What sports teams do you support?
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:18 pm
Having wasted some of this morning following the Champions League and UEFA Cup draws on the internet it occured to me that I rarely watch any sport without supporting someone. Off the top of my head my priority of support would be:
Football:
Glasgow Rangers : Born into this, no choice about it.
Whoever is playing Celtic : see above.
Scottish teams in europe; good for the co-efficient. Domestically, it would depend on a tedious myriad of circumstances involving league position, managers, current players and petty grievances from the distant past.
Cycling: Rabobank, long time thing since their Superconfex days. Too dull to explain.
Ice hockey: Berlin Icebaeren; saw them once and loved the whole ethos of the fans. I have a soft spot for Herta Berlin for the same reason.
Green Bay Packer: residual interest despite the NFL's attempts to drive away european fans. The whole WLAF/NFL Europe idea was laughably mishandled.
If a one off visit to something, eg the NHL or MLB then the home team. eg for one night only I was a Red Sox fan.
Internationals:
Scotland : At anything, against anyone.
Whoever is playing England : At anything, regardless of how much I detest the other country. The english media would drive any right thinking person to this. eg currently the Indian cricket team.
Small countries against larger neighbours : Small country solidarity. eg Kiwis rather than Diggers, Swiss rather than Austrian.
Scandanavians: Small, mountainous country solidarity. (I know Sweden is flat, but you get the idea. Finland also qualifies despite being both flat and not in Scandanavia).
Thereafter a myriad of factors, largely irrational.
It is probably a sad bloke thing that I need some emotional involvement to watch sport. Interestingly the Memsahib has picked this up and is now a devoted follower of Norwegian biathletes and ski jumpers.
I know, I know, I really should get a life.
Football:
Glasgow Rangers : Born into this, no choice about it.
Whoever is playing Celtic : see above.
Scottish teams in europe; good for the co-efficient. Domestically, it would depend on a tedious myriad of circumstances involving league position, managers, current players and petty grievances from the distant past.
Cycling: Rabobank, long time thing since their Superconfex days. Too dull to explain.
Ice hockey: Berlin Icebaeren; saw them once and loved the whole ethos of the fans. I have a soft spot for Herta Berlin for the same reason.
Green Bay Packer: residual interest despite the NFL's attempts to drive away european fans. The whole WLAF/NFL Europe idea was laughably mishandled.
If a one off visit to something, eg the NHL or MLB then the home team. eg for one night only I was a Red Sox fan.
Internationals:
Scotland : At anything, against anyone.
Whoever is playing England : At anything, regardless of how much I detest the other country. The english media would drive any right thinking person to this. eg currently the Indian cricket team.
Small countries against larger neighbours : Small country solidarity. eg Kiwis rather than Diggers, Swiss rather than Austrian.
Scandanavians: Small, mountainous country solidarity. (I know Sweden is flat, but you get the idea. Finland also qualifies despite being both flat and not in Scandanavia).
Thereafter a myriad of factors, largely irrational.
It is probably a sad bloke thing that I need some emotional involvement to watch sport. Interestingly the Memsahib has picked this up and is now a devoted follower of Norwegian biathletes and ski jumpers.
I know, I know, I really should get a life.