What kind of supporter are you?

[Dutch Toffee]

Reading this forum, I'm often astounded by the knowledge of distant and recent history by a lot of you. I regard myself as quite a fanatical follower of my fave football clubs.

Visiting Everton occasionally, but travelling all over the country, for more than 30 years, seldom missing a match of my local team, Fortuna Sittard.

However, questioning me over matches, be it recent or way back in history, will probably leave you with a lot of un-answered questions though.

Quite a few, also see that with my friends, like to analyze every moment of every match, love statistics and keep up with everything that happens on the pitch during a match.

Myself, I'm more of enjoying the travelling/home games build up, having a pint, the pre/after match banter and a good laugh during the match. I often come home, watching the highlights, and thinking to myself, when did this happen/must have missed that. So how would you lot (match going or watching from afar) describe yourself?

 

[Yid4life]

Same. I can probably only recall what happened in about 50 Spurs games in over 50 years of attendance. I get too involved emotionally and 'in the moment' to take in the big picture.

I am always amazed by the stuff people remember from games gone by.

 

[tommye]

I can barely remember my own name most days.

If I remember to put trousers on before I leave the house it's a good day

 

[Nymzee]

I remember very little of any match I've seen but can remember every footballer under the Sun. Strange kind of memory.

 

[tommye]

I remember very little of any match I've seen but can remember every footballer under the Sun. Strange kind of memory.

Sounds like a curse after some of the instantly forgettable dross we've seen in royal blue down the years

 

[kev]

Myself, I'm more of enjoying the travelling/home games build up, having a pint, the pre/after match banter and a good laugh during the match. I often come home, watching the highlights, and thinking to myself, when did this happen/must have missed that. So how would you lot (match going or watching from afar) describe yourself?

I remember matches from years ago, or I think I do, but then if I watch a video of the match I invariably find myself thinking "I don't remember that happening" or "I could have sworn (insert players name) was brilliant that day"
Like you the most memorable bits appear to be of the travelling, build up and after match celebrations/anger/fume.

 

[polish]

Myself, I'm more of enjoying the travelling/home games build up, having a pint, the pre/after match banter and a good laugh during the match. I often come home, watching the highlights, and thinking to myself, when did this happen/must have missed that. So how would you lot (match going or watching from afar) describe yourself?

Same goes for me, although I stopped following my local team years ago due to criminal element of football supporters here in Poland.

Not really into tactics, analysis etc. I'd rather take football with heart and emotions.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

I can barely remember my own name most days.

If I remember to put trousers on before I leave the house it's a good day

xx

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I remember key moments from games and random obscure players. But then forget more obvious stuff.

Tell you what often sticks in my head from live games- crowd antics. Frequently more entertaining than the actual match. Seen fights, scallies smoking dope really obviously yet thinking they've hidden it from the stewards (and being ejected), dars losing it over Barkley, a bloke going berserk over Jo before u-turning after his debut brace against Bolton, a one man campaign to 'out a ref', several fellas giving themselves hernias after Mirallas' penalty incident...

Not Everton related, but also had the highly amusing experience of attending Molinueux with Wolves supporting family one boxing day a decade or so ago. They played City. Craig Bellamy got it all game. All four sides of the ground chanting "[Poor language removed] [Poor language removed] [Poor language removed] [Poor language removed] [Poor language removed] [Poor language removed]" each time he got the ball is a sound to behold. Can't recall the score. 3-1 poss?


Edit: it wasn't boxing day, but it was Xmas period. Over a decade. Score was 2-0 City. Demonstrates how bad my memory is lol http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8429863.stm


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[PhilM]

Being entirely honest, I think it really depends on how much ale I've consumed during the match because that can and does blur the detail of certain games.

If it's a 5pm kick off on a Saturday, I'll have usually had a few pints before the match, one at half time and some after. We talk about the game and analyse it.

Yet, the next day I may have to watch MOTD to really pick apart the game again, and I would certainly say I don't get drunk or out of control when at matches.

I'll remember games on the television much more because of all this.

 

[chrismpw]

I'm a supporter of football in the past really. I love the phenomenon that is Everton and the club, its values and its history. I'll always follow what we do and yearn for success but I find modern football pretty much a predictable, passion -less, unwatchable bore-fest - not just everton - most teams. I certainly wouldn't pay even a nominal fee to watch it and most often just turn off free streams out of boredom.

Be arsed learning about or getting excited about the latest transient mercenary millionaire to sign on. James was an exception, but that didn't end well either.

 

[Papa Shango]

A student I suppose (wish there was a less smarmy way of saying that.)

I don't drink (not teetotal just don't like it much) and hate "lads banter" and stuff like that so when it comes to football I want to be left alone or at the very most go with one like minded mate.

I don't do pub football at all, if I am watching a match I want to actually watch it. I could quite happily just sit there in silence and watch the match happening. (reacting when stuff happens obviously).

At a push I can do one pint before and after the match, did that for about 13 years when I had my season ticket. Any matches I go to these days will tend to be corporate stuff which is not the same.

I like football that means something to the players. Be it womens' football, lower league stuff or minnows in International games. I have no time for players who get angry when they score or don't react etc.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

To answer the original question...I tend to remember random things as I'm generally watching how we are as a whole; who's playing well together, the pace of the match, if we're the one's pushing play and, if so, why we're/or who is being successful at it etc.

It's a team game, so it's important for 80%+ of them are working in harmony. So yeah, most of our matches are crap if you look for things like that. I'd convinced myself by January that the early season matches last season actually didn't happen.

 

[wandyr79]

I guess I remember most of the big moments but other than that it is a blur.

 

[PaddyJames]

I'm a hysterical clown.