What makes a True Supporter

[Cap]

after looking on the main board i thought i would see what you guys thought

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Someone who supports the club through the good times and the bad.

 

[tribey]

As the "thick and thin" bit is rather cliche, knowing a bit about the club and its history would be a priority.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

As the "thick and thin" bit is rather cliche, knowing a bit about the club and its history would be a priority.

Would be a bonus to know the players too - "go number 32 - can he play?"

 

[-VC-]

Buying merchandise?!?!?! What a shallow, materialistic view. I bet CAPITALIST voted for that one!
Signed, Communist.

 

[Crowked]

Being a paid up member and going to the games is a must IMO. Knowing the players and history is inevitable if you do the first 2, well for me anyway. Abusing opposition supporters and things like that are optional extras or bonuses.

 

[No 1 Draft Pick]

Someone who supports the club through the good times and the bad.

Yep thats it

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Being a paid up member and going to the games is a must IMO. Knowing the players and history is inevitable if you do the first 2, well for me anyway. Abusing opposition supporters and things like that are optional extras or bonuses.

I dont think going to alot of the games makes a supporter better than anyone else.

I dont get to many games a year because of work and sporting commitments, doesnt make me any less of a supporter.

 

[Jars458]

I dont think going to alot of the games makes a supporter better than anyone else.

I dont get to many games a year because of work and sporting commitments, doesnt make me any less of a supporter.

It sort of does as you can't cheer them on. You shouldn't be blamed for it but should be realistic to accept that those who go the games have a bit of a claim to superiority for want of a better word.

Those that go inter-state week in and week out in my view are better supporters than me as I only go to home games and the very occasional away game

 

[-VC-]

I dont think going to alot of the games makes a supporter better than anyone else.

I dont get to many games a year because of work and sporting commitments, doesnt make me any less of a supporter.

True. I voted for that one, but ultimately it needed to be slightly reworded for me. Attending as many games as you possibly can. Particularly relevant for someone who lives interstate, attends uni and has little income. I go to every game in Melbourne, Geelong when I can. Next year I might be able to go to Adelaide for some home games with more of an income now.

 

[DaveW]

Cross
Cross
Tick (except for the slagging part)
Cross (I watch other games too)
Tick
Tick
Cross
Tick

Did I pass?

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

It sort of does as you can't cheer them on. You shouldn't be blamed for it but should be realistic to accept that those who go the games have a bit of a claim to superiority for want of a better word.

Those that go inter-state week in and week out in my view are better supporters than me as I only go to home games and the very occasional away game

I have disagree there. I would love to go to more games but its not possible.

Are supporters who have season tickets but dont use them as much as they should better than supporters who are unable to get season tickets?
I think it comes down to the passion people have, not what they can or cannot afford.
You can tell in the way people talk and debate with other people about their team, not if they are wearing an AFC shirt.

 

[No 1 Draft Pick]

It sort of does as you can't cheer them on. You shouldn't be blamed for it but should be realistic to accept that those who go the games have a bit of a claim to superiority for want of a better word.

Those that go inter-state week in and week out in my view are better supporters than me as I only go to home games and the very occasional away game

Disagree mate. Living in another state its not possible to see the Crows more than a couple of times a year (unless you are absolutely loaded, single and singularly obsessive about them)

I think of myself as a true supporter even if it means I cant see them live much. Living overseas the first thing I would do in the morning was login to afc.com.au. They are a big priority in my life - its just logistics conspire against me seeing them live often

 

[noddy]

It sort of does as you can't cheer them on. You shouldn't be blamed for it but should be realistic to accept that those who go the games have a bit of a claim to superiority for want of a better word.

Those that go inter-state week in and week out in my view are better supporters than me as I only go to home games and the very occasional away game

Well in that case i guess i would be at the bottom of the heap as in a year i would only go to a couple of home games & 1 away game in Melbourne.

But does it really mean that i am not a true supporter of the AFC in the highest order ?? i certainly hope not.

 

[No 1 Draft Pick]

It sort of does as you can't cheer them on. You shouldn't be blamed for it but should be realistic to accept that those who go the games have a bit of a claim to superiority for want of a better word.

Those that go inter-state week in and week out in my view are better supporters than me as I only go to home games and the very occasional away game

And another point here - being a season ticket holder from 91-95 and only missing two games I must point out I saw some of the same faces at the games each week who didnt really barrack or actively support the team. They would go along as a 'social outing' without having the passion of a TRUE supporter. I dont believe such people, even if frequenting games more often than me, should be deemed true supporters at my expense

 

[Cap]

see i was going to put being humble in success and defeat but i ran out of time,

I think embracing new supporters and backing the players/board would be up there - but we can't get ture supporter mixed with blind faith or ranting troll with no idea

 

[-VC-]

I think it comes down to the passion people have, not what they can or cannot afford.

