by roberto_11 »
30 Apr 2009 14:22
Basically fans go to watch football games as it is their "hobby" or "pastime". Gives them entertainment, pleasure, and something to talk about with their mates. Supporting a team makes watching football more exciting, in the same way that betting on the football does, and most fans will choose a club to support based on 3 reasons:
- Location: local teams easy to get to all the games and love of their home town etc etc. Would prefer to watch live football than watch a team miles away on TV.
- Glory/Publicity: teams that are in the Champions League, always on Sky, first billing on MOTD. Have lots of players in the national teams at World Cups. Easy to be an armchair fan, keep up to date with the players and watch a lot of games whilst getting pleasure out of seeing your team win a lot.
- Family or friends: sometimes a Dads (or Mums without being sexist) influence over a childs team they support can make the difference in the early years, taking them to their 1st games etc etc. especially if all the family support the same team. Same if all your mates support Reading then you are probably going to in order to "fit in".
Once you have chosen your team you are unlikely to change. If it is your pastime you are going to watch the games to gain pleasure and relax from work (or school). Some people become obsessed and feel that they cant afford to miss a game, others go for the occasional game when they feel like it. Basically this depends on your priorities in life and how many other pastimes or hobbies that you have and can fit around work. When you watch your team, you then start to want success for that team, as it makes you happier as a spectator. Promotion is a success. Watching your team in play against household names makes people happy because everyone loves to see a celebrity.
To summarise this rambling post, in all reality is there any point? Only as it makes people happy for a year at least, its exciting to watch compared to being bored at work, and promotion is something to celebrate as everyone loves Christmas even though you would be pretty stupid to beleive in all that stuff.