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Its in the books for sure. But it only exists in those grainy Charlie Chaplin-type videos. Even Dirty Leeds used to win things. Nobody gives a shit now though :)

We have indeed - but only ones that glory hunters would be completely oblivious of, and thumb their ignorant noses at. Thats the point - they just don't GET it.

Lucky lad. If my son had said the same at 3, then I'd have compressed him into a cat basket, wrapped it in a bin liner, driven to Winchester and left him on a train platform.

Is that really how we pick our clubs ? Anyway, it depends how you define success. Success for the "big six" is Champions League and silverware. Success for BHA is currently being behind only 13 teams out of 92 in the entire country. If we're still there in May, then for me, that is most...

In the instance of kids and their unlocalised latch-ons, I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of sport-neutral parents who fail to steer their children correctly when it comes to settling on an allegience. My daughter and her husband have little to no interest in BHA or in sport in...

Does this really need explaining ? In a nutshell, its someone who latches on to whoever is one of the biggest most successful clubs in the country at that time, despite having ZERO links with them other than a starry-eyed desire to bask in the reflected glory of a club they have f*ck-all to do...

But there is a clear distinction between someone in Iran who "adopts" BHA because a player of his nation has made it to the PL, and someone who latches on to one of the Big Six because they're the high profile trophy-laden clubs who have the biggest profile and always hoover up the silverware...

The first time I saw that YouTube video of the "Brighton Kop", where they all met up in the King & Queen in their replica kits to cheer on the dippers on Sky, I was sick in my mouth a little bit. I was revolted by them, yet at the same time a small part of me pitied them. They'll never know...