++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++
What I mean in reality is the fan does not really care about the club unless it's winning, therefore he doesn't actually care for the club. This also has to do with not caring about the traditions of the club, etc.
But how do you know someone is like that ?
As for traditions etc... That is indeed something i personally hold dear...
But if you say that anyone that doesnt know and care about the clubs history is a glory hunter... Are you not indeed saying that one helluva percentage of people here are glory hunters ?? For its clearly obvious that many on this board have no idea what the traditions of this club are and what it stands for... Does this really nake one a glory hunter ?
It depends really. If the first child grew up attending Hellas matches with his father and then decided to switch to Inter during adulthood that could be considered a case of glory hunting.
You really have a thing about parks ,dont you... I hope one day you will have the opportunity of seeing a few matches from each side of the city... maybe you will see his views on certain fans arent the general consensus amongst away fans travelling to the city... But anyway...
You really think so... if that child chose inter as he/she was drawn to them and stayed with them for life... is he really a glory hunter jus cause he strayed from his fathers path ??
Biggest case of gloryhunting would be following Juventus up to 2003 then switching to Milan just cuz they won the CL...that is pathetic.
Lol.. indeed, sadly lots do...
I first started to like Juve in 1998 after I watched the CL Final with Real Madrid....that was the first European club match I ever saw. I loved watching Zidane in that specifc match and because I did not really know much about club football from 98 until 2000 Juventus just stuck with me as the team I first saw. I did not become a hardcore fan until about 2000 and for some reason I became even more of a fan when we lost Zidane, my favorite absolute player.
Honestly, im not really sure what point you are trying to make with that one... Care to clarify ?
As for Juve successes in that period...I'm sure you know Paul. When we lost Zidane I thought the world was going to end.
Whilst many cheered...
Interesting...your probably right. The real supporters will stick with their club through thick and thin, and it would be a true test for Juventini if Juventus indeed go through a bad spell. If worse comes to worst and the Elkann brothers somehow fail to keep the club successful after the Triade leaves office, we could see an unsuccessful era ahead of us....anything is possible.
I recall a lot of Samp supporters discussing their feelings after their Era "D'Oro" ended in the 90's and how they have stuck with their club all the way to this day...inspiring stuff I suppose.
To me the bad times are the true test of a fans support...
Which is why i have a soft spot for inter fans and liverpool fans... Both suffering for many years waiting for that constant promise of success ,allways to be left dissapointed...
They are real fans... As to be fair are the likes of napoli, fiorentina, roma etc