I am a West Brom fan from Finland. Ice hockey is the biggest sport in here and the football in here is growing but still pretty poor, thats why i support west brom. I actually dont even remember how i started supporting West Brom, but i guess it came from playing fifa back when i was 9-10 years old. Hoping to one day go to The Hawthorns.
I was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, just about a quarter of a mile from the Hawthorns, so it was inevitable that I would be a Baggies fan. In my high school half of the boys were West Brom fans and the other half were Villa fans. Oh, and there was one Birmingham City fan; the rest of us thought he was a bit strange. There was very much a class split. The rough, working class boys were Baggies fans, and the more gentile middle class were villa fans. No idea why.
I support Newcastle United, my Dad is a Geordie from a small place in Northumberland called Bellingham, he joined the Army in Newcastle and supported the team all his life.I started watching games with him when everyone at school was getting into football, i was about 10 or 11 this was in 1990
I’m from Northern Ireland but support Man United cause my grandad who raised me supported them. He supported Man U since he was a teenager since he was the same age and from the same place as George Best, arguably Man United’s greatest ever player. A lot of young lads from Northern Ireland were inspired to support that team in the 1960s as Best was a young, good looking lad who was voted the best player in the world the year Man United won their first ever European Cup.
Re Scottish football, growing up the only time they showed the league was usually when smtg unsavoury occurred e.g. Hampden Park. We were told that if you were Catholic you followed Celtic and Protestants followed Rangers. That was what i held to till 2002 when living in Newcastle, my gf and I went on a drive all around Scotland. I visited a whole range of clubs, inc, Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen, both Dundees, Falkirk, Kilmarnock, Raith, Queen of the South and the 2 Glasgow clubs. But my favourite ground was actually Inverness-Cali-thistle, Just a surreal experience to be watching a game in such a beautiful part of the world.
Living and growing up in the city of Reutlingen which is about half an hour away from Stuttgart, I basically grew up with supporting Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. My father would have basically never let anything else happen, as he thinks regional patriotism is the most important thing in football (I do as well).
I'm a Liverpool supporter since 2010 and my first Liverpool game I watch was Liverpool vs WBA 😅 Remember that Torres volley goal very well. Don't like WBA too much because they are such a bogey team to Liverpool, but I'd love them to do well (except against Liverpool of course). Good luck for the promotion!
Albion season ticket holder here, it is great to have you on board, although you didn't half pick a bad time to join the rollercoaster that is being a West Brom fan, it is a hard watch right now! Might be a while, but we will be back...hopefully! I don't know how much you know about the history of the club, but I recommend you look up history to fully understand the culture of the club through books, dvds etc. Keep up the good work!
I too am an American fan of Westbrom. My mom's original last name was Pillsbury. My family tree traces back to the Pillsbury family originating from Warwickshire England area. I started as a Westbrom fan by looking for Premier and Championship teams from that area. I randomly picked Westbrom and once I become a fan, that is the team I stick with. It's a loyalty thing.
I'm an American Burnley fan, a fact that unsurprisingly bewilders people. I knew I wanted to pick a team in the Premier League (at that time), and I knew I wasn't going to pick any of the big teams like Man City or Chelsea. I had 3 criteria for the team I was going to pick. 1) Underdogs 2) Small market 3) Family connection. Growing up in Tampa, a small market, and rooting for teams that had been underdogs for a good portion of their existences, I knew I wanted a team that would match that. Burnley already checked off two of those boxes as they were consistently underdogs during their stay in the Premier League and the town they play in is obviously a small market. When I found out a good number of my ancestors were based in Lancashire, which is the area that the town of Burnley is based in, that sealed it for me. But beyond those reasons, the most personal reason I root for Burnley (and this reason didn't even develop until later) is because of my dad. He passed away a couple years ago and while he did not like the sport, there is a sweet connection between him and the club. Burnley last won the English championship in 1960. That was the year my dad was born, so that gives me a sweet reminder of him.
My family is from Franconia in southern Germany and most of my relatives who are football fans support 1.FC Nuremberg, the biggest club in the region and also vice record champion of Germany (providing you do not count GDR championships) but for almost 60 years now they were always struggling, winning just one cup and not a single championship. Anyways, by birth I was supposed to become a supporter of them but, after watching the Euros over the summer, my father presented a table to hang on your wall to my five year old self and asked for my favorite team. I of course did not have one and so picked at random and landed on Werder Bremen. He probably did not expect a five year old to stick to his word and just wanted to spark my interest for the league and forge me into a Nuremberg fan later but that would not happen, Werder Bremen is my team.
I found your channel very recently due to your collaboration with Mr Beat, and would never have expected you to be a football fan. I myself am a Wolves fan, so you can imagine my dilemma - I was delighted that a cool CZcamsr I recently found shares my love for football, but horrified that out of all teams, he supports my team’s arch rivals. But that initial mixture of delight and horror gave way to an overall feeling of happiness as the video went on. Your knowledge an passion for the sport is self evident, and I love your choice to support a team based on your family heritage. Wolves and West Brom are both historic teams, with lots of heritage between them, and both are founding members of the league. No sporting rivalry, no matter how bitter, will ever stop me from appreciating football history. If anything, the near 150 years of rivalry is something to admire, and shows just how important football is to the identity of both towns.
I’m a West Brom supporter from Spain (and a levante fan) I’d love to go too at the hawthorns in order to see a baggies feature. Great video mate
I am a West Brom fan from Finland. Ice hockey is the biggest sport in here and the football in here is growing but still pretty poor, thats why i support west brom. I actually dont even remember how i started supporting West Brom, but i guess it came from playing fifa back when i was 9-10 years old. Hoping to one day go to The Hawthorns.
