Same, I can't hate their fans because the ones I know personally are ok. Some are my family and best friends, and I'll be taking my 6 year old grandson who supports Forest* tomorrow because he wanted to go and his dad has to work and couldn't get tickets anyway.
I hate Forest the club, but only in the 'I want them to lose every game' football sense of hate.
* I'm hoping I can convert him to the right side of the Trent. His dad can only offer TV games, while I can offer the real thing. At worst he might become one of those increasingly rare types who support both.
I can see a bit of what you are saying - the word I would have used is "entitlement", pointing to the 2 stars on their badge and thinking this means they are better than everyone else. It was more than 40 years ago. Half of them weren't even born then.
I think you are doing the right thing Elite - offering him the real thing. Slowly, slowly catchy monkey.
Condescending would be my word for Forest fans regarding us and that’s what I can’t stand.
Same here. They're pretty hard to avoid if you live or grew up in Nottingham.
I would say that Forest fans are generally different to Notts fans though, even the ones I know and love. Their footballing identity is based on success, however far in the past, and even when they're not actually being successful. In this sense, they seem to lack self-awareness.
Notts fans' identity is based on tough times and a sort of stoic gallows humour. We'll admit when we're **** without hesitation, and when things are going well, we're looking for reasons why the wheel could fall off.
Generally speaking, of course.
If you could condense both clubs' support down to a single person and they both had a conversation, it would go something like this:
Forest: "We're bigger and better than you."
Notts: "Yeah, I know, and I don't care."
Forest: *Confused look
The two sets of fans will never understand each other.
Last edited by slack_pie; 15-07-2023 at 05:00 AM.