Watching Other Teams Regularly (If You Live Far Enough Away From Aberdeen)

[Podge]

Do any of you go to watch any other football teams regularly (or even have a season ticket for them)?

 

Being in Edinburgh, I neither have the money or the patience or desire to get a season ticket for Aberdeen and spend the 5 or so hours travelling back to watch home matches. I did have a season ticket for just 2 years while I was at uni in Stirling, but I can't really be arsed thesedays especially due to what I would be watching after spending and travelling all that way.

 

Thing is, I'm undecided as whether to pick a team here to go to watch at their home games here or near Edinburgh.

 

Anyone live far enough away from Aberdeen that you don't have a season ticket for the dons (even though they are your team...) but have one for some other team that you go watch?

 

Or maybe I should just start going to watch Edinburgh play in the rugby?

[Terrorfex]

I wouldn't see it as a problem, so long as it wasn't another SPL team you were going to see. (Contributing to their finances at the detriment of AFC seems a bit odd)

[Dynamo]

I've seen every Man United game this season so far...more than I've seen Aberdeen! :s

 

Not really what you're asking but just thought about it reading your post.

[The Boofon]

I've seen every Man United game this season so far...more than I've seen Aberdeen! :s

 

Not really what you're asking but just thought about it reading your post.

 

Seen as in attended or seen as on telly?

[Dynamo]

Aye on the box.

[The Boofon]

Aye on the box.

 

Jesus that's hardly the point the OP was raising.

 

If I lived somewhere down South I'd probably go to games featuring whoever happened to be the closest to where I was living.

 

For the OP as every away game we have is probably closer to Edinburgh that Aberdeen (apart fae Jutes and Caley) you'd be as well going to the away games only.

[Dynamo]

Jesus that's hardly the point the OP was raising.

If I lived somewhere down South I'd probably go to games featuring whoever happened to be the closest to where I was living.

 

For the OP as every away game we have is probably closer to Edinburgh that Aberdeen (apart fae Jutes and Caley) you'd be as well going to the away games only.

 

Aye as I said in my post......

[The Boofon]

Aye as I said in my post......

 

It's still a mighty strange thing to come out with.

[Foster14]

I'd probably adopt a team if I was outside of Scotland.

 

Like Boofon suggested, I'd probably do most away games in the Central Belt (if I go anywhere outside Aberdeen in Scotland, it will be Edinburgh) and then try and make home games as I could. If I ever got sick enough of the Dons that I couldn't be arsed ever going to games at Pittodrie, I think I would have given up on football.

[OneBeboMaguire]

occasionally see cove play if we're playing on a sunday or can't be arsed with an away game, usually a cracking game.

[Foster14]

occasionally see cove play if we're playing on a sunday or can't be arsed with an away game, usually a cracking game.

 

A few of my mates do this now. One gave up his season ticket last season, another two would go to games occasionally but not regulars. Nowadays, if they are contemplating a way to spend a Saturday afternoon, they will just go to one of the local Highland games. Better entertainment and lower cost is their point of view.

[Dynamo]

It's still a mighty strange thing to come out with.

 

 

Well it is watching another team regularly

 

If I lived somewhere else in Scotland I wouldn't be arsed going to see another team, it'd be shit.

 

If in England, I would go see other teams.

[OneBeboMaguire]

A few of my mates do this now. One gave up his season ticket last season, another two would go to games occasionally but not regulars. Nowadays, if they are contemplating a way to spend a Saturday afternoon, they will just go to one of the local Highland games. Better entertainment and lower cost is their point of view.

dad does it a lot, doesn't get away much and bides in porty so it's handy for him.

 

season ticket is about

[Podge]

Aye, the team physically closest to me is Hibs but like others have said that's an SPL team so not an option.

 

I'll just have to get myself to more away games, true. The only away games I've been to are at Kilmarnock, Celtic and Livingston. I never once made it to an Aberdeen vs Utd game in the 4 years I lived in Dundee!

[zander]

Watch Highland league watched more this season than Aberdeen.

[360]

Had a season ticket at Boro for a couple of years.

[muttondressedaslamb]

Been down to Leeds a few times.

[essexdon]

went to the first arsenal game of the season, since then was visiting friends in nottinghamshire and went along and saw notts county.

its impossible to get excited about a game when its no your team though

[Cowie]

Had a season ticket at Boro for a couple of years.

 

 

Do you dress up as an empty seat?

 

Used to stay in Newcastle & been to a fair few games... probs about 8/9 season. Aside from the away fans, i think I'm the only one in the stadium who boo's lovenkrands.

[vanderark14]

Watch Highland league watched more this season than Aberdeen.

 

same here.

 

been to 4 Fraserburgh matches and only one dons game.

[Bluto10]

Had a season ticket at Boro for a couple of years.

 

 

saw the boxing day game vs everton there couple of years back.

[tup]

No, couldna bring myself to support anyone other than Aberdeen or Scotland, and if you dinna support one of the teams involved, there's little point to watching a game of football.

[StandFree1982]

No, couldna bring myself to support anyone other than Aberdeen or Scotland, and if you dinna support one of the teams involved, there's little point to watching a game of football.

I certainly wouldn't pay to watch any other game of football.

[tup]

It's pointless.

 

Football is tribal, not entertainment, and if you have no connection to either team then you are simply wasting your time spectating on it.

 

To quote Blobby Williamson 'if you want entertained, go to the fucking cinema'.

[vanderark14]

It's pointless.

 

Football is tribal, not entertainment, and if you have no connection to either team then you are simply wasting your time spectating on it.

 

To quote Blobby Williamson 'if you want entertained, go to the fucking cinema'.

 

rubbish

 

nothing wrong with enjoying a game of fitba that doesn't involve your own team.

[tup]

rubbish

 

nothing wrong with enjoying a game of fitba that doesn't involve your own team.

 

I cannot enjoy it.

 

It's just 22 mannies running round in fancy circles with a ball bouncing about in the midst.

 

Waste of time.

 

I include the World Cup final and all that jazz, who cares who's taking part, if it's not Scotland, it's barely watchable.

[Dynamo]

I don't understand anyone that doesn't support their local team. if your from Aberdeen support the Dons, from Inverness, support Caley, from Dundee, support a set of jutes.

[tup]

I don't understand anyone that doesn't support their local team.

 

People like that don't really like football to put it simply, they just like to latch onto success, but do not understand the game.

 

Everyone should be FORCED to support their local team, if not, you're not getting to support Celtic, Rangers, Man Utd or fitiver, just GTF, fitba can do without the likes of yourself would be my advice to them.

[ebbe]

People like that don't really like football to put it simply, they just like to latch onto success, but do not understand the game.

 

Everyone should be FORCED to support their local team, if not, you're not getting to support Celtic, Rangers, Man Utd or fitiver, just GTF, fitba can do without the likes of yourself would be my advice to them.

 

how many dons fans are there that are not from aberdeen tup?

[tup]

how many dons fans are there that are not from aberdeen tup?

 

I'm not from Aberdeen.

 

I dinna ken, but they are part of the problem, the central belt Dons fans, create division in the stands and on the messageboards, and only latched onto us for the glory which has since dissipated, they've dragged us down rather than the Dons dragging them out of the permanent hole they've occupied since birth.