Eurotrash V: Gaultier edition

But you would have a problem going through airport security.

 

So, I guess I'm taking bids for teams in Europe to follow. Give me some good (or at least funny) reasons to follow your team and I just might...

 

How come Lira wasn't in the US/Germany match? Was she hurt?

 

I don't want you to follow "my" team. I don't even want to follow my team .

How about Frankfurt? They're always good for a laugh. They have the advantage of almost exclusive access to national team places and a surprising frequency of appearing in DFB-TV broadcasts. Plus a range of merchandise including ball-shaped bum warmers for the stands.

Though if it's merchandise you're after, Bayern is The One. Everything from rubber duckies to a selection of wines. Of course, that's down to the men's team, since you can't even buy a women's shirt .

 

She plays for Potsdam, whose players were exempted due to the Champions League final in Madrid that they played 2 days before the friendly.

 

Follow my team, they need support as they are weakening season by season. From a season where they won 6 out of 6 in 06/07, they are now only winning 2 trophies one big and one small one

 

Context, please. And who's "Gaultier"?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Gaultier

 

Huh, who knew. The description of Eurotrash the TV show ("Topics covered included rabbit-showjumping, singing dogs, 'nude cleaning services', magicians, porn stars... and Europe's very worst ... bands and singers") fits pretty well. But what about the kerfluffle?

 

Um, I don't think I know which team is actually your team. You talk about so many Clearly I'm not paying enough attention to the Damallsvenskan thread, except I think it has turned into a book club thread...

tries to remember Right. Aresenal. meh. I don't generally choose the "power" team that "always" wins. Unless they're based in my hometown......

But people, you're going to have to identify your club of choice is you want to win the Kool-aide's Club of Choice curse, um Prize. Which of course you might not want to win.

 

Kom och heja på mitt lag, which I will proudly name, thank you very much. Of all teams in Damallsvenskan, Kopparbergs/Göteborg is the most noble and pure of heart; also, they're the cutest, as individuals. They are strong but by no means a given to win against other strong teams. They might be in Champions League next year, and they might even win the domestic title if those simpering foo-foos from Malmö can be put in their proper place.

As a bonus, by cheering for a Swedish team you will be officially allowed to vex English speakers by insisting that they adhere to the letters å, ä, and ö. And is "å" not just the cutest damn letter ever?

 

And by supporting Göteborg you will also wrestle with pronouncing "ô" which is integral in the Best Coast dialect with such examples as Gôtt = Sweet! and the Gôr-prefix which has a general amplifying effect. An increased ingestion of, and liking for, fish is also required.

 

hagabo_i_exil and jocasta remind me that I forgot to mention a portion of the bid process: slagging off--I mean contrasting the excellence of your beloved club to the tarnished visage of your competitors. By all means, if there is a reason I should definitely not support a particular team. I need to know

 

OMG. Well. At least we know for sure that Jocasta is NOT a gay man.

We should have called the thread "Sex in the Soccer" ... why am I never consulted on these things?

 

Or "Sex in Socks".

 

Only if there are more stories about players' & and fans' sex lives....

 

Do players have sex with fans ?

 

hahahaha... did I mean to say what I said or can I just not write coherently? TGIFF.

 

Sometimes I forget to be obscure. Drat.

 

(dance, my puppets, dance.)

LdB FC Malmö: Horrible, horrible kits, and they took one of my favorite local players and are ruining her mind by making her wear pink (before LdB, she had been a pale-faced-black-fingernails sort). And also they suppress their players' rights to express themselves (read: entertain us) with their personal blogs.
Linköping FC: They're so last year.
Umeå IK: They're so last decade.
Tyresö FF: Kit looks like mustard and ketchup.
Jitex BK: Sounds like a treatment for head lice or something.
Djurgården: Oh, please.
Kristianstad DFF: Impossible to pronounce correctly.
AIK: The Devil. Ask anyone.
Hammarby IF: About to be relegated although if you went for them I would honor you for it.
Let's see, that leaves Sunannå and KIF Örebro... about whom I have very few feelings one way or the other.

That was the carrot, now here comes a bit of stick. Best to stay away from the Bundesliga. And if you decide to cheer for Turbine Potsdam, I will personally open up a six-pack of surströmming on your ass.


Oh, right, and then there's this:

What's wrong with fresh seafood? I didn't like it myself when I was a kid but fortunately with maturity comes wisdom. I was pre-destined for K/G fandom, I guess.

 

Did you miss the parts where I was a WUSA fan and a WPS fan. I perhaps didn't mention the ABL since this isn't a basketball site.

And the crazy eyes of a certain coach/manager might freak me too much to follow her team. But I have eliminated no team and will take all suggestions under advisement...