Do you irrationally like/dislike any other teams?

Middle-agedClaret · Post by **Middle-agedClaret** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:16 pm

Dislike Liverpool and Chelsea.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:24 pm

Blackburn

Carlisle

Stockport

Leeds

Everton

Forest

All London clubs

Brighton

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:35 pm

AfloatinClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:28 pm
It would've been Nottinghamshire police in Mansfield.

They acted the same as WY at the time, but yep.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:44 pm

I don't particularly like any of them: is that irrational?

Whitgord · Post by **Whitgord** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:59 pm

I always look out for East Fife’s results and want them to win. Ever since I visited their ground once when passing through Scotland.

roperclaret · Post by **roperclaret** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:59 pm

Leicester. Ever since they went bust on purpose to avoid paying for their new stadium and screwed over many local businesses while still paying Muzzy Izzet a fortune at the same time

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:33 pm

Likes: Blackpool, twente, alemania aachen, Arbroath, arundel, Ringmer, West brom. Plymouth, maidstone, Kidderminster, saltdean, Notts County, Everton.

Sides I go and watch, so rate higher than the above: nac breda, lokeren, Merthyr, rye town, newhaven, waterford, Grimsby, Chesterfield, Stoke and Norwich.

Dislikes: most are rational:-
Liverpool - league of their own, then in no particular order:-
Chippenham Town, West ham (although I dislike them less after that flag in the centre circle game), ado, man u, Leeds, East Preston (not in Preston), dagenham, Watford (irrational), and Crawley Town.

I was a football club secretary for a bit, so have fond memories of clubs that were genuine and friendly to deal with eg Redhill, Dorking wanderers, Staveley, leverstock green, and the opposite of a number of other clubs that behaved in a manner which were dishonest or unprofessional. That's you shoreham Town and Eastbourne Town.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:35 pm

I don't particularly like 91 of the 92 tbh

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:38 pm

Like - none really apart from Burnley

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Dislike - Any team we are playing

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houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:59 pm

Could someone explain why people think Liverpool are so full of self pity? That really IS irrational. And why do so many of our fans hate Leeds so much, I don’t have any problem with them.

cricketfield73 · Post by **cricketfield73** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:39 pm

Culmclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:22 pm
It was Eastville which was close to the M32. Twerton Park is a few miles from the nearest motorway

Of course it was!
I think that it once came up as a topic of discussion on here whether we'd played Bristol Rovers on 3 different grounds - Eastville, Twerton Park and the Memorial Ground, but I think it turned out that we didn't.
Similarly with Chester City - Sealand Road, Moss Rose and Deva Stadium, but again not if my memory serves me well.
We have played Spurs on 3 different grounds in recent times though.

The Centre Spot · Post by **The Centre Spot** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:22 pm

Look for Ross County result. Absolutely no idea why. Never been, don't know anyone who has, no connection to the place at all.

Hate Millwall and West Ham. I do know why, trouble makers, same when they follow England.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:06 pm

houseboy wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:59 pm
…And why do so many of our fans hate Leeds so much, I don’t have any problem with them.

In no particular order:

1) Unbelievably arrogant and deluded fan base.
2) Don Revie’s sides of the late 60s and early 70s.
3) Proximity to Burnley and general anti-Yarkshire sentiment. I suppose this works on the flip side, too, as I’m sure many Yorkshire-based Clarets frequently find themselves having to deal with the aforementioned arrogance and delusion.

Wile E Coyote · Post by **Wile E Coyote** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:21 pm

i rationally, and irrationally dislike Arsenal,
no, not dislike, despise.
I hate them in fact with all my heart. I hate their fans, their ex players on EVERY tv and radio show.
I want them to lose all their games and eventually lose their league status.

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:35 pm

I hate Bolton Wanderers, even more than Rovers.
They are really self entitled. Think they’re massive. Think football owes them. Just because they had Nat Lofthouse!! When at school, it was Super Whites this, that & everything. Come on.. they’ve NEVER won the league!!!

