Do you follow a foreign club?

**irishultra** · 19/08/2009, 10:18 PM

Yes, my first team I ever loved was Real Madrid. I was obsessed with them.

I also like Manchester City, Stade Rennais, Juventus and Hertha Berlin.

When I was living in Brussels as a kid I remember going to watch Anderlecht matches with my dad, but don't hold much affection for them.

**Hulsey** · 19/08/2009, 10:22 PM

Followed Leeds as long as I have Bray. While I much prefer Bray to have a good result, Leeds do still mean a lot to me. Also have a bit of a soft spot for St. Pauli, U.D Lanzarote and the Jamaican national team

**dcfcsteve** · 19/08/2009, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Just keep an eye out for Derry City results from time to time.

I'm just shocked that two other people posted before you without making the world's most obvious joke on this topic...!

**irishultra** · 19/08/2009, 10:47 PM

It was extremely funny though. lol

**Dunny** · 19/08/2009, 10:48 PM

It was about as funny as being kicked in the nuts. It's old at this stage.

**dcfcsteve** · 19/08/2009, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

It was extremely funny though. lol

I s'pose. If you're 16....

**Hairy Bowsie** · 19/08/2009, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I'm just shocked that two other people posted before you without making the world's most obvious joke on this topic...!

Just because it's obvious, doesn't mean it's not funny though.

Had a brief period as a Leeds "supporter", i'm still embarrassed to think of it now and can't help but laugh at the peopl who say they support Ledds, Liverpool, Unira etc but haven't seen them play at home once.

Other than that, i like Roma but wouldn't call myself a proper supporter. Serie A starts back this week

Stick your La Liga and Premiership up your holes.

**dcfcsteve** · 19/08/2009, 10:54 PM

I go watch AFC Wimbledon every so often.I was based in the town when they were set-up, I loved the idea of fan control (very novel back then) and I bought a share in the club to help them out. Only one promotion form senior football now !

I also support Dumbarton in the Scottish Second (currently....!).

I tried to get into Newcastle when I lived up there, but it just didn't mean anything to me - even though I love the city. I'd prefer to see Gateshead do well these days to be honest.

I despise the Old Firm with equal measure. Poxy sectarianism at its worst.

**Town Legend** · 19/08/2009, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Much better watching a highlights show when you don't know the scores, Football Italia on RTE2 on Mondays all those years ago is evidence of that for people who don't do it for Match of the Day

Anyway I grew up supporting Sheff Wed, quite like Hibs, Arsenal, Hellas Verona, Espanyol, Inter Milan and have started following the fortunes of HB Torshavn as well

Truth be told I'm pretty much sick of football though so when I say follow I mean something that Jebus at even the age of 18 would have spat upon as being the equivalent of saying 'I support fair play' when asked who I support in football

Aye remember them days alright. Got into supporting the great AC MIlan from that and still follow them.
Newcastle is my fix from across the water and also follow Toronto FC having lived there for a while.

**DaveyCakes** · 19/08/2009, 10:55 PM

Loads of 'em....Bordeaux, Real Madrid, Schalke, Genk, Shakhtar Donetsk, Rotor Volgograd

**Blue Man** · 19/08/2009, 10:57 PM

I've been a season ticket holder at Leeds since I was 12, (Im 23 now) so I get to my share of games. Our European run was magic, although the low point was bein in Istanbul when I was 15. Shocking night all round and I hope I never see anything like that again supporting Leeds or the LoI

**dcfcsteve** · 19/08/2009, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by Blue Man

I've been a season ticket holder at Leeds since I was 12, (Im 23 now) so I get to my share of games. Our European run was magic, although the low point was bein in Istanbul when I was 15. Shocking night all round and I hope I never see anything like that again supporting Leeds or the LoI

I doubt you'll see something like that following the LOI.

Conversely, I have no doubt you'll witness it again if you insist on following the English game....

**Blue Man** · 19/08/2009, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

I doubt you'll see something like that following the LOI.

Conversely, I have no doubt you'll witness it again if you insist on following the English game....

I follow the Irish game equally, but have no affiliation to a club here anymore. Also unless you were in Turkey, you really have no idea what happened that night. Exact same could be said if I followed the Scottish, Dutch or French game. Just because LoI teams dont bring a lot of away support, you can never say never

**Duffman** · 19/08/2009, 11:18 PM

Tranmere Rovers and Fortuna D�sseldorf.

**Scrufil** · 19/08/2009, 11:21 PM

No I do not support any foreign team. There is only one Athlone Town and it is horrible to see people spending money on foreign jerseys when that money should be spent supporting their own local team.

I often wonder if the part of Ireland which has gained independence really is just a pale shade of a Republic with so many people willing to display a love for all things foreign except for the foreign workers that have slaved away here for the last 5 or 6 years.

It is also a shame to see so many on here who slate the GAA. Ireland is too small an Island to let differences of this sort pull people apart. I often suspect that the foreign interferrence that has cursed this place for so long is also well at play on these web forums. I'd sooner see everyone wearing a GAA jersey than sporting the rotten trash of foreign nations' soccer shirts and other goods attached to same.

**sligoman** · 19/08/2009, 11:28 PM

Used to class myself as a Man United fan but I was young and stupid at the time. Just Rovers now. Look out for results of some other teams these days but that's it.

**sullanefc** · 19/08/2009, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

My Granny was a massive Blackburn fan

Pffft. Only since 1995 I suppose.

I started supporting Spurs when Klinnsman first arrived. Used to buy the jerseys etc. Don't anymore. I still go over from time to time, but I'm much happier in Turners Cross.

Spurs are top of the league at the moment, but I'd give up a spurs league win in favour of City being financially stable at this stage. I don't know which is more likely.

**Buller** · 19/08/2009, 11:46 PM

I used to look at Liverpools results and watch them on motd, then I went to my first Rovers match in 2003 and have been hooked since... "Real football, real fans" never seemed so apt for the LoI against the EPL.

**old git** · 19/08/2009, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Just keep an eye out for Derry City results from time to time.

suppose technically they are a foreign club

**ped_ped** · 20/08/2009, 1:14 AM

I support Limerick FC, obviously (alongside Limerick GAA, and most Irish national sides) and I watch out for Liverpool on RT� (Premier Soccer Saturday, Live Champions League...). Also, partly through my inexplicable hatred of Real Madrid, I look out for Atl�tico, though I only purchased a jersey during my recent school tour to Madrid (which is justifiable, I'd argue).

The fact of the matter, embarrassing as it is, is that until around two years ago, I barely knew the LOI existed. Honest to God. It was partly because I rarely read papers, rarely went online, and my friends and schoolmates were all Premier League fans. I didn't know that a few miles away lay Jackman Park. I didn't know Limerick FC existed. I'm ashamed of it.

But it was not my fault

It's poorly advertised (especially this far out of the city).

Since I've discovered my glaring omission I've supported them, I've brought friends along to games, I've even hypocritically complained to my other friends who can't see beyond the media-driven English tunnel-vision.

But at the same time, it's hard to 'quit' my subscription to Liverpool. I followed them passively until a short while ago, then as soccer REALLY grabbed my eye I got seriously into it. With the ridiculous media-bias, every single person in the school following them or their rivals... it's hard to get out of it.

But at the same time I'd gladly exchange each Liverpool win for a Limerick one (LOI PD here we come if I could

). Liverpool's losses aren't my losses. Limerick's are.