Favorite sports teams?

[Dan The Man]

List your favorite sports teams.

NBA: Suns
MLB: Red Sox
NFL: Tampa Bay Bucs (love Tom Brady)
NHL: Bruins

 

[Webster]

--NBA: Charlotte Hornets
--NFL: Carolina Panthers
--MLB: either the Baltimore Orioles or Atlanta Braves
--NHL: Carolina Hurricanes (going back to their time as the former Hartford Whalers)
--MLS: Charlotte FC
--Premier League: Liverpool FC (f--- Manchester United!)
--College Football: Charlotte 49ers, Notre Dame & Navy
--College Basketball: Charlotte 49ers & Carolina (UNC)

 

[Mini Maul]

Premier League - Manchester United
NFL - Tampa Bay

It's really the Buccs I've been supporting since around 2003,so i decided to embrace all of Tampa teams for the other American sports in NHL and MLB. NBA I'm just a fan of the sport, so any good series I enjoy regardless of team.

 

[Webster]

Premier League - Manchester United

My best recent post-Fergie memories of them....
(a) the 5-0 thumping we gave 'em at Old Trafford last year and (b) the subsequent 4-0 thumping we delivered to 'em back at Anfield.

 

[Mini Maul]

Yeah we been pretty bad recently but gotta take the rough with the smooth as they say.
Just like Tampa lol

 

[Webster]

Yeah we been pretty bad recently but gotta take the rough with the smooth as they say.

Now ya' know how we Liverpool fans felt when Fergie was running United....that said, if I had to give a short list of great managers, he's on that list.

 

[PGen98]

My best recent post-Fergie memories of them....
(a) the 5-0 thumping we gave 'em at Old Trafford last year and (b) the subsequent 4-0 thumping we delivered to 'em back at Anfield.

I have a framed picture of a Bolton Evening News cover image from when Bolton beat United, during the Fergie Era. Such a wonderful game!

Now ya' know how we Liverpool fans felt when Fergie was running United....that said, if I had to give a short list of great managers, he's on that list.

He's near the top of any list, as much as I hate United...he was a genius.

Football -- Bolton Wanderers, England
NHL -- Dallas Stars
Ruby Union -- England (with loads of respect for New Zealand and Wales)

I'm also a casual cricket and Aussie Rules fan, but I don't have favourites in those.

 

[Webster]

He's near the top of any list, as much as I hate United...he was a genius.

2 of my short list managers are both United managers: Fergie (say whatever you want about him, he knew how to manage a club) and Matt Busby (who was a star player for Liverpool prior to becoming a manager). In fact, there's a great anecdote about Liverpool great Bill Shankly that involves Busby.

TL/DR: Back in 1959, Shankly was managing Huddersfield Town when Liverpool fired their then-boss Phil Thompson; when the owners of Liverpool headed over to talk to Shankly about becoming the Reds' boss, Shankly - not knowing they were with Liverpool - asked, "What, is Matt Busby packing it in at United?"

It was those two managers - Bill Shankly at Liverpool and Matt Busby at United - who cemented what is now IMO the Rivalry of Rivalries, Liverpool-Manchester City.

 

[Webster]

my short list of managers

To wit....
-Bill Shankly, Liverpool
-Matt Busby, United
-Alex Ferguson, United
-Bob Paisley, Liverpool
-Bill Struth, Rangers
-Jock Stein, Celtic

 

[PGen98]

2 of my short list managers are both United managers: Fergie (say whatever you want about him, he knew how to manage a club) and Matt Busby (who was a star player for Liverpool prior to becoming a manager). In fact, there's a great anecdote about Liverpool great Bill Shankly that involves Busby.

TL/DR: Back in 1959, Shankly was managing Huddersfield Town when Liverpool fired their then-boss Phil Thompson; when the owners of Liverpool headed over to talk to Shankly about becoming the Reds' boss, Shankly - not knowing they were with Liverpool - asked, "What, is Matt Busby packing it in at United?"

It was those two managers - Bill Shankly at Liverpool and Matt Busby at United - who cemented what is now IMO the Rivalry of Rivalries, Liverpool-Manchester City.

Shankly was a fantastic manager, and Busby...wow! The Busby Babes, who could ever forget them? I do feel a slight bit of remorse that it was my Bolton Wanderers and the absolute legend that was Nat Lofthouse that beat them in the FA Cup after the Munich disaster, but they had an absolutely astonishing run during his tenure!

 

[Scarlet Rose]

I have a framed picture of a Bolton Evening News cover image from when Bolton beat United, during the Fergie Era. Such a wonderful game!

He's near the top of any list, as much as I hate United...he was a genius.

Football -- Bolton Wanderers, England
NHL -- Dallas Stars
Ruby Union -- England (with loads of respect for New Zealand and Wales)

I'm also a casual cricket and Aussie Rules fan, but I don't have favourites in those.

Haha I am surprised to get the shoutout considering how poorly we have been performing lately. The feedback from fans on them here in New Zealand has been savage. Not that I agree with the extent of it at all.

Rugby League: (NRL)The Warriors but I also support the Eels, (International) Kiwis but I also like Tonga, (State of Origin) NSW Blues
Rugby Union: (Super Rugby) Auckland Blues and (Provincial Rugby) Auckland

Haha I am boring with the amount of teams I support. But with NRL alone I watch 4 or so games a week.

 

[PGen98]

Haha I am surprised to get the shoutout considering how poorly we have been performing lately. The feedback from fans on them here in New Zealand has been savage. Not that I agree with the extent of it at all.

Rugby League: (NRL)The Warriors but I also support the Eels, (International) Kiwis but I also like Tonga, (State of Origin) NSW Blues
Rugby Union: (Super Rugby) Auckland Blues and (Provincial Rugby) Auckland

Haha I am boring with the amount of teams I support. But with NRL alone I watch 4 or so games a week.

You can never discredit the amazing history of the All Blacks! Some of the greatest ever players, some of the most entertaining and most dominant matches, and who doesn't love a good Haka?

 

[Webster]

You can never discredit the amazing history of the All Blacks! Some of the greatest ever players, some of the most entertaining and most dominant matches, and who doesn't love a good Haka?

There are certain constants in sports....such as never betting against
(1) the US. women in soccer
(2) Canada w/regards to hockey
(3) the Dutch in long-track speedskating.....
(4) New Zealand w/regards to rugby.

 

[PGen98]

There are certain constants in sports....such as never betting against
(1) the US. women in soccer
(2) Canada w/regards to hockey
(3) the Dutch in long-track speedskating.....
(4) New Zealand w/regards to rugby.

So true on all four accounts!

 

[Scarlet Rose]

You can never discredit the amazing history of the All Blacks! Some of the greatest ever players, some of the most entertaining and most dominant matches, and who doesn't love a good Haka?

I am not so sure. I think the international scene is a lot more competitive now. Which I think is a lot better for the game overall. We still have some amazing players but the rest of the rugby world has caught up now. Ireland just had their historic series win over us 2 -1/

There are certain constants in sports....such as never betting against
(1) the US. women in soccer
(2) Canada w/regards to hockey
(3) the Dutch in long-track speedskating.....
(4) New Zealand w/regards to rugby.

Not so much of late. I think NZ are 2 wins from their last 7 matches.

 

[Webster]

Not so much of late. I think NZ are 2 wins from their last 7 matches.

As of late, this is true; historically speaking, though, they've long been the best in world. Offhand, the worst record they have agst. anyone are with the Springboks' from South Africa and even there the Kiwis' have a near-60% winning percentage agst. them.