me myself and i

I think you are right, and often some kids just support a team to fit in/glory hunt, but usually if the family has strong football supporting tradition, the kid will follow that.

I support Spurs because my dad made me support them. My nan and grandad were both spurs fans too, and my nan lived in walthamstow, which is why she supported them. my dad used to go to most home games, and so he took me to see spurs when i was younger.

I was born on the outskirts of South-West London and they were the closest team I knew about, maybe if I'd been to some Brentford matches before that I would've supported them, as they were my local team (I only started going after I developed an interest in football, my family were never particularly big on the sport but my dad bless him took me anyway).

because i moved to south London in the early nineties and they were quite good in those days.

since then i have had a lifetime of pain.

Because my Dad decided the moment I was born

Nottingham and Derby, but my Dad made me support Derby. This shortly after I took up supporting Wimbledon cos they'd beaten us 4-0 I think. I was such a little bastard for a 5 year old.

And even at the tender age of six or seven, I realised the importance of pissing him off

and my dad supported them.

Boring answer, but true.

My mum grew up near Ibrox and she got a job as Jock Wallaces (then Rangers manager) secretary in the 70's. My mum took me and my wee brother to our first game in the mid 80's and from the off we were blown away by the atmosphere, the sights and songs. Pretty much been a season ticket holder ever since.
Contrary to what most people think about the Old Firm, religion has fuck all to do with who I support.

because my mum & dad are from there, and my dad used to encourage me to support them because he's fanatical about them. Thats it. I've lived in so many different places it'd be pointless going by geographical location.

because I grew up watching Linekar and Gazza etc, cause G-Lin's parents lived in my village, cause I liked the Yellow psychadelic bird shit away strip of the early 90s, and various other reasons.

But mainly, I can't remember a time when they weren't the team I loved. My brothers supported the glory sides of the day until they grew into Leicester fans, but I've always been a Spurs fan. Irrational love really.

Although in hindsight, it turned out I was born in North London (nearest Barnet probably, but dangerously close to Highbury :( ) and was of Jewish descent, so, everything works out according to God's plan.

But not Jesus'.

because my g-uncle took me to see them on holidays and bought me a shirt as well.

Dad has been a fan for the best part of 50 years now. Even though I was born in Portsmouth the first result I looked for was Hendon's. On the few occasions they played at Bognor, Basingstoke or Fareham then we'd all go. Once we'd moved up to Watford it took a couple of years of going to the odd game before I joined their youth set up and Dad and my 2 brothers started watching them again regularly. That was the 1995/6 season and we've been to the vast majority of games home and away ever since.

because the 1987 FA Cup Final was the first game that i vividly remember watching and i felt sorry for them losing

Thank fuck Coventry didn't lose

As did my granddad, etc.
Also my local team (although not now).

Although I'm an unusual case in that when I was growing up in Bristol (and went to see 'em play a few times, though not that oftne) I tended to support other teams (Plymouth from about 8 - 11 then Sheffield Wednesday from about 11 - 16 or 17 - probably 'cos I've never tended to go with the crowd) and it's only really since moving away from Bristol at 18 that I've really primarily supported Bristol City (probably a keeping in touch with my roots thing).

Before that I was a City fan in so far as that I was a City fan and not a Rovers fan in school football arguments but it's definitely been a bigger deal to me since I left Bristol.

age 6, told my dad I was a liverpool fan. He said I wasn't, and I should probably support a local team. He's a birmingham fan, my grandad was a villa fan, we used to alternate between blues and villa - no rivalry came up as they were in separate divisions for years, just a coca cola cup match really.

Honestly don't know why I chose Villa - my dad asked me when we were very drunk on whisky on my 21st birthday, and I didn't have a clue.

But i yam what I yam!

I support Boro because Its my local team and my brother probably persuaded me.

There's still something special about supporting the club where you were born and raised and still live.

I was living in Cheshire and all the kids supported either Liverpool or Man Utd. I chose Liverpool.

I didn't have a stern paternal influence to say 'you should be supporting the local team' (my dad doesn't care about football) so I did what any normal 6 year old would do and supported the team that was the most successful at the time.

But my dad started supporting them around the same time I did, when I was about five, before that he didnt really follow football much.

because all my family do and i just followed suit.

Plus, i like feeling let down and annoyed every weekend.

When he bought a house with my mum, it was in Sale so it wasn't that close anymore. He started taking me to see Altrincham, and told me that they were a local team, playing real football. I used to kick off (pardon the pun) about it, and he told me that I'd thank him for it someday. I've been a season ticket holder ever since, and I still go to see city, utd, the scousers, bolton and blackburn guilt free!