I think I have been to about 25 or so - nowhere near as your hearty total. The Premier League did kill it for me as I found it hard to sum up the excitement when we consistently finished 12th. We had no chance of winning anything so the season was practically over before it had started - we were just there to make up the numbers. The Championship sucks, it's horrible to be in and we are shite at the moment but at least it's a league we have (read had) a genuine chance of winning.
Some of the most bizarre and surreal experiences happen on away trips. I understand your view on tribalism, it's the same reason why I abhor patriotism and nationalism but I guess it's about local pride and values. It helps that I come from a town that is consistently and unfairly maligned by the majority of the populace.
The best away trip I ever went to was either Portsmouth - where we ended up playing beach volleyball in the pub with five Pompey fans - or Blackburn - where a bloke came into the pub dressed as a bear and asked "Does anyone fancy some bear sex?" There is something ridiculously surreal and fantastically enjoyable about screaming, shouting and venting your anger at 11 millionaires and then jumping up and down and hugging random strangers when they score.
My job got in the way over the last few years but now I have quit that, I guess I have more opportunity now (finances pending). Being in the Championship for the first time in 11 years allows me the opportunity to view new grounds and towns but how many I actually do, I don't know. I am looking at Doncaster on 22 January as a potential.
Great stories by the way, thanks for sharing them with me. We must chat about this next time we meet up :)
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Date: 2009-12-29 07:05 pm (UTC)Some of the most bizarre and surreal experiences happen on away trips. I understand your view on tribalism, it's the same reason why I abhor patriotism and nationalism but I guess it's about local pride and values. It helps that I come from a town that is consistently and unfairly maligned by the majority of the populace.
The best away trip I ever went to was either Portsmouth - where we ended up playing beach volleyball in the pub with five Pompey fans - or Blackburn - where a bloke came into the pub dressed as a bear and asked "Does anyone fancy some bear sex?" There is something ridiculously surreal and fantastically enjoyable about screaming, shouting and venting your anger at 11 millionaires and then jumping up and down and hugging random strangers when they score.
My job got in the way over the last few years but now I have quit that, I guess I have more opportunity now (finances pending). Being in the Championship for the first time in 11 years allows me the opportunity to view new grounds and towns but how many I actually do, I don't know. I am looking at Doncaster on 22 January as a potential.
Great stories by the way, thanks for sharing them with me. We must chat about this next time we meet up :)