Arsenal fans lead large group with soft spots for Portsmouth
Over half of the club supporter’s that responded to our polls listed Pompey as a club they have a soft spot for. What is more shocking is that only two clubs (Aston Villa and Manchester City) listed...
View ArticleThe rivalry between Wigan and West Ham is real
Guess what, Wigan fans and West Ham fans don’t care much for each other if the results of our poll are any indication. Even though it’s taken from a small sample, both club’s supporters listed the...
View ArticleArsenal and Liverpool fans have a bond
Of all the results and opinions I formed in our small survey, the respect and liking between Arsenal and Liverpool was one of the least shocking. In fact, we’ve discussed this before on the blog and...
View ArticleArsenal and Everton fans have a bond too
Okay, this one was a little more surprising to me than the Arsenal-Liverpool bond. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Nobody had more soft spots for Everton than Arsenal fans and in return, the...
View ArticleNo shock – Aston Villa and Birmingham City fans just don’t like each other
I don’t know if there is a clearer cut result that came out of our little poll than the disdain felt in Birmingham between fans of Villa and City. All but one fan that voted listed the rival as a club...
View ArticleAston Villa fans hate more than just the Blues – Tottenham, Manchester United...
I was impressed that Aston Villa was the second-largest group of fans to respond to our poll. I knew we’d have Arsenal fans – we’ve always known they’re out there. But Aston Villa’s participation was a...
View ArticleDo Arsenal fans hate Manchester United more than Tottenham?
If the results from our little informal poll here are any indication – Arsenal fans hate Manchester United more than they hate North London rivals Tottenham. Granted it was close in the end, but over...
View ArticleArsenal fans also have soft spots for Manchester City and Fulham
We’ve already discussed the respect Arsenal fans have with Liverpool and Portsmouth fans. They also seem to have a soft spot for Manchester City and Fulham. The Blues received the third most votes in...
View ArticleDo Liverpool fans hate Manchester United and Chelsea more than they do Everton?
The results of my poll say so. Liverpool fans showed nowhere near the dislike towards Everton that the Toffees showed toward them. In fact, Reds fans voted for Manchester United and Chelsea double what...
View ArticleDoes anyone care about Fulham?
Not enough to vote them the club they support – or the one they hate either. In fact, the only place the Cottagers made a splash was having so many other clubs’ supporters having a soft spot for them....
View ArticleSurprisingly, Middlesbrough has a lot of haters
I didn’t expect Middlesbrough to make a big splash in our little survey/questionnaire. Nothing against the club, it’s just been my observation since I’ve had this blog. And I was right. Only three...
View ArticleReading loads up with soft spot votes
Much like with Middlesbrough, I didn’t expect a lot from Reading in our little survey and I didn’t get much as only two fans picked Reading as their club. Adding to that, the Royals were only named as...
View ArticleNewcastle fans don’t like Sunderland; Manchester United or Liverpool either
I always love the response I get from Newcastle United fans. They are a dedicated bunch up there at St. James Park and they came through in flying colors in our little survey we did. One of the most...
View ArticleSunderland fans save their venom for Newcastle
While Newcastle fans listed nine different clubs multiple times as teams they hate, Sunderland fans were simple and direct. Every single one listed Newcastle as a club they hated, and they have very...
View ArticleThose that don’t like Tottenham, really don’t like Tottenham
I don’t find a lot of Tottenham fans reading this blog. And in turn, we didn’t have a lot of Tottenham fans vote in our survey. But that doesn’t mean that waves weren’t created around the club. Fans of...
View ArticleEverton, Manchester City and Newcastle lead way with soft spot votes for Arsenal
Okay, Arsenal had a lot of supporters in our survey. More than double the second most votes from Aston Villa. That would explain the high votes for their rivals in the hate category, but would...
View ArticleBolton fans dislike Blackburn and Manchester United
Absolutely nothing shocked me about Bolton’s votes, but I wanted to at least provide the results since I’ve touched upon so many clubs so far. In fact, despite having only four votes, they were strong...
View ArticleBlackburn spreads the hate; dislikes Arsenal and Tottenham most
For a club that didn’t have a lot of respondents to our survey, Blackburn fans certainly knew how to spread the wealth in dislike. 11 different clubs found themselves named as a hated club of the...
View ArticleManchester City fans hate Manchester United, like Arsenal
I’ve saved the best for last, at least the post involving the top three clubs in the Premiership. Manchester City is having a fantastic season and part of their great start was a win over Manchester...
View ArticleWho you hate/love? (Fin)
And those are my reactions and observations from the great response I got from all of you over the past week. I have to tell you that I never expected the project to be as big as it was and while it...
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