You would have a soft spot for them. It's natural.
Folk take issue not so much with the supporting of big clubs by those who have no connection as the attitude of many of them.
For me there can only be three teams, Albion where I grew up, Aldershot Town where I am from originally, and...
I'm a bit uncompromising. Anyone who supports a 'big' club they have no family/residential connection to is a second class football fan whose opinion I don't even countenance. I may make an allowance if they watch them as a STH.
Thus fans of lower league clubs are top of the pile for me. That's...