OzzieMandias Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 No one. A few years ago a really close friend of mine died suddenly – someone I'd known for 20 years. As you do, I thought a lot about what he'd meant to me, and how he was basically irreplaceable. Leaving aside the fact that he was pretty unique character, even if I met another person like him it would be a further 20 years before I got to know that person so well. OK, rambling a bit. But the point is that no other team could become the one that I grew up with, the one that was playing the first time I ever went to a football match, so long ago that I can barely remember the game. There's nothing to switch to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Great thread this Anyway, as unfathomable an idea as this is I wouldn't be able to just switch teams at the drop of the hat and support them with the same passion I support Newcastle, no way. I'd be a neutral, and over time I would probably develop a soft spot for team and start supporting them. Impossible to tell now who that team would be, and even then it would take a long time before I were ever to support them with the same commitment as I do Newcastle. Is this an acceptable answer? If not I can draw teams from a hat and give a clearer and more concise answer? Might be fun, actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Invicta_Toon Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Don't know why I bothered trying to explain this thread in 3 paraghraphs in the first post, it seems people just read the title Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Liverpool, hypothetically. Would be difficult though, no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Don't know why I bothered trying to explain this thread in 3 paraghraphs in the first post, it seems people just read the title Dunno why people are bothering to explain that it's not exactly an easy task for a lot of us to to just pick someone straight away, seeing as most of us have no connection to other teams, seems like you just assume we should all be able to do so... somehow. I assume most people would eventually DEVELOP a liking for another team, but it's impossible to know now who that team is. Come up with an answer yourself yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Liverpool, hypothetically. Would be difficult though, no doubt. Gloryhunter. I couldn't see myself picking a top club tbh. After years of suffering through Newcastle, it would seem so cheap to switch to a team who would likely win something within a year or two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I just think they're a top-class outfit, and while I've seen numerous threads/posts mocking them on here that have been hard to disagree with, I wouldn't say "no" to watching a Champions' League semi-final against Chelsea at Anfield. I think most of us would deserve some glory in this disgusting hypothetical world that Vic has created in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 i'd enter the Roma Irish Clan and start participating in hooligan fights every week.. or wait, i'm already doing that :\ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Good luck to ye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 It's be an evolutionary thing for most people I would imagin. You'd start to develop feelings of fondness for one/a number of clubs in particular over time before settling on one you preferred. I doubt very much whether it would change how much I cared about the national team - they're always playing at a time when NUFC aren't anyway, so my focus on them during those periods would be the same as ever. EDIT: In other words, for most people who don't have a second club already, it'd be impossible to say now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I couldn't not take an interest in football and would probably start supporting either Washington Nissan or Gateshead due to the fact they're the most local. Anyway Vic, where are Newcastle Blue Star in all of this? Would they be forced to close aswell because you're a complete cock muncher? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 If NUFC fans started supporting Man U or Chelsea or Arsenal in mass (ie under these circumstance) those clubs would probably win f**k all for the next 40yrs too!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Luton Town, have a soft spot for them anyway. Don't think I would ever have the same passion though. Saying that when you have a first love you can never imagine loving another lass again either. Coming from the ultimate man-whore. Missed this Its true though, when you split from a lass you love you always go through the whole "oh she was soo perfect, will never love anyone like that again" then a few weeks later.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 If NUFC fans started supporting Man U or Chelsea or Arsenal in mass (ie under these circumstance) those clubs would probably win f**k all for the next 40yrs too!!! Hmm. Maybe we can come up with a cunning plan... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Fuck, I think you might be on to something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 my local club Hitchin Town FC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 If NUFC fans started supporting Man U or Chelsea or Arsenal in mass (ie under these circumstance) those clubs would probably win f**k all for the next 40yrs too!!! Hmm. Maybe we can come up with a cunning plan... Yeah, 10,000 of us start supporting Manure, 10k support Chelski, 10k support Arsenal, 10k support Lpool, and the other 12k can keep us updated on whats going on at SJP and toon matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I would support Forfar Athletic, Swindon Town (because my grandad did), Liverpool (for a bit of glamour) and Hibernian (most local to where I live and not run by some dodgy Lithuanian gangsters) - none of them would come close to supporting the Toon, and it would be like having several girlfriends on the go, just having been bereaved of the love of your life. Good enough? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gemmill Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I would support Forfar Athletic, Swindon Town (because my grandad did), Liverpool (for a bit of glamour) and Hibernian (most local to where I live and not run by some dodgy Lithuanian gangsters) - none of them would come close to supporting the Toon, and it would be like having several girlfriends on the go, just having been bereaved of the love of your life. Good enough? http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39197000/jpg/_39197353_victor_main_203.jpg I simply don't believe it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 my local club Hitchin Town FC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gent Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Liverpool! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Heaton Stannington. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redmayne Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 If NUFC fans started supporting Man U or Chelsea or Arsenal in mass (ie under these circumstance) those clubs would probably win f**k all for the next 40yrs too!!! i now have a reason to support them all !!! feel my pain you bitches..... but most probably would take a sabbatical then move to milan and support any of the two teams might get some decent togs while i'm there too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deep456 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I would support Reading. I like the way they play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I'd take a fucking scientific approach. First, it's preferable to support a local team if only because it's easier to get to home matches. So I'd have to visit all the decent local teams to see which one give me the greatest buzz. I'll start to narrow down my choices. Eventually, I'll have pared the field down to the best available local team and support that. Or possibly, I'd wait to see what team everyone else picked and support that. Sounds easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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