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Does your wife/girlfriend support a rival club?
- Thread starter spongy
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Phoenix Arrow
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My dad's a lifelong Southampton fan. He took me to games when I was a kid, bought me the kits and we even had season tickets. I didn't like Southampton, I liked spending time with my old man so I let him think I supported them, but after they moved from The Dell, the attitude around the club changed and eventually I told him I didn't want to go to games anymore. I think he knew I was a Brighton fan, my mum did, she's from Brighton and she bought me the kits and that which I wore all the time. Only wore the Southampton kit to games and I stopped doing that towards the end.
It felt kind of like coming out with him, only worse tbh. My parents aren't homophobes, finding out I was bisexual wasn't a big deal for them so long as I was happy, but I don't know. When I was younger, the only way I knew how to talk to my dad was through football but I now I know I can talk to him about anything really.
Noone I've ever dated has been interested in football though, as far as I know.
It felt kind of like coming out with him, only worse tbh. My parents aren't homophobes, finding out I was bisexual wasn't a big deal for them so long as I was happy, but I don't know. When I was younger, the only way I knew how to talk to my dad was through football but I now I know I can talk to him about anything really.
Noone I've ever dated has been interested in football though, as far as I know.
wakeytom
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That sounds like a euphemism!
wakeytom
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Luckily for me the missus hates anything to do with football, and has always said there is no chance she would ever go to a game! Get in there
Lady Gull
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Gordon the Gopher
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Wife and in laws all Pompey die hards. Has been rough going listening to their premiership and FA cup adventures so the last couple of years have been immensely satisfying. Dislike them far more than Palace or anyone else, wouldn't want to see them go out of business but a couple of seasons in the basement with 4000 crowds would be bliss!
Barrel of Fun
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is it just me or is she a bit fishy?
We don't actually talk about football (much), as she has a UEFA license to coach and knows far more about the game than little old me!
Cian
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Villa family. Think I'm nearly there in the conversion routine though.
RickofBHAFC
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- Jul 27, 2004
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My wife is Chelsea - a family thing with them coming from London and they have all followed Chelsea, having said that she has only ever been to one Chelsea game which I took her to (it wasn't against Brighton) but she does watch them avidly on the tv. She has been to quite a few Brighton games over the years and they are her 2nd team. It's great having a wife into football though - I have been and followed England abroad in European Championships and World Cup (on my own but she understood). Also can watch all the games on tv when World Cup and Euros on without any complaint (including all the non-England games). Luv it!!! 
jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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my friend is palace and his mum is from brighton and is bhafc
Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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Well, actually.... 
No.
There's always that 1% chance, though. I dated a Chelsea "fan" once. Silly girl.
No.
There's always that 1% chance, though. I dated a Chelsea "fan" once. Silly girl.
Lady Gull
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i don't think she can make it for millwall on valentines night tho...
LOL - Hey that's a shame
LOL - Hey that's a shame
washing her hair apparantly, just sounds like a rubbish excuse to me to be honest
grummitts gloves
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Took the wife to millwall away, 2nd leg of play off semi final. Think it was the dog meat burger and setting fire to a policeman's helmet that put her off. Where as the lad had been brainwashed to be Albion since the day he was born and bloody loves it now we have the Amex and a few good players.
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Seagull on the wing
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glory hunter...glory hunter!!mine does, and it happens to be newcastle
She's brighton born and bred and had no interest in football until she moved to newcastle a few years ago and went to her first footie match up there and got the football bug.:d
now she's back here she still supports the toon as that is her team and i respect that but since the cup draw she has been giving me some banter that i don't know quite how to deal with
And she has managed to secure herself some tickets for her and her brother in the away end for next weekend and the abuse and non-stop banter is beginning to get to me. I have now told her that i'm not putting up with her potty mouth drivel and we are now enemies until the 28th ( atm this is friendly banter but will get obviously get worse over the coming week)
I have a mate who's arsenal and his missus is spurs which always gets entertaining), they've now just learned not to talk about it for fear of serious arguments.....
Our supporting other clubs has never been a problem til now
anyone else suffer the same problem
