If you had to choose a favourite team from each league around the world what would they be? I.e Premier League Bundesliga La Liga Ligue 1.
Can't choose one from every league. But teams I keep an eye out for apart from Barnsley are: St Etienne Zenit Lincoln Dunfermline Kelty Hearts
Everton - wife and all her family are all massive Evertonians. Rochdale - my Nan and her family from that neck of the woods Dortmund - no idea why, yellow wall is very much on the bucket list. Stuttgart - Had a wicked few days at their beer festival a few years ago which is next to the stadium. Would love to go back for a game. I know having 2 Bundesliga teams is kind of cheating but to be fair Stuttgard were in the 2nd tier at the time and unfortunately will probably be back there next season!
Hibernian, simply because signing John McGinn and Jason Cummings from them on football manager 2017 was like a cheat code. Although when I remember that friendly away at Easter Road they cancelled on us last minute I swap over to Hearts. 'mon the jambos
Deportivo Pereira in Colombia. Sister in law lives there. Went to see them in 2022. They won their first ever title last season and are currently playing in the Libertadores Cup for the first time. Going back over in January so we should hopefully see them play again.
Premier League - don't really understand having a team in a league above us Bundesliga - couldn't care less, though appreciate the fans La Liga - Barca Ligue 1 - would rather watch netball Serie A - Fiorentina (saw them in 2016); Parma in the 90s, Football Italia National League North - Scarborough
Mine are mostly teams I have achieved greatness with on Championship or Football Manager. Fiorentina Forfar Athletic Torino Deportivo Trabzonspor Schalke
Feyenoord Panathinaikos Brann Breidablik Grazer AK Inverness CT Just to name a few, tend to have one fro each nation
Was hardly Hib’s fault cancelling that game. Unexpected thunder storm just unfortunate. I was there and my train ticket back was not until 7 so I had to spend the day in the pubs. Got quite drunk and don’t remember much about it. So quite a successful day
In the Premier League Spurs. However, anyone that takes points off either of the Manchester clubs or Chelsea will do for me. Oddly I've always had a soft spot for Nottingham Forest don't know why. In the SPL I look for Aberdeen and Hibernian results and like to see Celtic do well in Europe. France. I couldn't give a monkeys. The same goes for Germany although I don't like Bayern Munich for some reason. In Italy I looked for A.C Milan results as a kid because there was a piece on Fabio Capello in my Shoot annual from 1992 and watched them a bit on football Italia. However, if they're playing one of the English sides I want them to lose. I don't like any of the Spanish sides to do well. Another strange thing. I can put aside any hatred or dislike to one side if an English or Scottish side is playing in Europe unless they're playing each other. It could be Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds in the Champions League Final and I'd be glad and English club had won it. That's why I wasn't too gutted when Spurs lost to Liverpool.
Aye but I need an excuse to have both a Hearts and Hibs shirt in my wardrobe, otherwise I look a prat!