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The most left wing football club fan-base in Europe?

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Is this a joke?

Not at all. Especially when considering the likes of Liverpool are suggested in this thread - a club privatised and sold to overseas investors. With that comes an essence of irony considering Thatcher endorsed radical privisation that affected the population of the North, particularly in the North West.

So in answer to your question, No.

Reply 21

Nyami

But with regards to the fanbase. Yes.

Reply 22

Æbbie

St. Pauli, sure. Even St. Pauli (the district of Hamburg) is very left-wing. Spent some good days there and I proudly sport my tshirt :biggrin:

Reply 23

Zuzuzu

As a whole support, Sankt Pauli would be the obvious answer. Aside from them, some clubs have groups associated with groups like Alerta - Livorno, Celtic, Omonia Nicosia etc.

Reply 24

Bezzler

Original post by Chucklefiend

As tittle asks, which European football club do you think has the most left-wing/socialist fan-base?

Reply 25

tommydeaks

St pauli, st pauli! St pauli, st pauli! St pauli!

Reply 26

Chucklefiend

Original post by Bezzler

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It's fair enough if you want to point out typos but you could at least also make some attempt to address the topic of the thread.

Reply 27

Fusion

Is St Pauli left-wing because Hamburg is associated with neo-nazis?

Original post by Fusion

Is St Pauli left-wing because Hamburg is associated with neo-nazis?

No. It is because it is considered to be Anti Fascist and etc.

Reply 30

Left Hand Drive

Two posts above in comes the rangers fan and posts a facist salute. Typical.

In Israel as well.

Reply 31

Catilina

Original post by Fusion

Is St Pauli left-wing because Hamburg is associated with neo-nazis?

Why would they be left wing, if Hamburg were associated with Neo-Nazis?

Reply 32

Æbbie

You can't walk around Hamburg without seeing "Gegen Nazis" everywhere...

Reply 33

Ki_Kudos

Original post by danny111

Millerntor!

My home team :smile:

A great wee stadium, wish I had been able to go over for the friendly game. Your club are held in high regard where I'm from.
Hope you do the damage against they hamburg imposters in feb! :biggrin:

Reply 34

danny111

Original post by Ki_Kudos

A great wee stadium, wish I had been able to go over for the friendly game. Your club are held in high regard where I'm from.
Hope you do the damage against they hamburg imposters in feb! :biggrin:

We don't have 11 Bundesliga capable men

Reply 35

Ki_Kudos

Original post by danny111

We don't have 11 Bundesliga capable men

Stranger things have happened! Keep the faith and with a little luck you never know with football.

Reply 36

bigtomi

Bit old thread but...

I agree: St.Pauli, Celtic and Livorno are strongly and clearly left-wing teams.

I wouldn't be so sure about Liverpool and I don't know anything about Hapoel Tel Aviv or Omonia Nicosia.

Barcelona is not left-wing; is a nationalist team. Catalonian nationalism is fueled by conservative upper-middle class (like the currently ruling party) and so is Barcelona. Believe me: not a trace of socialism or left-wing politics in their fanbase or inside the club.

In Spain, Rayo Vallecano got an incredibly strong far left-wing fanbase and the whole club is related to that (except the managers, of course). Sevilla, Celta and Cádiz got huge left-wing fanbases too, but they're not so dominant as in the rest of the teams we've talked about.

Reply 37

rockrunride

If we take left-wing to mean a 'working' background, not Spurs. Founded by a church cricket team. Arsenal's origins are definitely more working class than ours. As Islington gentrified (and Tottenham didn't), the predominant 'class' of the fanbase switched over somewhat though. I read the other day about 'middle class' trends in the Times, and was surprised to see "Arsenal FC" mentioned; the Emirates apparently being somewhere you find fathers with baby carriers. I hate to think what an Arsenal fan of the 70s or 80s would have thought on seeing that.

Reply 38

Callumhamby

I'd probobly say Schalke

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Reply 39

albertusman

i would add bohemians 1905 from prague to those mentioned but st. pauli are typical and they never ever had any problems with far right within their fan base as the other mentioned used to have or still have some.