Time and money are valuable commodities. I agree with you completely. It's just not possible for some, as much as they would like it to be.
I always put the Crows ahead of anything else I have planned on the weekend (unless it's something out of the ordinary...but I would never schedule my own wedding on the day of a Crows game) but I still can't make it to half of the games.

 

[Jars458]

Disagree mate. Living in another state its not possible to see the Crows more than a couple of times a year (unless you are absolutely loaded, single and singularly obsessive about them)

I think of myself as a true supporter even if it means I cant see them live much. Living overseas the first thing I would do in the morning was login to afc.com.au. They are a big priority in my life - its just logistics conspire against me seeing them live often

I don't disagree. I wouldn't say people who don't go to games for good reason are not true supportes but merely that those that do go to games have more opportunity to support the team in a meaningful way.

 

[dA Crow]

In my view... someone who supports the "club" , if you are able to go and cheer on the team all well and good, just dont leave early when it goes pear shaped (We aint the power) , if you are unable to go for whatever reason but still consider that you are a supporter that is good enough for me. Many poeple just find the cost of membership to be starting to spiral compared to alot of other entertainment.

A supporter is someone who doesnt (a) jump of the bandwagon at the first sign of hard times, then jump back on when all looks rosey again, (b) someone who sits in the crowd and moans and complains when players make mistakes (I mean that people that do it for 100 mins), (c) someone who can genuinely enjoy watching their club play.

 

[- PC -]

True Supporter? Going to every game? Hard here in Perth.
Buying merchandise? $95 for a club jumper???


My nana lived in a small town who struggled year after year in the MSEFL but every friday night she made toffee apples and every saturday she was in the canteen for home games. She knitted rugs and scarves and beanies and donated a trophy every year. And as she got older and could do less and less, she was still in her car yelling honking abusing the umpires and opposition supporters. And always praising the boys no matter if they lost by 20 goals or 20 points.

1993 her year came..her husband who was the club trainer had been long gone and her own health was failing, sitting in the car as the finals drew near and maybe just maybe this was their year..making the GF was more than she could hope for and winning it was a dream, not only for her but for all associated with the town.

And as a mark of respect as the boys jogged around the oval knowing where her car was they ran up the incline leaning over the fence and raised the trophy and a mighty cheer as she sat there smiling.

She died 4 years later not really remembering the day anymore but everytime I mentioned it to her her words were always the same''grandad would have been so proud''

That IMO is a true supporter..as DT said its a cliche but the bad times are forgotten in the good times.

 

[Crowked]

I dont think going to alot of the games makes a supporter better than anyone else.

I dont get to many games a year because of work and sporting commitments, doesnt make me any less of a supporter.

Dont be offended, its what makes me feel like a true supporter, if i didnt go to every game it would bother me. Having read my post back, perhaps it sounded as though I was bagging those who dont go every week but not so.
I know others have reasons they cant go, and I have no problemo with that. The most important thing is you are a Crows fan.


Jeeez, just read through the posts, looks like I started a bit of a $hit fight. Sorry, next time I will do what my missus says, "just shut the fk up, when someone wants your opinion, they will kick it out of you".
Incidently she rarely kicks me.

 

[Stiffy_18]

I have voted for going to all the games but I do agree with BRaG in that you have got to stick with the club throught thick and thin.

Dyteribe also makes a valid point in saying you need to know a bit about the history of the club.

There is no single thing that makes a true supporter. I go to every home game, rain, hail or shine. I am a gold member, buy merchandise, go to occasional interstate games etc...

I do consider myself to be a true supporter but as Jars said someone who goes to interstate games more than me is probably more of a supporter than me.

Obviously some people can't get to games for a number of reasons but that doesn't really make them any less of a supporter than someone who does.

I don't think you can say someone is a true supporter because they do one of those things

 

[Mad Dog]

I voted for a few options..............and one of them was slagging opposition supporters 'cos I've had cause to converse with knobhead today.....

I think it does come down to the old "thick and thin" concept.

I was there during 1995 and 96...down at Footy Park in the ********ing rain on a Saturday night when the opposition goes 10 goals up half way thru the third quarter just as it starts hailing...... ............did I flinch????.....did I go home????....No to both......I stood my ground and supported the team.
And thats why I enjoyed the successes.......and to a degree frowned upon my new-found "fellow Crows supporters" .

where were they in 1996??????????

 

[johnnypanther]

standing in the outer watching south adelaide since 1960

= a true supporter aka masochist

 

[maccas_no1]

I consider myself to be a very passionate supporter of the AFC and I well expect other's to be also, but in saying that some people can goto alot of games and other's cant but it doesnt make them any less of a supporter than the next person. When I goto the footy I go for one reason to support, and I support to the very end weather it is obvious we are going to lose it dont matter, I also think it is important to support to the very end as I attend alot of 'away' games ( in melbourne) where the AFC need more support. I think being a member is important also.