Annoying things being a lower league fan

[S74Blade]

Ignorant barman in a pub in Sheffield who asked me who I supported and when I replied " United" assumed I meant Man Utd. Beats the lot that

 

[Dan Phillips]

It's your own fault for referring to yourselves as 'United'.

You're Sheffield United, not United. Most people refer to Man Utd as 'United' anyway.

 

[Dion'sHead]

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It's your own fault for referring to yourselves as 'United'.

You're Sheffield United, not United. Most people refer to Man Utd as 'United' anyway.

So Port Vale aren't known as Vale

 

[jbet]

Selling out poxy away allocations within minutes.

 

[Bartonyellow]

S

So Port Vale aren't known as Vale

And who else could they be confused with then? You really are a pipe.

 

[Dan Phillips]

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So Port Vale aren't known as Vale

Nah. Alexandra we are.

 

[blade1889]

Sheffield United were the first 'United' and in Sheffield if you refer to 'United' it should be blindingly obvious.

On holiday, got asked who I support. Said 'Sheffield United' and the guy followed up by telling me how great David Beckham is.

Also when that one good season every decade comes around people suddenly assume you're a local glory supporter for the year and when your local team is doing rubbish you'll go back to supporting Manchester United et al. Will never forget being accused of being a glory supporter the season we went up to the premiership, wtf!?

 

[Dion'sHead]

Nah. Alexandra we are.

Well they are a bigger club than you so I can understand why you'd prefer that

 

[Bartonyellow]

Well they are a bigger club than you so I can understand why you'd prefer that

Dan isn't that stupid to bite on that line I'm sure

 

[Dion'sHead]

Dan isn't that stupid to bite on that line I'm sure

I'd say Crewe are slightly bigger than Port Vale from the outside, no trolling just my opinion

 

[Dan Phillips]

Considerably bigger in every aspect.

 

[ccfctommy]

Ignorant barman in a pub in Sheffield who asked me who I supported and when I replied " United" assumed I meant Man Utd. Beats the lot that

Had that happen to me before. So infuriating!

 

[S74Blade]

Sheff United are in this league because, as it stands, this is their level, and has been for a couple of seasons. No high attendances or previous appearances in the PL or Championship will change that.

If they get promoted, I'll congratulate them, but until then I wont agree with any of them who say they should be higher up.

"A couple of seasons" ! Next season will be our 5th at this god forsaken level. We are where we deserve to be.

 

[S74Blade]

More relating to Halifax here because that's where I've grown up and calling League One "lower league" is like calling an £80k salary low pay. But if I walked around Calderdale all day, I'd see more Huddersfield Town, Dirty Leeds, Burnley, Manure and Chelsea badges on display than Halifax Town ones (NB: Calderdale has HX postcodes and practically wherever you live here, the Shay's the closest ground to get to).

I know this is the same old gripe but it can't be reiterated enough. When we had Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup four seasons ago and the North Stand terrace wasn't open and there were 200 away fans in the 2,000 seater Skircoat I got repeatedly told by Haligonians afterwards "Oh, I watched that game on ITV and the Shay was EMPTY!" It had never occurred to them that maybe instead of boring me to death on the latest Premier League ins and outs, they could consider lending at least some moral support to their local side. All the kids I went to school or college with who'd "rather die" than watch their local side, then once in a blue moon will go down to Anfield or Old Trafford and asphyxiwank themselves over their blurry 32x zoom Instagram of Juan Mata's backside with all their chums. At least I brought some university friends to the Shay and they all enjoyed themselves, better hit rate than the locals.

It all amounts to bourgeois posturing to me. They revoke any identity with the locality that made them. They're too self-regarding for getting on board with a club that won't necessarily be the best, but will represent their town, people, local culture/businesses and catchment area. They're above all that. Instead they want to latch onto the bellies of distant millionaires whose paths they'll never cross as if it's the choice between a Rolex and a broken Casio. Without an area to represent, trendy football teams may as well be farmed side-by-side in vast stretches of flat land in the American midwest, as geography and charm are seen as obsolete. It's usually one of a handful of top tier outfits, but sometimes it's a "statement" club like St Pauli or Barcelona.

That's what's annoying about being a fan of a "lower league" club or almost any local club. As a football fan you're driving against a blizzard of fatuous shoutbox pundits and the various media that feed them. As someone who just wants to see their town well represented you're drowned out by sub-Hello! magazine gossip and you're a significant minority. Even the "football fans" on the streets around your nearest ground are very unlikely to pull together in support for their local team.

if anyone sounds "bourgeois" it's thee with all your inverse snobbery and " with all their chums " comments.

 

[Brammer_£500000]

When United (the manc version), City and Liverpool and to a lesser extent Everton and even fucking Stoke are at home and you have the misfortune of picking that day to travel on the train from Crewe, and you see hundreds packing onto trains to get to those mentioned shitholes, it does make your blood boil. Saying that we may have picked a few pricks up from Liverpool seeing how gash they were last season, just need for Stoke to go tits up (and they will one day) and those glory hunting arsewipes from South Cheshire will no doubt airbrush their Stoke years from out of their tiny minds. Some clowns who I know went Stoke in the 70's airbrushed the fact from history as the Alex went into the Championship, I wonder if they still go Gresty Road, mmmmmmm. Wankers.