Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

Well...

I’m surprised you’ve given it a response.

Interestingly, there’s supporters of Merthyr who feel the same way about City fans from the area.

I suppose it’s about personal perspectives.

I have met some very odd Merthyr fans

But if someone from Pentrebach is travelling 24 miles to watch Cardiff City in the championship lower reaches then that's incomparable to supporting Liverpool or United 175 miles away

It's certainly stretching things

The Merthyr Mafia should be more concerned with the hundreds and hundreds of plastic Liverpool and United fans on their back yard

[Jordi Culé]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

I have met some very odd Merthyr fans

But if someone from Pentrebach is travelling 24 miles to watch Cardiff City in the championship lower reaches then that's incomparable to supporting Liverpool or United 175 miles away

It's certainly stretching things

The Merthyr Mafia should be more concerned with the hundreds and hundreds of plastic Liverpool and United fans on their back yard

You're a strange one on times.

If you think some Merthyr fans are more pissed off with the odd Liverpool supporter waltzing up to Anfield 3 or 4 times a year rather than the scores or hundreds or watch City you really gave no grasp on how local perspectives work.

[blue matt]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

Knowing a few of them, I worked out they all seem to be stuck in the mind of a nine year boy, love MOTD and they choose their team on who was the best back then. Different strokes for different folks, they seem happy, they even go to Anfield or old Trafford now and again you know…..in 30 years it will be Man City tops worn by them

exactly, the high will be a Champions league final or 2 domestic cups, or runners up with the prem, I used to always say " if you dont suffer the lows then you dont enjoy the high as much " but thats what we convince ourselves just to make us real fans, in realaity the highs of " supporting " team thats just had a season Liverpool had must be pretty good for them

people have a opinion that you must be local to be a supporter / fan of a team, Im a fan of the LA Rams, have been since a school kid, they won the SuperBowl this year, I was well chuffed , Im sure Donny in Agoura Hills isnt really bothered that I shared his happiness over the win

[CopenhagenBlue]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

exactly, the high will be a Champions league final or 2 domestic cups, or runners up with the prem, I used to always say " if you dont suffer the lows then you dont enjoy the high as much " but thats what we convince ourselves just to make us real fans, in realaity the highs of " supporting " team thats just had a season Liverpool had must be pretty good for them

people have a opinion that you must be local to be a supporter / fan of a team, Im a fan of the LA Rams, have been since a school kid, they won the SuperBowl this year, I was well chuffed , Im sure Donny in Agoura Hills isnt really bothered that I shared his happiness over the win

Probably not in all likelihood but I would bet your feelings over the Rams winning that super bowl weren't comparable to those of the locals in LA who go to the games regularly, or those with close family ties to the area or team.
I also follow the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team after watching them a few years ago but I wouldn't pretend to being as hurt as their hardcorea fans were when they choked in the play offs yet again a few weeks ago...
Some or my cousins who are born and raised in Cardiff are fully fledged Liverpool fans and don't follow City at all, and I just find it so bizarre. They have no link whatsoever to the city, no family connection. Their Facebook pages always posting YNWA bullshit posts 🤑

[Des Parrot]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

Worth a read

https://mobile.twitter.com/draper_rob/status/1530830463270518785

[Don Corleone]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

I watched the game last night with a friend of mine ( late 40’s) who is the definition of a “plastic “ fan. Lived in Portsmouth all his life yet refers to Liverpool as we / us etc and sticks YNWA on all his social media posts. He’s a good guy, yet doesn’t get why me and our other mates think it’s funny, he says he’s been a die hard fan since he was 7 yet he had never been to Anfield until at last taking his son to one game this season ( and that was corporate!) . All of us in our group have been to Anfield supporting our local teams ( where we grew up) more than he has.

He has been walking round in his Liverpool shirt all week and was pretty animated during the game but when it was over, he said, ah well there’s always next season. That’s the big difference, they’ll never really experience the massive highs - and of course lows - as when you’re fully invested in your local club.To them the next big final will be next season whereas we get once in a lifetime opportunities.

It’s a different way of looking at football, I told him the Wrexham - Grimsby game earlier in the day was far more entertaining than the champions league final and he thought I was taking the piss and would never dream of watching a game outside of the premier league

[Trigger]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

https://mobile.twitter.com/richarlison97/status/1530664726719365120

The thread under this is quite funny, about everton fans setting up a fake coach company.

Harsh on proper fans tbf but as far as banter goes with rivals it's quality.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

He has been walking round in his Liverpool shirt all week and was pretty animated during the game but when it was over, he said, ah well there’s always next season. That’s the big difference, they’ll never really experience the massive highs - and of course lows - as when you’re fully invested in your local club.

The thing is, being fully-invested in a professional football club isn't a particularly sensible course of action when you take the time to think about it. Indeed, my biggest regret is that I wasted so much of my time and money while being fully-invested in a professional football club for almost forty years of my life. Let's be honest here, it's not some kind of a noble calling - it's pretty dumb all things considered.

