“Hi, do you like football?”
“Yes, I love football.”
“Who do you support?”
“Ipswich.”
“Do you support a higher team?”
“No.”

That’s how a typical football-related conversation goes at my school in Harpenden. I am 11 years old and I live in a society that is charged with Premier League football.

One boy in my school supported Chelsea, then supported Real Madrid and now supports Leicester?!

Another boy supported Chelsea and now supports Man City. These are just two examples, but there are many other cases like this.

I am a football maniac. I am an Ipswich maniac. I originally started supporting Ipswich because my Dad was an Ipswich fan (he was a child of the 70s), but now I find it hard to comprehend supporting another team.

The two boys who I mentioned earlier don’t really care about the teams that they now support. They don’t feel the true passion of a goal. They’re not like us; they don’t cheer like us when Freddie Sears has coolly slotted one home, or when Berra has thumped a header in, or a leaping stop from Bialkowski.

We are true fans. We’ve stuck with this club since the beginning, and we’re not letting go. We’re a dying breed, we true football fans.

I don’t know why I wrote this; I suppose I wanted to get some anger off my chest. This makes me so frustrated, but it also makes me proud to support Ipswich - I would much rather support a team in the Championship for a good reason, and with true passion, than a team in the Premier League, just because they won the league.

ITFC_Shrewsbury added 20:34 - May 20 Coming from Ipswich but living in Shrewsbury now I can completely relate to this the Town being split between local Shrewsbury fans and the GLORY HUNTERS supporting Man U/Liverpool when I say I support Ipswich I normally get a "where's Ipswich" or a "Really?"
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ITFC_Shrewsbury added 20:34 - May 20 Coming from Ipswich but living in Shrewsbury now I can completely relate to this the Town being split between local Shrewsbury fans and the GLORY HUNTERS supporting Man U/Liverpool when I say I support Ipswich I normally get a "where's Ipswich" or a "Really?"
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SpiritOfJohn added 10:00 - May 21 Young man, while your friends 'support' their teams from the comfort of their sofas you are safe in the knowledge there will always be a spare seat for you at Portman Road. At least there will be until we get back into the Premier League.
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missingblue added 14:10 - Jun 30 Sorry I'm a bit late to this one - I'm from Redbourn and am also a child of the 70s. I might know your Dad! What school do you go to if you don't mind me asking? My daughter is 11 and at Roundwood so if you go there I'll get her to say hello - could setup a fan club! (Even though she shows zero interest......) Up the Town
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