From: rorschak@daimi.aau.dk (Jesper Lauridsen)
Subject: Re: Why Liverpool????
Organization: Federation Internationale de Football Association
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 22:44:52 GMT

esp@meiko.co.uk  writes:
> 
>Shame on you lot!!!

>Don't get me wrong I've nothing against the supporters of the Liverpools, 
>Man U's and Leeds of this World.... as long as they live in or around 
>Liverpool, Manchester or Leeds. But it's those who simply support these teams 
>because... well they win a lot... they're big teams... they're in Europe... 
>etc etc. They think they're special because they rarely have to face the 
>possiblity of defeat. Pathetic!! They deserve no respect from any real 
>football fan! I ask you, where's the passion? 

>I just wish this lot would look over their shoulder and take a look at their 
>local teams, OK the quality may not be too good, but to these teams and their 
>supporters every game is about survival and the dream of one day being up 
>there with the big boys.

Let me inject a new thought into your brain: there is more than one league
in this world! And it's possible to support more than one team. There is no
contradiction in supporting both Bramming and Liverpool.  

Nothing is more boring than a league where one doesn't have a personal 
favouritte. I can't enjoy a match fully without rooting for one of the teams. 
So every time I watch a match I pick one of the teams as my favouritte for
this match - that decision might be based on the cut for their outfit,
on the style of their play, on the sound of their name, on the behaviour
of their fans, on what I think of the players or what day of the week it
is. And sooner or later I discover that I root for one particular team
every time, and that I root for the opponents of that teams rivals.
That is why I have favouritte teams in every major league that I have
seen several games from.

I don't really know why I support Liverpool. I just do that and have done
so since I started being interested in football. I have never been to a
Liverpool match, simply because I have never had the chance, nor do I
live anywhere close to Liverpool but I think that my fanship is legitimate
anyway. Do I have to stop being interested in the English league just
because I happen to be born on the other side of the North Sea? 

I do support my local (relative to my place of growing up) team, but
face it; Danmarksserien Kreds 3 is _not_ at the absolute center of
media attention. All I get is the results in the sunday papers. Should
I just ignore the rest? Should I stop watching football on TV cause that's
not my local team on the screen? And no, Bramming Boldklub is never
going to be anywhere near at the top unless I become extremely rich and
buy success for the club. 

Take a look at the place I live. Logically I should support Viby IF, but
they play at the same level as Brammings reserve team. So the club I go
the see every second sunday is AGF. Because they are the best team in town
(and because they were my championship favourittes even when I lived in
Bramming). Do you think that I should stop attending their matched 
because some office randomly choose to offer me a place to live in Viby?
Should I stop caring about the Danish championship?

-- 
Jesper Lauridsen      | Bramming Boldklub - 2x Danmarksserie
rorschak@daimi.aau.dk |                        finale.
       There is no such club as "AGF Aarhus"
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