re: How did you become a fan of your club?

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I guess my point is that the people who are cousins with Alan Smith and who have relatives that work at Goodison, etc. could pick on your fandom the same way you do with others.

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calling a non English man a plastic doesn't hold much water

but now calling someone from England a plastic will get people going.

Chelsea and City fans from England get called plastic bc they only show up when the team is good or a whole bunch of more people started supported them after their take overs. Even now with City the hint that they are not in great form or playing a top club not as many people go.

Now with United and Liverpool fans being called plastic, it stems from basically the 50's and each club being successful and having their fan bases grow domestically and now across the world. Throw in also lots of people from the north west have left for the southern parts of the country and took their fandom with them passing it along to their kids who keep passing it on. Thats why United and Liverpool are so big in London.

Other teams fans always rag about both clubs fans catching the train from Euston to Manchester/Liverpool and its true

Arsenal fans are viewed as just nerds a lot of the time.