Re: Do you support teams from "your league" when they play in Europe?

by Juveman17 Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:59 am

Yea I tend to support Milan, Fiorentina, and even Lazio and Napoli. But if its for Inter then no way.

by la bestia negra Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:21 am

is inter even considered italian

by Juveman17 Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:05 am

la bestia negra wrote:is inter even considered italian

Nope

by Dante Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:51 am

Generaly no, i do not. There were a few rare cases , in which i caught myself hoping that Inter and Napoli should win in Europe , but in any case , it definitely wasn't about coefficient points . Fk the coefficient points , really Laughing

I've got nothing for Juvi though . In fact , compared to what i usualy feel and say when Juventus is playing in the CL , I am an Inter fan when Inter ~~is playing~~ used to play in the CL , without any shame . Even during the last Derby D'Italia , i actualy caught myself rooting hard for Inter . I've always in my life was across Juvi , even as a kid before i became a Milanista , when i had nothing against them i never liked them.

I could never genuinely support them in a game , never mind for a reason like coefficient points Laughing

by Dante Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:57 am

baresi wrote:Only if it were Juve, but Inter, Napoli, Roma, Fio, etc... noway

by aleumdance Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:04 am

you Italians really hate each other lol...

by Juveman17 Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:16 am

aleumdance wrote:you Italians really hate Inter lol....

by InteristAli Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:18 am

Davide Moscardelli wrote:
aleumdance wrote:you Italians really hate Inter lol....

And juve

by zizzle Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:47 am

there is an inverse relationship between a how mature the fan is and how much he/she hates rival teams.

by M99 Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:12 am

Like I said, I hope Inter, Nazio and Juve fail horribly in every match they play in. Other teams it depends. Was neutral in BVB-Napoli.

by Forza Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:17 am

Found myself supporting Napoli against Dortmund

by Juveman17 Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:15 am

Yea ok zizzle Rolling Eyes

by Helmer Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:18 am

zizzle wrote:there is an inverse relationship between a how mature the fan is and how much he/she hates rival teams.

really

by S Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:23 pm

Bar Inter and Milan,yes,i do root for every other Italian team playing in Europe and this mainly because the league is in a bad state atm and there doesnt seem to be any signs of progress either.

In normal circumstances,i couldnt care less about other teams.

by Ion Creanga Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:34 pm

yes, i support them hard... I'm glad to see that teams like Napoli, Fiorentina and Inter are on their way up and look to have interesting projects...

by RealGunner Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:28 pm

Only in the EL but obviously not Chelsea/Tottenham/United/City ( last few years)

Wanted Fulham to win the Uefa Cup few years back, and hoping Swansea does well in this year's EL.

by flameas Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:30 pm

yes ofcourse. Not nazio but all the other italian teams

by mr-r34 Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:08 pm

It seems only clubs who are in leagues with shit co-efficient points support clubs from their leagues, i just can't see the logic in wishing a fellow domestic rival any success.

by zizzle Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:50 pm

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:
zizzle wrote:there is an inverse relationship between a how mature the fan is and how much he/she hates rival teams.
really

people usually outgrow adolescent tribal thinking after a certain point, especially when it's just football. I'm not saying you should be hugging rival fans coz after all it's competition, but if you cant respect your opponents then you still have some growing up to do imo.

by ExtremistEnigma Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:51 pm

by baresi Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:01 pm

Who is editing my posts??
Can I get an answer to my request at least.

by VivaStPauli Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:41 pm

Yes, but only because I got no serious derbies to keep track of. My favorite team is St. Pauli, we play in the 2nd division, not in Europe. Our main rivals are the HSV, who are in the first flight and don't play in Europe, as well as Hansa Rostock, who sure as hell won't ever play in Europe.

So I tend to watch European Football mostly for the love of good football itself, and to keep track of the German and Swiss NT players, so I'll watch the Bundesliga clubs in pretty much all their matches, and also watch Arsenal, as well as FC Basel, if able. There's no German club playing in Europe I got much hate for, I used to dislike Dortmund and Bayern in the late 90s, but they've vastly improved their behaviour imho.

I don't see much of a point in mindlessly supporting clubs as some kind of surrogate WC - I sure as hell wouldn't cheer for the HSV, for example.

by Suarez99 Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:46 pm

Would'nt you also be a keen follower of Celtic seeing as you are a St Pauli fan.

by Doc Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:06 pm

zizzle wrote:
HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:
zizzle wrote:there is an inverse relationship between a how mature the fan is and how much he/she hates rival teams.
really
people usually outgrow adolescent tribal thinking after a certain point, especially when it's just football. I'm not saying you should be hugging rival fans coz after all it's competition, but if you cant respect your opponents then you still have some growing up to do imo.

I have that same thought pattern as well. Well, something similar anyway.

by VivaStPauli Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:13 pm

I do like Celtic, but I really can't bring myself to watch the Scottish league.

by Juveman17 Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:21 pm

Zizzle there is more to rival that your supposed "immaturity". I guess football fans for the past 100 years with historic rivalries based on geographic, political and socio-economic differences don't mean anything. They are probably just immature. That must be it.

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