I support a team that make me want to cry most of the time (Halifax Town) but I will always be loyal no matter what. What happens in the States where the teams move from city to city every couple of years, do you change the team or the city? What about Milton Keynes/Wimbledon fans, what are you doing about it?
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2007-02-09 05:23:37 · 3 answers · asked by Robb the B.D.C. 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
Well...the thing is that teams don't move from city to city that often. In the past 25 years I can only think of 3 and it was all about money. Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis. Cleveland Browns become Baltimore Ravens. Houston Oilers become Tennessee Titans. Other than that, except for new teams of course, everything's the same as always.
Now onto your main question. I think that the majority of folks over 30 hang on to teams that they grew up with (whether it was the local team or not) and in many cases that was the local team. Nowadays, fans follow whomever they want and its not as regional as it once was.
2007-02-09 05:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mister Bob the Tomato 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Professional American sports teams don't move often. Because the city has a lot of affection for the team, the city tries their best to keep them (usually by building a new stadium). If the team decides to move, the fans in the old city usually hates that team and owner for a long time. I remembered when the Cleveland Browns left to Baltimore. Fans gave death threats to the owner Art Modell. I still don't believe he can return to Cleveland unless he sneaks into the city... Cleveland fans have an intense hatred against the Baltimore Ravens to this day.
Likewise, Baltimore still hates the new Super Bowl champions, the Indianapolis Colts, because it was the Baltimore Colts. They must have been angry when the owner Irsay raised up the Lombardi trophy.
In the last 10 years, it's been common for the league to allow the city to keep the team name and history. The leaving team must change their name and start a new history. This happened with the Cleveland Browns- the new Browns are part of the old Cleveland Browns history with a hiatus of a few years. The San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer has the same arrangement- and it's looking good they will get a team in 2008.
2007-02-09 07:15:23 · answer #2 · answered by Frederick S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I support the team where I live.
2007-02-09 05:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