a m ole Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 It’s funny, if someone wants to support more than one club, what do I care? Literally 0. However, I absolutely would rip the shit out of you for it. The future of football fans is going to be… interesting to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 27, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 hours ago, a m ole said: It’s funny, if someone wants to support more than one club, what do I care? Literally 0. However, I absolutely would rip the shit out of you for it. The future of football fans is going to be… interesting to say the least. Saw my 9 year old nephew at Christmas and he was in a new Leicester shirt. He then told me he supports whatever team Mbappe will play for. Sadly this is the future, it's all about the flashy player and not the actual team anymore. That's why Jack was worth buying for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villarcana Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 01:25, BleedClaretAndBlue said: DJ Russke proving to be the ultimate groupie looks like a ball sack is hanging out the shorts, 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Saw my 9 year old nephew at Christmas and he was in a new Leicester shirt. He then told me he supports whatever team Mbappe will play for. Sadly this is the future, it's all about the flashy player and not the actual team anymore. That's why Jack was worth buying for them. I don't think this is a new thing tbh. Plenty of people are fans of players rather than clubs, and that's always been the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 54 minutes ago, Greenfly said: I don't think this is a new thing tbh. Plenty of people are fans of players rather than clubs, and that's always been the case. I agree But then I also think that doesn't apply to English clubs! If anything this availability thing now should be helping villa dad's, your kid is villa and if he wants to glory hunt a bit then the world's his oyster... As long as they are a foreign team... In theory it should be easier, you kid gets a Villa shirt and a psg shirt, they don't have to glory hunt man City - and I think that's a problem man City have in general, glory hunting has changed and they're too late to the party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I think what everyone is missing is that Jack is his close friend. Don't think any of us can relate unless we know professional footballers who play for clubs that aren't Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 10 hours ago, Tom13 said: Man that's cringe. I've had to unfollow Jack on social media, I don't hate him but 95% of what he posts makes me cringe. Love Island wannabe. I unfollowed him as soon as he left. Partly because he was no longer associated with Villa anymore but yeah, he just screams "influencer/Love Island" BS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburglar Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 20:59, villa4europe said: I'm not sure even shirt collectors and football shirt aficionados would stroll round in another English teams football shirt even if it was nice shirt You can wear a shirt from the Maltese 3rd division but you can't wear a Man City shirt Massive tart Possible exceptions for very lower league or non league teams. But I want to hear a bloody good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 10 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Saw my 9 year old nephew at Christmas and he was in a new Leicester shirt. He then told me he supports whatever team Mbappe will play for. Sadly this is the future, it's all about the flashy player and not the actual team anymore. That's why Jack was worth buying for them. The problem is what does a 9 year old know about Mbappe’s intrinsic values as a player? The kids are literally told which players to like because of how they’re marketed on FIFA and baller YouTube’s and so on. The world is ****. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 11 hours ago, Keyblade said: I think what everyone is missing is that Jack is his close friend. Don't think any of us can relate unless we know professional footballers who play for clubs that aren't Villa. I still don’t think you’d do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 15 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Saw my 9 year old nephew at Christmas and he was in a new Leicester shirt. He then told me he supports whatever team Mbappe will play for. Sadly this is the future, it's all about the flashy player and not the actual team anymore. That's why Jack was worth buying for them. I used to be similar as a kid - I think a lot of people did? I have an inbuilt “like” of Holland, Ajax, AC Milan and Barcelona due to players I liked (strange selection of Van Basten, Kluivert, Koeman, Ronaldo etc) but was always a Villa fan. My “idols” just played elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 15:15, NeilS said: I would feel uncomfortable if I was around a mates house and he made me a cup of tea in another teams mug, I am not sure if I would drink it or poor it away . There is absolutely no way I would put on another teams shirt. No way! One of my mates in the past brought be a Pittsburgh Steelers mug for my birthday. Don't see him anymore. Brought the mug into work and it's used to store the used tea bags by the kettle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 46 minutes ago, Dante_Lockhart said: One of my mates in the past brought be a Pittsburgh Steelers mug for my birthday. Don't see him anymore. Brought the mug into work and it's used to store the used tea bags by the kettle. Is that because of the Steelers mug purchase? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, NeilS said: Is that because of the Steelers mug purchase? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, bobzy said: I used to be similar as a kid - I think a lot of people did? I have an inbuilt “like” of Holland, Ajax, AC Milan and Barcelona due to players I liked (strange selection of Van Basten, Kluivert, Koeman, Ronaldo etc) but was always a Villa fan. My “idols” just played elsewhere. This is it though, he wasn't a Leicester fan who liked Mbappe. He was a Mbappe fan who liked Leicester. It's swapped round from what it used to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: This is it though, he wasn't a Leicester fan who liked Mbappe. He was a Mbappe fan who liked Leicester. It's swapped round from what it used to be. Isn’t this what individual sports are for? I have no idea why anyone would have that approach to a team sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, El Zen said: Isn’t this what individual sports are for? I have no idea why anyone would have that approach to a team sport. He's 9. Don't apply logic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, El Zen said: Isn’t this what individual sports are for? I have no idea why anyone would have that approach to a team sport. Yeah, go watch Javelin or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Mr_Dogg said: He's 9. Don't apply logic. Missed that bit. Sorry. Still, though, I idolised Dwight Yorke as a kid. But only because he played for Villa. When he left, I wished Gregory had that gun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 hours ago, El Zen said: Missed that bit. Sorry. Still, though, I idolised Dwight Yorke as a kid. But only because he played for Villa. When he left, I wished Gregory had that gun. The last 30 years have been a big push on the player marketing side. Led by players like Beckham, Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar and now you have Mbappe and Haaland too. They created brands as big as some clubs, bigger in some cases. You can see some of this in how Villa are portrayed in the media now being largely about Gerrard and not the actual club. This and the rise of international fans in new markets like Asia, Africa and America who are more plastic and shift their allegiance. Look how many fans we gained online when Trez or Samatta joined. The games changing and not necessarily for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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