Then fat Garside, who tried everything to keep them in the premier league, thst league they couldn’t afford to be in. He tried his hardest from his position when they were struggling to get a PL Div 2 off the ground, so they’d get more money. They soon got found out when the silver platter was removed. I really do wish they’d have folded, and disappeared.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:37 pm

Like
The Blue Brazil Cowdenbeath.
I have been following their fortunes or more like misfortunes for about 55 years now! I just liked the sound of their name and even though they now play in the Lowland League I still always look for their results.

Dislike
Milton Keynes FC
For obvious reasons

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:29 am

Never been a massive lover of Cardiff City, since I stopped a wheel wrench with the side of my head outside Ninian Park in the good old days.

Culmclaret · Post by **Culmclaret** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:35 am

cricketfield73 wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:39 pm
Of course it was!
I think that it once came up as a topic of discussion on here whether we'd played Bristol Rovers on 3 different grounds - Eastville, Twerton Park and the Memorial Ground, but I think it turned out that we didn't.
Similarly with Chester City - Sealand Road, Moss Rose and Deva Stadium, but again not if my memory serves me well.
We have played Spurs on 3 different grounds in recent times though.

We certainly did play Bristol Rovers on all three grounds.

colner · Post by **colner** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:40 am

Dislike any club bankrolled by a sugar daddy that dont deserve it [Wigan Reading that lot down t'road],shiny new stadiums they havent a hope in hell of filling on their own. MK Dons for being MK Dons.
Soft spot for Accy,proper club and great owner,Orient for that game,Sunland great fans and Bradford City ditto

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:55 am

Beagle wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:06 pm
In no particular order:

1) Unbelievably arrogant and deluded fan base.
2) Don Revie’s sides of the late 60s and early 70s.
3) Proximity to Burnley and general anti-Yarkshire sentiment. I suppose this works on the flip side, too, as I’m sure many Yorkshire-based Clarets frequently find themselves having to deal with the aforementioned arrogance and delusion.

This is what I can’t understand about football rivalries as I’ve got older. Your first point kind of suggests that Leeds fans are all (or mostly) arrogant and deluded. On what is this assumption based? Is it because they think their club is the best thing in football? Don’t most fans think that about their club? Is it because they think they are a big club? If so that is correct, they are a huge club with a big fan base with a fairly recent (within living memory) history of winning trophies. They are not the ‘big six’ but they are comparable to Wolves or Villa etc.
The second point about Revie doesn’t seem relevant. How long does anyone want to bear a grudge? Fact is things were different and yes they were a hard side but then so were many others.
Third point is just really about geographical rivalry really.

Stockbrokerbelt · Post by **Stockbrokerbelt** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:34 am

Any other club except, Burnley reserves, u23, u21, youth teams, Veterans & Ladies.

Tribesmen · Post by **Tribesmen** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:21 pm

Hummmm Liverpool have to be up there and Sligo Rovers , bit of Red my ass

distortiondave · Post by **distortiondave** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:31 pm

Not teams, though it's always nice to see rich teams get beat by poorer teams, but as soon as I start a new game of Football Manager I always edit Jorginho, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva to have permanent injuries. That's pretty irrational.

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:32 pm

houseboy wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:55 am
This is what I can’t understand about football rivalries as I’ve got older. Your first point kind of suggests that Leeds fans are all (or mostly) arrogant and deluded. On what is this assumption based? Is it because they think their club is the best thing in football? Don’t most fans think that about their club? Is it because they think they are a big club? If so that is correct, they are a huge club with a big fan base with a fairly recent (within living memory) history of winning trophies. They are not the ‘big six’ but they are comparable to Wolves or Villa etc.
The second point about Revie doesn’t seem relevant. How long does anyone want to bear a grudge? Fact is things were different and yes they were a hard side but then so were many others.
Third point is just really about geographical rivalry really.

But most Leeds fans are arrogant and deluded .

