Serious question as foreign supporter

[Nymzee]

Liar

Troof

 

[Connor]

Troof

Midget

 

[Nymzee]

Midget

*sniffs out the jealousy*

 

[Brisan123]

You need to get your arse down to Concert Square mate. I never go there after dark. Im too old anyway. They wouldn't let me in.

You need to get your arse down to Concert Square mate. I never go there after dark. Im too old anyway. They wouldn't let me in.

I’m 57 , the vines suits me grand on a Sat night and a late drink in Matthew street

 

[Shipped]

Being foreign and supporting Everton is 10 times worse for a derby here , in Liverpool you see more Everton fans , in Malta you are the only one wearing an Everton shirt surrounded by gobsh1tes .

Also true anywhere in the South of England.

 

[Connor]

*sniffs out the jealousy*

LOL

 

[Shipped]

I am also an Everton fan from the US. Around 2010/11 I started to despise many aspects of American football: Negative rule changes, player egos, and the whole 4 hour time commitment for approximately 14 minutes of action.

I played “soccer” in high school and college so it was natural for me to gravitate to the premier league as it is the most dramatic and competitive league in the world. I watched pretty much every televised PL match for two consecutive seasons being very pragmatic about who to decide to support.

In choosing Everton; it seemed a clear choice:
1. United fans are scum and I hated that they basically buy their team anew every season without any real development. Basically the Yankees of Football.
2. Arsene Wenger and the entirety of Arsenal FC seemed so haughty and pretentious that I wouldn’t fit in.
3. Liverpool FC seemed so entitled that it was a put off. Specifically with transfer business. Acting like every player in the worlds biggest dream is to be a red. Sod off with that....; The way they’ve used Southampton as a feeder club in recent years is disgraceful.
4. Man City won the league in my inaugural season of PL fandom; and understanding their tortured past, I felt to give them my support would be very band wagon/fair weather of me. So they were ruled out.
5. From day 1 Chelsea were my most hated premier league team. They were the villains, I relished in there poor performances and I have despised them in all the years to follow as well.

So my final choice was between Everton & Tottenham. Both seemed respectable clubs committed to shrewd business, developing young players, strong team play, and knowledgeable fans with a strong ethos.

Ultimately Everton won out due to the strong work ethic and character of the players such as Jags, and Coleman. The blue collar feel of the club compare to spurs won me over as it felt like the people’s club; that somehow everyone involved with the club understood just how much it meant to its supporters and that they used that support from the community as motivation every day. That the community of fans was cherished. Ultimately; even from abroad, I wanted to be a part of that. I haven’t missed a match since committing my support to the club prior to the 13/14 season, and the past two years I’ve enjoyed the matches with my son; whom I watched the derby with on his birthday

Sound post that. Enjoyed reading. If I ever pick up an NFL team or some other foreign sport I'd hope to be as rigorous in selecting the flavour of my future misery.

 

[roydo]

Also true anywhere in the South of England.

Not in my town mate. For some unexplained reason, Portishead has a population of Blues that constantly surprises me. Plenty of Kopites as well, but the ones I meet are to a man, weird. Other than the lad in Argos, who is pretty sound.

 

[mutley]

He won a playoff game against the steelers but you could just see he didn't have a long term prospect for pro ball. He is now in the Mets minor baseball system and actually doing decently. Guy can hit a baseball a country mile.

Yeah i thought he was a one season wonder,

i think the commentators just liked saying the name TEBOWWW

 

[newblueinga]

Yeah i thought he was a one season wonder,

i think the commentators just liked saying the name TEBOWWW

Eh people got all worked up because he was a vocal Christian. It all got way overblown

 

[ijjysmith]

Get on Landon Donovan over here @newblueinga

 

[gmb]

Sound post that. Enjoyed reading. If I ever pick up an NFL team or some other foreign sport I'd hope to be as rigorous in selecting the flavour of my future misery.

I look forward to commiserating over our beloved Buffalo Bills, @Shipped.

 

[Badge1878]

I am also an Everton fan from the US. Around 2010/11 I started to despise many aspects of American football: Negative rule changes, player egos, and the whole 4 hour time commitment for approximately 14 minutes of action.

