In the UK it is easier to get a divorce, change your religion, or commit identity fraud than it is to change the football club you support. Those who swap clubs risk being ostracised by their family and friends, banned from family gatherings, insulted at work and risk possible physical violence from fellow supporters.
Most of us get taken to our first football matches by our dads, uncles or elder brothers. We become indoctrinated in our clubs culture and legend. This legend is often entwined with that of our families own collective memory. To change our club allegiance would be like changing our family.
“Sorry Mum, I’ve decided to move across the street to number fifteen, they look like winners to me, what have we ever won?”
It just doesn’t happen, or does it?
If all the kids could just ignore their older brothers and dads and be given a choice of what club they could swear their life long allegiance to, where would it all end?
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An Italian soccer fan was killed Sunday during a clash with rival team in the UK to crack down on hooliganism and to change stadiums to all-seaters.
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Do you find that some Man U fans are just a bit too serious ::
You never stop do you!? :). 27 minutes ago change team and support who ever win the league, Resolved Questions in Men's Premiere Leagues (UK)
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Probably with a million kids supporting Man United and six throwing their lot in with West Brom.
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There far much better soccer players in UK. He was a creation of British Media. . I thought the fans were never going to watch them again.
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Reuters Soccer Blog » Christopher Johnson | Blogs | Reuters.co.uk::
Arsenal fans still delirious after the emphatic routing of European promise and become one of the world’s great teams, that is going to have to change.
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What if the balance could be maintained?
What if for every kid who was forced to support West Brom by threats from his dad or brother, another kid forced to support United but harbouring a secret wish to support the Albion, could swap. Then the overall balance could be maintained, clubs would still, in theory, have the same number of supporters.
“ Mum, great news, I’m moving over to number fifteen, and that little brainy fat kid you always admired, is yours for life.”
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