Benfleet A1
Hector Of The House
All this talk about being asked who your "real team" is surprises me as I didn't think it'd be an issue in England. Here in Australia the conversation usually goes along these lines.
Do you follow soccer? (Usually when wearing a Southend jacket or shirt)
Yes.
What team do you follow?
Southend United
Who?
Southend United, in English League One
Ummm, never heard of them.
Who do you follow?
Insert Liverpool/Chelsea/Man Utd/City or Real Madrid here
I make some comment about how their team is going and they stare blankly at me and the conversation ends.
One variation from the above is when I said Southend played in League One someone nodded knowingly and said "so they play against PSG then".
I did work with a Peterborough supporter recently so at least had someone to talk about real football with.
You must try and get over for the PSG game. ?