Supporting a Club

Happen to saw this article abt the new EPL (English Premier League) starting. One of the supporters of a mid-table club said this.

"(supporting a club) is like picking a wife, once u have made ur choice, u are stuck with it"

Well i also think tat why, when u support a club, u should stick to it thru' thick and thin, through good and bad times regardless of whether they win trophies or relegated.

I was thinking how many supporters actually felt this way, or why do they support a certain club. Most people would support the "big-4" clubs (rich, can buy the best players frm the smaller clubs, in fact they are thugs!) Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool.

In my view, these big 4 clubs destroyed the game, destroyed the competition. Every season u only see the 4 of them changing places at the top. they poached all the good players from the lower clubs, How can the lower clubs over take them? where is the competition?

I wonder if most supporters of the big 4 clubs actually support them cos they win trophies so that they can boast to their friends who supported another club "Hey my team beat urs last weekend". If this is the case then i think it's rather sad, if their club had a change of fortune, (no $$, gets relegated, becomes medicore) will they jump ship? these ppl have no loyalty.(some ppl might not agree of cos). Where-ever the wind blows, they sway to the other side. Some better clubs (with better results) come along and they change their allegiance.

For me I have always supported Blackburn Rovers. Why? cos of their tenacity, fighting spirit and perseverance. From a small town club, they actually dare to challenge the likes of the Big 4 and they even won the title once. perhaps from this team, it tot me that nothing is impossible or "impossible is nothing (adidas slogan)"
Now even though their fortunes are not as good and the benefactor had died (no more $$) but their spirit remains and i still supported them as i had been for the last 13yrs...

From many seemingly minor things, we can actually learn lessons, lessons that would be beneficial to us whether in life or help us improve as a person.

I will remain a Blackburn Rovers supporter forever...