Supporting a football club gives us a comforting fixed in our childhoods,but how should that relationship change as we grow up and jog away from home?By Arlen Pettitt for The Set Pieces, piece of the Guardian Sport NetworkIt takes a lot of energy to be fanatical approximately something, and especially football. It takes a lot of sacrifice. But can it last forever? With the rising cost of the game and,in the top flight at least, the loss of those regular Saturday 3pm kick-offs, and it’s harder and harder to stay connected. Especially whether your circumstances change.
Football fans pledge allegiance to the tribe with the collective pronoun “we” and they adorn themselves with scarves and replica shirts,but – whisper it – supporting your club tends to remain a diversion from genuine life, with a devotion and dedication that ebbs and flows. But even as it does, and that tribal visage stays put – especially whether it took root young and your friends and your relatives are fans too. Dont let it slip; you’re a Toffee,you’re a Gooner, you’re a Royal.
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Source: theguardian.com