[Football] Teams you like to see do well

[The Grockle]

After reading the thread about Wednesday and Reading's struggle it got me thinking about teams I am rooting for at the moment across the lower leagues.

Ipswich town.
Good support, a rich history but haven't graced the top flight for over 20 years. I remember their first season back in the early naughties where they incredibly reached Europe only to flop and go back down and not been back since. Happy to see they are in a great position to go up this season.

Preston.
In my mind they've always been a big club but not been in the top flight for over 60 years, I would to see them come up.

Bradford City.
A big conurbation who's fans turn up in numbers but seems like they are constantly rewarded with mediocrity on the pitch. Would love for them to climb the leagues.

Anyone have any teams they are rooting for this season?

 

[doogie004]

Plymouth

 

[PeterT]

Crystal Palace
Plucky underdogs from a deprived part of the country, decaying stadium and never won anything. It would be nice to see them fulfill that ‘team of the 80s‘ tag one day ……

 

[BN9 BHA]

Ipswich Town…..bollox to them

 

[Insel affe]

Plymouth
Charlton

 

[PeterT]

Ipswich Town…..bollox to them

Now that’s a stadium that hasn’t aged well, having been to it a couple of times in the last few years!

 

[The Grockle]

Plymouth

Good shout, I think it's the biggest town in England to never play top flight football.

 

[Mustafa II]

Agree with Ipswich & Preston - would like to see these two historic clubs return to the Premier League.

Always would love to see AFC Wimbledon make it back to the top division... but it's not looking too likely at the moment.

Aside from that, been following Worthing last few seasons... Hinsh is doing a great job. Through to the first round of FA Cup for the first time in decades, and looking good for another possible promotion.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Cambridge United. I lived in Cambridge when I was young, and used to go and watch them.

Plymouth, Charlton and Wrexham for Fans United reasons.

Coventry - family connections.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

In no particular order — Shrewsbury, Huddersfield, AFC Wimbledon, Plymouth, Barnsley, and a few more that I’ll not mention. I’ve lived in a lot of different places, including overseas, and have always watched the local teams. I keep tabs on all of them.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Good shout, I think it's the biggest town in England to never play top flight football.

Wakefield is bigger, and they've never had a club in the Football League!

 

[Insel affe]

In no particular order — Shrewsbury, Huddersfield, AFC Wimbledon, Plymouth, Barnsley, and a few more that I’ll not mention. I’ve lived in a lot of different places, including overseas, and have always watched the local teams. I keep tabs on all of them.

Ah overseas teams, I did not they counted.

Detroit City
St Pauli
Frankfurt
Melbourne Victory
USG
Caen FC

 

[Dirty Dave]

Worthing. Does that count?

 

[ozzygull]

Wycombe Wanderers.

Lived in Wycombe for a few years and my daughter was born there.

They also allowed us to have our "sit it" when we were protesting for Falmer

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Ah overseas teams, I did not they counted.

Detroit City
St Pauli
Frankfurt
Melbourne Victory
USG
Caen FC

If we're going international...

Lille
Toulouse
Bologna
St Pauli
Vitoria de Guimaraes

 

[A1X]

Coventry, was at Uni there but also last few years they seem to have gone through similar problems to what we've suffered over the years

This will also be a controversial one, but due to family connections I like to see Portsmouth do well

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Coventry, was at Uni there but also last few years they seem to have gone through similar problems to what we've suffered over the years

This will also be a controversial one, but due to family connections I like to see Portsmouth do well

Not controversial. We all have family connections (several Spurs and Celtic fans in my family, including STH). When much younger, I visited Sheffield regularly for nearly 2 years and my then-girlfriend was a Wednesday fan. Saw them dozens of times but thought it best not to include them on my list. The fact is, as I’ve got older, I find myself really strongly disliking fewer and fewer clubs. Chelsea will always be an exception, and recently, Newcastle. All the others, I can live with.

 

[Weststander]

Wrexham
Plymouth
Charlton & Millwall - they hate the scummers
Portsmouth
Hull
Crawley
Burton Albion
Accrington
Aldershot

Dortmund

Some of the above suffered under cash or asset stripping vermin.

 

[Brok]

Crewe, because my mate Joe (RIP) used to go to every game, home and away, every season.
Nantwich Town, because they are only 500 yards down the road, and a good afternoon out.

 

[Perkino]

I'm such a fan of Hollywood...Salford & Wrexham

USG are genuinely my second team.

Beyond that my interest is in our loan players and seeing them succeed