So what if people view professional football as being nothing more than entertainment? Is there really anything wrong with that? And as for the notion that people should only support their local club, it's kind of ironic to hear that line coming from fans of a club that is owned and controlled by a Malaysian, especially when some of them have never supported their local club.

[Lither_1927]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

The thing is, being fully-invested in a professional football club isn't a particularly sensible course of action when you take the time to think about it. Indeed, my biggest regret is that I wasted so much of my time and money while being fully-invested in a professional football club for almost forty years of my life. Let's be honest here, it's not some kind of a noble calling - it's pretty dumb all things considered.

So what if people view professional football as being nothing more than entertainment? Is there really anything wrong with that? And as for the notion that people should only support their local club, it's kind of ironic to hear that line coming from fans of a club that is owned and controlled by a Malaysian, especially when some of them have never supported their local club.

Succumbing to nihilistic consumption of football. Sad to have lost you Dave. It's a coping mechanism for you and i understand it. The hurt i felt at the way many City "fans" went along with the rebrand was horrible.

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

The thing is, being fully-invested in a professional football club isn't a particularly sensible course of action when you take the time to think about it. Indeed, my biggest regret is that I wasted so much of my time and money while being fully-invested in a professional football club for almost forty years of my life. Let's be honest here, it's not some kind of a noble calling - it's pretty dumb all things considered.

So what if people view professional football as being nothing more than entertainment? Is there really anything wrong with that? And as for the notion that people should only support their local club, it's kind of ironic to hear that line coming from fans of a club that is owned and controlled by a Malaysian, especially when some of them have never supported their local club.

I’d go further than pretty dumb… it’s borderline unhinged. In nearly all walks of life my general experience is that loyalty is a one way street. The only thing that’s been consistent for me is family (and not everyone is even that lucky).

Cardiff City when I boil it down is just entertainment to me. It’s a business with an owner who’ll make the decisions that are appropriate to him. This message board is about as involved as I get. I care that we win, but if we don’t I’m over it in 5 minutes and on to the next thing in my day no matter what the game. I cared that we played in blue but honestly couldn’t have cared less if we had continued in red…it was just a colour ultimately.

Don’t get me wrong, I love football, have had a soft spot for Man Utd since my late Dad took me to Old Trafford to see George Best play when I was 7. I watch any live game, am a big fan of Fantasy Premier League, and even cheer for England when Wales don’t make a major tournament, but yiu’d never catch me giving up my time to be active in or even join a supporters trust. Good luck to those that do but there are much more important priorities in my opinion.

[Lither_1927]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

I’d go further than pretty dumb… it’s borderline unhinged. In nearly all walks of life my general experience is that loyalty is a one way street. The only thing that’s been consistent for me is family (and not everyone is even that lucky).

Cardiff City when I boil it down is just entertainment to me. It’s a business with an owner who’ll make the decisions that are appropriate to him. This message board is about as involved as I get. I care that we win, but if we don’t I’m over it in 5 minutes and on to the next thing in my day no matter what the game. I cared that we played in blue but honestly couldn’t have cared less if we had continued in red…it was just a colour ultimately.

Don’t get me wrong, I love football, have had a soft spot for Man Utd since my late Dad took me to Old Trafford to see George Best play when I was 7. I watch any live game, am a big fan of Fantasy Premier League, and even cheer for England when Wales don’t make a major tournament, but yiu’d never catch me giving up my time to be active in or even join a supporters trust. Good luck to those that do but there are much more important priorities in my opinion.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Nihistic consumer, sadly a feature of modernity in the West.

[NYCBlue]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

I don’t get as wound up about plastics as some, but I just don’t get the mind set behind a man in his forties or fifties whose lived in the Rhondda valley all of his life wandering around his home village with a Liverpool shirt on like I saw two doing at 8 o clock yesterday morning or the mind set which has a stain glass Liverpool FC window put in his house like someone who lives not far from me has done.

There are plenty of lows for most fans who choose to follow their local and/or home town team, but they only make the rare highs that much more enjoyable when they come along - plastics don’t get such feelings, I just don’t get how they could experience the sort of pride I feel when City win something or reach a Final.

Exactly.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

Succumbing to nihilistic consumption of football.

Succumbing to common sense would be more accurate.

[NYCBlue]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

Worth a read
https://mobile.twitter.com/draper_ro...30463270518785

Ridiculous.

[NYCBlue]

Re: Liverpool v Real Madrid. Match thread

exactly, the high will be a Champions league final or 2 domestic cups, or runners up with the prem, I used to always say " if you dont suffer the lows then you dont enjoy the high as much " but thats what we convince ourselves just to make us real fans, in realaity the highs of " supporting " team thats just had a season Liverpool had must be pretty good for them

people have a opinion that you must be local to be a supporter / fan of a team, Im a fan of the LA Rams, have been since a school kid, they won the SuperBowl this year, I was well chuffed , Im sure Donny in Agoura Hills isnt really bothered that I shared his happiness over the win

Were you a fan when they played in St Louis?