well, Ajax will always reign in my heart...but Man U is a
sentimental favorite, while England holds court in terms of
favorite nation...although it also means having to suffer the
countless heartaches in following the rocky-as-hell adventure of
the English national team...*sigh*
hmmm...as always, genuine Man U supporters are getting bashed and
kicked around = P
but it is rather unfair, with the exception of those so-called fans
of Man U or Lazio, or Bayern or whoever is on top. like someone
said earlier, there are these pretenders out there who supports a
team/country merely by judging who is on top. i know a guy who
right after the France vs Croatia SF, went out to a shirt importer
and ordered the World Cup French team shirt with Zidane's name and
number...and he declared himself a French fan for life...but when
Brazil won the Copa America, guess who is his new "favorite" team
is...?
but on the other hand, my teacher at my old HS is not only a fan of
Man U, he's a die-hard...he's 64 years old and he's been following
them since his days as a young lad, from the days of the Munich air
disaster, through the glory days of the Busby Babes and the George
Best show...he was there at Wembley when Man U defeated Benfica (i
think...either that or FC Porto) to win the European Cup...but
before that, Man U was a bit of a joke in the league, they got
relegated a few times, but he stuck with them...and now, he's
enjoying the fruits of success by the team. can anyone tell it to
my teacher's face, that he's a ManUre?
anyways, rivaling teams are what makes football tick, but genuine
fans should not be mistaken for the in-sincere ones. like Sir Matt
Busby once said, "all's fair in love and war, but not
football...".
that shouldn't be taken out of context.
=)
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[This message has been edited by pluckaduck (edited
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