Tommy_Fent Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) ....do you usually get when you reveal yourself to be a Latics supporter? it's certainly something which may vary depending on things like location The response of a Genuine Football fan "I remember the Joe Royle team of the late 80s" "it's bloody cold at your ground" "well done in beating Liverpool" The response of a total Bell-end "why would anyone support Oldham when City and United are down the road?" "whose your Premiership team?" "when you go to matches are you the only person there?" Oh and in Sheffield I get a lot of "who do you prefer between United and Wednesday?" Edited May 30, 2013 by Tommy_Fent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 '' who do you support?'' me:''oldham'' ''someone has to'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I get a lot of blank looks. Often people don't know what to say. I imagine it's similar to when someone reveals to a new acquaintance that they're gay. They don't want to be patronising and say "Oh good for you" so just come out with an awkward "Oh I see". Having said that though, the worst response is definitely when someone does say "Oh good for you" and smile. Good? Bloody good!? They don't know the half of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC_Ryan Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 It really winds me up when you ask someone why they don't support their local team and their response is "because they're :censored:e". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngen Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) My girlfriend is Norwegian, so when I told her family I got the response of ' ahh Tore Pederson'. I expected Gunnar Halle, not that!!! Edited May 30, 2013 by youngen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Them: Who do you support? Me: Oldham. Them: [choose any from the following] Who...? Why? Oh. What division are they in now? Weren't they in the Premier League in the early nineties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 "What League are they in now?" You find though in foreign climes you get a lot of respect for daring to support a smaller club. I once got free drinks all night in a Turkish bar just for being a Latics fan and the Greeks are chuffed to meet any fans that don't follow the bigger sides as they are thoroughly pissed off with Olympiakos themselves (The Greek Man Utd as in every bugger supports them…) My own retort... "Who do you support?" Me: Oh I don't follow football………I support Oldham Athletic….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 oh My "insert family member here" suppports Oldham, you must be the other one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I once ended up having a long involved conversation with a taxi driver about Dale Stephens. He was a Charlton fan and so pleased to talk to another League One fan he switched the meter off and sat outside my flat talking about Stephens' range of passing with me getting increasingly impatient about getting home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Much of the same as above except once in a taxi in Tanzania: 'You're from Manchester - Manchester United or Manchester City?' 'Neither - Oldham Athletic'. 'Oh, Paul Scholes!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Much of the same as above except once in a taxi in Tanzania: 'You're from Manchester - Manchester United or Manchester City?' 'Neither - Oldham Athletic'. 'Oh, Paul Scholes!' I was staying on Koh Pha Ngan at this small beach hut resort in 2001. They had a janitor/security guard bloke who didn’t speak hardly any English who asked me where I was from and then went on to ask ‘City/United’??? I responded Oldham, to which he looked confused and ran off. Ten mins later, he came bounding back with a big grin on his face shouting ‘DENNIS IRWIN’!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Much of the same as above except once in a taxi in Tanzania: 'You're from Manchester - Manchester United or Manchester City?' 'Neither - Oldham Athletic'. 'Oh, Paul Scholes!' I had this in Jordan a couple of months ago. He also knew where Whalley Range was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witty Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 A slight tangent... The main difference between a lower league supporter and a Prem league supporter, and I generalise a bit here, is that lower league supporters tend to be more 'football' supporters and have a far greater knowledge of football in general and not just their team or Premier league. Pick a Utd fan out at random and a Latics fan out at random and ask them to name the top four sides in each of the four divisions and I know where my money would be to who got the most right. I'll always strike up a conversation with my mates who support City/Utd about their players etc and who they are playing at weekend but they never really ask me about Latics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 A slight tangent... The main difference between a lower league supporter and a Prem league supporter, and I generalise a bit here, is that lower league supporters tend to be more 'football' supporters and have a far greater knowledge of football in general and not just their team or Premier league. Pick a Utd fan out at random and a Latics fan out at random and ask them to name the top four sides in each of the four divisions and I know where my money would be to who got the most right. I'll always strike up a conversation with my mates who support City/Utd about their players etc and who they are playing at weekend but they never really ask me about Latics. in a way I agree, for example notice how it's only Premier League supporters who suggest it to be the most entertaining league in the world on the other hand I would suggest there is an inverse snobbery from Lower League fans to suggest that Premier League fans aren't propper fans. I know a fair few who follow their club just as passionatly as anyone on here and will show an interest in how Latics are doing. In fact I have a mate who was asking whether he could go to Latics matches with me next season as he's bored of the Premiership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witty Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 on the other hand I would suggest there is an inverse snobbery from Lower League fans to suggest that Premier League fans aren't propper fans. I know a fair few who follow their club just as passionatly as anyone on here and will show an interest in how Latics are doing. In fact I have a mate who was asking whether he could go to Latics matches with me next season as he's bored of the Premiership If you've not sat in a stand at half time with no leg room drinking weak coffee and suffering from food poisoning from the pies, freezing your nuts off in minus 10 degree temperatures with your team loosing 1-0 to a team that were in conference north a few years ago all in front of 3,000 fans you don't know what footballs all about. Ye I've got a mate who supports Man City home and away through thick and thin. That's why I was keen to state 'generalise' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 "They're :censored: mate, support a proper team like [insert any Premier-League team here]" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonesyOAFC Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'm unfortunate enough to have a bit of a Manc accent, so I normally get asked "United or City?". My reply of "Neither mate, Oldham" is usually met with a response similar to this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scratch2000uk Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Who do you support? "Oldham Athletic". Hahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 "Congrats on the F. ....do you usually get when you reveal yourself to be a Latics supporter? "Congrats on the F.A Cup win, I'm sure you'll bounce right back next season" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceskylatic Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Living and working near Liverpool it used to be "Who's your manager these days?" and "I remember when you had a good team!" Now they all know who we are after beating the not so mighty reds and taking the bitters to a replay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjonesyyoafc Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My Auntie was in Cyprus a couple of years ago and she took her son to a zoo in his Latics shirt and to her surprise a man who worked there was a Latics fan from Stalybridge! Anyone else had something similar to that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Who do you support? "Oldham Athletic". Hahahaha. the response "Oldham Pathetic" makes me mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisA Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 "Well someone has to". Yes, yes they do otherwise we'd be watching the same four teams play every :censored:ing weekend. Twats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggazagga Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 " I remember that bloke scoring 6 for you " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wogghead1 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I live in Scotland so usually get "isn't paul dickov ur manager" they used to be good didn't they (cheeky twats) what do they know? they support Ayr utd!!! I asked one bloke today who his team was and his reply was 1st Liverpool, 2nd Everton 3rd Chelsea 4th spurs!!!!! He was an old man as well even though his response was that of a five year old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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