Why do 'fans' leave footie games early? in The AnswerBank: Sport

MarkRae

Because they're not real fans.

A bit like Man Utd 'fans' who aren't from Manchester...

Mattk

Question Author

I'll have you know I've been a Man Utd fan since 1977!

I don't see why you have to be local to a team to support them.

MarkRae

Seriously...???

Mattk

Question Author

Yup.

MarkRae

Wow!

Mattk

Question Author

When you live where I do with literally no big teams for at least 60 miles you start following a team simply because something about them speaks to you and then you're hooked for life.

Tons of footie fans at work and not one of them supports our local team.

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Mattk

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Whatever.

trt

'' Because they're not real fans.
A bit like Man Utd 'fans' who aren't from Manchester ''

........................Very true MarkRae but how many football clubs would like the support that Man Utd get from around the World with their winning history, most I would think!.....

MarkRae

Irrelevant. Man Utd "fans" who aren't from Manchester are pathetic glory chasers and not true football fans. You know it, I know it, they know it too...

Mattk

Question Author

Is it true though? I would suggest the fans that are leaving are local to the ground and not the ones who have travelled hundreds of miles for 90mins of football.

boxtops

That's what happened with the Ibrox disaster - fans were leaving early, then there was a score so they turned and came back, to meet other people also leaving. In the melée, many were crushed.

Mattk

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If they were glory chasers they would hop from club to club surely?

The team went over 20 years with no league glory.
I would agree however that many chose them in the early 90's as they began to rewrite the record books.

MarkRae

Your family must be so proud...

Mattk

Question Author

...of what?

MarkRae

Exactly!

trt

Maybe they are leaving early to catch the first horse and cart home!!!!!

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