FiddySicks Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 So as the Premier League opens today, I find myself at an odd crossroad... I think... I want to change teams.My team is Manchester United. They open up against Tottenham Hotspur... the team I think I want to switch to. (Which oddly, seems to be a theme in this thread.)I chose Manchester United for a weird reason: the movie Eurotrip. I saw the movie, laughed at the soccer hooligans, and thought Manchester United was a fake team. I started to get into soccer around the 2006 World Cup, and decided that I wanted support a team in the Premier League. When I went to go look for teams, I saw Manchester United and said, they're real? Then I've gotta support them! Knowing nothing about their history or reputation or, more specifically, the way they do business. Which brings me to now.For whatever reason, this offseason in particular has left me sour on how Manchester United conducts business. Throw money at all the problems. Players we bought last season didn't work out? That's fine. We'll sell them and buy new ones. Players threatening to leave? That's fine. We'll buy a replacement. And I know you might be saying, "yeah, that's Manchester United and all the truly big clubs. You're just turning on it now?" Well, yes. Like I said, for whatever reason. Maybe it's a straw in the camel's back thing.And maybe, it's a thing that brought me closer to Tottenham Hotspur... FIFA15, the video game. In the game's career mode, I chose Manchester United. And I understood I had to be put on loan to start the career and whatever, but eventually when I got to the big club, I was constantly jerked around. I was successful, but I kind of didn't like it. I asked for a loan, and went to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga. I was equally personally successful, and while the team ultimately fell short of the league title (Damn Bayern), I enjoyed the hell out of it. So much so, that when my loan was up and had to go back to Manchester after the season, I was bummed. Luckily just before the season, I received a transfer offer... from Tottenham Hotspur. And let me tell you, I'm loving it again.So again, a partially stupid reason. But I've always admired Tottenham from afar. I paid attention with the Americans brought through like Dempsey and now Yedlin. I've always loved the aesthetics of the club too. The crest, the colors, the kits. I love the name "White Hart Lane" as a ground. Gives it an old-timey and almost small town club feel for a big city club. The name "Tottenham Hotspur" is about as damn English as you can get. I like that they aren't the biggest of the big clubs, but they can punch with them, or at the very least think it.So, I'm either wayyyyyy over thinking all of this, or I'm actually having a change of heart.On a trial basis, I'm going to take Tottenham Hotspur for a test ride this season. I'll still follow Manchester United this season. I'm going to try and weigh them equally. So that means today's opening game is going to be a little interesting. But I will say, I'm leaning towards switching or maybe just dropping affiliations all together and just watching the league.So, for you Premier League and specifically Tottenham fans out there... is that OK?You're a Lakers AND a Man U fan. Might as well just switch from your halos to the Yankees, too! Switch to Spurs. Man U is basically the evil empire, AND they're run by the Glazer family. Can't get much worse than that. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Nah... root for the Swans. They gave Chelsea a fight today in the season opener.... if you can go toe-to-toe with the defending champs, you have a good team. Plus, they're Welsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 There are too many Hotspur fans on the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 You're a Lakers AND a Man U fan. Might as well just switch from your halos to the Yankees, too! Haha well I mean I obviously have a legitimate reason with the Lakers. I am a SoCal native of course. Who would you want me to root for? The Clippers? Plus, at least with the Lakers or any American franchise, the structure allows the top teams to actually have true down periods to get back out of. With the structure of European soccer, Manchester United's great down period of despair was one year of a seventh place finish under David Moyes (a.k.a. The fall guy after Sir Alex Ferguson). I was prepared for a down period, especially with the little bits of turmoil when Van Gaal came in and turned a few things over. But things went back to how things are with the EPL and now it's pretty much a-ok, and like I previously said, buy away all your problems.That can't really happen in American sports, especially those with a salary cap. You have to draft and trade and build a team. If you're Manchester United or Real Madrid or whoever, you could, in theory, go out and buy an entire starting lineup every offseason, and no one would bat an eye about it. That's just what happens.So tl;dr - it's different haha | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Shouldn't it be whom to support? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBolt3 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Newcastle and West Ham. They've consistently underacheived every year since1974.Down early, rally to lead around halftime, only to let something up late? Newcastle looks like the Panthers to me. It's tentative, but it might be Roll Damn Magpies for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I watched pretty much all of Stoke City-Liverpool except for the part where Liverpool scored ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I watched pretty much all of Stoke City-Liverpool except for the part where Liverpool scored At least your team won today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Damn you West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoe12 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Damn you West Ham. Petr Cech the signing of the summer, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 There are too many Hotspur fans on the boards.Yep. And we are here to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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