Should True Fans be Blind?


Not long ago (just before the 2009 Champions League final) I opened a discussion thread in one of the England-based international magazine's online forum. I asked a question Manchester United or Barcelona, which of them was the best team in Europe. I had mentioned myself as a die-hard Manchester United fan. Some of the comments I received were, "of course, Manchester United", "are you a true united fan?” "What a stupid question is that, Manchester united, for sure" ... I was incensed.

These comments are examples of the fact how mad and blind English fans are. Many of them really do not try to see any sense in anything. Manchester United lost the final to Barcelona by two comfortable goals to nil. I’m sure if I open the same thread again, I will get pretty much the same answers. Mad and Blind.

No wonders why they say English football fans are the 3rd most feared group of people in the known universe (behind the SAS and Scottish football fans).

I believe, if you want to call yourself a true fan of any club, you should learn to appreciate others as well. There is nothing wrong in admitting that your team was not good enough.
Sir Alex Ferguson after the final admitted his side was poor. He was magnanimous in defeat and showered Barcelona with praise. After all, who can be a bigger fan of United than Sir Alex Ferguson?
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