Is it really impossible to change favorite football club?

[Nheer]

This is not possible at all,changing your favourite team to another team,it's like falling in love with two different Women,but this one is quite different,I wonder how many can be so faithful to a particular club without switching to another when their team lose.So many times I have tried changing my team to another club who is doing well,but I find out that it so impossible to do that.I am a Liverpool fan,and I will remain a Red till death do us path.This is a club I loved from childhood,and till date,I'm still in love with my club.

Football is something that has to do with feelings, so in my opinion, it is possible. I have supported Manchester City since I was a young child. Players like Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero, and Tevez really makes me developed strong feelings for the team that year. So in 2012, I don't know how it happened, I see that I've started to have feelings for Chelsea because of Ballack and Frank Lampard's playing styles. That was the reason for changing from Manchester City to Chelsea.

my friends that I watched ball together with at the time, they told me that I wasn't a good football fan because a good football fan had to be patient and only support one team. But I didn't mind them because I knew that I supported the team that made me feel comfortable because everything in this life is based on your level of comfort.

Lionel Messi is another perfect example to me, it still seems like a dream that he left Barcelona. so if Messi will be in Barcelona right from his childhood and still leave, in my opinion it is possible one should change from his favorite team to another, what matters is comfort.

[armanda90]

Absolutely right, its really impossible to change your favorite football club because has many friend keep defend their favorite football team Manchester United although never won Premier League trophies since season 2012/13. Almost ten years without domestic league trophies and many manager have sacked by my friend keep loyal become Manchester United fans  .
Have exceptional with fans favorite the players only and they will easily change their favorite team every season, such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fans they have many favorite team and will change every season if their favorite players moving to the other club.

[pawel7777]

Lionel Messi is another perfect example to me, it still seems like a dream that he left Barcelona. so if Messi will be in Barcelona right from his childhood and still leave, in my opinion it is possible one should change from his favorite team to another, what matters is comfort.

The loyalty to the club only made sense when clubs were tied to their local communities. Teams consisted of local players, managed by local men, coached by local coaches, and supported by local people. Supporting a team from a town/city you didn't live in was a foreign concept.
Fast forward to the current times and it's all about money, football clubs became more like brands of beers etc. You pick one that's enjoyable at the moment.

[alltalk]

So, I began to think within myself if actually this is true for everyone else, and if there is some kind of mystery behind football clubs and team fanship.

No, it doesn't apply to all people.
Some people may choose the favorite football because they are fans of certain players. When they players move to a new team, the fans may change their favorite team as well (following the players). For example the fans of Ronaldo and Messi, they may change their favorite teams now because Ronaldo and Messi moved to new leagues. Although they are the fans of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the past, they may be the fans of Al Nassr and Inter Miami nowadays. 

[ajiz138]

I remember when my team was in a bad situation, I criticized, but it was all for the good of the team I supported too. Even when my favorite team was doing well, I would occasionally criticize them, even though my voice might not be heard, but it was my concern.

No matter how bad the team looks, I will remain loyal, that's what loyalty is all about. For supporters, we may have heard these words a lot, "don't just be there when they are doing well, but we must still support when they are doing badly". That's what a true supporter is.

It is normal to criticize a team you support and criticisms doesn`t mean you changed or developed hatred for your favourite football club. Generally, constructive criticisms is geared towards improvement and when we criticize our favourite team it is because we wish them to do better. That is passion. When your favourite team is winning it brings joy in the mind of fans and vice versa.

That's the point, the criticism we deliver is constructive criticism, not criticism to bring down. I even question someone who says they are a true supporter but they never criticize the team they support. Is that a true supporter or what?

Maybe we have different views on this, but again. When we love something, we will always be there in any situation, be it good or bad. And when we love something, we will definitely criticize it for something better.

[MUGNIA]

loving a football team is like loving our partner, we will be loyal even if they are experiencing protracted defeats and that love will disappear if our favorite team disbands or doesn't compete anymore,

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[armanda90]

loving a football team is like loving our partner, we will be loyal even if they are experiencing protracted defeats and that love will disappear if our favorite team disbands or doesn't compete anymore,

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Loving football team will make us loyal and keep favorite our club forever, difference when some one loving or favorite with the players and every season have change their club favorite depend with their idol playing.
Not problem with our favorite team have poor performance or not and keep loyal although not winning any trophy yet for longer time, not easy become football club fans when our favorite club has bad performance and become meme every day for us exactly after bad result match on every week.

[pawel7777]

For example the fans of Ronaldo and Messi, they may change their favorite teams now because Ronaldo and Messi moved to new leagues. Although they are the fans of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the past, they may be the fans of Al Nassr and Inter Miami nowadays. 

That's true and that's one of the reasons behind football superstars being traded for ridiculously high amounts of money and getting paid fortunes. It's not purely because of their skills, but also due to their "star factor" that will bring in a lot of new fans (not necessarily loyal) and, in turn, will generate a lot of additional revenue.

[vegasus]

Can it?
I do not think so. Or maybe even if there is a percentage below 5%.

