Do you support Premiership clubs in europe?

[Reg Martin]

The thread about Premiership games being played in the US and whether this would be 'selling the soul' of English football prompted this poll.
At one time I always supported English clubs when they played in European competitions but increasingly am no longer bothered and was quite amused to hear Liverpool lost this week.
Not due to any loss of patriotism, more a case that that I think money is destroying the soul of the English game at the top, and, TBH, it amuses me to think of the glory-hunting fans of the big clubs having to face up to defeat.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I seriously couldn't care less. I have one team, and that's the only one I care about, even England take second place.

I must admit, I got caught up in the Liverpool final v AC Milan (3-0 half time, and to come back and win, who wouldn't), and the Man Utd v Bayern (1-0 with 90 secs left, win 2-1), but the Arsenal and last Liverpool one.... meh....

 

[SUFCEssex]

no. was speaking at work yesterday about this. A norwich fan at my place of work said i should support the teams in Europe as they are representing England. i personally couldn't give a monkeys if they all went out in the first round.

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Only care if I have money on the game...

 

[Mr. Benedict]

With the multi-cultural squads these days - especially Arsenal's - their claim ob representing England is wearing thin. I like to see them do well, but I don't have much of an interest in the games and don't actively support them or care when they lose.

 

[Groyne Strain]

Hope the money-grabbing sht1tbags get beaten every time.

Champions League my ar$e. Just a money-making exercise and nothing else. Even the teams that get their ar$es kicked are then given a UEFA Cup place.

Anyone that likes the Champions League should be shot with ****. Fact.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I'd support English clubs in Europe. The trouble is I don't see the top clubs as English.

Man U - Europe is their priority over English football; the club sees its future in Asia - see where their pre-season tours go to; Korean/Singaporean/Malaysian/Chinese fan-base; Scottish manager; US owned; a few English players, but vast majority foreign.
Liverpool - care more about Champions League than Premier$hite/FA Cup; the club sees its future in Asia - see where their pre-season tours go to; Thai/Malaysian fan-base; foreign ownership; Spanish manager; predominantly foreign team with only two English regulars, one of whom doesn't want to play for England, the other rarely performs for England.
Chelsea - Champions League is again priority over League; clubs ambitions lie in US - look where they tour pre-season; Israeli manager; Russian ownership; a handful of English players, but majority not English.
Arsenal - Champions League again takes priority over domestic competitions, only field (foreign) reserves in League Cup; tour abroad as that is what is important to them, trying to build fan-base abroad rather than in England; French manager; only one English player in squad, but rarely given opportunity.

I can't see what is English about these clubs.