Allreet?
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This might seem like an odd subject for a thread but I know we all have teams we dislike more than others, so logically there must be teams we like more than others.
When the league started, I was immediately a Mariners fan because I had recently moved to the Coast.
But I grew up in Sydney, most of my friends were in Sydney, I work in Sydney and still think of myself as a Sydney boy. (It suits me to think of the Coast as part of Greater Sydney.)
That meant I was quite comfortable having Sydney as my second team in the early days, and even used to stand with my mates at the back of the Cove (at Bluetongue) for the first half in early years. I was well known (and tolerated) as a Mariners fan in their midst but when we went quickly up 3 - 0 on the 7 - 2 day there were dark glances in my direction and I was advised to scarper.
The other aspect for me was that, more than anything else, I wanted the league to prosper. As an Australian football fanatic, I wanted success for the league more than I wanted success for any one team. That doesn't mean I ever wanted the Mariners not to win, but it does mean that whenever I watched games not featuring the Mariners I didn't want the home team to lose. I wanted the home crowds to be encouraged to keep attending matches.
So, because I watch all AL matches (if I'm home or within cooee of a telly), I've gradually developed a scale of likes/dislikes in terms of the teams I like to watch. I do like to watch City play (because they're good) even though I deplore the influence of CFG in world football.
I like the passion of the Sydney and Victory fans but rarely want them to win these days (I'm over my earlier affinity for Sydney).
I deeply dislike Newcastle, Macarthur, Western Sydney.
Don't mind Adelaide or Perth.
Don't give a rat's about Western or Wellington.
Mainly feel sorry for Brisbane (despite 2012).
So the ultimate question is probably: who is your least hated team?
When the league started, I was immediately a Mariners fan because I had recently moved to the Coast.
But I grew up in Sydney, most of my friends were in Sydney, I work in Sydney and still think of myself as a Sydney boy. (It suits me to think of the Coast as part of Greater Sydney.)
That meant I was quite comfortable having Sydney as my second team in the early days, and even used to stand with my mates at the back of the Cove (at Bluetongue) for the first half in early years. I was well known (and tolerated) as a Mariners fan in their midst but when we went quickly up 3 - 0 on the 7 - 2 day there were dark glances in my direction and I was advised to scarper.
The other aspect for me was that, more than anything else, I wanted the league to prosper. As an Australian football fanatic, I wanted success for the league more than I wanted success for any one team. That doesn't mean I ever wanted the Mariners not to win, but it does mean that whenever I watched games not featuring the Mariners I didn't want the home team to lose. I wanted the home crowds to be encouraged to keep attending matches.
So, because I watch all AL matches (if I'm home or within cooee of a telly), I've gradually developed a scale of likes/dislikes in terms of the teams I like to watch. I do like to watch City play (because they're good) even though I deplore the influence of CFG in world football.
I like the passion of the Sydney and Victory fans but rarely want them to win these days (I'm over my earlier affinity for Sydney).
I deeply dislike Newcastle, Macarthur, Western Sydney.
Don't mind Adelaide or Perth.
Don't give a rat's about Western or Wellington.
Mainly feel sorry for Brisbane (despite 2012).
So the ultimate question is probably: who is your least hated team?
