That means nothing.
You support who your dad supports and if not you support your local team. If your old man supports a team hundreds of miles away he's just as much of a shithouse as you are. There are no other acceptable reasons.
Edit: I'm not directing the 'your' at you I'm speaking generally.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:32, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Right then.
I live in Edinburgh, I was born in Leeds, grew up in Shropshire, my dad believes football is pointless sport played by pathetic benders, my mum's a manc, by the universal rules of Barry, who should I support?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:37, Reply)

Bristol City.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:38, Reply)

Good call.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:39, Reply)

You can take the born thing out of the equation.
My granddad was born in Spain and moved to Putney, Fulham when he was two and that's how he started supporting the local bunch of shithouses. He passed it onto my dad who lived in South West London until he met my mum. Then the unkind twat passed on Fulham to me.
If you grew up in Shropshire then someone around there I reckon. West Midlands ain't it?
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:41, Reply)

why? I have no connection to shropshire bar a childhood where I had no choice where I lived.
I moved to London as soon as I could and I would never go back to live there. It holds nothing important for me, why should I have a football team from there?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:45, Reply)

Question Badger.
Do you actually like football?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:46, Reply)

I prefer cricket and rugby
but, yeah, football is OK.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:47, Reply)

I merely don't see the point of Barry's argument.
It would have some relevance if football teams had any connection to their local communities bar accidental geography, but that hasn't been the case for any high-level club for years. It's this pseudo-tribal local loyalty stuff from fans that's just the worst kind of deluded arse-gravy. IMO.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:50, Reply)

Man U supporter, aren't you?

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:54, Reply)

In so far as I ever paid any attention as a child, yeah
my mum was the only member of my family to have any passion for it and she's manc.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:55, Reply)

I remember you mentioning it a while back, I think.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:56, Reply)

If I was more interested in the game I'd probably go and watch Hibs
as they are my local team now. But the stupid bigotry does my head in up here, and I've got two decent rugby sides less than 100 yards from my flat so I'll stick to that when I'm not playing of a saturday.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:59, Reply)

And if none of your family follow football... I was taken by my old mans secretary as he had to work.
Have been following them ever since and go whenever I can. Geography means sod all.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:40, Reply)

being born in a stable, after all, does not make one a horse.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:41, Reply)

Horse-Jesus might disagree

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:44, Reply)

Oh wait I meant 'hung-like-a-horse Jesus' would disagree
www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2011/aug/26/jesus-macho-makeover
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:45, Reply)

Geography does mean sod all, I suppose you're right.
That's why when Wimbledon moved to Milton Keynes there was universal appraisal from everyone.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:43, Reply)

or perhaps
it really just doesn't matter
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 29 Aug 2011, 15:49, Reply)