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Football Fans: Why do we put ourselves through it?
24th June 2010. Posted by Tom Braithwaite. Trackback
After all the promise, all the build up, all the inevitable expectation and after the brilliant qualifying campaign, it’s the World Cup and it’s the same old England.
Following the dreadful game against Algeria, England has scraped through to the next round in South Africa following yesterday’s win against Slovenia, but it was tough wasn’t it?
Watching England is always the same. Games are filled with the same emotions- fear, dread, nerves and anxiety. I have to ask- why do we continue to put ourselves through it? It is horrible being a football fan, I hate it, I honestly don’t want to like it, I always leave complaining about it and yet I always come back for more… a lot like James Corden’s World Cup Live.
Being an England fan is similar to being a Nottingham Forest fan, of which unfortunately, I am- hope and promise is always followed by crushing disappointment. Both teams seem to enjoy a heroic defeat in which they nearly win, but ultimately never do.
I vowed never to watch Forest in the playoffs again following the team’s quite unbelievable defeat to Blackpool this season. However I can remember vowing the exact same thing following Forest’s exit in the playoffs to both Yeovil and Sheffield United.
I think the main reason we keep coming back for more is the thought of a return to ‘the glory years’ when your respective team was on top. Unfortunately, being 23 years old, success for me has been relative and restricted to England reaching the semi finals of the Italia 90 and Euro 96 and Forest finishing 3rd in the Premier League in 1994-95.
WeVee, the innovative online mash up tool has just released clips of teams (including Forest) competing in the FA Cup from the past century as well as interesting background footage of the England team training under Sir Alf Ramsey.
Looking back at when my team was successful has been really good. However, all this nostalgia fuels hope for the forthcoming season and for the rest of the World Cup in South Africa.
As the title of a Sunderland Fanzine sums up- ‘It’s the Hope I Can’t Stand’.
To give in to the nostalgia and have a look back at your team actually winning something, visit www.wevee.co.uk.
Comments
love it! totally agree. why did Norman Hunter have to retire - bring him back! and the big wooden rattles! They made England great. and by the way, exit John Terry, Heskey, Upson, James, Wirght-Phillips, Lennon, Barry Bring in Arsenal's young lads, Wilshere and Gibbs, Everton's Jack Rodwell, Sunderland's Jordan Henserson and Darren Bent., Adam Johnson and Joe Hart; use the Euro's as a training ground for a squad to go the next World Cup. Gerrard plays behind Rooney, Lampard sits in the middle and Hargreaves hopefully mops it it all up. Simples! Oh God! I'm getting optimistic again......
derek
08th July 2010