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The whole Liverpool 08 thread has opened up the thorny issue of which other teams, if any, you 'follow'. Now I don't want this to turn in to a slanging match or have any of this 'you should hate any team that isn't tranmere' crap. I think the best way to ask the question is, when you're watching the scores or listening to the scores on a Saturday afternoon, what other results are you looking out for.
Personally, I like to see Everton do well, when I was a kid (like 6) I supported Everton, that was until my Dad started to take me to Rovers and I saw the light.
I go to Goodison a couple of times a year. An old mate from the Wirral (originally from Liverpool) who now lives in York is an Everton fan, so we use it as an excuse to meet and catch up. I promise to drag him along to PP one day. Speaking as a 'football' fan, I enjoy the spectacle and atmosphere of premiership football. I don't think this makes me any less of a Rovers fan.
Living as I do in Coventry, I always keep an eye out for the Coventry scores. I have a mate at work who is another exile from merseyside who happens to be a big Liverpool supporter. We both moan about how it can be difficult to make the time to go to Tranmere / Liverpool games so we've decided to go to a Coventry game sometime this season, just because it's local, we both enjoy footy and they have a nice new stadium.
This same guy is actually still a Liverpool season ticket holder (he still goes to about 90% of their home games despite living in RUGBY!). He asked me the other week if I'd ever be interested in his ticket if he couldn't make it. I had to decline as being a Tranmere fan and occasionally going to Goodison and Anfield just didn't feel right. :?
I spent 4 years at uni in Birmingham and I work in Birmingham so always keep an eye out for Villa, Birmingham City and West Brom. Most of the guys at work support one of these teams so it's always good on a Monday morning to know how they got on. The Rovers v Villa league cup semi-final still comes up regularly :wink:
Who else? Well, my boss at work is a Hull fan and we enjoyed a bit of banter last year during the promotion struggle, and he took me to the KC and I took him to PP, so I keep an eye out for them.
My best mate from uni is a Southampton fan, so keep an eye on how they're doing.
Finally, the other halfs sister and her husband support Leeds, so I keep an eye on how they're doing.
I suppose for some of the younger members of these boards, Tranmere is all they know, but I think as you grow up, move around the country and meet new people, you get sucked into having an 'interest' in other teams.
Of course, goes without saying that if/when the Rovers play any of these teams, I'll be screaming my lungs out for the Super Whites :wink:
Personally, I like to see Everton do well, when I was a kid (like 6) I supported Everton, that was until my Dad started to take me to Rovers and I saw the light.
I go to Goodison a couple of times a year. An old mate from the Wirral (originally from Liverpool) who now lives in York is an Everton fan, so we use it as an excuse to meet and catch up. I promise to drag him along to PP one day. Speaking as a 'football' fan, I enjoy the spectacle and atmosphere of premiership football. I don't think this makes me any less of a Rovers fan.
Living as I do in Coventry, I always keep an eye out for the Coventry scores. I have a mate at work who is another exile from merseyside who happens to be a big Liverpool supporter. We both moan about how it can be difficult to make the time to go to Tranmere / Liverpool games so we've decided to go to a Coventry game sometime this season, just because it's local, we both enjoy footy and they have a nice new stadium.
This same guy is actually still a Liverpool season ticket holder (he still goes to about 90% of their home games despite living in RUGBY!). He asked me the other week if I'd ever be interested in his ticket if he couldn't make it. I had to decline as being a Tranmere fan and occasionally going to Goodison and Anfield just didn't feel right. :?
I spent 4 years at uni in Birmingham and I work in Birmingham so always keep an eye out for Villa, Birmingham City and West Brom. Most of the guys at work support one of these teams so it's always good on a Monday morning to know how they got on. The Rovers v Villa league cup semi-final still comes up regularly :wink:
Who else? Well, my boss at work is a Hull fan and we enjoyed a bit of banter last year during the promotion struggle, and he took me to the KC and I took him to PP, so I keep an eye out for them.
My best mate from uni is a Southampton fan, so keep an eye on how they're doing.
Finally, the other halfs sister and her husband support Leeds, so I keep an eye on how they're doing.
I suppose for some of the younger members of these boards, Tranmere is all they know, but I think as you grow up, move around the country and meet new people, you get sucked into having an 'interest' in other teams.
Of course, goes without saying that if/when the Rovers play any of these teams, I'll be screaming my lungs out for the Super Whites :wink:
