Jealousy is not part of the equation for me because I've seen my club have a lot more success than the Magpies. For me, it's the mob of b & w supporters that feel the need to bag every other team if it is even hinted that they are better than the Pies. No one dusts off a flag from the 1920's and obnoxiously waves it in your face like a Collingwood supporter.
Most Collingwood supporters have seen the Magpies win one flag and yet they will stand in line to ridicule other teams. When the Lions beat the Magpies in each of 2 GFs, I heard many Pie supporters cry that the Lions had cheated. Even today, with Collingwood holding up the AFL ladder, Pie supporters are in denial and will bring up 1990 like it was last September!
But the main reason I don't like the Magpies is that when I was young we lived about a 1/2 mile from a gaol. I would walk past the gaol on my way to and from the shops in the center of town. One Saturday arvo I was walking with mum past the gaol and there was mad screaming and yelling from inside. I was a little scared and asked mum if it was a prison riot. She said not to worry and told me that a Collingwood match must be on the radio. She told me most prisoners were Collingwood supporters. My mum was usually right!
Most Collingwood supporters have seen the Magpies win one flag and yet they will stand in line to ridicule other teams. When the Lions beat the Magpies in each of 2 GFs, I heard many Pie supporters cry that the Lions had cheated. Even today, with Collingwood holding up the AFL ladder, Pie supporters are in denial and will bring up 1990 like it was last September!
But the main reason I don't like the Magpies is that when I was young we lived about a 1/2 mile from a gaol. I would walk past the gaol on my way to and from the shops in the center of town. One Saturday arvo I was walking with mum past the gaol and there was mad screaming and yelling from inside. I was a little scared and asked mum if it was a prison riot. She said not to worry and told me that a Collingwood match must be on the radio. She told me most prisoners were Collingwood supporters. My mum was usually right!