Saint IQ Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 (edited) http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/fan-asked-92-english-clubs-8334621? We replied! Everton and Arsenal's replies are well worth reading as well for a laugh. Edited 4 July, 2016 by Saint IQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/fan-asked-92-english-clubs-8334621? We replied! Everton and Arsenal's replies are well worth reading as well for a laugh. Good god I thought only the Everton fans spouted that crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 What did our lot say? "We're the masters of building up your hopes and then letting you down in exchange for filling our bank account" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 Glad to see Everton didn't forget to mention the dug-outs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 What did our lot say? "We're the masters of building up your hopes and then letting you down in exchange for filling our bank account" If you read it you'd see what it said. But well done on being a prize ***** for a change anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 What did our lot say? "We're the masters of building up your hopes and then letting you down in exchange for filling our bank account" You utter helmet. Sure you must be a skate on a wind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 I'm surprised another club in blue didn't reply, spouting their history, boasting of their most passionest bestest fan base, etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 4 July, 2016 Share Posted 4 July, 2016 I'm surprised another club in blue didn't reply, spouting their history, boasting of their most passionest bestest fan base, etc. etc. They're too big to need new fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Everton First club to wear numbered shirts from 1-11 (1933 FA Cup final) First club to have a church attached to its stadium First club to install dugouts First club to install undersoil heating First club to have scoreboard half time/full time facility First club to have its own podcast First club to have its own online social networking site. First club to sell tickets via text message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiesaint20 Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 From the SFCUSA page Dave Batten: I've said it before and I'll say it again....as someone originally from Southampton, but now living in the USA, I LOVE seeing Americans choosing Southampton as their favorite team. Growing up in Southampton, if someone told me that in a few years saints would have a legion of American fans, I'd think you were crazy, as we were just a small town team....but now I look at this and see that reality is upon us, and it is getting even bigger! It really feels me with immense pride and I love that you guys have all chosen Southampton as your team. It doesn't matter if you've been supporting saints for 5 minutes or 50 years...we're all in it together, all equal, all loving the saints! Big cudos to my American brothers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 God that Everton reply was so damn cringey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 God that Everton reply was so damn cringey I didn't see the floodlight bit, was it mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 LMAO Everton mentioned the dugouts, apparently their staff are as delusional as their fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 God that Everton reply was so damn cringey You should see the poll on who people thought was the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Read the Everton reply in a high pitched scouse accent, comedy gold - and to think that we previously thought it was red side of that city that was delusional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Talk****e and that dipsomaniac just mentioned it and mentioned 3 of the 10 teams.. Man Utd, Cambridge and Ipswich.... and called on others to go to their twitter thing to say why he should support their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 What did our lot say? "We're the masters of building up your hopes and then letting you down in exchange for filling our bank account" Looking forward to you disappearing back to whatever hole you were hidden in during the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I any case you don't choose which football club to support, it chooses you. You support the club nearest to your origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I any case you don't choose which football club to support, it chooses you. You support the club nearest to your origins. Agreed with you up until your last sentence. I was born in Chesterfield and lived in Sheffield until I was 7, then moved to Somerset and ended up at Southampton when I was 10, family never took me to football so the first time I went was to the Dell when I was about 13 and loved it, I'm 38 now and a season ticket holder with my son. I have no interest in any northern clubs, only Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai27 Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Jesus, that Everton answer. Funny old club aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I any case you don't choose which football club to support, it chooses you. You support the club nearest to your origins. To an extent, but it's easy to say that when it applies to you. Do I support Southampton because they were my closest club? Or because my Dad had been a season ticket holder since the 1960s and took me to my first game when I was 5? When I started following the NFL, I wanted to support a team, but due to not having any connection with anywhere in the US at that time, I had to choose one rather than it "choosing me". I suppose it's a similar situation with fans abroad following the Premier League (even though I would agree/argue the nature of the support is slightly different). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Don't you tend to support a team that is televised on a regular basis, as that way you can actually see what is going on from time to time. This guy from Serbia - is he really going to choose to support Hartlepool or Mansfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I thought Palace was the best one. It had both the enthusiasm and the professionalism. Ours was a little too corporate, but still one of the better ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 "From becoming one of the founder members of the football league in 1888, right through to present day when we announced a new service which allows fans to purchase match tickets through text message." I've got a tear in my eye, here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I thought Palace was the best one. It had both the enthusiasm and the professionalism. Ours was a little too corporate, but still one of the better ones. Agree with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Read the Everton reply in a high pitched scouse accent, comedy gold - and to think that we previously thought it was red side of that city that was delusional... As you might expect the Liverpool Echo are creaming themselves over the reply!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Looking forward to you disappearing back to whatever hole you were hidden in during the season. Thanks, Erwin. How are things working out at Everton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I any case you don't choose which football club to support, it chooses you. You support the club nearest to your origins. Not only not true, but the last time they checked Saints had one of the most widely-scattered fanbases within the UK in the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 To an extent, but it's easy to say that when it applies to you. Do I support Southampton because they were my closest club? Or because my Dad had been a season ticket holder since the 1960s and took me to my first game when I was 5? When I started following the NFL, I wanted to support a team, but due to not having any connection with anywhere in the US at that time, I had to choose one rather than it "choosing me". I suppose it's a similar situation with fans abroad following the Premier League (even though I would agree/argue the nature of the support is slightly different). I'm a year into my "not picking an NCAA College Football team to support" spell precisely because I have nothing specific to hang an affiliation on. I basically became a Saints fan because the city was the right kind of distance from my home when I was looking for a University, the Avenue and the Common were green and pleasant when I arrived, and because the University seemed disorganised on their reorganised open day and did the course I wanted to do. It took time for the rest of it to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 Yes, but as I explain to the locals here near Portsmouth, some people move around in life. That's not such a familiar concept around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5string Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I thought the best ones were (in no particular order): ours, ManU, Palace, Cambridge, Barnet. Ipswich put a big effort in, huh? Everton & Arsenal were just embarrassing. Everton just put up a list of shlte 'firsts' that were mainly from the 19th century, after declaring "Evertonians are born not made" (off-putting from the start! Why would you say that when inviting supporters to join?!!). Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 5 July, 2016 Share Posted 5 July, 2016 I actually missed th Ipswich one. The Everton one....... Well I suppose whoever wrote it was just trying to espouse the club they support however...... It is impossible to not read that in a high pitched scouse accent which makes it cringeworthy in the extreme. 'Here's a list of irrelevant sh!te that no one cares about' The Arsenal one banging on about value for money... Remind me how much their season tickets are again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 6 July, 2016 Share Posted 6 July, 2016 Lol that Everton one. Suppose we know why their fans are the way they are now. Thought ours was nice a classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 6 July, 2016 Share Posted 6 July, 2016 We should have told him to jog on if you need a club to convince you to support them then they aren't the club for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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