| What's your club v country balance index? 07:59 - Jun 6 with 3490 views | NthQldITFC |
If we said that:
10 represents someone who supports a club, but has absolutely no interest in a national team whatsoever, and...
0 represents someone who supports a national team, but has absolutely no club allegiance whatsoever...
...where do you stand on that scale?
I'm probably an 9 I guess, but have been a 10 in the past.
edit: didn't even have the correct answer to my own question at first! [Post edited 6 Jun 8:27]
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:48 - Jun 6 with 704 views | MattinLondon |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:41 - Jun 6 by Ftnfwest |
5 which presumably means I'm less of a fan than everyone else here |
Or less fashionable. |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:49 - Jun 6 with 703 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
9.5, but if an ITFC player made into the national team might become a 9. In 1986 was probably a 5. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:49 - Jun 6 with 697 views | ParisBlue |
-10
I always think these tournaments are better once England have been knocked out.
Last time I felt something for them was Italia 90. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:51 - Jun 6 with 694 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
9.5 maybe.
If England win the World Cup it would be great but if they don’t I won’t be bothered.
Ipswich winning or losing shapes my week, can’t say the same for England. [Post edited 6 Jun 11:52]
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:52 - Jun 6 with 685 views | Ftnfwest |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:48 - Jun 6 by MattinLondon |
Or less fashionable. |
If its actual fashion I can absolutely guarantee that! |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:54 - Jun 6 with 661 views | waveneyblue |
Outside of tournaments its about 9.5, probably gets to 7 during them.
Always been club over country for me. |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:57 - Jun 6 with 679 views | PioneerBlue |
I have ranged over time at different times. You cant beat Euros or World Cup fever once it takes hold across the country. That said, im probably 7-8. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 12:16 - Jun 6 with 640 views | Churchman |
9-1.
The reality is that my club winning a point over England not winning a game in the next 10 years? I’ll take the point.
I want England to do well but club comes first. |  | | |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 12:49 - Jun 6 with 621 views | Rimsy |
I'd like to say 9,but that means I've got to dock Town a point. It'll have to be a 10. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 13:13 - Jun 6 with 599 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
6
Each to their own but for a club that brought England two of its greatest and most successful managers (well by definition it’s most successful one) directly from great stints at the team, it does slightly baffle me that some Ipswich fans that are English don’t care much about the national team. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 13:17 - Jun 6 with 584 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:49 - Jun 6 by ParisBlue |
-10
I always think these tournaments are better once England have been knocked out.
Last time I felt something for them was Italia 90. |
So you actually route against your country? This place never seizes to amaze me! | |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 13:21 - Jun 6 with 566 views | carlo88 |
If it's a friendly international - 10
If it's a WC/Euro qualifier - 9
If it's the actual World Cup or Euros - 5 |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 13:37 - Jun 6 with 550 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 13:21 - Jun 6 by carlo88 |
If it's a friendly international - 10
If it's a WC/Euro qualifier - 9
If it's the actual World Cup or Euros - 5 |
I always think this question (that comes up plenty) is particularly stupid because they obviously don’t play each other and you can support both, one without have the weekly ups and downs. Weird people are answering a the question with different scores outside the tournaments. Well obviously, it’s kind of what everything leads up to, every other summer. Your club team isn’t playing then either, so it’s not like they clash. Just an odd question in general really.
Also if either one is having a miserable time of things and the other is in a better period, it provides the chance to buy into football matches that have a bit more and stake and emotion connected to them than during the previous club season, say like in 2018. | |
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| That’s a good scale - the BIG question!? on 13:54 - Jun 6 with 538 views | unstableblue |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 13:21 - Jun 6 by carlo88 |
If it's a friendly international - 10
If it's a WC/Euro qualifier - 9
If it's the actual World Cup or Euros - 5 |
For me:
Friendly international 10
EC/WC qualifier 9
Actual EC/WC group game 8.5
EC/WC knock out 8
EC/WC final 7.5
In short Town dwarf England… its club first all the way
The big question (may have already been done) - would your prefer Town survive in the Prem or England win the World Cup? It’s Town all the way for me. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 14:08 - Jun 6 with 522 views | blueoutlook |
I love Town, this is hard because I like to see England do well too. But it’s got to be a 9.5 for Town and 0.5 for England. I’d rather see Town in the Premiership than England win a WC. |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 14:16 - Jun 6 with 503 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 14:08 - Jun 6 by blueoutlook |
I love Town, this is hard because I like to see England do well too. But it’s got to be a 9.5 for Town and 0.5 for England. I’d rather see Town in the Premiership than England win a WC. |
It’s all hypothetical nonsense though isn’t it when you think about it because you can support both without one impacting the other.
