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Millwall's reputation spreads far and wide...

killerandflash
killerandflash Posts: 69,846
in Other Football and Sports
Just been on one of the Chicago architecture boat tours. Hearing I'm from London, the guide then asks about football, and if I support Millwall as they'd had trouble with them before!

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  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Only they would be low enough to try to get into it with Yanks.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,619
    I was in an Italian restaurant in New York last week (they were Italian and not the NY version claiming accestry) and because I was English one of the waiters says what team do you support so with heavy heart I say Charlton fully expecting him and his mates to interpret it as Chelsea and I'll have to spend 5 minutes trying to put him right and he responds 'Charlton athletic, play in red'.. Proper football fans
  • RedRooster
    RedRooster Posts: 230
    Hope you told him they always run from the charlton
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Love Chicago - last time I was there it had a daytime high of -18 so guessing you are a bit warmer now!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    DamoNorthStand said:

    Love Chicago - last time I was there it had a daytime high of -18 so guessing you are a bit warmer now!

    Just a touch!
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,369
    edited July 2015
    I was in Dallas on business last week and they started asking who I support. Thinking they would have never heard of us, I just did the usual "oh it's a small club, where I grew up"

    "Is it Arsenal!?"

    Me: "No, they play in red as well though."

    Yank: "What are they called?"

    Me: "Charlton, they're in South East London. Real small"

    Yank: "Oh yeah, Alan Curbishley right!? I remember you guys were in the Premier League!"

    ......Those remarks are impossible to escape, even the yanks come out with the same spiel!
  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    Never underestimate the Yanks!! just forget that 3/4ths of them support Man U or Real Madrid
  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    edited July 2015
    Millwall causing problems in mafia town, someones going to be waking up with a spanner under their pillow.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,647
    killerandflash said:

    Just been on one of the Chicago architecture boat tours. Hearing I'm from London, the guide then asks about football, and if I support Millwall as they'd had trouble with them before!

    it could only have been Big bad world, he hasn't been here for a while.
  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    cafctom said:

    I was in Dallas on business last week and they started asking who I support. Thinking they would have never heard of us, I just did the usual "oh it's a small club, where I grew up"

    "Is it Arsenal!?"

    Me: "No, they play in red as well though."

    Yank: "What are they called?"

    Me: "Charlton, they're in South East London. Real small"

    Yank: "Oh yeah, Alan Curbishley right!? I remember you guys were in the Premier League!"

    ......Those remarks are impossible to escape, even the yanks come out with the same spiel!

    Are you JR Ewing?
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  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    edited July 2015
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    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
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  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,647
    edited July 2015
    HL&S!

    I can't think of any other spanner that would be on an Architecture tour of anywhere.
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Baldybonce said:

    HL&S!

    I can't think of any other spanner that would be on an Architecture tour of anywhere.

    We know more about bricks/brickwork than any other English supporters.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    And now Labour shadow minister Mary Creagh has warned that the party is becoming like Millwall - "no-one likes us, we don't care".
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Weegie Addick said:

    And now Labour shadow minister Mary Creagh has warned that the party is becoming like Millwall - "no-one likes us, we don't care".

    As many of us have alluded to over the years......biggest small club in the world :wink:

    I can't think of any other 'small' club that gets as many references across such a wide spectrum/multitude of areas.

    All complimentary as well :neutral:

  • Jarman
    Jarman Posts: 1,851
    Big_Bad_World said:

    Baldybonce said:

    HL&S!

    I can't think of any other spanner that would be on an Architecture tour of anywhere.

    We know more about bricks/brickwork than any other Scottish supporters.
    Fixed that for you.
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Jarman said:

    Big_Bad_World said:

    Baldybonce said:

    HL&S!

    I can't think of any other spanner that would be on an Architecture tour of anywhere.

    We know more about bricks/brickwork than any other Scottish supporters.
    Fixed that for you.
    What would I do without you, JJ?

  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Are Bromley now Millwalls south London rivals?
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    smudge7946 said:

    Are Bromley now Millwalls south London rivals?

    We've never had a south London rival, which is a huge shame.

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  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    edited November 2015
    https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/football--dad-names-his-newborn--bermondsey-millwall-den--without-teling-his-wife-113557405.html

    Millwall supporters goes to the registry office to registry his son's name as ' Bermondsey Millwall Den' says David Beckham named his kid Brooklyn so why can't he name his kid as Bermondsey.........
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,839
    Still wish Mr Beckham had got his leg over in Peckham......
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,647
    Big William said:

    Still wish Mr Beckham had got his leg over in Peckham......

    but thankfully not Scunthorpe.

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