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AntrimMan 
Jack Charlton 
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I love going to Non League here. Tooting and Mitcham United season ticket holder. Great little club. God, I miss it....
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I really regret that when I was in BA, it was preseason. Most teams seemed to be playing friendlies in Uruguay at the time.
Boca stadium tour was brilliant though. Fabulous stadium. The area around the ground though is dodgy as f**k though.
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To add to this, generally visitors to games there have to go through reputable groups, because these groups have the authority of the controlling groups to be there. As such, for a ticket a local will pay a fraction of the price the European or American tourist will. But the cost encompasses a bus from your hotel, a tour guide who will walk you from the bus to the stadium and into your seats, which generally were in what would equate to the “family end” and far away from the “populares” (probably spelt that wrong) where the ultras stand (generally in an upper tier). Apart from the rampant branding for Coca Cola, it is old worldy, absolutely fanatical, and it doesn’t just start and finish at kick off and the final whistle.
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oldbilly
Ray Houghton
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 12:43pm |
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Spain is a great football country, been to matches in diverse locations there and the fans really know their stuff, had great craic watching a group of older ladies at a game in almeria one evening arguing formations and tactics with a group of fans from the away side(huelva I think), nearly came to blows it got that heated and this was in a small bar nearly 2 hours before kickoff. Had a translation from an away fan I was having a beer with, he spotted my bohs top and made a beeline over to tell me he’d lived in Clondalkin for a year, mad stuff altogether.
My son was taken along to a vallecano game in Madrid by the family he was staying with and said it was a great evening too, the whole family go to games and it’s a real local pride thing apparently. LOI with a 18 000 crowd was how he described the feel. Edited by oldbilly - 12 Apr 2020 at 12:48pm |
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MC Hammered
Jack Charlton
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 12:17pm |
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In fairness to the Brits though, they are good at following lower level football. Attendances in League One and Two can be very impressive. That’s not typical elsewhere
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MC Hammered
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Buenos Aires is the best football city I’ve been to. It’s not without problems though. Away fans can’t generally attend games and violence can be serious which is obviously problematic. The Barras Bravas (ultras) have an unhealthy stake in each of the clubs. They are more like organised crime groups than the types of ultras we might recognise in Europe. Still though, there’s a real buzz around the place when a big game is on which is amazing for such a large city. The supporters are fanatics and it’s hard not to be swept up in their passion when you get near the grounds on match day. Also they have a great repertoire of songs and chants. Theres not much of a corporate feel to it. They haven’t sold out. Football is still the people’s game and many base their lives around their clubs. I can’t think of anywhere comparable to be a fan.
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Robbie Keane
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 11:52am |
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I’ve never been to Buenos Aires, but I would imagine it is difficult to beat.
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Jack Charlton
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What city is? I would like to have people's thoughts on this.
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Robbie Keane
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I used to be a regular at Orient. A nothing club with most of their fans coming from Essex. Nearly all their supporters are white in a diverse borough. Nice little ground though. Brentford is good for the four pubs, although that will end next season. Enjoyable, but it feels like no man’s land the second you come out of the station. Charlton was enjoyable the last time I was there, but that was due to the effort to get the Belgian lad out. Millwall and Palace are the best of the league clubs, there’s still an intimidating feel going to Millwall you don’t get elsewhere and Palace do try and belong to their area. Some of the non-league clubs are quite interesting too. I just wouldn’t say it is the best city in the world to watch football, but it probably depends what you want from the game.
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 10:20am |
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I liked a visit to charlton , orient, palace, Brentford, and millwall way back when murdochs filthy lucre hadn’t poisoned football, no clue what any of em are like now.
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Robbie Keane
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 9:23am |
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I haven’t lived there in a few years, thank f**k!
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Trigboy 10
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 9:18am |
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London Irish vintage club always have a good day out plenty of music and culture. i remember one year Seamus Moore playing a living legend.
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oldbilly
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020 at 9:05am |
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little or no identity as a result of you being there?
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Robbie Keane
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Most of them have no identity though. I’ve been to every league club in London and most of them have little or no atmosphere as a result. Only Millwall, of the league clubs, have really kept an identity and feel part of the community, and Palace to a lesser extent. Going to a lot of these clubs isn’t particularly interesting or enjoyable.
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londons the best city in the world to watch football lots of clubs in different divisions
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I don’t even know what that means ffs
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'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te
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Robbie Keane
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It’s his best one!
Dermot O’ f**king Leary and Stella: you are a true Renaissance man! Edited by pre Madonna - 11 Apr 2020 at 8:44pm |
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