It’s natural that fans would have more passion for their club side that plays 40+ times a year than your national side that has a Euros or World Cup every other year. But nothing wrong with fully buying in tournaments and getting emotionally invested for the ride every other summer. As well as keeping tabs on during the non tournament times.
One of oddest constantly asked questions in sport. The “verses” isn’t a real thing, if you’re a football fan why not both. [Post edited 6 Jun 14:18]
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 14:20 - Jun 6 with 490 views | Mullet |
I'll happily jump on the bandwagon every time a tournament comes around. No idea what that rating would be, but as much as I love watching great teams from other countries too, always want them to fail at our expense though. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 15:06 - Jun 6 with 452 views | NthQldITFC |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 13:37 - Jun 6 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
I always think this question (that comes up plenty) is particularly stupid because they obviously don’t play each other and you can support both, one without have the weekly ups and downs. Weird people are answering a the question with different scores outside the tournaments. Well obviously, it’s kind of what everything leads up to, every other summer. Your club team isn’t playing then either, so it’s not like they clash. Just an odd question in general really.
Also if either one is having a miserable time of things and the other is in a better period, it provides the chance to buy into football matches that have a bit more and stake and emotion connected to them than during the previous club season, say like in 2018. |
The key is in the word 'balance'.
If you answered '5', that would indicate that you like both teams equally, not that you only like Ipswich half as much as someone who answers 10.
I obviously didn't make that clear enough in the OP. | |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 15:21 - Jun 6 with 444 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 15:06 - Jun 6 by NthQldITFC |
The key is in the word 'balance'.
If you answered '5', that would indicate that you like both teams equally, not that you only like Ipswich half as much as someone who answers 10.
I obviously didn't make that clear enough in the OP. |
Wasn’t having a pop at you it’s asked all the time and I never really understand why. People will naturally have more of a passion for their club I think because it’s a routine. Tournaments come around every couple of summers and even for die hard England fans that’s all that really matters, especially these days, when we have lost about 2 qualifiers in 3 decades.
The only really jeopardy 4 weeks out of every two years when it comes to following your country (if that country is a top Uefa nation). Of course, some will hate on it just to hate though, or be edgy. [Post edited 6 Jun 15:22]
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 18:04 - Jun 6 with 385 views | armchaircritic59 |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 08:08 - Jun 6 by Perublue |
It’s a tricky one as you alluded to its a fluid thing and has been for me on both sides .. on top of that it’s like comparing rugby Union and northern monkey League or first class cricket and the pyjama game.
If I’m going to nail my colours to the mast 5.01 |
I'd go for 7, though ask me again after the world cup! |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 18:14 - Jun 6 with 376 views | Dubtractor |
9 or 9.5.
Allabout Ipswich for me. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 19:04 - Jun 6 with 337 views | J2BLUE |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 15:21 - Jun 6 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Wasn’t having a pop at you it’s asked all the time and I never really understand why. People will naturally have more of a passion for their club I think because it’s a routine. Tournaments come around every couple of summers and even for die hard England fans that’s all that really matters, especially these days, when we have lost about 2 qualifiers in 3 decades.
The only really jeopardy 4 weeks out of every two years when it comes to following your country (if that country is a top Uefa nation). Of course, some will hate on it just to hate though, or be edgy. [Post edited 6 Jun 15:22]
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Agree.
The world cup and Euros are never going to clash with Town. I can't remember if any league one games clashed when we went down but I think the club would have enough sense to try and move the game if they had any control.
I love Town 100% but every summer I am very much an England fan (men and women's teams) when there is a big tournament and Town are not playing competitive games. |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 19:18 - Jun 6 with 325 views | ketton_itfc |
9/10 nowadays but up to I was 21 5, then rising club before country until last 25 years big fat 9. |  | | |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 19:26 - Jun 6 with 308 views | ITFC_Forever |
I’m another who’s drifted towards a 9 / 9.5 over the years.
I’ll watch England in the tournaments and am disappointed when they get knocked out, but I’m over it within an hour, where as Ipswich losing ruins the weekend. |  |
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| What's your club v country balance index? on 20:24 - Jun 6 with 258 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| What's your club v country balance index? on 11:41 - Jun 6 by Ftnfwest |
5 which presumably means I'm less of a fan than everyone else here |
7 I'd say. I obviously want england to win every tournament and I'm desperate to see them win a tournament but would i trade England success for Ipswich success? Every time. |  |
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