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The tortured psychology of the football fan.

Interesting BBC article made all the better by this quote.

Eventually I found myself looking at the fixture list and thinking: 'I'd be happy with a point away to Fulham.' And before I knew it, Kevin Lisbie was scoring a hat-trick against us at Charlton. Now, that was depressing

John Harper
Long-term Liverpool supporter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26704856

Comments

  • Quote of the day, taken from that article:

    "It's a divide between people who have a brain and those who haven't."

  • Another extract from that article:

    "Some of the happiest fans will be those who have come to expect not winning," says Simons. "Winning has challenged some City fans because for 30-odd years they had a clear idea of who they were.

    They weren't that down if they lost because that's just what they did. And if they did win, it was great."

    That's us, folks.
  • edited March 2014
    That explains why I don't get excited when we lose... it's because I expect us to lose every game. So if I expect us to win every game, does that mean I'll get excited when we lose?
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