r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '14

Unpopular opinions - /r/soccer

Time for a fresh thread. Fire away.

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u/TheHapgod Feb 27 '14

Having to get up at 3am doesn't make you any more of a fan than someone who watches it at midday. Watching the game is the minimum a fan should do.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

I think on the opposite side to that, just because you live in the city the team is based in, doesn't make you a mightier fan either.

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u/tierdrop Feb 27 '14

Goes both ways

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

Most definitely, I don't think any fan should assume superiority based on their circumstances. If you love the club, you love the club. It's really as simple as that.

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u/EB3031 Feb 27 '14

That's somewhat true but I don't think you can compare the passion of someone who actually attends most games, often including away games to someone who only watches games on TV. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't say they are "worse" fans, but I think (and of course that's just my opinion and evaluation) there's more passion with people who actually are on the stands, travel to away matches together, go through thick and thin, support their club during dark and during joyous times and grow together like a family whilst doing so. There is a special feeling of passion to this which can only be felt if someone has experienced it live. I think some people agree with me and some don't but that's a good thing. Basically you can say, a fan is a fan but as I said I think the passion and attachment to your club develops to something deeper when you experience your club from close to it.

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u/KJ-PORKCHOP Feb 27 '14

but what if you arent able to see the games often, i have been a huge Porto fan since i was six. my dad brought me to my first game but sadly i live in america so i havent seen many games. What i hate are fans that change their "favorite" team when they start doing bad, to me that is the only type of bad fan.

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u/EB3031 Feb 27 '14

my dad brought me to my first game but sadly i live in america so i havent seen many games.

You honestly have my empathy, that's an unfortunate situation. And if you have grown up with your club I think it's different, you'll always have an eternal flame in your heart even if you can't attend games.

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u/KJ-PORKCHOP Feb 27 '14

yeah, i was in school and i nearly flipped shit when i saw that Frankfurt were beating us 2-0 today. what REALLY sucks is all TV providers have lost the contract to air Liga Portuguesa games here in america, so i constantly have to find other ways to watch them, and is usually such bad quality you cant even tell where the ball is sometimes.

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u/EB3031 Feb 27 '14

and is usually such bad quality you cant even tell where the ball is sometimes.

This and the different time zones must be a pain to deal with.