General Over land and Sea documentary

[Sarge]

Admittedly I wont have time to look at this documentary, that investigates what its like for football fans following their team from the other side of the world, for a day or three However it could prove to be interesting, especially to exiles ... heres the link I was sent about it ....

Over Land and Sea Documentary, Asks What Makes A True Football Fan ?

Betway’s new documentary features West Ham's Mark Noble and Declan Rice who investigate whether you can be a true fan if you live on the other side of the world to your beloved club. Well, personally speaking, I might live not over the other side of the world, yet I do support Juventus. Yet that...

www.zani.co.uk

 

[chuckbert]

Looks interesting. From my point of view, you can’t be a “proper fan” from afar unless you go full-on child-like hyperfan. I get to maybe one match every year or two, buy some merch, watch games online and waste an hour or two on a bespoke online forum. That’s pretty plastic, but going to the next level would adversely affect most other parts of my life. I suppose I could get together with the other 3 or 4 Us fans in Perth and watch games on the internet late on a Saturday evening, so maybe I’m not a real fan

 

[tonyw]

My thoughts on this - and it's a bit of a semantic argument but whatever:

A fan is measured by the amount of time, energy and emotion you put into supporting your team. So you can be a fan in a foreign country if you still live and breathe the club. Follow them online; watch their games when you can; feel happy or sad, elated or angry depending on how the team is doing.......
A supporter is someone who actually shows up at games and roars on the team in person i.e. genuinely helps provide encouragement on the day.

So I used to be a supporter, but then moved to the US and so now am just a fan.......

 

[Paul Cannell]

I think @Ox4Eva should rate all soi-disant supporters before they're allowed to post on here. Then we can see whether or not to value their opinions.