Clapsteel O'Neal
put a red dot on your head like a hindu
There's more to it though.
*I'm gonna get a bit sentimental here, bare with me*
I remember, back when I was a kid, when I still watched American football, I loved the Broncos and we won back to back Super Bowls. I can still name almost everyone from both those squads. The thing what was brilliant because there was still that communal coming together of the city, the state, neighborhoods, that we'd actually won something. Our team won it all, twice. My friends still talk about those Bronco squads and those are indelible memories in Colorado and Denver.
With soccer, at least in Colorado, no one really watches it. People play it to be sure, but in terms of that fan community it's nonexistent. I compare the Rapids to the Nuggets in the late 90s, dirt cheap tickets and families that go to the game to take their minds off things for a bit and have the kids shut up for a while. There are 2 bars that are 'soccer bars' that serve knock off overpriced English food and expensive imported beers. They have those chintzy scarves hanging up, random football memorabilia that the bar owner picked up from some money-grabbing international friendly. It's bullshyt, can't stand it.
imo part of what makes sports fanhood so great is that there is that community, that sort of passion of the crowd, going through shyt together, winning things together. With soccer, here in my neck of the woods, it's me sitting hungover every saturday morning at 5AM in the glow of my laptop or tv alone for hours chopping it up with you guys (relax, you guys are great). If there's a big match I'll go to the bar (Champions League Final et. al.) but that's about it.
Thus, in my heart of hearts, it's hard for me to get excited about winning things. Celebrating on some digital forum? Please. I'll take my moments of good football, be glad that I saw it, and be happy with that.*
*I still reserve the right to rub noses in it if Arsenal win anything
Ok, I see where you're coming from. I will put it one way to you though. When it comes to London teams, unless you live in the area where the football team plays, its farking hard to generate a big enough group of friends that all support the same team (it can be done tho). You can do that in like Manchester or Liverpool (which is one of the reasons why their fanbases are top notch) but over here its really hard....so that whole community thing you was talking about is lost on most of us too.
not really
