Why do you support your club?

[Old Redback]

Deepdale's plastic was still there in 92-93 and I played hockey on it which it was a great surface for and football for which it was not.

[God is an Englishman]

Given they were done away with in 1988 as per league rules you'd have to have been very young to have played on them.

Luton had theirs until 91, but I would say it was 87/88 I played their but i would have to check my records. I rememberbthy had the away fans ban.

[Facts and Stats]

that didn't work...i have never liked Luton since then.

You probably do, as it was a Maggie/David Evans collaboration.

fortunately neither are still here today.

[God is an Englishman]

that didn't work...i have never liked Luton since then. You probably do, as it was a Maggie/David Evans collaboration.

fortunately neither are still here today.

Maggie's only mistake was how she treated football fans.

[ikon]

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[God is an Englishman]

Wow that's even more than Ozzie owl

There's even a few non Greek teams in there as well

[ikon]

love of the game has no boundaries or limits....obviously you have no long lasting connection to anywhere you have played locally...never felt welcomed?

[God is an Englishman]

love of the game has no boundaries or limits obviously you have no long lasting connection to anywhere you have played locally...never felt welcomed?

Always felt welcome, even when I've watched raptors.



How can you "support" 3 teams in the same division?

[Daijayama Matsuri]

liverpool- growing up my old man and my uncles loved Man U .. they kept going on about the Busby Babes and Munich.....my brothers and cousins felt they were always living nn the past glory.. so we went for liverpool....craig johnston was a big influence to...i won't miss a game on TV and been to anfield 3 times.

Panathiniakos- my old mans influence, dimitri saravakos and of course lou hristodoulou.....also a family uncle in taki ikonomopoulos played for them and he even got to play at wembley in a euro cup final which i thought was pretty cool...been to 3 games in my lifetime.


locally -

Always got a soft spot for WAH mainly out of respect for my greek heritage , but sadly never wanted to play for them..always felt the club was about big egos, kids born silver spoons in their mouths and the fact i was called a traitor as a kid and my mum was subjected to verbal abuse by some Hellas parents because i played for azzurri..I'll never forget that day ...... my dad always said if your good enough to play there they will come get you...at times i did get jealous that i never had a west adelaide jacket to wear to NSL games....take my hat off to MARK II for what they have achieved recently ...even though its not Hellas as we know it ...it does have some good elements of the past and its important the greek community is recognised and contributes to football in Australia...the us against them mentality has gone out the door in my opinion.

Azzurri- Blue eagles- for always making my family feel welcome in the 20 odd years my brothers and I spent there and the long lasting relationships my family built....Adey Reserve was a special place for us Greeks of the East.

Comets- for what they stand for and how its all about kids football.

Adelaide United- mainly because if you love the game and want it to succeed in this state we must support it...i do struggle with the franchise aspect of the A-League though....its good to see so many different ethnicities at the games and how football can break down cultural barriers.

ISC Raptors - where i realised what the game is all about ....mates.

Hawkesy questions it and you delete this. Why?

[ikon]

just thought i rambled on a bit for a saturday morning so deleted it. thanks for taking an interest .

[wizard]

Support as many teams in as many competitions as you want!

[wizard]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

[Raich Carter]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

As per the topic - WHY do you support these teams

[wizard]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United (local tem), Croydon Kings (family link), Unley Rangers (play here)
England: Nottingham Forest (first game of football i ever watched was the 91 fa cup final. Decided to go for Forest)
Scotland: Kilmarnock (no reason)
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow (my grandfather was a railwayworker, thought it would be cool if in Australia, clubs were the same as in Eastern Europe where they're run and supported by groups of workers)
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar (railway club)
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk (no reason)
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino (They make cool trucks in Zhodino)
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje (No reason)

I could go on..

As per the topic - WHY do you support these teams

[ozzie owl]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

Teams I am passionate about.

Sheffield Wednesday: Born in Sheffield and for GIAE benefit only side in UK I support.
Adelaide United: Love football , want to see it grow in Australia, been a member since year one.
Adelaide Comets: Very close family connection.

Sides I have interest in:

Eliz Downs: Played there.
Panathinaikos: Played Ajax in the European Cup Final and everyone at school wanted Ajax to win, felt sorry underdog.

[Nice One Cyril]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

As per the topic - WHY do you support these teams

Thought you might be in hiding this week

[Raich Carter]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

As per the topic - WHY do you support these teams

Thought you might be in hiding this week

Aahhh, that's where you sort out the chaff from the wheat, I won't look at my list of teams I support and pick whose winning. I just have the one team on the list and even though it pains me I still support them and if I could I would be at the SOL to watch them play Arsenal this week.

[Nice One Cyril]

Thought you might be in hiding this week

Aahhh, that's where you sort out the chaff from the wheat, I won't look at my list of teams I support and pick whose winning. I just have the one team on the list and even though it pains me I still support them and if I could I would be at the SOL to watch them play Arsenal this week.

I know what you mean, my only lot got done 4-1 too.

[Facts and Stats]

and according to many on FB my lot seem to have got humiliated as well. Modern day fans pffft

[My White Devil]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

I am sure if GIAE was here he would be in hysterics about now and probably ask this question.

What if Croydon played adelaide united?
What if forest played kilmarnock etc..?

[My White Devil]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

Teams I am passionate about.

Sheffield Wednesday: Born in Sheffield and for GIAE benefit only side in UK I support.
Adelaide United: Love football , want to see it grow in Australia, been a member since year one.
Adelaide Comets: Very close family connection.

Sides I have interest in:

Eliz Downs: Played there.
Panathinaikos: Played Ajax in the European Cup Final and everyone at school wanted Ajax to win, felt sorry underdog.

Turned your back on croydon now?

[ozzie owl]

Safe from GIAE's wrath, my fave teams are:

Australia: Adelaide United, Croydon Kings, Unley Rangers
England: Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Kilmarnock
Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Zeljeznicar
Ukraine: Metallurh Donetsk
Belarus: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Macedonia: Metallurg Skopje

I could go on..

Teams I am passionate about.

Sheffield Wednesday: Born in Sheffield and for GIAE benefit only side in UK I support.
Adelaide United: Love football , want to see it grow in Australia, been a member since year one.
Adelaide Comets: Very close family connection.

Sides I have interest in:

Eliz Downs: Played there.
Panathinaikos: Played Ajax in the European Cup Final and everyone at school wanted Ajax to win, felt sorry underdog.

Turned your back on croydon now?

refer Comets the answer is there.