Lets talk football - UK. Soccer - US

by jambon1 8 Replies latest jw friends

  • jambon1
    jambon1

    I come from what I consider to be one of the finest cities on earth. Edinburgh, Scotland.

    I love the place. Every day I drive along narrow roads that tourists flock to in the summertime.

    Cobbled streets dating back hundreds of years.

    My great, great, great, great x4 grandparents have walked the same streets. They have lived & worked here for many, many generations.

    But my love is Edinburghs greatest footballing institution - Heart of Midlothian FC.

    Us Scots love our football. We have the 2 big Glasgow teams, Rangers & Celtic. Most of their support is made up of glory hunting fair day supporters. On their day either team can get supports of 65 000 people. But they only turn up to see them when they're winning.

    The Hearts support is borne out of pure love. The traditions of our ancient footblling institution are beyond compare. We love our club & we are NOT there for success. We are there because our fathers & our fathers fathers were there to support our club for future generations, win, lose or draw.

    So whats your football team & why?

    Best,

    J

  • Lieu
    Lieu

    Barcelona. The City was founded by and is named after Hannibal's father. They resisted Franco like a mothersucker & 'Cuase they've had some of the best players on earth traverse through their club ... and they're mostly little short guys who play like their behinds off.

  • cantleave
    cantleave

    God don't talk to me about football I live on the South Coast- life long Southampton fan languishing in 2 divisions below where we were!

    Even our arch rival Pompey are going to be relegated (after not winning the FA Cup?) - so footy is a sore subject

  • besty
    besty
    But they only turn up to see them when they're winning.

    Which is most of the time. Here in LA I have to cope with an 8 hour time difference to watch the games live, meaning that for tomorrow's game against Mini-Rangers Hearts I may well get up at 4am and drive for 20 minutes to the local Rangers Supporters Club to watch the game.

    Most of their support is made up of glory hunting fair day supporters.

    Check out the average home gate of the other half of the OF when the nine-in-a-row deal was going on......

  • cofty
    cofty

    Hey Jambon I was born in a tenement in Ardmillan Terrace just a few yards from Tynecastle. Greatest city on earth.

  • four candles
    four candles

    Manchester City for me,I was only a half hour bus ride away and used to go from very young. Doing ok at the moment but missed out on 4th place in the premiership due to a jammy goal in a lot of overtime yesterday!!

  • cofty
    cofty

    They left Scholes with half an acre of space in the box. Man City v Spurs will be a big finish to the season for you.

  • four candles
    four candles

    Yeah,defence still needs a bit of work,Cofty. Seems midfield and attack is sorted.

  • besty
    besty
    Doing ok at the moment but missed out on 4th place in the premiership due to a jammy goal in a lot of overtime yesterday!!

    LOL at you - never mind the the rest of the season during which you failed to accumulate enough points for whatever your objective was....it all comes down to someone else getting soemthing they don't deserve.....:-))))))

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