This one is based on a recent comment by a friend of mine that those people who started watching the English premier league about 7 years ago (or earlier) are mostly Liverpool fans whereas those who joined later are mostly Man U fans. The point he was trying to make was that the new fans are fans just because Man U wins.
I would not disagree with him. My observations have also been similar, especially in the field of football. Most people are Brazil fans because it wins. Next on the list are Italy and France. Brazil, I can understand, but frankly, Italy does not play with a quarter of that style and beauty and I find it pretty sick that any non Italian should support this team.
I know it is pretty useless to debate on this but the attitude of the masses is worth noting. Contrast this with cricket where we are constantly looking forward to Australia’s loss. What makes us fan the winners in one game and boo them in the other?
One of the deciding factors might be the fact that India occasionally faces the winners in cricket and gets beaten frequently, which generates a desire to see the Aussies lose, no matter against who. This being impossible in football (at least presently), the loyalties, I suppose, are decided by victory or defeat. I, personally, am an Arsenal fan because it was a great team when I started watching EPL. Although I do not know why the Liverpool fans became so, whether the loyalty of Man U fans stays even when it starts losing, time will tell.
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