CaptJohn · Post by **CaptJohn** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:37 pm

Leeds. I think everyone with the exception of their own supporters hates them. My absolute hatred dates back to when Casper was injured by Hunter.
Liverpool: Arrogant bunch.
Stockport: Still have the scar from the 88 battle.
Lincoln: Got involved in a battle with them lot way back in a pre season comp, possibly the Watney cup? Also the FA cup when they almost crippled JBG.
Wrexham: They're Welsh, arrogant and I've seen too many scraps in Chester town centre when they play each other. It doesn't matter if Chester play them away, bus loads come over to Chester to cause trouble.

and finally Celtic after the absolute mayhem they caused in the Anglo Scottish cup at the Turf.

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:44 pm

Can't say I have much dislike for any club other than Blackburn. All feels a bit forced with anyone else.

I've noticed a quite a few exiled Clarets have a dislike for the clubs near where live now, particularly Bradford for some reason. I have to say, I quite like all my local clubs to do well.. Barnsley, Huddersfield, the Sheffield clubs. Obviously not when we're in direct competition as with the Blades at the moment but generally they all seem sound.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:50 pm

Leeds, because they're Leeds ... cynical, rotating fouling side of the 70's

Liverpool ... I once saw a bunch of them throw a teenage Forest fan off Trent Bridge into the river, can't have been more than 14 !! If caught, they'd have probably blamed " Thatcher & 'dem Tories "

MK Dons - Non Club ..

Man City/ Real Madrid/ Barcelona / Juventus - Stench of corruption around them is overwhelming ....

A soft spot for Notts County, Accrington Stanley and Barrow ( good to have them back in the league ! )

PensansClaret · Post by **PensansClaret** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:58 pm

Dirty Leeds. Never forgive Hunter for injuring Frank Casper

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:08 pm

It’s not irrational that I dislike Bradford City, but perhaps it’s irrational just how much I hate / despise them.

LS7 · Post by **LS7** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:25 pm

Ever since I was in my late teens I’ve checked on Alloa’s results with no good reason whatsoever.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:26 pm

I hate Leeds, Blackburn, Bradford City and, to a lesser extent, PNE.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:27 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:08 pm
It’s not irrational that I dislike Bradford City, but perhaps it’s irrational just how much I hate / despise them.

Do you live in Bfd, DCW? I hate them, too. My favourite non-league team is BPA, though, and I am a Bulls man. All rather strange.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:30 pm

Quicknick wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:27 pm
Do you live in Bfd, DCW? I hate them, too. My favourite non-league team is BPA, though, and I am a Bulls man. All rather strange.

Yes, up above Bingley.

My Dad was BPA before going to Burnley after they folded.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:38 pm

Brighton

Fretters · Post by **Fretters** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:11 pm

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:50 pm
I will never respect MK Dons.

They will never be a proper football club in my opinion. I genuinely hope they go bust on day, their fans won't miss them because they are not proper football supporters anyway. I wouldnt even wish that on them lot down the road.

Same. It still angers me that a brand new club got to start life in the second tier, especially as they've since conceded all 'their' historical achievements to AFC Wimbledon.

Ric_C · Post by **Ric_C** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:16 pm

Lot of people on this thread not understanding what irrational means

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:18 pm

Casper2 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 12:32 pm
But most Leeds fans are arrogant and deluded .

I suppose the clue is in the thread title…irrational. I’m trying to rationalise irrational thinking. The answer is that many on here think that Leeds fans are arrogant and deluded because they think that Leeds fans are arrogant and deluded. There is no rationale because if there was they’d see that Leeds fans are much the same as any other fans. It’s like calling them dirty Leeds because once, for a very few short years, they were a team of very hard footballers. This was over 50 years ago and the manager and half the players are no longer even alive. Truly irrational indeed.

