# (British) Football Fans Grow the Fuck Up **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 15, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986 "2012-05-15T13:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/1 "2012-05-15T13:42:24Z")
I’ve just had it with the stupid things football fans post on Facebook. I would have posted something on Facebook itself but it’s too scattergun a response. My breaking point was a comment from someone that her little girl had been taken to see the “wrong” team by her grandfather and that subsquently declaring herself a fan of said team was a symptom of illness. I get that she’s joking but it comes after such an accumulation of stupid in the past few weeks that I can’t take any more without exploding. There are two major teams in my city, rivals of course. One is doing rather well at the moment so it’s fans are crowing and taking every opportunity to bash the others. Wearing a blue scarf is not grounds for moral superiority OK? It’s worse. A [player](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17781842) on that team was recently convicted of rape. Opinions on the justice of his conviction are divided along tribal – sorry, team, grounds. And this is coming from women. Oh and a number of people saw fit to publish the victims name on Twitter and vilify her. It’s only a game and a stupid one at that and if it’s stupid fans can’t grow the fuck up then they should shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/2 "2012-05-15T14:25:27Z")
Evans does not play for a team wearing a blue shirt. Otherwise - cool story bro’. ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/3 "2012-05-15T14:26:33Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > I’ve just had it with the stupid things football fans post on Facebook. I would have posted something on Facebook itself but it’s too scattergun a response. My breaking point was a comment from someone that her little girl had been taken to see the “wrong” team by her grandfather and that subsquently declaring herself a fan of said team was a symptom of illness. I get that she’s joking but it comes after such an accumulation of stupid in the past few weeks that I can’t take any more without exploding. > > There are two major teams in my city, rivals of course. One is doing rather well at the moment so it’s fans are crowing and taking every opportunity to bash the others. Wearing a blue scarf is not grounds for moral superiority OK? > > It’s worse. A [player](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17781842) on that team was recently convicted of rape. Opinions on the justice of his conviction are divided along tribal – sorry, team, grounds. And this is coming from women. Oh and a number of people saw fit to publish the victims name on Twitter and vilify her. > > It’s only a game and a stupid one at that and if it’s stupid fans can’t grow the fuck up then they should shut the fuck up. Manchester United is the correct team to root for. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/4 "2012-05-15T14:27:26Z")
Evans does not play for a team wearing a blue shirt. He plays for Sheffield Utd, who play in red. And the twitter assholes who leaked the victim’s name are currently being charged. ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/5 "2012-05-15T14:34:04Z")
> [@tagos](#): > > Evans does not play for a team wearing a blue shirt. He plays for Sheffield Utd, who play in red. > > And the twitter assholes who leaked the victim’s name are currently being charged. Not sure why this attempt to Edit just made a double post. Apologies. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/6 "2012-05-15T15:58:24Z")
> [@dngnb8](#): > > Manchester United is the correct team to root for. 😃 Not this week, they weren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/7 "2012-05-15T16:07:57Z")
Oops sorry for mixing the blue ones and the red ones up. Yeah it’s the blue ones asserting their moral and every other kind of superiority right now. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/8 "2012-05-15T20:10:43Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > It’s only a game and a stupid one at that… And a boring one, too. Football makes Curling seem exciting. ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/9 "2012-05-15T20:15:27Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Not this week, they weren’t. One doesnt have to win every title to root for the team. Ive been a ManU fan since 1974, recent success has been long waited for ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/10 "2012-05-15T20:39:08Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > And a boring one, too. Football makes Curling seem exciting. Well, yes. But this conversation is about what you probably know as soccer.😉 ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/11 "2012-05-15T21:30:03Z")
Who the f_ck are Man United? Who the f_ck are Man United? Who the f\*ck are Man United? And the reds go marching on, on, on… (tune: Glory Glory Hallelujah) ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/12 "2012-05-15T21:31:04Z")
Who’s that team they call United?, Who’s that team they all adore? They’re the boys in red and white And they play with all their might, And they’re out to show the world how they can score! So bring on Sunderland and Arsenal, Bring on Spaniards by the score, Barcelona, Real Madrid, They may make a gallant bid, But they’ll only find the reason why we roar. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/13 "2012-05-15T22:32:44Z")
> [@dngnb8](#): > > Who’s that team they call United?, > Who’s that team they all adore? > They’re the boys in red and white > And they play with all their might, > And they’re out to show the world how they can score! > > So bring on Sunderland and Arsenal, > Bring on Spaniards by the score, > Barcelona, Real Madrid, > They may make a gallant bid, > But they’ll only find the reason why we roar. You can shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/14 "2012-05-15T22:41:38Z")
For what it’s worth, American football fans need to grow the fuck up, too. Not everything revolves around the Steelers. Signed, Mrs. Airman Doors. ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/15 "2012-05-15T22:48:47Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > You can shut the fuck up. We’re gonna win the league (again!) We’re gonna win the league (again!), And now you’re gonna believe us, And now you’re gonna believe us, And now you’re gonna believe us… We’re gonna win the league (again!) ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/16 "2012-05-15T22:50:13Z")
Drink, drink, wherever you may be, We are the drunk and disorderly, And we don’t give a f_ck, and we don’t give a sh_t, We’re coming home with the championship ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/17 "2012-05-15T23:04:28Z")
[lol](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSAYqxADA-4) ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/18 "2012-05-15T23:08:25Z")
This thread isn’t going to be 5 star until someone can work paper towel tubes into it. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/19 "2012-05-15T23:17:26Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > This thread isn’t going to be 5 star until someone can work paper towel tubes into it. If you blow into one, you can get a vague approximation of a vuvuzela. Then a crowd of large, burly men can come over and beat the shit out of you for being annoying and obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-football-fans-grow-the-fuck-up/621986/20 "2012-05-15T23:30:39Z")
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