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Why am I no longer able to support other British teams playing overseas?
As a Chelsea fan, back in the day, I'd fervently support all of them regardless; Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Spurs et all.
Liverpool were the most frequent performers and I'd be jumping out of my seat if Keegan or Souness scored.
Nowadays I'm just hoping our British opponents suffer maximum pain and anguish abroad.
Is this change due to the ferocity of competition in the PL, or Sky TV, or the internet and sites likes this, or my age or something else?
Do we all now feel like this?
As a Chelsea fan, back in the day, I'd fervently support all of them regardless; Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Spurs et all.
Liverpool were the most frequent performers and I'd be jumping out of my seat if Keegan or Souness scored.
Nowadays I'm just hoping our British opponents suffer maximum pain and anguish abroad.
Is this change due to the ferocity of competition in the PL, or Sky TV, or the internet and sites likes this, or my age or something else?
Do we all now feel like this?
Sparkyhd said:
Why am I no longer able to support other British teams playing overseas?
As a Chelsea fan, back in the day, I'd fervently support all of them regardless; Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Spurs et all.
Liverpool were the most frequent performers and I'd be jumping out of my seat if Keegan or Souness scored.
Nowadays I'm just hoping our British opponents suffer maximum pain and anguish abroad.
Is this change due to the ferocity of competition in the PL, or Sky TV, or the internet and sites likes this, or my age or something else?
Do we all now feel like this?
I know what you mean, with one difference. Back in the day I'd support any team in Europe, apart from ManU - always support anyone playing them. I guess I don't need to worry about that any more As a Chelsea fan, back in the day, I'd fervently support all of them regardless; Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Spurs et all.
Liverpool were the most frequent performers and I'd be jumping out of my seat if Keegan or Souness scored.
Nowadays I'm just hoping our British opponents suffer maximum pain and anguish abroad.
Is this change due to the ferocity of competition in the PL, or Sky TV, or the internet and sites likes this, or my age or something else?
Do we all now feel like this?
Puggit said:
Sparkyhd said:
Why am I no longer able to support other British teams playing overseas?
As a Chelsea fan, back in the day, I'd fervently support all of them regardless; Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Spurs et all.
Liverpool were the most frequent performers and I'd be jumping out of my seat if Keegan or Souness scored.
Nowadays I'm just hoping our British opponents suffer maximum pain and anguish abroad.
Is this change due to the ferocity of competition in the PL, or Sky TV, or the internet and sites likes this, or my age or something else?
Do we all now feel like this?
I know what you mean, with one difference. Back in the day I'd support any team in Europe, apart from ManU - always support anyone playing them. I guess I don't need to worry about that any more As a Chelsea fan, back in the day, I'd fervently support all of them regardless; Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Spurs et all.
Liverpool were the most frequent performers and I'd be jumping out of my seat if Keegan or Souness scored.
Nowadays I'm just hoping our British opponents suffer maximum pain and anguish abroad.
Is this change due to the ferocity of competition in the PL, or Sky TV, or the internet and sites likes this, or my age or something else?
Do we all now feel like this?
It's largely irrelevant now, that most of the English teams in the CL have 9 or 10 foreign players anyway.
In the 70s and 80s I did want Liverpool, Forest and Villa to do well. Firstly because their players were the same players that played for England who I supported and secondly, as a Chelsea fan, Liverpool and the like weren't our rivals. Shrewsbury and Hereford were our rivals. So Liverpool doing well had no effect on me, they played at a different level to anything I was ever involved in.
I remember when Butch Wilkins left us to join Man U. There was no ill feeling. Why wouldn't he? He was too good for Div 2. We wished him good luck.
Now I want every English team in Europe to fail miserably. Because their players mean nothing to me and because now they are our rivals.
In the 70s and 80s I did want Liverpool, Forest and Villa to do well. Firstly because their players were the same players that played for England who I supported and secondly, as a Chelsea fan, Liverpool and the like weren't our rivals. Shrewsbury and Hereford were our rivals. So Liverpool doing well had no effect on me, they played at a different level to anything I was ever involved in.
I remember when Butch Wilkins left us to join Man U. There was no ill feeling. Why wouldn't he? He was too good for Div 2. We wished him good luck.
Now I want every English team in Europe to fail miserably. Because their players mean nothing to me and because now they are our rivals.
Sparkyhd said:
Ascayman said:
I'll support any English team in Europe bar @rse.
Even the Abramovich eleven?Don't get me wrong im not rushing home from work to go all John Terry full kit w
ker infront of the TV and I'm not going to punch the Mrs if they lose. Bit sitting down infront of the TV with a beer watching Chelsea V CSKA Moscow yes of course id want Chelsea to win. Even more so if there's some England players involved. Edited by Ascayman on Saturday 20th May 07:31
Puggit said:
I know what you mean, with one difference. Back in the day I'd support any team in Europe, apart from ManU - always support anyone playing them. I guess I don't need to worry about that any more
Some things never change, after Chelsea (oh, and an affinity for Port Vale !) ABU have always been my 'second team' TwigtheWonderkid said:
It's largely irrelevant now, that most of the English teams in the CL have 9 or 10 foreign players anyway.
In the 70s and 80s I did want Liverpool, Forest and Villa to do well. Firstly because their players were the same players that played for England who I supported and secondly, as a Chelsea fan, Liverpool and the like weren't our rivals. Shrewsbury and Hereford were our rivals. So Liverpool doing well had no effect on me, they played at a different level to anything I was ever involved in.
I remember when Butch Wilkins left us to join Man U. There was no ill feeling. Why wouldn't he? He was too good for Div 2. We wished him good luck.
Now I want every English team in Europe to fail miserably. Because their players mean nothing to me and because now they are our rivals.
Back in the days of Charlton and Best, I'd even support ManU, but the arrival of Fergie put a stop to that. And as you say, with the huge percentage of overseas players it doesn't really feel like supporting British clubs anymore.In the 70s and 80s I did want Liverpool, Forest and Villa to do well. Firstly because their players were the same players that played for England who I supported and secondly, as a Chelsea fan, Liverpool and the like weren't our rivals. Shrewsbury and Hereford were our rivals. So Liverpool doing well had no effect on me, they played at a different level to anything I was ever involved in.
I remember when Butch Wilkins left us to join Man U. There was no ill feeling. Why wouldn't he? He was too good for Div 2. We wished him good luck.
Now I want every English team in Europe to fail miserably. Because their players mean nothing to me and because now they are our rivals.
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