Looked to have been a proper footballer back in the day and gave good service to Liverpool before there latest spell in the top flight .
If I supported Liverpool and said a family member used to play for them I’m sure more would have understood why. I just wanted a better understanding of the hatred towards many Leeds fans by Hull and Originalminority answered it for me. Just a shame my father wasn’t into Football and I was amazed when I found out.
No need to feel 'special' about it. Local MUFC, LFC 'fans' detested for exactly same reason. The crazy thing is they support a local rugby team in one sport yet hate the local football team and support a club from 100 miles away. . Some ****ed up folks about.
Know some brothers from N. Wales, moved here decades ago. Massive LFC fans. But why not Wrexham, Chester, Tranmere or even Everton? We all know the answer. .
It goes towards explaining their irrational comments and bitterness in their attempts to justify their lack of local pride. They're trying to fill a gap in their personality, and any failings on the pitch is a direct reflection on them, whereas others that follow their given team are comfortable enough with themselves to let nature take its course. It must leave an empty feeling cheering on a place you've no real connection to and that must reinforce the in built feelings of inadequacy that causes them to feel the need to 'pick' a team in the first place.
Ironically, it's often 'fans' like these who utter things like 'Why always us?' and 'We've been through it' (heard from one local LFC 'fan' to another, when discussing their long wait for that elusive title win). Sense of gloating supremacy bolstered by 'defiance in adversity' = plastic **** right there
Well sadly the same thing happens here in Leeds too, especially with Liverpool 'fans'. When challenged why they support Rhinos but not LUFC, they are unable to give a plausible answer.
Yeah I think it's most places its irritating . Mate at work from London said there are a lot of Liverpool fans down there.
Looks like it must be a rugby league thing . It certainly is in Hull and the east riding. These people seem to have very small brains though . Ah bless.
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There seems to be a resurgence of "mirror polishing, duelling psychiatrist couch" self pity on this thread. FFS, people are free to support whichever club, wherever they are in whatever sport (or sports) they so desire. It's not a genetically inherited gene that dictates their choice. Not the location of conception of the individual. Not the city/town/village they necessarily resided in as kids. Even more so in this day & age with much more readily available global exposure. Some blinkered posters on here.
Whoever's decision it was to parade the away fans across the east stand to the north stand needs sacking could have caused a full scale riot