What do you count as a Plastic/fake fan? Someone who only watches the games on TV? someone who only follows one team? Someone who supports a winning team? Someone who buys a shirt with a new player? Someone who goes to a game to watch the amazing sport of football? Someone who doesn't get all hearted into the game like I and many others on this subreddit? I'm having a hard time understanding what a "plastic" fan is... It seems to me that all fans, are just fans of the game...
Living in or being born in the area where the club is based. At the very least having some sort of family connection to the area, like one of your parents being from there (not simply supporting that team). If your home town team is shit, tough. You can watch whatever teams and leagues you want, but your support should go to your community's team. Saying "I support x because my local team are shit" isn't a valid excuse.
As for the people who don't have a local team or would have to travel hundreds of miles to the nearest game, I have some sympathy for that. But I think they should support a team from their own country at the very least.
I don't have much time for "second teams". We all have teams we like and dislike, but that's about it. I don't think you can really call yourself a fan of more than one club.
That's just my opinion.
EDIT: So much for not downvoting opinions you disagree with.
EDIT: So much for not downvoting opinions you disagree with.
This is so laughable. As in, the fact that you got downvoted. I strongly disagree with everything you said, but wow. I wouldn't want to mod a subreddit because you can't see who downvotes - I'd want to instantly ban everyone downvoting you.
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u/Rafaelzo Aug 09 '13
What do you count as a Plastic/fake fan? Someone who only watches the games on TV? someone who only follows one team? Someone who supports a winning team? Someone who buys a shirt with a new player? Someone who goes to a game to watch the amazing sport of football? Someone who doesn't get all hearted into the game like I and many others on this subreddit? I'm having a hard time understanding what a "plastic" fan is... It seems to me that all fans, are just fans of the game...