I played “soccer” in high school and college so it was natural for me to gravitate to the premier league as it is the most dramatic and competitive league in the world. I watched pretty much every televised PL match for two consecutive seasons being very pragmatic about who to decide to support.

In choosing Everton; it seemed a clear choice:
1. United fans are scum and I hated that they basically buy their team anew every season without any real development. Basically the Yankees of Football.
2. Arsene Wenger and the entirety of Arsenal FC seemed so haughty and pretentious that I wouldn’t fit in.
3. Liverpool FC seemed so entitled that it was a put off. Specifically with transfer business. Acting like every player in the worlds biggest dream is to be a red. Sod off with that....; The way they’ve used Southampton as a feeder club in recent years is disgraceful.
4. Man City won the league in my inaugural season of PL fandom; and understanding their tortured past, I felt to give them my support would be very band wagon/fair weather of me. So they were ruled out.
5. From day 1 Chelsea were my most hated premier league team. They were the villains, I relished in there poor performances and I have despised them in all the years to follow as well.

So my final choice was between Everton & Tottenham. Both seemed respectable clubs committed to shrewd business, developing young players, strong team play, and knowledgeable fans with a strong ethos.

Ultimately Everton won out due to the strong work ethic and character of the players such as Jags, and Coleman. The blue collar feel of the club compare to spurs won me over as it felt like the people’s club; that somehow everyone involved with the club understood just how much it meant to its supporters and that they used that support from the community as motivation every day. That the community of fans was cherished. Ultimately; even from abroad, I wanted to be a part of that. I haven’t missed a match since committing my support to the club prior to the 13/14 season, and the past two years I’ve enjoyed the matches with my son; whom I watched the derby with on his birthday

Good post mate - a considered approach and I enjoyed reading your logic to those you rejected. For me, I don't think I even had to think about it, all my family are Blue, both sides. I think my niece went out with a lad who drove a red car. Once. So, the calling may not be as strong as it once but times do change and to be fair we have Allardyce at the helm.

Thing is, we may have all arrived at the right decision by different routes, but we are here. Keep up your level of support and it's brilliant you've shown the path to your young 'un. I hope the younger generations get to see us what I have, win the league...and then see us do it again, see us lift that FA Cup (again), boss Europe & understand what makes us Evertonians. Too many on here haven't and can forget how big this Club is and what it means to so many. So, from one Blue to another, made up you are a fellow Evertonian.

 

[Jokerdan]

Good post mate - a considered approach and I enjoyed reading your logic to those you rejected. For me, I don't think I even had to think about it, all my family are Blue, both sides. I think my niece went out with a lad who drove a red car. Once. So, the calling may not be as strong as it once but times do change and to be fair we have Allardyce at the helm.

Thing is, we may have all arrived at the right decision by different routes, but we are here. Keep up your level of support and it's brilliant you've shown the path to your young 'un. I hope the younger generations get to see us what I have, win the league...and then see us do it again, see us lift that FA Cup (again), boss Europe & understand what makes us Evertonians. Too many on here haven't and can forget how big this Club is and what it means to so many. So, from one Blue to another, made up you are a fellow Evertonian.

It's not a Club. It's an Institution. We're all inmates with no chance - or hope - of a reprieve. We're in for life. They've locked us up and thrown away the key.

 

[obc]

Another serious question as a foreign fan.

Yes mate, you’re supporting the wrong club, get out while you can.

Rog Bennett on Men In Blazers, the most public Everton support in the US, has stated "you can change your pants, but you can't change your team." With Fat Sam apparently sticking around, are their options? Can I request a season-long transfer to another side? Not sure what the rules are.

I've never stopped supporting a team, but did take several years off the Boston Bruins after they were content for *cough* an annual 8th place finish and just making the playoffs, selling off bona fide super stars like Joe Thornton for two dimes to the dollar. Wasn't until that franchise hit rock bottom while every other team in Boston was hosting victory parades that they decided to start investing in better coaches, front office, players that I started to pay attention again.

Pardon the hijack, but kinda relevant to the topic at hand.