I'm not sure that when someone has become a fanatical fan of a club, they will choose to move to another club. This was like a betrayal of what he loved so far. I think this is very difficult to find.

[pawel7777]

Can it?
I do not think so. Or maybe even if there is a percentage below 5%.

I'm not sure that when someone has become a fanatical fan of a club, they will choose to move to another club. This was like a betrayal of what he loved so far. I think this is very difficult to find.

I think it's way more common than you think. It's best evidenced by dropping support/ticket sales when teams have dips in performance or get relegated etc. Many of the fans simply lose interest and move to something else. Sometimes they would start supporting other teams in addition to their old favourite club, and sometimes they would shift their attention to a completely different sport.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Sometimes I have started to think that things are very different when it comes to football, but as I said before, I don't see myself changing from Madrid to Barcelona, it's something I don't see well, and I wouldn't feel good, that's why I think I I wouldn't do it, I don't know if the peroans with other sports are so difficult for them but I'm very emphatic about that , for me things are like that, I've always thought like that, when I'm not oing to Post or something , it's like He won't let me go for the other team, even if I'm sure I'm going to lose, it doesn't matter to me , even if I'm Betting , it's like I combine sentimentality and that's actually not good , but I wouldn't be able to change teams, I would feel very badly.

I can't even go against my teams when playing, in each League I have my Favorite team and I am faithful to my Teams at all times , Even if they lose , they come last, because things are more focused in every sense than how faithful one is It could be everything.

[Agbe]

I was browsing through Twitter and I saw a shot someone posted where Eric Cantona (a former professional footballer) was quoted saying that people can change wives, change religion and even politics, but can not change their favorite football team.

And the comment section of the tweet, many people agree with him, and I personally thought to disagree, but I quickly remembered that I've been an Arsenal fan for many years now right from when I was a teenager and up to this moment, and even then Arsenal was one the worst football club, I never stopped seeing myself as their fan, and neither have I ever supported another club to beat Arsenal even when I'm certain that Arsenal chances of wining is as good as zero.

So, I began to think within myself if actually this is true for everyone else, and if there is some kind of mystery behind football clubs and team fanship.

What do you think about this?

To me changing religion and all other things mentioned there is even harder than changing your favourite football team but this might be difficult for some people because of the passion that they put into it. My colleague used to love Manchester United but overtime his love and passion for the team started fading due to how poorly they were beginning to perform, he would go out to football viewing centres and wouldn't want to be identified as a Manchester United fan after a while he decided to switch to man city and I must say that he is very proud of his new club. But the question here is people like my colleague that run switch their favourite football team is there really an assurance that they wouldn't switch to another team again when the team doesn't perform well. I think as someone who's passionate about football you should stick to your favourite football team no matter what

[Emmanuel1]

I was browsing through Twitter and I saw a shot someone posted where Eric Cantona (a former professional footballer) was quoted saying that people can change wives, change religion and even politics, but can not change their favorite football team.

And the comment section of the tweet, many people agree with him, and I personally thought to disagree, but I quickly remembered that I've been an Arsenal fan for many years now right from when I was a teenager and up to this moment, and even then Arsenal was one the worst football club, I never stopped seeing myself as their fan, and neither have I ever supported another club to beat Arsenal even when I'm certain that Arsenal chances of wining is as good as zero.

So, I began to think within myself if actually this is true for everyone else, and if there is some kind of mystery behind football clubs and team fanship.

What do you think about this?

I think I have a different view, people who are die-hearted fans are people who cannot change their club despite their performance in a particular season, but I have seen several fans of a particular club who have changed their club because of their performance I believe,those fans who changes their club based on performance they are not die hearted fans of that particular club. So I think is vis-à-vis base on my own opinion there are people who will change the club based on there performance and their others who cannot change their club despite the performance of the club.

[robelneo]

I was browsing through Twitter and I saw a shot someone posted where Eric Cantona (a former professional footballer) was quoted saying that people can change wives, change religion and even politics, but can not change their favorite football team.
What do you think about this?

Maybe it applies to football, and he is just stating the fact based on his experience, but its different on other sports, Here in our country, where basketball is the national past time, a fan can change his favorite team because of the player he idolizes when he transfers to another team, and there are people who never say die with their team, and they stick to it through thick and thin because of the memory.
And some sport teams are regional based and fans stick to it because of thye love of their roots.

[Rruchi man]

And the comment section of the tweet, many people agree with him, and I personally thought to disagree, but I quickly remembered that I've been an Arsenal fan for many years now right from when I was a teenager and up to this moment, and even then Arsenal was one the worst football club, I never stopped seeing myself as their fan, and neither have I ever supported another club to beat Arsenal even when I'm certain that Arsenal chances of wining is as good as zero.

I was a supporter of Liverpool but later switched to Arsenal, not because I grew to hate Liverpool but because I grew to love Arsenal more. Arsenal has not won a trophy like the Premier League or the Champions League since I joined them, but I did not care because I love the team so much and everything about the team, and I'm willing to stick with them when they become champions either of Europe or England. So no! it is not impossible for someone to change their favorite football team; I just know that the reason for no longer supporting your team should not be that they are losing too many games.