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I am from Europe and this looks almost surreal for me. It is unheard of here that team simply packs players and go to other city. Sport culture and sport busine
by stplsd 11y ago
I am from Europe and this looks almost surreal for me. It is unheard of here that team simply packs players and go to other city. Sport culture and sport business so different in USA.
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- untog 11y agoI always wonder why people from Europe always use "As a European" to preface smug comments, there's got to be a sociology study there. I mean, it's pretty necessary for the context of what the OP is saying. Americans say "As an American" less often because they just assume everyone is an American in the first place. I'm not sure that's better and, come on, it's not like Americans aren't capable of smugness now, is it? Anyway, you guys have almost exactly the same behavior in UEFA teams Do they? I'm certainly not aware of any, and the lack of franchising makes the whole situation different (a team will very, very rarely ever move city. It's basically unheard of). And yes, I agree the original comment was flippant. But citing fan racism in soccer isn't exactly raising the tone either.
- icebraining 11y agoWhy do you consider it flippant?
- philwelch 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relocation_of_Wimbledon_F.C._to_Milton_Keynes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relocation_of_Wimbledon_F.C._t...
- theoracle101 11y agoThis was literally blasphemy in the UK, so not sure what you're point is?
- valleyer 11y agoFans in the U.S. don't take too kindly to it either. See fan reactions to relocations of the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams, etc.
- philwelch 11y agoSeattle Supersonics...
- theoracle101 11y agoHow can you compare the top tier relocation to the third tier?
- twic 11y agoIt used to happen more. The most famous example is probably Arsenal - the Royal Navy dockyard they're named after certainly isn't anywhere in Highbury! On a smaller scale, Leyton Orient were once Clapton Orient. And yes, both of those examples are of clubs moving from one place in London to another. But if you live in Woolwich, your club might as well move to the moon as Highbury.