A team like Man United has 70000 home fans

Only 3000 can go to most away games

When Man United play away do many fans go and support a smaller nearby team like Oldham for a football day out?

  • Oli_BN1@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I don’t really care how ‘my team’ does anymore. I know what’s going on, but it doesn’t make or break my day.

    Football is relentless, it never ends, and I’m convinced it’s changing for the worse, on and off the pitch. Corruption, dishonesty on the pitch, racism in the stands. I don’t feel much passion for the game anymore.

    • WRA1THLORD@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      nah I get what they mean.

      I’m an Arsenal fan, but I now live near Newcastle, and I also support one of the local teams here who play in the lower leagues. You can support a team like South Shields, and also Arsenal, because you know that it will be a cold day in hell if they ever play each other unless Shields get promoted about a dozen times in a row

  • plx931@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    My local national league side offers season ticket discounts for people who have season tickets to one of the local prem/championship teams, gets people in when their main team are playing away

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    1 year ago

    If you grow up in a small town/village you’ll normally support a big (league) team plus the local non-league side. How often you actually go to games varies by a lot of things - not least the cost. Also a lot of people work Saturdays and Sundays now which restricts things.

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    1 year ago

    No that’s ridiculous, unless they’re very very far apart in the league system.

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      1 year ago

      I know Forest fans who go to county.

      And alot of people who have moved cities and have a season ticket at their local second team

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        1 year ago

        Forest and County are unusual in having such good relations. Can throw Mansfield in too. I guess not having spent much time in the same division helps.

    • Jza_45@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I support Liverpool but like you,was born and raised in Luton,live in Leeds now.

  • KayC720@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I support arsenal but I’ll watch watch Leeds games if I can get a ticket. But no I don’t support 2 teams, on match day I’ll watch arsenal on tv

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    1 year ago

    When inwas living in Weston-super-mare, met a few people.that supported Arsenal and the Seagulls.

    I am too a supporter of both, even though i am not English / British.

    Also, soft spot for Wolverampton just for the crazy amount of Portuguese players that have played there over the recent years.

  • Bradboy@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Nope. One team live or die.

    I have teams who I have a soft spot for and like to see do well but I wouldn’t in a million years call myself a fan of them.

    For example, I support Southend United. Because of positive actions from other teams in recent years, I like to see York City, Chesterfield, Doncaster Rovers and Oldham Athletic do well.

    I will also sing in support of any team I’ve gone to see with a friend. For example, if I’ve even bought a ticket to see Crawley play, for that game I’m a Crawley fan and will support them. But as soon as I leave the stadium, I don’t support them anymore.

  • SlightlyMithed123@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It depends on how shit the team they support is really.

    I support a really shit League 2 team so haven’t really got anywhere to go after that.

    I’ll often go and watch my local team who are in Tier 8 if I can’t watch my actual team.

    But to answer your question, yes a lot of supporters of Premier League teams go to watch and ‘softly’ support their local lower league team. I have a few mates who’ll come watch Colchester more often than they’ve ever been to watch their actual team (usually Spurs, West Ham, Arsenal)