Arsenal v Leeds In FA Cup

Orbinho posted some stats that didnt read too kindly. Hope we can get past them.

If you live near Bradford/Leeds Rocky you should hang your head in shame making your son a "fan" of a team 250 miles away - try the obvious Leeds/Bradford support or even Hudds,Barnsley,Donny,Middlesbro' or one of Sheffield teams to at least give him a fighting chance of becoming a real fan on a Saturday going through the turnstiles instead of listening to the radio - football "fans" like you spouting stats in offices about "their team" are the laughing stock of every devoted football fan in the land (even ur gunner mates)

And speaking of "devoted" ever travell 500 miles on a Wednesday night to a "home" game to watch a Carling Cup match knowing full well the boss would field a bunch of teenagers no-one outside of your club will ever of heard of? No? Thought not. Ever travel 500 miles just so you can watch a football match in a pub near your teams ground because getting tickets to that particular match (for instance a Champions League final)? Ever sell your prized possession as a 13 year old boy just so you could get tickets to a match? No? Just because my team is miles away from my house, doesn't mean i don't know devotion.

Supporting a team because of its geographical base doesn't demonstrate any devotion or passion at all, just a need for convenience. Having grown up in a non-football family that watched only the odd England match I only became passionate about the game as a 9-year-old, happening to catch the 2002 FA Cup Final on TV. The passion of the crowd and the players, Arsenal's play - especially Ljungberg's goal - and the camaraderie of the cosmopolitan Arsenal side (there was a team chemistry that I had never seen whilst watching England games) really inspired me - I had no idea at the time that the club happened to be based just 20 minutes or so from my home - and from that day my love for Arsenal has grown by the year. I doubt a youngster in a similar position today would have be so enthused after watching a Stoke game. I made my decision based on the attractiveness of the game, not the ease with which I could get to the stadium, and I think it would be hugely misguided to believe that supporting a club due to proximity demonstrates more authentic passion for that club than making a decision based on an appreciation for the game they play and the culture they promote - that would just suggest laziness and/ or a lack of consideration.

Uggh grammar fail. Sorry. This is the problem of not re-reading your sentences.

Sorry to be geographically imprecise & geographically unclear but simonfire1, you're an idiot.