2011-12 European Football thread [R]

Here's Tottenham's 2011/2012 kits, all of them.

I like the return to the plain all white home. Definitely better than those sailor suits they wore last season.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttPMz1fQ2uw&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - ‪Camiseta Puma del Tottenham Hotspur 11/12.‬‏[/ame]

 

Boscombe, back of the net.

Fila is the maker of the Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club kit for 2011-2012, yet to be released. Could it be red and black stripes? I hope so.

 

Now, for the attention of all hands:

Olympique Lyonnais rules France
Newcastle United rules England
Spartak Moscow rules Russia
VfB Stuttgart rules Germany
Barcelona rules Spain
Parma rules Italy
Ajax rules Holland
Grasshoppers rules Switzerland
Dundee United Rules Scotland
Rapid Bucharest rules Romania
Maritimo rules Portugal
Ruch Chorzow rules Poland
Olympiakos rules Greece
Maccabi Haifa rules Israel
Samsunspor rules Turkey


That is all.

 

fyp

 

You two menz can take your purple fantasies to Minnesota with Prince, thank you

 

Parma, huh? Oh, you mean that club that went bankrupt a few years ago.

 

That is old news, signore. The Boys have been back in town and we're comiiiiiiin, to yo citeeeeeh


BADA-BING!

 

You must be very emotionally attached to all fifteen of those clubs. Plus Columbus.

 

It's all about the sport. Soccer/futbol is my other woman, so I've been told

 

I'm just bustin' your balls anyhow.

 

Dump-dee hasnt ruled Scotland in 30+ years

 

I always wondered how Americans have determined who they "support" over seas. It seems to me people always go for the good teams, aka bandwagoners, Manu, Arsenal, Barca, AC Milan, Inter etc. If you "support" one of these teams, in what way do you do it? You watch them on tv? I support the Crew and I can say I actually support them. I go to games, i cheer, I watch road games on tv, i give them my money. They are my local team. How are any overseas teams local for Americans? Im sure people have different responses, just curious how some people decide on a team.
BTW, I dont support Fulham or Portsmouth, I just like their old stadiums

 

Columbus rules the world?

 

Here is where I say I "follow" those teams listed rather than support. Support to me is busting your balls during the work week, to later spend your hard earned money on your giving financial support to your club, in my case, Columbus (you know, tix, gas travel, away travel, fan gifts, donations to club charities, booze, etc.) If I hadn't spent all this money on banner fabric, paint, and pvc pipes, I probably could have fulfilled my dream of seeing Japan. Not only giving money but time and physical energy for a club. Yes, I spend plenty of time watching the game globally, but when it comes down to it, literally Columbus til I and our bank account die.

I love this sport too much. Unlike some Americans, I tend to refrain from living life in a box, so not only does following the game globally enhances knowledge on the game and styles internationally, but things carry over into learning about cultures, histories, and appreciating diverse cultures. This could play a part in finally getting that International Affairs degree

 

diasporas..free will..teams are past from father to son and my case to grandson I would say I support Celtic I've been to Celtic Park on more then one occasion I go to Fados we have a supporters club there with some close friends started a supporters club in collage down in Cincinnati I've seen Celtic in Cleveland ,Philadelphia,Chicago and Denver I buy from the team store directly its a passion that pre-dates the Columbus Crew I've in the past had a season ticket to the Crew I've been on a road trip I wouldn't say I am a supporter of the Crew because it doesn't consume me( maybe thats not the best word) I wouldn't begrudge anyone from say... England who decided to have the Crew as there team...So I would hope the courtesy is reciprocated ?

 

My company's UK office is in Coventry. I spent some time working there back in the day, but unfortunately never made it to a game. So my "furrin" team is Coventry City, and like Thoma I consider it "following" rather than "supporting". Being in the Championship (and at the lower end of the table), televised games are tough to come by, but the "Player" subscription offered by the club includes streamed radio broadcasts. It works out to about $6.00 per month, and one club's "Player" gives you access to any club that has one. Not a bad deal, IMHO.

 

I feel like most fans of foreign teams "follow" rather than support. If they're doing really well, then they're HUGE fans but if they're not doing particularly well then they couldn't really care less.

I think it is funny that people think "oh, you like Manchester United- YOU'RE a BANDWAGON FAN!!!" and if you ask them who they support, they say someone random like "Wigan Athletic". I don't really get the whole "I'm not bad because I support a team who sucks". In both cases, both fans are "bandwagon" fans- it just so happens that one randomly/not-so-randomly picked a great club while the other randomly/not-so-randomly-because-he-didn't-want-to-be-a-conformist picked a team that hasn't had the same sort of success. This is largely why I don't care WHY people support the foreign team they support/follow- but if they claim to follow or support the team, then they better be ready to get stick when the team ISN'T doing well (like all my Miami Heat "fans"/friends who told me they didn't even really watch much of the NBA Finals so I couldn't talk trash to them).

 

I'm onto you...

 

I don't think people can be faulted for following the popular teams if they started back in the day. Unless you were fortunate enough to travel abroad, most the options for watching games in the US were the major teams (pre-internet). How else could you pick a team? Without ever seeing or hearing of other teams, there was little option but to choose the teams that were able to be seen.

I remember watching the one game per week shown on TV and watching the teams play, then choosing to like the team that I enjoyed watching more. This was back in the mid/early 90s.

The world cups were more televised. I'm betting there are others out there that saw some great players and followed them, leading to liking certain teams.

I think it's awesome to realize how far the sport and technology has come. I don't know how i'd pick a team to follow today. It's great following teams in other leagues, it makes that league that much more interesting.

 

I don't think they can be faulted, period. Jumping on the bandwagon of a good/winning team doesn't make anyone more or less authentic than some bastard that started following a lesser known shitty team three or thirty years ago. Nobody is more authentic in that regard and nobody can be condemned for such a ridiculous choice. It is a sports team and nothing more.

 

As a kid I used to watch "Soccer made in Germany", Sunday mornings on PBS, with my dad. It was basically a highlights show from that weeks German leagues. I never really picked a favorite, just enjoyed watching the highlights. When I was in high school I had the opportunity to spend two weeks in London and although I didn't get to see a game live, I did tour Stamford Bridge. Chelsea was relegated that year, 1988, but won the Second Division the next year. I have followed them ever since, and I guess with the money I have spent on logo gear I have supported them as well.

I have been back to London a few times since, most notably at the end of the 05-06 season when I was outside the stadium when Chelsea won their second straight league title. I tried to get a ticket to the game but it was a little out of my price range. When my wife saw the passion on the streets outside The Bridge that day, she became a fan as well. Maybe not a "supporter" but at least she doesn't complain every Saturday morning when I have the game on.