Talking to a neighbour got me to thinking about this.

This bloke is,according to him......."a massive Man United supporter".

Loves wearing his replica kit etc,etc.

Asked him how often he went to Old Trafford to which he replied....."Never been".

This bloke had never actually been to a live Man U match and he's in his 40's.

In effect I guess this makes people like him a "fan" and not a "supporter" yet not many people express themselves as fans,they always use the supporter tag.

Take my Speedway team.

In the 70-90's I was a Cradley Heathens supporter,I never missed a home match for many years,I no watch them live but always look out for them so I class myself as a fan now as I no longer go along and offer support.

There's a fair few "fans" on this forum now from places like Gloucester and Newcastle.......!?