Favourite teams

The only other teams that I really care about doing well are the local non-league teams. I used to look out for Raith Rovers, Dunfermline and Queen of the South, but since the divorce I don’t much care for the Scottish teams any more. I look out for my mates’ teams, especially Exeter, Scunthorpe (he is not very happy!) and Spurs. My Arsenal supporting mate has probably seen less Arsenal games than me. Other than that, I guess I like the other local teams whose name begins with neither Sheffield nor Leeds to do okay. And then there are clubs that I enjoy visiting, who I want to be in the same division as us - Fulham, Accrington, Charlton and Luton.

Had you asked the opposite, about teams I want to fail miserably, the list would go on a bit. Liverpool, Chelsea, Leicester, Brighton, Leeds, Bournemouth, Millwall, Sheffield United, Birmingham, Stoke, Wigan, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Wednesday, Grimsby…I’m sure there are more. Most of these are based upon their supporters. I’m hoping Everton stay up, because that means two of my top tier of clubs I hate will go down. Leicester winning the league and then the Cup really irritated me, and Brighton are annoying me this season. Not to the point whereby I don’t mind having Mitoma in my Fantasy League team though, #doublestandards

 

It would have been easier to list the teams I dislike too.

 

Cesinha was after my time sadly. Met former Football Manager wonderkid Derek Asamoah a few times in various ex-pat bars. He really enjoyed his time in Daegu.

 

Premier League - Barnsley in 1997
Bundesliga - 1. FC Barnsley
La Liga - Barnsleyona
Ligue 1. - Barnsley St Germain

 

I admire St Pauli for their political leanings. Soft spot for Dukla Prague for no reason other than Half Man Half Biscuit.

In England there's nobody. I think less of someone if they say they have a "second team" in the same way I would think less of someone who has a mistress. It should be unconditional love, til death do us part, to the exclusion of all others.

 

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