Take it like a fan

[gazzachappell]

Haha my god how sad ru spencer,change my name??haha u sad pathetic little boy,it's a football forum ffs!who cares if I support 2 clubs,does it really affect yourself that much?at least I spend my hard earned cash on going to watch town now and again,which is more than can be said for most the population living in Swindon!!Do u know how many people live in Swindon?it's 150,000 so where was the other 142,000 on Saturday??and your having a go at me just because I support an other team than town?!I've never known anyone to take it that serious!at the end of the day my money goes into the club just the same as u!I've got just as much right to Be in the stands as u!like I said in a previous post,most people who support Swindon support another club,now fucking grow up u little boy!

[Bennett]

there's a guy at work who thinks of himself as the swindon uber fan. talks about town in "we's" and such. then he wore a liverpool shirt in on a dress down day (combined with a cardigan, but that's another laughable bit). it's just not the done thing, you get 1 team to support and that's it

[pumbaa]

This uber-fan nonsense does my head in, it really does. Its a little harsh when you are a child in the modern information age, its easy to support the likes of Man Utd, Chelsea etc due to peer pressure.

I had a very interesting conversation about football with my seven year old nephew over Christmas as he was playing FIFA something or other on his PS. Now bear in mind he lives in Stroud, a traditional hotbed of Swindon support. The conversation went something like this....

Me: So who do you support then?
Nephew: Newcastle (because of Dad...), Spurs (because of Mum....), Man Utd, Chelsea, England, Spain and Blackpool (as Grandpa lives there...) [I added the bracketed bits for context]
Me: What about a more local side that Daddy and your Uncle pumbaa go to watch then? Like Swindon?
Nephew: Who are they? They aren't on my FIFA game and never on the telly.

At which point, my forehead was heading towards the nearest wall.....however, symptomatic of kids of that age.

I remember supporting Liverpool and Spurs until my Dad took me to the County Ground when I was about 7. From that point on, it was Swindon all the way (that is now probably considered child abuse....)

[pauld]

Conversely, my youngest, 5 at the time, showed no interest when the missus got him the new 2010-11 Match Attax album, even though he'd been obsessive about the World Cup one over the summer. When we questioned his ingratitude, he just said "But I support Swindon and England. I'm not interested in all these teams". And I know for a fact Swindon are on FIFA 09 and 11, cos it's all he bloody plays. He'll have the occasional foray into replaying FA Cup games he's seen or playing Liverpool v Barca etc but 90% of the time, it's straight back onto guiding Town to a glorious defeat over Orient or Huddersfield. Clearly, your nephew just isn't being brought up properly

[pumbaa]

Clearly, your nephew just isn't being brought up properly

Lets not go there.....meanwhile my little one knows exactly what side his bread is buttered.....

[pauld]

Lets not go there.....meanwhile my little one knows exactly what side his bread is buttered.....

Good lad!

For the record, I wasn't being entirely serious. The Lids fan makes a fair point that there's a lot of "dual supporters" in any lower league crowd and pumbaa is exactly right that the way football is served up in the media these days will only make that more prevalent as time goes in - my kid's very much the exception among his mates (not just in football either, he's probably a bit odd, tbh). It may seem odd, even offensive, to the hardcore purists but it's the way it is. And actually, we should be grateful - at least these strange hybrid beasts are actually coming to watch live football and, as ICantKickaPenaltyAnyMoreThanICanDefineLoyal points out, putting money in the tills. The real divide to me, the real lost generation, is not between purist vs glory-hunting hybrid lightweights () but between the armchairs and those who actually get off their butts to watch any games live in the flesh.

So a big welcome and a fond hug to LeedsTillIDecideOtherwiseOrSomeoneElseGrabsMyAttention and all his fickle brethren!

[Spencer_White]

You don't half take this forum lark a bit seriously

To be honest, Ive been on here far too much lately. But Im desperate to find out if we are signing a striker today.

Still a good rant though. Someone had to tell him!

[Spencer_White]

Haha my god how sad ru spencer,change my name??haha u sad pathetic little boy,it's a football forum ffs!who cares if I support 2 clubs,does it really affect yourself that much?at least I spend my hard earned cash on going to watch town now and again,which is more than can be said for most the population living in Swindon!!Do u know how many people live in Swindon?it's 150,000 so where was the other 142,000 on Saturday??and your having a go at me just because I support an other team than town?!I've never known anyone to take it that serious!at the end of the day my money goes into the club just the same as u!I've got just as much right to Be in the stands as u!like I said in a previous post,most people who support Swindon support another club,now fucking grow up u little boy!

Youve taken my drunken over the top rant quite well so I'll give you credit.

But of all the fans to say youve done more Swindon games than them, Mex would probably be the worst.

Everyone gets called a cunt on here anyway.

[Crispy]

I used to support whoever won the premiership untill I was 7 or 8 and my old man took me to swindon, never looked back when he brought me a first Swindon shirt and I binned my arsenal and manchester united ones!

[Saxondale]

The last 2 matches Ive bought my 7 year old and 4 year old girls.  Im trying to make sure they choose the right path.  Mind you they are girls and have rebelled against taste by liking JLS already.

But I am building a link in their brains between football and getting loads of sweets so I reckon Im onto a winner.  In 20 years time they'll be regulars at the county ground.  And have no teeth.

[pumbaa]

Fred Elliot has already been teaching my 2 year old how to sign at 'assistant referees'.

'Wanker. You sign Wanker'

'Fuck Off. You sign Fuck Off'

[Processed Beats]

On today at 12 on sky sports 2 I think.

[Batch]

And the scum fans are on Soccer AM now.

[tans]

It was supposed to be on at 930 this morning but the fuckers changed the listing

[tj2002]

This uber-fan nonsense does my head in, it really does. Its a little harsh when you are a child in the modern information age, its easy to support the likes of Man Utd, Chelsea etc due to peer pressure.

I had a very interesting conversation about football with my seven year old nephew over Christmas as he was playing FIFA something or other on his PS. Now bear in mind he lives in Stroud, a traditional hotbed of Swindon support. The conversation went something like this....

Me: So who do you support then?
Nephew: Newcastle (because of Dad...), Spurs (because of Mum....), Man Utd, Chelsea, England, Spain and Blackpool (as Grandpa lives there...) [I added the bracketed bits for context]
Me: What about a more local side that Daddy and your Uncle pumbaa go to watch then? Like Swindon?
Nephew: Who are they? They aren't on my FIFA game and never on the telly.

At which point, my forehead was heading towards the nearest wall.....however, symptomatic of kids of that age.

I remember supporting Liverpool and Spurs until my Dad took me to the County Ground when I was about 7. From that point on, it was Swindon all the way (that is now probably considered child abuse....)

I still vividly remember owining a united and 2 swindon strips when I was about 7. I had a season ticket and was there for the United game. When Paul Ince scored I applauded. My Dad, who I don't remember ever swearing at me, shouted, "If you want to support them you can piss off over there" whilst pointing at the stratton bank. Cue tears from me.

 That was THE moment