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Second team

No care for any other team apart from England (and even for them outside major tournaments I hardly take any interest).

Hardly watch the premier league, don't really watch match of the day. It barely goes any further than whatever league we are in.
 
Muzza said:
Okay, so here's my story.

When I was a kid I LOVED playing footy (always have and always will) but I really didn't care to watch it or support a team, don't know why. I had a Liverpool kit as most of my friends did, but really didn't have an 'affinity' to them as such. It was weird cause I used to play for Springfields and a good bunch of the lads in the team were North End fans (including Ben Astley, who you all know of) but as I say, I just wasn't really into watching games so I guess that's why it never pulled me in.

Fast forward to 1996, I was living in Leeds (final year at Uni) and would come back to Preston every now and again (mostly virtually living in the Fighting Cock). Anyway, I rock up one weekend (at the FC) and Euro 96 was happening and I got swept up in it all and found myself enjoying the matches as well as the atmosphere (pile ons in the road, Marsh Lane, whenever England scored). THIS is what got me into watching and supporting footy. I ended up coming back to the FC for every England game and then after it was all over I found myself wanting to watch and have a team to follow and, again, cause I had a good few mates who were Liverpool fans, and I figured, well, I used to have the kit, I would follow them. So I did.
Side note: it wasn't long after that we started Fighting Cock FC and played Sunday league, fun times (apart from getting my ribs broken by some fat cunt from the Lovatt).

On to 1998, my mate wanted to go to a PNE game for his birthday and then out on the town afterwards. There was a bunch of us and we sat on the Pavilion. I absolutely LOVED it and from then I never looked back. I ended up going on the next match on the Town End with some other friends who were long term Nobbers and then went on every game possible, eventually getting a season ticket for many years.
I still watched Liverpool games when they were on TV with my mates (and yes, in the pubs of Preston, but not in a Liverpool top), and always wanted them to win, but my full support by now was with PNE and always will be.

The last 4 years I've barely even followed the Prem, but I guess unless we're in the Prem ourselves then I'd still want Liverpool to win the title.

@MrHodgeheg123 maybe we can be friends? Lol 😛😄
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Jack Daniels said:
I highly doubt it.

Anyway, it's well known that @MrHodgeheg123 is a staunch Evertonian...
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Ando60 said:
This is one for @MrHodgeheg123
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Muzza said:
Ah gutted, thought he'd joined us!
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Where do you get this preposterous idea from that I have a soft spot for Liverpool?
Never talk about 'em.
 
pne1971 said:
Arsenal became my second team when they beat Liverpool 2-0 to win the league at Anfield in 89, greatest ever finish to the top division, they carried on as my "couch/TV team" through the Wenger years due to the football they played and my hatred of Man U, but the last 2 years ive swapped to West Ham because of Moyes-My favourite North End manager..
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Oh dear, West Ham , my second most hated team…..
 
scally said:
Chelsea old school 70/92....loved it.....hate modern Chelsea! Glasgow Rangers my other love besides North End
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I used to follow Chelsea between 1972 and 1980 ( only locally around Lancashire ) when North End were not playing at home….

I absolutely hate them now !!
 
Ando60 said:
Totally agree…. I had a bad experience with one of those arsehole supporters in 2005…

I wish that I had smashed his face in !!
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Ironically, immediately after the game while the stadium was emptying, a couple of West Ham fans somehow managed to find themselves smack bang in the middle of the Preston supporters. A few North End supporters started giving them grief which became quite threatening. I apologised to them and said don't judge us all for the actions of a few knobheads.
About 20 minutes later while sat in our coach, I had to look at and listen to the abuse coming our way from the southern tossers.
 
There were two things that slightly spoiled that glorious day in the Summer of '66.
Geoff Hurst.
Bobby Moore.

Ever since the 2nd of May 1964 I've not liked anything to do with WHU one little bit.

( Martin Peters wasn't in their first 11 at the time )

Yes I know Moore's arguably England's best ever Captain & Geoff Hurst scored a brilliant hat-trick, - that's not my point.
I guess my point is - my Club's more important to me than my National team;- and yes, England are my 2nd team.



But it's a helluva way behind 😜
 
Preston north end ONLY don’t generally give a feck about the premier league but it makes my weekend when arsenal lose as I think their fans are most delusional numpties in world football 💯
 
Sid Snot said:
Albion Rovers

(@anubis - been to.Stranraer to watch them play Berwick 👍)
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Have seen Albion Rovers a few times at Stair Park Sid..,from the late noughties onward. Seem to remember they were a bit of a bogey team to Stranraer at that time until The play off match of 2012 when Stranraer legend Michael Moore scored a late goal to win the game for the Blues.
These days both clubs are shite and languished in the bottom half of the bottom division last season ( As no doubt you know) 🤪💩
 
Portland Timbers. Given I live down the road from them 😉

Ironically when I moved here a couple of ex-north end players were in their team, Franck Songo'o and Steven Smith. They were pretty rubbish, even in that team. I think there might have been one more. It is also probably not a surprise that Billy Davies brother-in-law was the manager at the time (and I think some other relative of his was both of their agent?) mildly suspicious for sure.
 
Don't really have a second team but as a kid I loved the Liverpool side of the 70s, Brazil same era, and always had soft spot for Mott's County as my dad played a few games for them as a guest in the 50s whilst based in Worksop for his National Service stint. Oh, and my other team - Lancs cricket!
 
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