dynamicv said:And they talk funny in Merseyside
This is undeniable. so please... support arsenal or something
dynamicv said:And they talk funny in Merseyside
If we're talking success, Liverpool would easily compare with a team like the Yankees or the Boston Celtics or Lakers in basketball. But when it comes to spending... how much did Manchester splash for Ruud or Rooney? How much did Chelsea spend for Shevchenko? When was the last time a team in the Premiership splashed out more than 20 million pounds for a player that wasn't named Chelsea or Manchester United? So clearly, Manchester United and Chelsea are in a class by themselves when it comes to spending money... just look at the Yankees and Red Sox salaries for 2005:BakedBeans said:I was talking more of success really but, i sort of see your point.
BakedBeans said:Have the 'braves' won the european cup 5 times? have the braves won the league 18 ttimes? are the braves the most successful team in the league. do the braves play the worlds biggest sport.
medea said:Not to be harsh but this sounds ***** lame. Support whoever you like! Hmmm, I love watching the Tour but I don't know who to support? Someone please tell me who I should be devoted to!
BakedBeans said:so, who's it to be
aloofman said:I hope to decide by the start of the new season, so I have almost a month. I'm Tivoing all the games being rerun on Fox Soccer Channel, so that should cinch it. I have narrowed it down to a few teams though.
I would go with Arsenal, Man U, Chelsea, or Liverpool. Because of their size, they get alot of games on American TV. Also, on Gol TV (FSC is 613, GOL is 614 on DirecTV), they have blocks of 3 hours where they show like "Liverpool" or "Arsenal Television" where they play old games. Disclaimer -- I loves me some Arsenal.aloofman said:I hope to decide by the start of the new season, so I have almost a month. I'm Tivoing all the games being rerun on Fox Soccer Channel, so that should cinch it. I have narrowed it down to a few teams though.
When I first started watching football, one of the first teams I ever rooted for was AC Milan.ham_man said:Also, you may want to decide on a Serie A team to root for. Seeing as 3 major clubs are out, its basically down to Inter, AC Milan, and AS Roma. I think that I may have settled on Roma.
That was linked way back in the original post, by the original poster himself.Phat Elvis said:Hey Aloofman check out this article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060719
Bill Simmons beat you to it. If not for the fact that your still picking a team (and you mentioned that you are a Laker's fan) I'd think that you were him. I'm a huge Sportsguy fan - especially the NBA draft. Check out his archive on http://www.espn.com
I really don't have anything else to add.
Indeed and I'm in agreement with the writer. Spurs are the team for you.stonyc said:That was linked way back in the original post, by the original poster himself.
aloofman said:Keep up that misanthropy!
stuartluff said:I live in Sheffield UK and I have been an FCBarcelona (spain) fan for 10 years. They play the best football in the world I can bravely say not many people would argue that. When I was 15 I wasnt really into football/soccer but I saw Ronaldo (the fat one, not the gay one) score a wonder goal for Barça and since then I have been a barça fan through the good and the bad. Right now its freakin brilliant - what with European Championship and all!
Jaffa Cake said:I agree totally, although in fairness to the OP unless it's top top flight he's not going to be able to see games screened regularly in the US. Some of my favourite football watching memories are from lower league matches. *wipes nostalgic tear*
You've not lived until you've seen your team knocked out of the LDV Vans by Sc*nthorpe on a cold, drizzly Tuesday evening...
rumbletum said:How the chuff can you be from Sheffield* and not support (one of) your local team(s)?
*Assuming you are from Sheffield, and not an exiled Spaniard
stuartluff said:If you actually read my post it clearly states why!
What team do you support?
rumbletum said:I subscribe to the Frank Skinner method of choosing a football team - "You sit with a pencil, a ruler, and a map, identify the nearest professional football club to your place of birth, you buy a scarf with their name on it and that's that"
aloofman said:Two questions:
1) Since I'm in California, which squad is farthest southwest?
2) It's currently 106 degrees F (41 C) outside. What the hell am I going to do with a scarf?
OK – you've caught my attention here. Any reason why, might I ask?Don't panic said:(and a sympathy for Hull)