290 million spent since 2013..

You can be a non-local and be on the same level as the locals though. An Indian guy that travels to see United once every 5 years is putting in more effort than a guy who lives down the road from Old Trafford.

If "getting" disagreeing with foreign fans watching football matches distances me further from yourself, then thank ****ing god!ps Never put "not gonna bother explaining" as its pretty much the same as "erm...... well.... because I said so"

You can be a non-local and be on the same level as the locals though. An Indian guy that travels to see United once every 5 years is putting in more effort than a guy who lives down the road from Old Trafford and goes to every home game.

Makes no sense.

If you're going once every five years it's basically tourism, any **** can do that. There are posters on here going to the Clasico, or have visited the Nou Camp - are they making more effort than the locals who go every week?



Where did I say they couldn't watch matches. You are from Kidderminster and support a team from Lancashire. Why?

Makes no sense.

If you're going once every five years it's basically tourism, any **** can do that. There are posters on here going to the Clasico, or have visited the Nou Camp - are they making more effort than the locals who go every week?



Where did I say they couldn't watch matches. You are from Kidderminster and support a team from Lancashire. Why?

A rich student flying for 2 hours from London to Barcelona and going to the Nou Camp as part of a holiday isn't quite the same as what I had in mind.

Well, of course you can have locals that don't really care, but for the locals that do care, they are a cut above the rest. I'm sorry, they just are. I know that's a ****ty reason to give you but honestly, if you are a local fan & have always been you'll get it.

Well, of course you can have locals that don't really care, but for the locals that do care, they are a cut above the rest. I'm sorry, they just are. I know that's a ****ty reason to give you but honestly, if you are a local fan & have always been you'll get it.

Well it is tourism and it is a holiday. Do you think they are not going to take 500 pics on their 50mp camera phone and visit the city centre or stop the night?It's tourism plain and simple.

Point is if there's people that care hugely about how their team's doing, and save up to go to games as often as possible, they're as big a fan as anyone. The only difference between that person and the local guy is the luck of where they were born.

Point is if there's people that care hugely about how their team's doing, and save up to go to games as often as possible, they're as big a fan as anyone. The only difference between that person and the local guy is the luck of where they were born.

But why is this fan based hundreds of miles away investing in Man Utd, Arsenal or Chelsea instead of their local team which most likely isn't doing well?

Why are they going through the effort to fund these superclubs when there's probably a decent football league club within spitting distance? (For argument sake we'll just talk about England residing fans)

Maybe when they were choosing their team as a kid they weren't able to go to games of their local club, so their only way of having any involvement in a team was through TV, so they chose one of the big clubs that are on TV more. And by the time they're old enough to go to local games without needing money/transport/permission from their parents, they've been supporting a club for 10 years and they're meant to just switch?

Or, ignoring the issue of getting to games, it's understandable that an 8 year old picking a club just picks one of the better teams, then develops an attachment to them.

And for the Asian fans, a lot of them won't even have a local club.

Maybe when they were choosing their team as a kid they weren't able to go to games of their local club, so their only way of having any involvement in a team was through TV, so they chose one of the big clubs that are on TV more. And by the time they're old enough to go to local games without needing money/transport/permission from their parents, they've been supporting a club for 10 years and they're meant to just switch?

Or, ignoring the issue of getting to games, it's understandable that an 8 year old picking a club just picks one of the better teams, then develops an attachment to them.

And for the Asian fans, a lot of them won't even have a local club.

I, and no one else, is struggling to understand why people support top clubs, I even get how people can be 'locked in' by supporting a team when they were a kid and can't switch and I respect that. I've met a fair few Leeds fans who have no real tie to Leeds, but we were a dominant force when they were kids and they got stuck with us. And credit to those fans for sticking with us through our implosion. But I still don't put them on the same pedestal as the local fan who has always & always will support his hometown team regardless of league position and size

Im with Mackay. I've had the misfortune of growing up as a Leeds United supporter, yet I live in South Wales. I didn't even know Cardiff and Swansea had football teams until I was too far in with Leeds (plus I've met Cardiff fans and Im glad I didn't become one of those). Does Leeds run in my blood? Probably not. Do I go to as many Leeds games as someone in Leeds? Highly doubt it. But I'll give everything I can to support them, through thick and thin, and that hasn't always been easy.

You're a bit different I guess, as you could've switched to either Cardiff or Swans recently. Especially Swans.

Switching is never ok under any circumstances.

I'll always take an interest in the team local to where I live (e.g the team where I live now are in the Championship, and were very recently in the Premier League) and attend the odd game, but i'll never actually support them.

You're a bit different I guess, as you could've switched to either Cardiff or Swans recently. Especially Swans.

Have to disagree with you there, Wilf. Switching teams is the biggest sin a person can make in my opinion. If Leeds folded I don't think I'd bother supporting another club.