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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

In this sport there's basically no point to picking a side unless you were born into a family of supporters. Otherwise the only thing to decide is which rich club do you wanna support? Because there are only a handful of teams in Europe (like 12 basically) that can win anything meaningful due to the structure. The game is rigged, and yet everyone whines about PSG and Man City ruining everything with money when that's literally the only way to win. Developing talent? Meh.

I look at Southampton as the perfect example. In a North American sports model, they'd probably be the best team in England. No one has been better at developing talent in the last 15 years. And yet they are fighting relegation because they have sell everyone. So if you're a supporter of Southampton the last 15 years you've got to see elite talent and....the knowledge you'll never win anything and will be fighting relegation every now and then. Kinda sucks doesn't it?

So why do I watch? Because I enjoy the sport, and this is the highest level. And since fans are about, well, winning, you're limited to a very small niche of clubs. It's a terrible structure that kills competitiveness. Maybe if things were fairer I could choose someone and not feel like a glory hunter.

Oh. So...sports are disappointing and since you want to not be disappointed you're going to engage in sports fandom as a dispassionate neutral observer.

Makes total sense.

Have you considered taking up knitting? Macrame perhaps? Or are you just allergic to fun?