What Football Team do you support SURVEY

shellpink4 · Post by **shellpink4** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:39 pm

Hi everyone..

My husband Mark has been asked to write an article for a UK football website about the Finnish response to the wonderful game of football. Especially with regard to the UK premiership teams.

So, whether you are Finnish or from elsewhere, living in Finland...my questions to you are -

What Premiership team do you support?
How do you follow them from so far away?
Do you also support a Finnish team, if so who?

Many thanks for all your comments in advance.

Michelle

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Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:14 pm

1. What is football? What they play in Rovaniemi with an orange ball in a few inches of snow as a joke in the news?

2. I think the only teams I know is Arsenal and Manchester United... No clue if they play in the premier league, or whatever that is.

3. Jokerit, but they play the only sport that counts - ICE HOCKEY

shellpink4 · Post by **shellpink4** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:54 pm

Thanks Hank...keep the comments coming folks...

Have you ever heard of Liverpool or West Ham Hank? LOL

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:59 pm

Maksalampi? Länsi Kinkku?

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:05 am

shellpink4 wrote:Hi everyone..

My husband Mark has been asked to write an article for a UK football website about the Finnish response to the wonderful game of football. Especially with regard to the UK premiership teams.

So, whether you are Finnish or from elsewhere, living in Finland...my questions to you are -

What Premiership team do you support?
How do you follow them from so far away?
Do you also support a Finnish team, if so who?

Many thanks for all your comments in advance.

Michelle

See this thread...

Football Fan?

shellpink4 · Post by **shellpink4** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:37 am

Thanks for that - I appreciate it...which I have noted..but it doesnt follow through with the other part of the questions that we are seeking answers to...which are just as important in the survey.

Please everyone let us know! Thanks..x

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:32 am

shellpink4 wrote:What Premiership team do you support?

EFC

shellpink4 wrote:How do you follow them from so far away?

Canal+, match commentary streamed over the web, online Everton fora, the BBC News website

shellpink4 wrote:Do you also support a Finnish team, if so who?

No, the local team went under last year.

tampereblue · Post by **tampereblue** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:44 am

shellpink4 wrote:What Premiership team do you support?

EFC

shellpink4 wrote:How do you follow them from so far away?

Canal+, online radio, online Everton fora, the BBC sport website, fly back to go to matches when I can, get Match of the Day DVDd and posted by my dad

shellpink4 wrote:Do you also support a Finnish team, if so who?

No, my loyalties lie only with Everton. I do not subscribe to the 'support a local team as well' way of thinking. Plus there isn't any atmosphere at a Tampere United game when the stadium holds 20,000 odd people and there are 2 people and a dog there.[/quote]

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:11 am

shellpink4 wrote:What Premiership team do you support?

Reading FC, my home town. Currently in the top half of the Premiership having beaten Man City 1-0 on Monday. Their first season EVER in the Premiership

shellpink4 wrote:How do you follow them from so far away?

I just follow the fixtures and results on bbc.co.uk/sport and get occasional match reports from my nephews in Reading, when they can afford to buy a ticket for a home game

shellpink4 wrote:Do you also support a Finnish team, if so who?

Yes, FC Honka in Espoo. Two of my boys play in their junior league, so they have free entrance to the home games and I usually go with them.

Any article about Finnish football has to give credit to the huge number of junior teams and the excellent organisation of junior league football in the whole country. There is of course http://www.helsinkicup.fi but many, many other tournaments too. I would guess that a much higher percentage of school-boys have a Football Federation licence and play in a team than in the UK.

And please, DON'T FORGET THE GIRLS..... women's football is BIG in Finland

simon · Post by **simon** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:26 am

2 EFC supporters!! your not mr & mrs???

Should I pick Johnson for the FF this seasons. Seems to have got of to a cracker.

something for you pair of toffees.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5wxWWL9cY

Remeber it it maybe a long time coming again.

Me Im cafc...we're going down we're going down.

pierrot · Post by **pierrot** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:39 am

- What Premiership team do you support?
Arsenal, as I like the trainer and a few of the players. Also because I cant stand Ferguson or Mourinho

- How do you follow them from so far away?
Mainly results and analysis from websites, TV, etc.

- Do you also support a Finnish team, if so who?
I' m not THAT desperate

tampereblue · Post by **tampereblue** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:33 am

simon wrote:2 EFC supporters!! your not mr & mrs???

Should I pick Johnson for the FF this seasons. Seems to have got of to a cracker.

something for you pair of toffees.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5wxWWL9cY

Remeber it it maybe a long time coming again.

Me Im cafc...we're going down we're going down.

Yep, seen that, Benny Hill is particularly appropriate music. No we are not Mr and Mrs, just a few sensible people in a sea of plastic Liverpool supporters (what is it about Scandinavia that attracts them to Liverpool - Norway and Denmark are full of 'em too).

Jussi · Post by **Jussi** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:49 am

1.Liverpool

2. Canal Plus, Liverpool website, LFConline Forum, Online Streaming, BBC, Sky websites.

3. NO

simon · Post by **simon** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:05 pm

pierrot wrote:- What Premiership team do you support?
Arsenal, as I like the trainer and a few of the players. Also because I cant stand Ferguson or Mourinho

- How do you follow them from so far away?
Mainly results and analysis from websites, TV, etc.

- Do you also support a Finnish team, if so who?
I' m not THAT desperate

The trainer!!!

Whats so special about their trainer.

What about Dowie. I cant stand that geezer either

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:23 pm

charliebass wrote: just a few sensible people in a sea of plastic Liverpool supporters (what is it about Scandinavia that attracts them to Liverpool - Norway and Denmark are full of 'em too).

Jussi wrote:1. Liverpool

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