Definition of Football Followers / Fans / Supporters wanted please.

[spacey]

Trying to define what football fans are as opposed to football supporters or even football followers.

My definition at the moment is

Football Followers : Follow their team’s results and news.

Football Fans: Same as Followers but also look at the club website, join forums and buy merchandise (ie Shirt, scarf etc) and sometimes go to watch games, especially big games.

Football Supporters: as the above but also go to matches on a regular basis probably season ticket holders and go to away games plus buy programmes.

Then there is possibly the Anoraks: all the above and more plus they know a lot about the past of their club.

Would value your opinions on the above especially what you see yourself as.

 

[Bakesy]

What about Football Hoolies and Ultras?

 

[Willow]

Fan, follower, supporter, they're all the same, some people just like to be ANAL about it.

 

[spacey]

What about Football Hoolies and Ultras?

Good point

Hoolies, Ultras, Anoraks and inflatables.

Can see that book coming out about the violent days being a football fan in the 80s!!

 

[spacey]

Fan, follower, supporter, they're all the same, some people just like to be ANAL about it.

Changed this post as it came out wrong.

 

[spacey]

What about Football Hoolies and Ultras?

Out of interest what is your definition of

Hoolies and Ultras please.

 

[supaseagull]

Definitions:

Football Followers : Someone likes football

Football Fans: Someone who REALLY likes football

Football Supporters: Someone who follows a specific team and only that team

Anoraks: Season Ticket Holders

Hooligans: Don't like football - does utmost to ruin game for everyone else

Wankers: Palace Fans

 

[spacey]

Re: Re: Definition of Football Followers / Fans / Supporters wanted please.

Definitions:

Football Followers : Someone likes football

Football Fans: Someone who REALLY likes football

Football Supporters: Someone who follows a specific team and only that team

Anoraks: Season Ticket Holders

Hooligans: Don't like football - does utmost to ruin game for everyone else

Wankers: Palace Fans

Nice one

So you would agree with my definition then in relation to that perons (fan/follower/supporter) to a club.

Out of interest which one would you say you are in relation to B&HAFC ?

 

[Bakesy]

Out of interest what is your definition of

Hoolies and Ultras please.

Being ITK

 

[1066gull]

What about superfans?

 

[supaseagull]

Re: Re: Re: Definition of Football Followers / Fans / Supporters wanted please.

Nice one

So you would agree with my definition then in relation to that perons (fan/follower/supporter) to a club.

Out of interest which one would you say you are in relation to B&HAFC ?

Me? Am a supporter...I'm not rich enough to be an anorak

 

[supaseagull]

What about superfans?

Anoraks with capes!

 

[chez]

I class football followers as fans that follow their team everywhere. i.e. go to most games home & away.

 

[spacey]

What about superfans?

true, just been reading tonight about a what you could call a superfan in someone named Gordon Sorfleet of Bury FC.

He was awarded UEFA European Fan of the year a few years ago.

Before that I did not even know UEFA had an European Fan of the year award.

 

[spacey]

I class football followers as fans that follow their team everywhere. i.e. go to most games home & away.

Thats where I would differ as I think that followers follow a teams activities in what they do but supporters actully contribute financially to the club which is also supporting them.

I would class you as a supporter and a very loyal one at that.

 

[Dennis and Lois]

I think supporter is financial, i.e I don't go to every game but when i do i buy some Withdean wager ( for example) I buy all sorts of pony from the club shop and i'm happier buying a full price ticket than a half price one from a STH (sounds odd I know) but like i say i dont go to every game. but i am a SUPPORTER

A fan is like the kids that wear Chelsea shirts (ok they paid for them) but thats it

A Follower? what sort of arse kissin label is that?