my stun-Gunners (which is my pet nickname for Arsenal) and two blue teams (Chelsea and Everton), and then rounding out my Prem-favorites list are my Whammers (yup, all mine too!)- who wear both! Spurs wear white unfortunately so they come last- but if they ever get their act together and change the kit to red (Cardiff did it, so there's precedent), I'd move them up to the top three!

I just thought of something...if I added the two Manchester teams (the "manc" teams, as you "lot" would say) I wouldn't upset my color balance and would also have two more chances at winning things! Still, seven teams is kind of a lot...what do you guys think? Would that be overkill?

 

[Syn_13]

Totally agree! Love Chelsea!!! Adore them! So yeah, right now they're my team, too- but sometimes I get confused and torn. This supporting stuff is really hard! Anyway, I actually wrote about my dilemma regarding this issue back in January. Here's the post: ------------------------->

"Spurs are actually my 4th club.

As an American, I have to say- I love a lot of English teams! And it's fun because there are so many to choose from! But since I can't pick 'em all, I've gone with 4 mainstays (in the Prem, that is).

My list:

1) Arsenal
2) Chelsea
3) West Ham

Distant 4th: Tottenham

My favorite player is Jack Wilshire! I love him! He, imvho, truly embodies the spirit of the game with his never-say-die attitude and his grit and determination. He has helped us immeasurably and I once told him so, shouting (from the stands) the last time my beloved boys in red and white came on a tour of the US! It was so amazing- I got a special kit made up for the occasion with his name on the back and "No. 1 fan" on either side of it! I even wore the same size shorts that he wears- despite the fact that I'm quite a bit taller! They were small on me but I didn't mind- and I think he appreciated it because he smiled at me when he came out of the tunnel (something I'll never forget)! My man Jack is something else; I have a life-size poster of him in my room, surrounded by all my Gooner gear (including a replica trophy from our undefeated season a decade ago- which looks just like the real thing! This being a Tottenham board you might not know this but back then they called us "The Invincibles!" What memories!). Man oh man you should've seen me when we won the league at White Hart Lane (your stadium I believe)-- holy smokes- talk about good times! In fact as I'm typing this I'm wearing an Arsenal shirt with "Henry" on the back (although I feel like a traitor to Jack lol)! My wife thinks I should get rid of some of my memorabilia- she says "you're 47, yet you act like an overgrown child," but we all know how enticing this stuff can be! And there's no way in heaven I would willingly part with any of my Arsenal collection. I consider myself part of the team in a way, and I bet if the players could meet me they would feel the same! Oh well, maybe someday!

As for Chelsea: John Terry is- and always will be- my favorite defender, and I love the way Chelsea play (and their fans are great as well!). Roman really keeps us humming along- and now with Jose back at the helm the sky's the limit! Tbh it's hard picking between my blues and my reds so I basically don't; I wish for nothing but the best whenever I see them play, and when they face each other (which I believe you guys call a "derby"- except that unlike our Kentucky derby you "chaps" say "darby"- man you guys are out of control! But I digress...) I root for a great game! This may sound crazy but I have a jersey (sorry there "chaps"- I mean to say "shirt!" You Brits and your confusing terms lol!) that is half Arsenal and half Chelsea, split down the middle, which I wear when appropriate (and sometimes even when not!). This helps me to feel like a true supporter- and not one favoring one team over the other (which would hardly be fair since I adore them both!). Indeed, I love Chelsea so much I only buy Samsung products (haha- I just wish Emirates Airlines flew between cities in America!).

As for West Ham- well, though I don't really have much of an affinity for their current players, I do feel a kinship with both the supporters and the owners. Also, since they play in a kind of red and blue then it's almost as if they're a family member uniting my other two top sides- or at least thats the way I prefer to look at it! West Ham are like my underdog team- they're never really that good on the field (oh sorry- there I go again: "pitch") but they seem really cool and fun and feisty- good "blokes" as you guys might say...just one question: is there actual ham there (like ham you can eat- the pink stuff) or is it just a coincidence that ham is in the name? I'm wondering because I really like ham and maybe it's good there and if I make it out to a game (sorry: match) I'll buy some and eat it with my fellow hammies! We'll "ham" it up together!

As for Spurs, they're pretty decent, and I try and cheer them on when I can (at least as long as their winning doesn't interfere with any of my above true core teams). I don't know much about them but I do know that if I want to really mess with people's minds here in the States I can say "I'm watching Spurs"; they'll think I'm referring to the basketball team from San Antonio but you and I know better! Haha- joke's on them!

Anyway- wow- English soccer is freakin' awesome! So many cool squads! Cool names! Cool colors! I love it!!!

Oh hey btw- I almost forgot to ask: what do you "blokes" think of my list? Is it close to yours?"

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Since writing this, Tottenham have actually dropped down to sixth; I started following the two Liverpool clubs, Liverpool FC and Everton, and I found that I like them a bit better than Spurs as well (what I didn't realize is that those two teams don't like each other very much, so my "split kit" idea probably wouldn't go over too well on Merseyside!). I have to say, I like Liverpool FC more than Everton, because the fans are so cool! Scousers (that's what they call themselves- crazy, huh?) are football mad! They know so much about the sport and ou wouldn't believe how persecuted they are and yet they still manage to keep their collective heads up! Now that's spirit! I can now sing You'll Never Walk Alone all the way through to the end-- I know every word- and I also have a tattoo of Stevie G's face above my belly button with the letters YNWA just below. The letters are in that old-English writing style so they look pretty cool. My wife hates it but she hates all this stuff- she just doesn't get football (meaning soccer, not American football).

As for Everton, I got into them because they wear blue (red is my favorite color on earth, blue my second) and I wanted to balance out my list of top teams according to color scheme. I love 2 red teams: Liverpool and my stun-Gunners (which is my pet nickname for Arsenal, and I promise I made it up by myself) and two blue teams (Chelsea and Everton), and then rounding out my Prem-favorites list are my Whammers (yup, all mine too!)- who wear both! Spurs wear white unfortunately so they come last- but if they ever get their act together and change the kit to red (Cardiff did it, so there's precedent), I'd move them up to the top three!

I just thought of something...if I added the two Manchester teams (the "manc" teams, as you "lot" would say) I wouldn't upset my color balance and would also have two more chances at winning things! Still, seven teams is kind of a lot...what do you guys think? Would that be overkill?

Well, you certainly put a hell of a lot effort into that post.

 

[alexis]

I have thought about this a lot and am now close to puking. I would never buy a season ticket for Chelsea or any other epl team, your not a Tottenham fan and good fucking riddance

 

[McFlash]

I took my boys down to watch Brighton as I now live down that way. Although they, like me, have Spurs in their blood, I think it's important that they support their local team too.
With the distance and costs involved, watching Spurs will be a special treat for them whereas the Amex is 20 minutes away, cheap and Brighton are a good family club.
I could see myself growing fond of Brighton but there's no way on earth they'd ever be able to replace my only true love!

I'll cheer when the Seagulls score but I'll never cry if they lose and I'd never wear their shirt.