Smaller teams

[Muppet]

I'm gonna make quite a long speech here.

All my mates at school, I ask them what football team they support. Its always Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, or any Premiership club. I live near Northampton, about 2 hours away from the nearest Premiership club. Now I'm the only one in my whole year that supports my local team. We're in the Blue Square North, and we usually only get attendances of about 1000 people for a home game. My point is, that, I would like to see more people support their clubs closer to home. It means you can go down every other weekend, and watch a great game of footy just as good, sometimes better, with your mates, or family. And tickets don't cost much. I enjoy it so much. I've been to see Liverpool three times, and if I was asked to go and watch Liverpool play a big game or Kettering play a good game, it would be kettering all the way

Cheers

[Jordie]

im from luton and i surport them

but our tickets arent that cheap lol

[Minstrels]

It's £5 to watch Manchester City. Only £1 difference so you know, I'd rather watch Gods football team than Burnley, Oldham, Rochdale or Halifax.

[edible]

my local team is marine fc.
they're crap, and they're not even in a good league :s

im an evertonian, and i'd rather watch everton than liverpool.

[Aflux]

You call that a long speech?

People support clubs because basically, they are a good team. You don't want to support a team that is crap do you? You don't want to pay money every week to go and watch a team of part-time firefighters pit it out against Berkshire Bakery FC on a field that represents itself of somewhat of a pig farm.

There are several factors why people support big clubs; one is the above, another is because they are big. I started supporting Arsenal because of the first 5 letters in the name - that's the only reason. I found it funny at the time because it was in 1998 and I was 7.

I support Arsenal and I live 4-5 hours away from the ground. I've never been to an Arsenal game and yet I still support them. Now, you may say "how can you support them if you havn't been a game?". Because, I follow them, I buy their merchandise - I just don't have the money to fork out £200+ every week to go and watch a football game.

I come from Doncaster, and yes I like to see DRFC do well and yes I have been to a couple of games with friends but the quality of football isn't at the standard of the Premiership - which is why most people support big clubs. People pay to watch quality football, people like quality football.

Hell, I've even been to a couple of Sheff. Wednesday matches with my old mate [he was a supporter] and it's just not as appealing.

//end.

[piddle2k6]

The firts 5 letters are arsen so learn to count pfft haha OJ

I support bmouth as theyre my local club so Yarr!!

[Alan_Carr]

Go to Northampton mate, its well worth it after the result at forest ;D
Support your local team, dont be a glory boy..

[danny-dyer]

£19 every game for me and thats for swindon town league 1.....

[Minstrels]

£19 every game for me and thats for swindon town league 1.....

Lmao rip off! It's only £5 at Manchester City and thats to watch good football. ;>

[danny-dyer]

Yh thts childs tickets i bet its more if you qualify as a adult?