Bury FC, where I live now.
Sheffield Wednesday had a soft spot for them when I was a kid.
Sheffield Wednesday had a soft spot for them when I was a kid.
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Used to follow Lazio because of Gazza , had multiple shirts down the years but don't really watch them that much anymore.
Agree with
Legacy Lilywhite
about the smaller London clubs (don't have a problem with any of them )
Agree with
Legacy Lilywhite
about the smaller London clubs (don't have a problem with any of them )Ping the elastic on their shorts…….
Just got a West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. scarf from a mate who's been. after a google I understood they come from Chorlton-cum-hardy which makes them instantly my favorites.
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So what other clubs does everyone have a soft spot for, you can say as many or as few as you want.
A couple for myself here:
Bolton Wanderers
Of course I like most here will never forget the day that Fabrice Muamba pretty much died for a time on our own pitch, but aside from that, to me they're a suffering club right now who don't deserve it, they're had to deal with horribly managed finances, only just surviving almost going out of business in 2019, which really shows what can happen when you fall from the Premier League.
Hell, in 2008 they were going to the now Allianz Arena and grinding out a 2-2 draw against BAYERN MUNICH, not something to be sniffed at for a club their size.
Nottingham Forest
Them beating Woolwich at the weekend reminded me how much I respect them as a club, as I said at the time, any club that can say they won back to back European Cups only 3 years after being promoted to the top division is an accomplishment to be respected, no matter how long ago it was.
Even now seeing them outside of the Premier League just seems strange to me, they're a club I mentally associate with being in the top division.
A couple for myself here:
Bolton Wanderers
Of course I like most here will never forget the day that Fabrice Muamba pretty much died for a time on our own pitch, but aside from that, to me they're a suffering club right now who don't deserve it, they're had to deal with horribly managed finances, only just surviving almost going out of business in 2019, which really shows what can happen when you fall from the Premier League.
Hell, in 2008 they were going to the now Allianz Arena and grinding out a 2-2 draw against BAYERN MUNICH, not something to be sniffed at for a club their size.
Nottingham Forest
Them beating Woolwich at the weekend reminded me how much I respect them as a club, as I said at the time, any club that can say they won back to back European Cups only 3 years after being promoted to the top division is an accomplishment to be respected, no matter how long ago it was.
Even now seeing them outside of the Premier League just seems strange to me, they're a club I mentally associate with being in the top division.
Birkirkara
Cardiff - local team and about a 20 minute walk from my house. Semi soft spot at most though - I enjoy watching a bit of live football there from time to time, but that's about it really.
Lille OSC - lived there and my house was literally a 5 minute walk away from the stadium, so used to go watch their matches regularly, even when they were almost going down 4 years ago. They also robbed Woolwich 72M for Pepe so that's a plus, even if I thought at the time that that was a great transfer.
Burnley - You hate Burnley only twice, when Tottenham play them. Proper shithouses that give everyone a hard time, hope they never get relegated.
Ajax - If you're a Spurs fan you should have a soft spot for them. (Even if some twats were unbearable when we played them in 2019).
I normally would also like big clubs to return to the Premier League, but I don't have a soft spot once they're here. So as long as clubs like Leeds, Villa, Sunderland, Pompey, Forest, Derby etc. are/were down, I'd always want them to come back up to the Premier League.
Burnley - You hate Burnley only twice, when Tottenham play them. Proper shithouses that give everyone a hard time, hope they never get relegated.
Ajax - If you're a Spurs fan you should have a soft spot for them. (Even if some twats were unbearable when we played them in 2019).
I normally would also like big clubs to return to the Premier League, but I don't have a soft spot once they're here. So as long as clubs like Leeds, Villa, Sunderland, Pompey, Forest, Derby etc. are/were down, I'd always want them to come back up to the Premier League.
Celtic.
FC Cartagena (local club) and Betis (out of pity maybe!). Also Blackpool because it's one side of my family's hometown club and my Uncle played for them
New school upstarts.
When we were kids we'd play all our finals and tournaments at Park Lane.. I love the ol' dump. It was like our Wembley.
Also: I'm Park Lane spurs...... Synergy.
Bournemouth, studied down there and had a lovely time. Got a tour on Dean Court, but never got to see a match live.
Atalanta! They love goals no matter which end they go in.
Arse***
and the soft spot would be the Louisiana Swamp
and the soft spot would be the Louisiana Swamp
FC Schalke. Where i'm from, the Bundesliga was the most accessible league growing up. Before the Bayern dominance, those late 00's-early '10s Schalke teams were always great to watch.
RC Lens. I spent a couple semesters studying in France, friend I made there was a Lens fan, he brought me to 5-6 homes games. They were a 2nd division team at the time, but atmosphere there was great nonetheless.
RC Lens. I spent a couple semesters studying in France, friend I made there was a Lens fan, he brought me to 5-6 homes games. They were a 2nd division team at the time, but atmosphere there was great nonetheless.
Northampton Town lived there for 3 years in my twenties, befriended a die hard Northampton Town fan and he used to give me his Dad's season ticket when he couldn't make it.
Ended up doing a couple of away games with him too.
Always desperate for us to draw them in the cup.
Ended up doing a couple of away games with him too.
Always desperate for us to draw them in the cup.
Soft spot is different from second team IMO.
Second team you might watch every now and again e.g. a local non or lower league club, or somewhere you have a historic tie to for some reason. Hitchin Town, Bedford Town for me as local non league clubs growing up. Would watch them and support them but Spurs always take priority.
Soft spot is just a team you don't find that offensive or admire for the way they do things - ultimately you don't give a shit and no geographic or historic links needed. Teams like Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Derby, Sheffield Weds, Union Berlin for me.
Second team you might watch every now and again e.g. a local non or lower league club, or somewhere you have a historic tie to for some reason. Hitchin Town, Bedford Town for me as local non league clubs growing up. Would watch them and support them but Spurs always take priority.
Soft spot is just a team you don't find that offensive or admire for the way they do things - ultimately you don't give a shit and no geographic or historic links needed. Teams like Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Derby, Sheffield Weds, Union Berlin for me.