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Subject: Re: You are that fan
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In article <1993Jan26.135219.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk> cbar26@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
writes:

>                        YOU ARE THE FAN
>1.  Your team has won the European Cup Winners Cup.  Do you?
>a)  Celebrate enthusiastically but lament the"hammer throwing" style
>    in which the victory was achieved.
>b)  Celebrate enthusiastically because its winning that counts above all.
>c)  Celebrate enthusiastically by invading the pitch, battle with the
>    police and generally terrorise the local population resulting in a
>    ban the following year.
>2.  Your team is 2-0 down in a national cup-tie.  Do you?
>a)  Invade the pitch and stop the game for 25 minutes in the hope that the
>    resulting intimidating atmosphere will enable your team to fight back
>    and win, without fear of a ban from the tournament.
>b)  Relax, because you know that the ref will award a penalty when your
>    striker is brought down 3 yards outside the box and the opposition's
>    moral will crumble, allowing your team a victory.

Don't know what incident you're referring to in (a). (b) presumably
refers to the Scottish Cup semi-final in 1976 when Rangers came from 0-2
down to win 3-2, with the aid of that extremely dubious penalty (I was there
and was convinved at the time that the foul was well outside the box, although
the Rangers player did fall inside and the ref was a looong way off).

What is the point of dragging up these incidents from 15-20 years ago? Have
you nothing better to do with your time than rake up this sort of stuff?

>c)  Attempt to inspire your team with words of encouragement and singing
>    football songs.

>3.  You have the fortune to attend home matches in a seat which allows you
>    access to the hospitality suites provided by your club.  Do you?
>a)  Stop watching the game 30 minutes into the first half and indulge in
>    the refreshments on offer.
>b)  As in a), but do likewise 20 minutes before the end of the game.  You
>    like to get your moneys worth.
>c)  Enjoy the game, knowing that at half-time and full-time there are
>    quality refreshments on offer.

The sorts who inhabit hospitality suites probably have no interest whatsover
in watching football. Still, it's got to be better than standing on some
crumbling terrace and wading through the mud and pish when you leave.

>4.   Your team has scored.  Do you?
>a)   Celebrate and sing the praises of your team and the scorer.
>b)   Not know, because you are partaking of the refreshments in
>     hospitality.
>c)  Sing and cheer about your own narrow-minded supremacy and the demise
>    of a considerable number of people throughout the world, especially
>    an old man living in Rome.

Fortunately such singing is on the wane, don't recall much of it at the recent
Old Firm clash.

>and finally....

>5.  Your team is being run by a shower of incompetents who are seemingly
>    sending the once greatest team in Britain into oblivion.  Do you?
>Protest loudly until they see sense and allow people, who love the club
>and who have business know-how and money, to take control and return
>the club to the top of European Football.

You tell me, what *are* you going to do? 

>Chris
>aka Sean Questionarrean

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