tamthebam Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 3 hours ago, VincentGuerin said: Still waiting for the day I meet someone from Wick or Buckie or whatever whose dad/grandad supports/supported East Fife. These dads and grandads never seem to have supported Motherwell or Dunfermline. I did meet an Arsenal fan once whose Grandad was a Clyde supporter. Perhaps not the greatest example... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 There was/is a teuchter Rangers supporter on P&B who claims he supports them because they were on tele when he was a lad. He also supports Harchester United and The Hurricanes. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, DukDukGoose said: There was loads of Man Utd fans from Aberdeen who supported them because Fergie went there. That is the reason my old man hates them. Always found it odd that after the second Man Utd goal in the Champions league final you see two Aberdeen fans in the away top celebrating the winning goal. 19:44 in if anyone's intrigued. Always wondered why they chose the away top, and not the presumably red home top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 4 hours ago, Autistisches Nilpferd said: Apparently you support your dad's team not your local team. Amazing what unites the Old Firm Zombies What if my da supported Third Lanark? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 11 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: What if my da supported Third Lanark? You'd migrate to Pollok, like your imaginary Da would've done when they carked it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 TBF, my bairns, both born in Aberdeen, support their Da's team. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 7 minutes ago, johnnydun said: TBF, my bairns, both born in Aberdeen, support their Da's team. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 10 hours ago, Torpar said: Still waiting to meet a Patrick Thistle fan outwith Glasgow There are at least two of us here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 hours ago, Crawford Bridge said: There was/is a teuchter Rangers supporter on P&B who claims he supports them because they were on tele when he was a lad. He also supports Harchester United and The Hurricanes. What about Jossy's Giants? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOnopko Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 12 hours ago, Torpar said: Still waiting to meet a Patrick Thistle fan outwith Glasgow There are actually a few on Islay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 14 hours ago, Autistisches Nilpferd said: Amazing what unites the Old Firm Zombies 100% this. Some laugh watching them tie themselves in knots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 My partner's originally from North Devon so we go down to visit her family quite often, one evening sitting in the pub with her dad and brother and ended up speaking to a guy from Glasgow but been in Devon since he was a teenager (didn't ask his age but if I were to guess I'd go for 50-60). Asked him who he supports waiting on one of two obvious answers. Cowdenbeath. Thought he was at it but ended up having a decent chat about the lower leagues and Scottish football in general. Something you don't get with OF fans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 hours ago, johnnydun said: TBF, my bairns, both born in Aberdeen, support their Da's team. Likewise, and mine was born in Hong Kong! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well again Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 27 minutes ago, LiviLion said: My partner's originally from North Devon so we go down to visit her family quite often, one evening sitting in the pub with her dad and brother and ended up speaking to a guy from Glasgow but been in Devon since he was a teenager (didn't ask his age but if I were to guess I'd go for 50-60). Asked him who he supports waiting on one of two obvious answers. Cowdenbeath. Thought he was at it but ended up having a decent chat about the lower leagues and Scottish football in general. Something you don't get with OF fans. Old firm fans don't even know much or care about the league they play in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 18 minutes ago, hk blues said: Likewise, and mine was born in Hong Kong! It wasn't as easy as some might think. The pressure they had from school friends, the 'support your home team' thoughts that would creep in. I had to help suppress them. "But Dad, Dundee are shite!" Was often the cry. "It's character building son, it makes you a better person, able to deal with adversity and future life disappointments." Was the response from me. My kids will probably grow up resentful of me because I did this. I can wear that resentment no problem as I know I have given my club 2 more exasperated, angry boo boys for life. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 18 minutes ago, johnnydun said: It wasn't as easy as some might think. The pressure they had from school friends, the 'support your home team' thoughts that would creep in. I had to help suppress them. "But Dad, Dundee are shite!" Was often the cry. "It's character building son, it makes you a better person, able to deal with adversity and future life disappointments." Was the response from me. My kids will probably grow up resentful of me because I did this. I can wear that resentment no problem as I know I have given my club 2 more exasperated, angry boo boys for life. My kids (now adults) were fortunate to have been to games at the old Love St and the new stadium. They also attended both League Cup finals in 2010 & 2013. Great memories aside from the 2010 experience. I have photos to remind me of the pain I forced them to endure. Hope they pass on the baton to some unfortunate wee soul later in life. It’s character building being a non-OF supporter and the world is better for it. I think Edited January 23 by Molotov 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 6 minutes ago, johnnydun said: It wasn't as easy as some might think. The pressure they had from school friends, the 'support your home team' thoughts that would creep in. I had to help suppress them. "But Dad, Dundee are shite!" Was often the cry. "It's character building son, it makes you a better person, able to deal with adversity and future life disappointments." Was the response from me. My kids will probably grow up resentful of me because I did this. I can wear that resentment no problem as I know I have given my club 2 more exasperated, angry boo boys for life. I was lucky - I told my young lad that the Dees were excellent and as none of his classmates know any better, and Scottish TV exposure is limited here, he doesn't know the reality. Funnily enough, on Sunday we were out shopping and heading home - we turned the corner and there was a guy with a Celtic shirt on. Obviously Scottish too, as he was bright red (maybe the embarrassment of wearing that top mind you) and a bit on the rotund size. I wished I had seen him earlier as I'd have wound down my window and let out a "Hail, Hail, the Dees are here" but the chance passed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Just now, hk blues said: we turned the corner and there was a guy with a Celtic shirt on. Obviously Scottish too, as he was bright red (maybe the embarrassment of wearing that top mind you) and a bit on the rotund size. I wished I had seen him earlier as I'd have wound down my window and let out a "Hail, Hail, the Dees are here" but the chance passed. Nah. You did the right thing. Best ignored. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 14 hours ago, HoBNob said: Always found it odd that after the second Man Utd goal in the Champions league final you see two Aberdeen fans in the away top celebrating the winning goal. 19:44 in if anyone's intrigued. Always wondered why they chose the away top, and not the presumably red home top. That away top was smart tbf. If I remember correctly, they were given gifts by Atlantic Telecom for the exposure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 5 hours ago, hk blues said: Likewise, and mine was born in Hong Kong! Aye, I was born in Hong Kong, and support Dunfermline, and my little guy was born in Dundee* and he's going to support the Pars, unlucky wee man. *We were moving down to Fife the same day, convinced the wife went into early labour to avoid unpacking/packing the house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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