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Originally Posted by Notorious Honey Badger
^^ I know they do. The dude who lives across the street from me is from England is a die hard Wolverhampton supporter. I dont know how he musters up the energy to give a crap.
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
it's a completely different culture
fans feel much less entitled than in North America
there are teams in League 1 and the Championship that get 30,000+ for their home games
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And not just that. It is that fans of teams like Wolverhampton know they'll never win the Premiereship. To us that's a big deal and is a reason why I'll never be 100% on board with how European leagues are operated but I don't think the Wolverhampton fans really care. For them it is about rivalry games, staying in the Premiereship etc. They might even have a second team of the big four (big six now?) or maybe it is a hate of one of the big teams the way we hate Vancouver or just a love of the competition and excitement.
There's the domestic cups, battle for avoiding relegation, battle for CL spots (although these aren't contested much outside of the big teams), Europa spots etc. For NA fans not even having a chance at winning the title would be prohibitive to caring but I don't think it matters much for a lot of those teams in Europe.