delboy54 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Don't really care about any team other than the Villa, but as Cambridge Utd are my local team and Colchester Utd where I watched them a number of times at the old Layer Road as I lived in Colchester for 4 years doing my apprenticeship, I look out for their results. Same for Brissol City as I used to live there years ago. Only other team I look out for is Cowdenbeath aka "The Blue Brazil".....ironic nickname as they are, or were, the complete opposite of Brazil. One day I will go and watch them..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I’ve got quite a few, try to have one in most major leagues, although its more sporadic looking out for results rather than really caring overly. Newport are probably the only one I care about, my home town team. After that I have soft spots for all the other welsh clubs (Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham), Motherwell (loved the badge as a kid in the sticker book), Bordeaux (cos we played them in the 90’s), Ajax (because Amsterdam is the coolest city on the planet), Eintracht Frankfurt (cos my old man brought me back a replica shirt in the early 90’s, which I still have), Barcelona (cos who couldn’t fall in love with watching them when they had Ronaldinho, and latterly Messi), Sampdoria (cos of Platty). Think that’s it although I’ve accumulated a lot of other clubs’ shirts too over the years as I used to have a bit of a penchant for collecting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Kiddy Harriers cos lived there for a bit, couldn't tell you where they are now though. Don't really care about any others, always been Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: Newport are probably the only one I care about, my home town team. After that I have soft spots for all the other welsh clubs (Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham), Motherwell (loved the badge as a kid in the sticker book) So that's at least two Newport likers on here then (you and bobzy). I also like Welsh teams to do well and would usually be happy for Newport to win but... not today as they're playing my little wombles ! I think I remember that Motherwell badge more or less from my Panini sticker albums. When I was little I liked Morton's badge so decided they were my Scottish team. Edited January 21, 2023 by robby b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, robby b said: So that's at least two Newport likers on here then (you and bobzy). I also like Welsh teams to do well and would usually be happy for Newport to win but... not today as they're playing my little wombles ! I think I remember that Motherwell badge more or less from my Panini sticker albums. When I was little I liked Saint Mirren's colourful badge so decided they were my Scottish team. Newport - Wimbledon been postponed just FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 minute ago, bannedfromHandV said: Newport - Wimbledon been postponed just FYI Oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Bordeaux as they are the nearest local big club. Barca from the Romario days followed by R9 and R10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) Shrewsbury - Dad's mate came from there before moving to Australia. So whenever I wanted a lower league team on a FIFA or FM 20 years ago I used to start as them. Then I got two of my closest mates doing the same thing somehow. Now we all check the results and watch their highlights. In the end when the three of us travelled over to the UK & Europe in 2015 as well as me personally taking in as many Villa games I could in the two weeks I was in England, we went to a Tuesday night game in Shrewsbury together. Hertha - On the aforementioned Europe trip we visited Berlin. I loved it and thought it was a cool city so I adopted Hertha as my German team after visiting the Olympiastadion. Other teams I keep an eye on checking their results but don't really "support": Fiorentina Real Oviedo Celtic (Ange factor) Edited January 22, 2023 by Hornso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNVillan Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I follow Minnesota United pretty closely as my MLS team. It’s great to see how the local community has adopted them and the sport. Obviously the football quality is nowhere near Villa, and Villa mean way more to me than Minnesota United, but i find it fun. I can actually attend in person and they play through the summer while English football is on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2023 Dukla Prague. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Perth Glory,The Matildas ( Oz womens team ) and thats about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted January 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2023 Forest , Clough and Motherwell, family connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I will get behind my hometown team Adelaide United if they're having a good season but ultimately feel nothing if they lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Cheltenham Town, born there, live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Designer1 said: Dukla Prague. No need to ask if you've got the away kit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2023 I kind of enjoyed the little bit of exposure Alvechurch got a few months ago although it did bring back memories of 8 year old me being called a clearing in the woods by one of their ball boys. Had no idea why at the time and I've often wondered. 20+ years in London with Brentford on my doorstep meant I saw a lot more of them than Villa for a good few years. I was done with all the nonsense of the Premier League and enjoyed going back to somewhere that felt like "real" football. Also, Villa was such hard work to enjoy. Now they're in the top league, with a new stadium, I retain only a passing interest and haven't been to see them live since before covid. I still have a soft spot for them but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch them on TV like I would with Villa. I also used to have a soft spot for Beitar but that was only because I picked up a shirt of theirs on a trip to Israel and it was a beauty. Genuinely lovely kit. Then I found out what a problematic club they were so I binned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted January 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2023 Eastleigh, Shrewsbury, East Fife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Chesterfield as I was born there. Union Berlin CSKA Sofia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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