It's really sharp and traditional.Originally Posted by Razor
It's really sharp and traditional.
Il Gran Milan. AC Milan. Why because I am Milanese, and Milan is Milano's team. I do not hate our cousins Inter, but Milano siamo noi. I have a soft spot for Roma as my family is from there originaly.
I followed Everton for a long time, and still have a soft spot for them, but these days I watch Calcio almost exclusively.
Support - Toronto FC, Arsenal, England, Canada
Official Member of the Montreal Miracle Crew 2009
My son likes both Inter and Milan, becuase his favourite uncle is an Intersita and his father is a Milanista. He justifies by saying that he loves Milano and Italy, so he likes teams from Milano and Italy. He is seven.
a bit more about the Zambia air crash here (not on topic, I know, but I think it's interesting and it's part of the fabric of football).
What's not mentioned on the wiki page is the choice of the FAZ to use an old, decrepid military plane to fly the team, rather than a commercial airline.
One reason was the cost. The FAZ wouldn't spend the money for the players, however the FAZ executives flew commercial.
The players didn't mind too much, though, as military planes aren't subject to customs procedures, so any items purchased and brought back wouldn't have to be declared.
A very tragic tale.
a ha ha heh he hoo.. ha
Support: Manchester United FC, TFC
Dislike: Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal
Hate: Scousers
Irrelevant: Leeds...lol
Support: Spurs
Follow: Ajax, Red Star
Follow locally: White Eagles (father in law is a huge supporter)
As a kid one side of my family was Hamilton Accies (was dragged along to watch them from a very young age), the other side solidly Rangers (except for one cousin who opted for Hearts instead). Accies is the first and strongest loyalty but definitely not neutral when it comes to the Old Firm. At the junior level (Scottish people will know what I'm talking about even if nobody else does) Blantyre Vics, Bo'ness United and Ballieston (sadly now defunct) were teams where there was a bit of a family tie in and occasionally watched them play as well (mainly the Vics) but stuck to the senior level of the game for the most part. At various points also watched East Stirling, Falkirk and Aberdeen games quite a bit due to where I tended to be on a Saturday afternoon rather than any feeling of loyalty.
On moving to Canada the CSL had just been launched and slowly got into the Blizzard rather than the Hamilton Steelers when watching games on TSN because I'd seen their coach play for the Accies, they played in red and white like the Accies do and there was still the lingering hope another league like the NASL would emerge. Also watched the Lasers when London had a team given that's where I lived at the time but sadly it was all too obvious that wasn't going to last because the interest just wasn't there due to the relatively low playing standards of most CSL teams. When the Blizzard failed to get into the new D1 setup when the USSF opted for MLS rather than the APSL as the 1994 World Cup legacy league it looked very much like there would never be another pro team in southern Ontario worth getting excited about again.
Followed all the ups and downs that followed in Canadian pro soccer closely but wasn't able to make an emotional investment in the Lynx after what happened with the CSL given they were basically just one man's ego trip and were obviously never going to be the answer at D1 level. Still find it amazing that TFC ultimately emerged the way they did and now pay way more attention to TFC than I do to Scottish stuff.
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Any reference to "we" means the same thing it did on Simon's board five years ago (i.e. TFC in general or the entire TFC support).
You forgot IFK Göteborg
Proud Supporter of: FC Bayern München, AIK Solna, Toronto FC, Nottingham Forest FC
explanation Airdrie are my homeotwn team, was a season ticket holder until they died, followed the resurrected United after that.
Everton - working class club with a great tradition and a lot of Scottish links, a few hours on the 6am train from Glasgow of a weekend and you're in for a great day and night.
Barca - political. Dad hated madrid and franco, natural affiliation between Scots and Catalans and Barca stood as a symbol for all that is good as far as I'm concerned.
Inter - forever in the shadow of ac when I was growing up, never liked them so who better to cheer for?
Dortmund - working class place and dared to challenge bayern, cemented when they signed a few Scottish players.
Monaco - Enzo Scifo! Vastly under-rated and signed John Collins as well.
St Etienne - once great, fell on hard times. I have a thing for fallen giants
Good for him. Atleast he has his zizi to show him the way! (I kid).
I don't hate AC. In fact the majority of my friends are AC fans (Although they probably watch very few games). There are a few that I absolutely detest but i will keep those to myself.
I have been a fully paid-up "soci" of FC Barcelona for years. Part-owner if you will.
Toronto FC is the only other team I support.
I follow plenty of teams. United in the EPL. Inter in Serie A. But I only consider myself a supporter of 2.
Last edited by Roogsy; 07-15-2011 at 12:04 PM.
Support: Ajax Amsterdam (the first club I ever started following, Ajax Life member), SL Benfica (have more accessibility to them given I know the language, socio in the club)
If push comes to shove I'd support Ajax over Benfica
Follow: Usually any club that has any prominent ex-Ajax players as I follow guys like Van der Vaart and Sneijder for example
Hot Busty Jello-Wrestling Strippers FC
Get drunk on Free beer FC
Teen Sex FC
Is it 5 oclock on a friday yet FC?
Get fucked and fuckin Eat it you fuckin-fuck FC.
signed;
TEH NORB FC.
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Follow - Fiorentina (family ties), Crystal Palace (got some players' cards in 1991, liked them ever since), Schalke (friends there/first major soccer stadium I visited)
Casually follow - Paris Saint-Germain, Ajax (no idea why for either)
Really casually follow - FC United of Manchester (was a founding member but i let it lapse), Juventus (former stockholder, but I sold it)
It's basically the same now, but TFC is on top, and about once a season I go to an FC Buffalo game.
TFC ..... Arsenal, AZ, Roma
KNVB, CMNT
sporting let me out of this fucking office FC
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1st and foremost - Toronto FC
after that I support Olympique Marseille. Why? Not sure really, but I've love the city and have been to the Stade Velodrome, so that's justifications enough really. And some of the best French players have come through there. Hell..... even JDG got his start at L'OM (well in the youth teams)
as for the EPL, Spain, Germany, Italy etc.... I just like to watch a good game.
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the game was invented by Toronto FC, i know nothing of these teams people are talking about
well if we invented it..... you think we'd be better at it
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i never claimed they were the best LOLwell if we invented it..... you think we'd be better at it
see: the english national teamwell if we invented it..... you think we'd be better at it
that is a quality burn
well if we invented it..... you think we'd be better at it
nah, it's the same as basketball. we're shit at that too!
and to stay on topic, been supporting LFC since I was a kid. felt like I was cheating supporting TFC at the beginning.
Last edited by Belfast_Boy; 07-15-2011 at 01:34 PM.
Support:
Chelsea
Toronto
Wolves
Follow:
All EPL
Valencia CF
Loathe:
ManU
I was also at the Blizzard-Juventus game in 1982 and I cheered for the Blizzard. Was the final score 1:1? I loved the Blizzard then, but today it's TFC forever.
Support:
Toronto
Blackpool
Canada
England
Follow:
EPL
Championship
Eircom
Like:
Iceland
Ireland
Germany
Holland
Sweden
Dislike:
Sepp Blatter and his corrupt influence
France
Italy
You are very corect I do follow both IFKand orebro.You forgot IFK Göteborg
I hate using iPads for this
real lee gotto GTFO O'here FC.
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