Sell me your favorite football team!
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Only two times I've been invested in football since was the run up to Leicester's Premier League win/subsequent week long party in the city, and a random game I went to see in Hanoi, Vietnam where there were roughly 5 red cards, 10 ish goals, 2 fights and the crowd stormed the pitch after the game.
From what I understood, this was just a regular mid season game with no real stakes, and everything that occured was totally normal.
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View from my seat at Saint James’ Park, also know as the Cathedral on the hill
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@Megatron1505 there are rules in place to stop anyone from becoming the next Man City? Is that to level the playing field so that nobody gets to that level, or so that Man City stays at that level and nobody can reach them?
Also, you've caught my attention. Newcastle United sounds like good candidate. Hmmm...
“Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman
@zeebeeleather
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@AdamC This sounds like some top tier football! The Chicago Bulls in the 90s were a thing of legends as well. I'm not even a basketball fan, but there was an undeniable energy around the Bulls in the Michael Jordon years, and it's still hard to believe that anyone was that good.
“Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman
@zeebeeleather
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@Buckeye glad someone else understands the pain and sadness.
@seawolf totally get it. As bad as my hometown team is, I have a hard time supporting. Shoot, Atlanta United is doing just as poorly. Leeds my chosen non-American team, is down in the Championship fighting the good fight to get promoted back to the PL.
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@seawolf like the article @Alex posted says, it’s super complicated and it’s more than a little politically motivated by the traditional powers (who amassed their fortunes before the rules came in), and those with a vested interest in the Premier League as a brand.
That’s my view anyway, others may (and probably will) disagree.
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Pick a team you have a decent change to visit and get tickets to. Smaller London clubs for example are great: fulham, brentford, luton.
Maybe Betis or Sevilla from laliga. And as a newcomer RedBull teams are good and trollish options Salzburg or Leipzig. Personally I would skipp Serie A.
If you want the best club then Arsenal obviously
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@AdamC @seawolf totally agree re the doc if it’s The Last Dance you are referring to.
As a fellow Manchester United fan, Roy Keane is the closest I’ve seen to Jordan in sheer will to win. He dragged that team over the line so many times. What I would give to have a player like him in the current team.
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I think when it comes to picking a team you also need to think about location. A lot of the teams already mentioned have grounds in very busy Cities. Whereas my recommendation is located in a cosy little town with super friendly locals who will be happy to chat with you about local customs and the heritage of the area.
The followers known affectionately as Smoggies are known far & wide for their compassion and unique all-welcoming approach to away fans.
The ground itself is situated by a beautiful river, in sight of the most historic bridge in the UK.
Anyway, enough of the PR, the only club you should be following is the mighty Middlesbrough Football Club, nick named the Boro.
West Ham and Celtic are also good teams.
