I have a question is it ethical to support another team in the same country. I mean I'm loyal to DC UNITED and will always be but can you be loyal to one team and still support another team say the No. Virginia royals. With the open cup they could play each other ( I would ofcourse cheer for DC) OH GOD WHEN WILL THE SEASON START!!!!
I agree. As long as DC would be supported more in a head to head matchup, then it sounds like a great idea.
i dont find anything wrong with likin two teams, in the same league. of course you go with ur number 1 team (in ur case, DC, my case NE) and then u have a second team who u root for when they play matches on ESPN2 (for me its Dallas). myself and my friends do this, and it gives a little rivary between us as our second fav teams face off (for instance, when Dallas would play Clb)
For answers to a question with serious consequences such as this one, you will need to go to higher powers than those that are available on this board! John
Ah, my son, perhaps there is one exception to that........Vicar? If we can conjure him up on this one, your answer may be made known. You may not understand it, but there you go. John
Ah,....Vicar....I was thinking exactly the same thing myself. Plus, there is the very admirable philosophy expressed by a friend of mine from London when I asked him about this very same matter. He replied "I have no problems rooting for two teams in the same division, let alone same country. My heart will always belong to Arsenal and also whatever team is playing against ManU that given weekend!".
Oh, certainly Bruce is the ultimate power. But assuming, as you suggest, that He is too busy, I'm shooting for someone in between us mortals and "He of unspeakable Knowledge". John
I agree on this one. MLS, US Soccer, and local soccer need all the support they can get. It's a good thing to support multiple teams. I'm clearly a DC United fan, but I also like the Burn, Fire, Quakes, etc. My least favorite teams are the Galaxy and Wizards, but I pull for them vigilantly when they play non-MLS foes. Hey, it's single entity, we couldn't possibly be more of a family than that! Another poster on another board (but who also posts here ) lives in another MLS city now. He said he had mixed feelings about supporting his local team, and the overwhelming response was that it was great that he supported the local team, and he should buy season tickets. Then, once a year, when DC United visited, he could support DC United. I think that's the perfect solution. -Tron
I've been asking myself the same question... I really want one of the new Chicago away jerseys. Can I own an opponent's jersey (as long as I don't where it near RFK)?... or cheer for them when they're not playing United? While much debate is going on in my head, the answer i was going to go with with was... It's OK to have the jersey, as long as it's either a Mapp, Kovelanko, or Stoichkov jersey, thus keeping the United connection.
I disagree. Vehemently. You support a single team. When that team wins, you have a a good week. When they lose, you have a bad week. That's the team that even when they lose season after season you hate them for the misery they cause you but your still support them with every foolish bone in your body. Only one team keeps you up at night - worrying. Now there are exceptions to this rule. National teams are an exception. Teams in other leagues are an exception. Certainly I've never had so much soccer induced anxiety as when the US played Mexico at the World Cup. Clearly I support that team. And I suppose it's conceivable that I could develop a commitment to another team in another league. (As is the case with the initial post in this thread.) But DC United would always be my team. In comparison to them I want every single team in MLS to appear like a bunch of miserable hacks. When other teams play each other, if it were possible, I would hope that they both lost, had lots of red cards, and some season ending injuries. Other teams are, in the end, my enemies. I will settle for nothing less than the complete negation of my enemies. So, yes, none of this "Yeah soccer! Support the league" crap for me. It's my team: DC United. Now you can own other team's shirts. Why not? And you can go to other team's games. Why not? But you can't support more than one team. Follow other teams - sure. Support them - no.
On the field, I support one MLS time with a passion. However, I certainly root for the league when it comes to financial matters. I want the Donkeys to lose every game. But I want them to do it in their own stadium, full of people, all of whom have dropped a lot of money on replica gear. In that respect, I must be a realist. I have to root for the league's financial success. So while I will root against Colorado and Giles Grimandi, I'm happy as a pig in sh!t that he's in the league because it raises the bar. I just hope that DCU can match a move like that. For the sport's overall good, though, I'm pulling for a few lower level teams and will likely buy at least one thing from them this year because it's financial support they need more than anything else, most likely.
According to this article, your loyalties would be perfectly placed, as the NoVa Royals are now a DC United affiliate. http://www.northernvirginiasoccer.com/nvroy_news.html Monster started a thread about it here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36313 -Tron
May 3 is a "doubleheader" of sorts at RFK. The Royals open at 4:30 again the Reading Rage and United takes on the Burn at 7:00. This would be a great game for everyone to help support the minor league team. Sachin
I've been in other threads similar to this and one word always used that I like is "sympathize". I think you should only support one team truly. But you can "sympathize" other teams. I only support DCU (and the nats, but thats a given), but I sympathize with Everton and Newcastle in the EPL. Everton more so though. I would also buy merchandise and pull for lower league teams to succeed, but none in particular. One thing is for sure, I will ALWAYS only pull for DCU in the MLS.
My son, Open your soccer guides to the book of Owen, chapter X, verse VII. Once there was a boy, who traveled far from his home and his team to set up anew. He is forced to leave behind the wealth and opulence of his beloved United to take up residence with a woman fair in a cold land that has its own team. He had arrived in the mighty sodom of Boston. So desperate was he for soccer, he attended these games, becoming a supporter of this adopted city's team. However he always sat in the visitor section when the team of his homeland would come to play, cheering for them with a tear in his eye. When the time came he returned to his homeland, weak and weary from life abroad, but strong in the knowledge that he had not betrayed his flock. And lo, he was brought back unto the fold. Thus endeth the lesson.