And don't bother saying Man Utd, Chelsea or Liverpool
2007-02-10 22:26:48 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
Armchair supporter? Fairweather supporter? Glory hunter? Heart not in it? I'm a season ticket holder, I live in Torquay, it's a 500 mile round trip but I go to EVERY home game and as many away games as I can. Don't question my commitment, question the commitment of a team that goes out every week and really couldn't care less about the fans.
There's nothing wrong with playing in the championship, it's just the west ham promised so much after last seasons performance that I didn't expect them to be in the championship next season.
At least it'll be a cheap trip to Plymouth to watch the hammers next year!
2007-02-11 01:00:38 · update #1
Arsenal ::::: same as your neighbour ???
2007-02-10 22:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
WHU season ticket holder. Been going to Upton Park for 40 years. I know what you mean mate, Watford was a humiliation wasn't it? It seemed to me, that a lot of players didn't want to play for the club. You know that we are some of the most loyal fans in the country, stay with us, we need supporters like you when the going gets tough. There are so many clubs over the years that have had glory hunter supporters who disappear when things go wrong.
I remember Chelsea getting gates of 11,000 in the 70's
Man Utd with empty spaces on the terraces when they went down.
Leeds supporters have disappeared now that times ain't so good. It has happened to virtually all other clubs with the exception of a few.
I hope that some of these occur -
Yes, we'll go down.
Curbishly gets the sack.
Pardew agrees to come back.
The club sells off all those players that does not want to play for the club.
Undoubtedly we will get gates of 35,000 in the Championship, as before.
Chairman backs new Manager and we get a team to take us straight back.
New, class players, want to join a buoyant promoted club. Chairman makes money available.
West Ham continue to play attacking football, rather than the dross served up by Curbishly.
Anyway, what would you do on a Saturday without a pint in the Boleyn?
2007-02-12 07:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO you should never drop your team, Things could change and then you would feel well s..t, Football is an amazing game, question-- if you got a free ticket to watch any match would you take it, The answer is yes because if you are a true fan of football you would go and watch the game, its the football you are going to watch not the team that is playing even if you hate them, The truth is that if you could walk away from a team you have supported your whole life then you were never a fan and that means that your heart was never in it, and some other team doesn't want you as a supporter if you could just walk away from them, even if you do spend money on tickets and shirts. Stay with west ham, SUFFER, because next session you could be back on top.
2007-02-10 22:48:35 · answer #3 · answered by hatfieldnomi 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You should stick with the hammers, im a long suffering Southampton fan, like you knew that we would be playing in the championship, did not expect that to be for two seasons but hey. Its looking good for this season. On the positive have you not got a rather weathly backer. So if you do go down it will only be for one season. You must truely be a west ham fan to travel that far to watch them every other weekend.
2007-02-11 02:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by Gsplan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No matter what you should always stand by your team. How do you think West Ham feel at the moment after being so far down the table, losing a manager who was stabbed in the back basically and then with Alan Curbishly they are still on a losing streak. They need the full support of their fans to help them and with fans wanting to jump ship its hardly surprising they're feeling a little let down. I can't understand why they leave quality like Tevez on the bench, blame the people running the club not the players
2007-02-10 22:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Through thick and thin to watch your team
or you could always go local and watch torquay
but if you think you've got it tough then maybe you should get down to ROOTS HALL to watch the mighty blues (well maybe not mighty but all the same)
you cant choose what team to support they choose you otherwise we'd all be glory hunters like all the chelski arsenal & who the f**k are man utd supporters
stick with them and hope to see you next year in the boleyn for a pie 'n' a pint
2007-02-12 09:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by Southend Til I Die 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you are a Londoner, or at least from that approximate area, the answer I would offer you would be AFC Wimbledon. If you were from the North, I would suggest FC United of Manchester. Why? These clubs have been formed by disgruntled fans who are fed up of being trampled on by the big clubs, and have decided to make a stand. AFC Wimbledon play in the Ryman Premier League, FC United play in the North West Counties League division 1. Football as it should be. Good luck.
2007-02-11 01:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by Glen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never change your allegiance!
I have been a long suffering Chelsea fan since 1970 - through thick and thin. Stood at Stamford Bridge on wet wednesday nights in January watching the likes of Hull and York City in a (old) 2nd division match!!
Now look at us ....
Stay loyal to your team - the Hammers will come good eventually!! Remember, you won the World Cup once!!
2007-02-11 00:55:46 · answer #8 · answered by kaznaid 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nobody can question your commitment to West Ham, travelling all those miles to watch your team play, you reckon you will be able to turn your back on them, I think not my friend. Stick with them you never know, miracle's have been known to happen, you do not know what is around the corner. So like I said stick with who you know, You know you really want to.
2007-02-11 02:47:25 · answer #9 · answered by madge 51 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will never be able to do it mate, take it from me (a Newcastle fan), no matter how crap they are you can never support another team and I would know!! Have you got any none league teams around you or maybe you should switch to rugby? Supporting a mediocre team like the Hammers or Newcastle is a labour of love.
2007-02-10 22:42:52 · answer #10 · answered by Kennpark 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You cant just not support a club because of bad times, what you can do is not go to the games, and save alot of money and unhappiness, i know that you have got to see the season through because of your season ticket, but hopefully things will come good, but it seems to me that westham are diliberately messing up on purpose, Harwoods pen yesterday was very amateur...
2007-02-11 02:30:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