Supporting In A Different Way

[Footymad]

Witnessing how two local, rival football team supporters behave, suggests we have it all wrong in Great Britain. - External Link

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Thanks Dave, but the barstewards are still getting it...

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[Supersub6]

Thanks Dave. It is always good to watch football in other countries and enjoy the experience which is sometimes as you experienced but can be otherwise.

As far as your truce with Blackburn Rovers is concerned, I am with you on that, having been born into a house where my dad had a season ticket at the Clarets and my mum had one at the Rovers. Your experience in the Basque country is very similar to football in the UK when I first went in 1952 and which continued until the late 60s.

[Norder]

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interesting read Dave....seems like you had a great time / experience.

as for the healthy rivalry.....I'd guess it's helped along with both teams being Basque - joined within the Basque culture , Basque traditions, language...etc etc - then historically, there's the battles during the civil war - the continued nationalism and fight for independence - So, perhaps if Lancashire sought autonomy from the rest of the U.K - and suffered in it....then, things could change.

[barrie_burn]

Two suggested songs please? One for us and one for Rovers fans.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Two suggested songs please? One for us and one for Rovers fans.

"You'll always be a barsteward" for us.

"Dingle bells, dingle bells, dingles all the way" for the barstewards.

[sinkov]

I think it helps that there isn't the same 'drink culture' in countries like Spain and France, fans don't feel the need to sink ten pints before going to a game. Having said that it can be like WW3 in France when PSG play Marseille.

[frantastic51]

Mrng guys. Interesting this one as I'v been wondering for years why there's such vitriol and antagonism at Derby matches. I'm all for healthy rivalry but the stuff that goes on (mostly fuelled by alcohol) is beyond belief. Ripping up seats, smashing up toilets etc.(and faces!)
I'm sure that the team most of us support is the one our Dad's and Grandad's supported and we just picked up the mantle. I would no doubt have been supporting Stanley as an Accringtonian, had they not gone out of business (I saw one game before the demise). Then I went to Burnley with my friend and her Dad instead.

In fact when Burnley played Stanley in the Carabao Cup the other season, I can honestly say I wasn't fussed which team won that day.
As I clapped Stanley's winning goal, a Burnley supporter near me gave me a mouthful of abuse and stormed off. Stanley fully deserved that win and I was happy to watch a match well won.

I am a fervent Burnley supporter as all my friends will testify but wish no harm to any other club or their supporters.

[Balanbam00]

Interesting Fantastic51

As a Rishton schoolboy I was training as a 15 year old at Accy Stanley. If I remember Les Cocker came over to us and said ''do this ,do that etc, ''they went bust ,it was then seeing all this I proclaimed ,''Ah, there is no money in football'' and that was the beginning of my world travels........maybe all because of old Accy Stanley??

[barrie_burn]

Mrng guys. Interesting this one as I'v been wondering for years why there's such vitriol and antagonism at Derby matches. I'm all for healthy rivalry but the stuff that goes on (mostly fuelled by alcohol) is beyond belief. Ripping up seats, smashing up toilets etc.(and faces!)
I'm sure that the team most of us support is the one our Dad's and Grandad's supported and we just picked up the mantle. I would no doubt have been supporting Stanley as an Accringtonian, had they not gone out of business (I saw one game before the demise). Then I went to Burnley with my friend and her Dad instead.

In fact when Burnley played Stanley in the Carabao Cup the other season, I can honestly say I wasn't fussed which team won that day.
As I clapped Stanley's winning goal, a Burnley supporter near me gave me a mouthful of abuse and stormed off. Stanley fully deserved that win and I was happy to watch a match well won.

I am a fervent Burnley supporter as all my friends will testify but wish no harm to any other club or their supporters.

Well said Frantastic