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:38 pm

Always look for the Annan Athletic result

Always hope this lot have lost -
Reading
Everton
Leeds
Brighton
Mansfield
Leicester
Watford

Ptangyangkipperbang · Post by **Ptangyangkipperbang** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:59 pm

I always look out for Queens Park's results I think it stemmed from being a kid when in the school yard it was either Celtic or Rangers people had for their favourite Scottish team so I picked on the lowly ranked Glasgow team.
I absolute used to hate Man Utd with a passion.Although I have mellowed of my hatred towards them with age

spt_claret · Post by **spt_claret** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:07 pm

In the English leagues:
-Dislike Man U, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool, to a slightly lesser extent Arsenal due to their arrogance and buying success
-Dislike Leeds due to their innate dirty approach and awful fans
-Dislike Newcastle, West Ham due to their arrogant fans
-Dislike Millwall, thugs
-Dislike Cardiff and Shef Utd due to memories of dirtiness against us but especially Cardiff, seem to recall Darren Purse had his ban overturned so he could captain them in the cup final after his assault on Andrew Cole

-Soft spot for Brentford due to their approach and Ben Mee
-Soft spot for Palace, Watford, Boro, Wednesday, Ipswich Sunderland, Doncaster, Rotherham and Leicester due to mates who support/supported them and experiences with their supporters.

I have a team or two I vaguely look out for in each of the major European leagues often for completely arbitrary reasons- Bremen and Wolfsburg in Germany, Toulouse and Lyon in France, Sevilla in Spain, Fiorentina in Italy.

Claret86 · Post by **Claret86** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:08 pm

Reading seems to be popping up a lot. Any reason why? We have a bad record against them and that annoying so and so manages them at the moment but we beat them home and away in the play offs, their fan base isn't particularly big or nasty. I don't see the club or fans as offensive to my Burnley Football Club values

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:09 pm

Leicester - the so called fairy story of them winning the league with next to nothing.
Cheats off the field, cheats on the field.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:13 pm

swindon.

more to do with failing my driving test on the magic roundabout rather than the football club.

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:13 pm

Ric_C wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:16 pm
Lot of people on this thread not understanding what irrational means

Just try not to worry about it.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:16 pm

Whitgord wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:59 pm
I always look out for East Fife’s results and want them to win. Ever since I visited their ground once when passing through Scotland.

My local league club,I hope you was passing through late in the season during warmer times....the breeze off the sea at Bay View is a tad nippy in January

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:58 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:30 pm
Yes, up above Bingley.

My Dad was BPA before going to Burnley after they folded.

Nice round Bingley. I am originally from Skipton. UTC

Ric_C · Post by **Ric_C** » Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:41 pm

fatboy47 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:13 pm
Just try not to worry about it.

If I did, that would be irrational tbh

Flying Without Ings · Post by **Flying Without Ings** » Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:51 pm

Brighton (weird fans).

Also developed a recent dislike of Coventry for the same reason. When we got linked with O’Hare they seemed to think they had a god given right to keep him and that he would never move to a club like Burnley, despite them being a nothing club. They adopted a similar approach with their Swedish striker and all the clubs that have been linked with him.

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Tue Feb 21, 2023 7:59 pm

houseboy wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:18 pm
I suppose the clue is in the thread title…irrational. I’m trying to rationalise irrational thinking. The answer is that many on here think that Leeds fans are arrogant and deluded because they think that Leeds fans are arrogant and deluded. There is no rationale because if there was they’d see that Leeds fans are much the same as any other fans. It’s like calling them dirty Leeds because once, for a very few short years, they were a team of very hard footballers. This was over 50 years ago and the manager and half the players are no longer even alive. Truly irrational indeed.

Very few short years

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:07 am

Rational; Blackburn, PNE, Leeds, Man City, Rangers, Accrington (can't stand John Coleman & a lot of their fans I know dislike Burnley. I went to watch them once at Morecambe and got dogs abuse because I had a Burnley beanie hat on.)

Irrational; Aldershot, Macclesfield, Barrow, Forest Green.

Soft spot/look out for results; Torquay, Ashton Town, Hartlepool, Albion Rovers, East Stirling, Brechin, Berwick & Burgess Hill