I was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, just about a quarter of a mile from the Hawthorns, so it was inevitable that I would be a Baggies fan. In my high school half of the boys were West Brom fans and the other half were Villa fans. Oh, and there was one Birmingham City fan; the rest of us thought he was a bit strange. There was very much a class split. The rough, working class boys were Baggies fans, and the more gentile middle class were villa fans. No idea why.
I am a Port Vale fan, Port Vale is the only English Football league club not named after a geographical place.
2005 Champions League Final
I support Newcastle United, my Dad is a Geordie from a small place in Northumberland called Bellingham, he joined the Army in Newcastle and supported the team all his life.I started watching games with him when everyone at school was getting into football, i was about 10 or 11 this was in 1990
Hello Chris,
I’m from Northern Ireland but support Man United cause my grandad who raised me supported them. He supported Man U since he was a teenager since he was the same age and from the same place as George Best, arguably Man United’s greatest ever player. A lot of young lads from Northern Ireland were inspired to support that team in the 1960s as Best was a young, good looking lad who was voted the best player in the world the year Man United won their first ever European Cup.
Great presentation! And one of our greatest players for WBA is from Glasgow Rangers in the '70's- Willie Johnstone on the wing!
I left my comments on your other site about being an Albion fan for 70 years.
Re Scottish football, growing up the only time they showed the league was usually when smtg unsavoury occurred e.g. Hampden Park. We were told that if you were Catholic you followed Celtic and Protestants followed Rangers. That was what i held to till 2002 when living in Newcastle, my gf and I went on a drive all around Scotland. I visited a whole range of clubs, inc, Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen, both Dundees, Falkirk, Kilmarnock, Raith, Queen of the South and the 2 Glasgow clubs. But my favourite ground was actually Inverness-Cali-thistle, Just a surreal experience to be watching a game in such a beautiful part of the world.
Living and growing up in the city of Reutlingen which is about half an hour away from Stuttgart, I basically grew up with supporting Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. My father would have basically never let anything else happen, as he thinks regional patriotism is the most important thing in football (I do as well).
I'm a Liverpool supporter since 2010 and my first Liverpool game I watch was Liverpool vs WBA 😅 Remember that Torres volley goal very well. Don't like WBA too much because they are such a bogey team to Liverpool, but I'd love them to do well (except against Liverpool of course). Good luck for the promotion!
Albion season ticket holder here, it is great to have you on board, although you didn't half pick a bad time to join the rollercoaster that is being a West Brom fan, it is a hard watch right now! Might be a while, but we will be back...hopefully! I don't know how much you know about the history of the club, but I recommend you look up history to fully understand the culture of the club through books, dvds etc. Keep up the good work!
I too am an American fan of Westbrom. My mom's original last name was Pillsbury. My family tree traces back to the Pillsbury family originating from Warwickshire England area. I started as a Westbrom fan by looking for Premier and Championship teams from that area. I randomly picked Westbrom and once I become a fan, that is the team I stick with. It's a loyalty thing.
I'm an American Burnley fan, a fact that unsurprisingly bewilders people. I knew I wanted to pick a team in the Premier League (at that time), and I knew I wasn't going to pick any of the big teams like Man City or Chelsea. I had 3 criteria for the team I was going to pick. 1) Underdogs 2) Small market 3) Family connection. Growing up in Tampa, a small market, and rooting for teams that had been underdogs for a good portion of their existences, I knew I wanted a team that would match that. Burnley already checked off two of those boxes as they were consistently underdogs during their stay in the Premier League and the town they play in is obviously a small market. When I found out a good number of my ancestors were based in Lancashire, which is the area that the town of Burnley is based in, that sealed it for me. But beyond those reasons, the most personal reason I root for Burnley (and this reason didn't even develop until later) is because of my dad. He passed away a couple years ago and while he did not like the sport, there is a sweet connection between him and the club. Burnley last won the English championship in 1960. That was the year my dad was born, so that gives me a sweet reminder of him.
My family is from Franconia in southern Germany and most of my relatives who are football fans support 1.FC Nuremberg, the biggest club in the region and also vice record champion of Germany (providing you do not count GDR championships) but for almost 60 years now they were always struggling, winning just one cup and not a single championship. Anyways, by birth I was supposed to become a supporter of them but, after watching the Euros over the summer, my father presented a table to hang on your wall to my five year old self and asked for my favorite team. I of course did not have one and so picked at random and landed on Werder Bremen. He probably did not expect a five year old to stick to his word and just wanted to spark my interest for the league and forge me into a Nuremberg fan later but that would not happen, Werder Bremen is my team.
Welcome fellow BAGGIE! Love that you support us for the right reasons..
I found your channel very recently due to your collaboration with Mr Beat, and would never have expected you to be a football fan. I myself am a Wolves fan, so you can imagine my dilemma - I was delighted that a cool CZcamsr I recently found shares my love for football, but horrified that out of all teams, he supports my team’s arch rivals. But that initial mixture of delight and horror gave way to an overall feeling of happiness as the video went on. Your knowledge an passion for the sport is self evident, and I love your choice to support a team based on your family heritage. Wolves and West Brom are both historic teams, with lots of heritage between them, and both are founding members of the league. No sporting rivalry, no matter how bitter, will ever stop me from appreciating football history. If anything, the near 150 years of rivalry is something to admire, and shows just how important football is to the identity of both towns.