You've perfectly summed up plastics (imo) with this paragraph. People who often aren't even that into football, but love the inane shit workplace "banter".
I don't think anyone here is calling all Prem fans plastics at all. But someone born and bred in Worthing, never been to a United game in...
So, it begins...
At a social event last night and a fella I know relatively well (but not exactly best mates) sidles over with a smug grin and says "two easy wins for us next season then eh?"
He has never spoken about football to me before, and I eventually figure out that he is a Man United...