Which NFL team...

[Neil Young]

...is most like LFC?

[Reece]

At the moment, probably the Dallas Cowboys.

[Neil Young]

But Liverpool have* never been 'England's team'.

EDIT: Should that be 'has'? It looks like one of Arn's sentences when you think about it.

[Reece]

Is your original post a genuine question then, or is there a punchline attached?

[Neil Young]

A genuine question. I saw some of the Raiders game last night. When I first started watching NFL I took a liking to the Raiders because AFC teams always seemed to lose and because they had something of an anti-hero status. Last night I realised that rooting for a team from southern California doesn't really feel right for me. I was thinking about which teams have something in common with LFC, in terms of support, heritage, values, etc.

I've got a couple of ideas but I thought I'd ask since some people seem to know a lot about American Football.

And Dave Hedgehog is bound to have an opinion too because he's American and is Dave Hedgehog.

[krade]

SF49er's

Domintated in the 80's with Joe Montana (King Kenny) and Steve Young (Fowler ) fell by the wayside in the late 90's early 00's.

[Reece]

I've never really followed American Football, but you just chose a team when you were younger and mine, like you, was the Raiders. I went off them though when they changed from LA Raiders to Oakland Raiders - thought it sounded ****. Are they still Oakland?

[Shaggy]

'Gridiron' is so, so ****.

[Reece]

I agree really, and I don't think I've ever watched a full game.

However, my brother took an American Football on holiday and it's surprising the satisfaction we got from standing in one place and throwing it back and forth to each other. Over and over again.

[Shaggy]

I agree really, and I don't think I've ever watched a full game.

However, my brother took an American Football on holiday and it's surprising the satisfaction we got from standing in one place and throwing it back and forth to each other. Over and over again.

Isn't it essentially the same as a rugby ball? i.e. ridiculous and not a 'ball' at all?

[Neil Young]

SF49er's

Domintated in the 80's with Joe Montana (King Kenny) and Steve Young (Fowler ) fell by the wayside in the late 90's early 00's.

I see your logic. Trouble is, I've never liked the 49'ers. Too Californian and shiny.

I've never really followed American Football, but you just chose a team when you were younger and mine, like you, was the Raiders. I went off them though when they changed from LA Raiders to Oakland Raiders - thought it sounded ****. Are they still Oakland?

Yes. But they were the Oakland Raiders before moving to LA so really they were just returning to their roots. And I quite like clubs that stick to their roots. It feels LFCish.

'Gridiron' is so, so ****.

Yes. But (a) it's on on Sunday evening when there little else on but, usually, tediously overhyped Spanish football and (b) it's a gazillion times better than golf so stfu up.

[Reece]

Yeah pretty much. Except it has laces. Although in this case they weren't real laces and were in fact rubber ones moulded onto the ball.

It's when you get the spin on it that professionals do, that the satisfaction is at it's highest.

[Shaggy]

Yes. But (a) it's on on Sunday evening when there little else on but, usually, tediously overhyped Spanish football and (b) it's a gazillion times better than golf so stfu up.

Yeah pretty much. Except it has laces. Although in this case they weren't real laces and were in fact rubber ones moulded onto the ball.

It's when you get the spin on it that professionals do, that the satisfaction is at it's highest.

[Reece]

Yes. But they were the Oakland Raiders before moving to LA so really they were just returning to their roots. And I quite like clubs that stick to their roots. It feels LFCish.

Ah right, I didn't know that. I guess I'll stick with "supporting" them then. Although I do like the Dallas Cowboys' name.

[Shaggy]

I used to 'support' Miami Dolphins because I'd been to Miami and I like Dan Marino. Or rather, I thought his name was cool and I heard he was pretty good.