Yeah I guess so - or hand out orange cards 
Basically I’m reinventing the sport here, doing the job that Wenger should be doing at FIFA.
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No people always say it would improve the technical level.
Like heading is a skill. Plus chasing any game would be so much harder with a organised defence.
We have futsal for that sort of stuff.
College Soccer!? 
One of the things I like about D3 or D2 college sports is whole towns will really go hard for their local schools.
Didn’t know they had college soccer in Rotherham
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Mine was Bob Wilson. 
I understand what you’re saying but swapping clubs because you feel they’re doing something morally wrong or they aren’t entertaining, isn’t supporting, it’s just watching.
Having gone to games regularly in the early eighties, watching boring football and rarely going above mid table, wasn’t great but I would never have changed to another club.
Isn’t the issue compromised here though on the kid in Stockport by your criteria.
The family tie too united or city has already been made by generations of family members probably having followed those teams before the kid came along.
Also people move to different areas for different reasons more so now but that’s not going to change allegiance or what they pass down to the kids.
So one should support the club even if they indulge in something immoral?
If the club purposely avoid purchasing black players, would you still support that club?
Beitar Jerusalem still sells out every match. People eat that shit up.
It has happened at some clubs, even in the PL era.
As I’ve said before, without supporters there is no club, so if something like that did happen, I would hope there would be some sort of boycott and protests which would change the situation.
But changing clubs because they weren’t entertaining or successful means your’e just a casual follower rather than a supporter anyway.
If the criteria was success and having the best players, everyone would support Man City.
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Neymar is the most talented footballer in the world.
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I think he’s one of the most gifted players that I’ve ever seen and if he enjoyed football and worked harder he’d be spoken about in much higher terms.
Neymar talent is nearly unrivalled. When you assemble the greatest Brazilian XI he absolutely deserves to be in that discussion
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The criteria aren’t ‘success’ or best players. The criteria is enjoyment. One can derive a lot of enjoyment even if there is no trophy to show for it. The match-going experience, community, transfer sagas, bitching about the club make up for good entertainment.
However, if an individual is deriving absolutely no joy out of ‘supporting’ the club, that individual should be able to distance himself/herself from the club without this stupid peer pressure of not being a supporter.
I find it ridiculous that football supporters have this ‘mightier than thou’ attitude towards how one should support the club & who deserves the label of being a supporter.
You guys give football & ‘supporting a club’ way too much importance.
No wonder the clubs take fans for granted and are able to get away with so much shit. They know that fans will hang onto the club even if they serve them absolute bullshit on the field & continue milking money.
There is no backbone in being a blind nonflexible football supporter.
If you respect yourself, you should be able to tell the club fuck off & take your business to other aspects of your life.
I did gain a lot of respect for the football fans when they protested against ESL so there are good signs.
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Agreed. There’s a small line between football Loyalty and gullibility at times.
Funnily enough, I think you’re right and it is ridiculous to support a football club even if most people will carry on doing it.
From when I first started supporting Arsenal, there are not only different players, manager and coaches but also don’t have the same owner or even play at the same stadium but the only constant are the supporters.
I’ve often wondered if it’s possible to stop caring so much about a football club and what it’s like not to because for a lot of people it’s such a strain being a supporter.
Football is a unique business.
Owners know the product they are supplying has the unwavering support of their customers.
They have a loyal captive audience who will spend a lot of money and will rarely change their allegiance so unscrupulous owners can take full advantage and are almost guaranteed to make massive profits.
Just get rid of the technical area. No exceptions but football looks ridiculous with mangers antics.
Any semblance of these respect campaigns fall down on the first whistle.
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Lol yeah its never policed properly and managers are constantly outside of it, seems pointless to paint it there if it has no function.
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I think they should go to full length sideline areas for each team like they have in American football.
While we’d lose the occasional manager touchline spat, we’d get to watch Arteta run around 10km during the match trying to get up an down the pitch barking instructions to everyone.
this is unpopular for most of the other clubs in the league but we should end the season now 
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I am certain Bournemouth would also agree.
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