If Bernard is determined to categorise us as such - we ought to see where we all stand. Consider what you are at heart, or what you were when you fell for NO. Thus we will all be categorised and B should be happy. It will be interesting to see where people lie on this one.
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Football Hooligan or Spotty Student
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Football Hooligan or Spotty Student
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Football Hooligan 8 (17%)
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Spotty Student 12 (26%)
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Once was a football hooligan 3 (6%)
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Once was a spotty student 11 (23%)
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Neither 13 (28%)
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I guess you meant UK fans...
Obviously, the proportion of football holligan in North America would be pretty low.. as we don't care much for that sport ;)
Choose your sport! Depending on country. Sport hooligans, shall we say. If you're a spotty hooligan I'm afraid we dont cater for you.
I'm your spotty student right here!
Scattermcbrain will attest, if she gets around to reading this.
Nice Mike, nice.
i reckon most of the vikings I met in Manc were both actually. In conversation in the pub they were witty and educated people. Couple of hours later with NO on the stage it was like being on the terraces pre-riot with all the Nu-ODDAH ing and heckling. Actually the only main difference between NO gigs and footy/rugger(that's american footbal for men)/whatever, is that at gigs it's your "home team" that take all the abuse.
How come Spotty Students always win this poll but I've yet to run into one of you at any New Order related outing! 
I had a feeling the DVD re-release of NewOrderStory would bring this one up again. Pointless.
Al Jarvis wrote: How come Spotty Students always win this poll but I've yet to run into one of you at any New Order related outing!
I'm afraid to say that I am a spotty student. I'd love to be a hooligan, but its always going to be an aspiration.
Al Jarvis wrote: How come Spotty Students always win this poll but I've yet to run into one of you at any New Order related outing!
We're too spotty for that.
Being on the wrong side of the Atlantic doesn't help, either. :p
why's there no option for alcoholic party animal, just about sums me up. now i just need my wifes permission to prove that
Pardon me - I never saw a poll like this one before - must have been before my time - therefore its before others aswell. It'll show us where newies like me stand - the new NO generation. That'd be interesting, wouldn't it?
mil wrote: Pardon me - I never saw a poll like this one before - must have been before my time - therefore its before others aswell. It'll show us where newies like me stand - the new NO generation. That'd be interesting, wouldn't it?
That's fair enough if you never saw the original poll but no, it wouldn't really be interesting. How do you mean 'where newies stand'? Do you really want to be so mundanely categorised?!?
Just because Bernard quipped in some off the cuff, pisstake way he considers NO's fanbase to be made up of either football hooligans or spotty students (Hint: he was laughing when he said it) I don't see why it should be taken so seriously let alone be made into a poll. I would bet hard cash he was taking the piss and those fan 'categories' have since been blown out of all proportion by a number of fans who perhaps don't get Barney's sense of humour. When I first heard the interview I laughed and didn't give it a second thought because I'm personally neither, as are many other fans. I mean he was in the barber's getting his hair cut whilst being interviewed by Paul 'twat' Morley! It was an on-the-spot bullshit response to a lazy journalist question.
Classifying fan backgrounds and putting their status into little boxes is just beyond pointless to me... unless you're from a record label and getting paid for market research 
Alistair wrote:
mil wrote: Pardon me - I never saw a poll like this one before - must have been before my time - therefore its before others aswell. It'll show us where newies like me stand - the new NO generation. That'd be interesting, wouldn't it?
That's fair enough if you never saw the original poll but no, it wouldn't really be interesting. How do you mean 'where newies stand'? Do you really want to be so mundanely categorised?!?
Just because Bernard quipped in some off the cuff, pisstake way he considers NO's fanbase to be made up of either football hooligans or spotty students (Hint: he was laughing when he said it) I don't see why it should be taken so seriously let alone be made into a poll. I would bet hard cash he was taking the piss and those fan 'categories' have since been blown out of all proportion by a number of fans who perhaps don't get Barney's sense of humour. When I first heard the interview I laughed and didn't give it a second thought because I'm personally neither, as are many other fans. I mean he was in the barber's getting his hair cut whilst being interviewed by Paul 'twat' Morley! It was an on-the-spot bullshit response to a lazy journalist question.
Classifying fan backgrounds and putting their status into little boxes is just beyond pointless to me... unless you're from a record label and getting paid for market research
Mil may have missed the origin of the similar thread to this one because it originally came up on the Behind Closed Doors forum and not this one. Admittedly though, I think Bernard WAS taking the piss as well
I stand on the terraces at every away match my team plays. I am also a chess grandmaster, so i don't think I can be pigeon-holed.
Royser wrote: I stand on the terraces at every away match my team plays. I am also a chess grandmaster, so i don't think I can be pigeon-holed.
Want a bet?
You standing-on-the-away-terraces-chess-grandmaster git!
I used to be a student. I used to be spotty. I used to be what most would describe as a 'hooligan'. Now I'm a responsible public service worker.
I agree with Alistair that it was a silly off the cuff response to a lazy question, but I still think it's amusing to see how fans see themselves in an either/or way.
There have been far sillier polls here...
Yikes - I didn't mean for everyone to take this so seroiusly. Also not trying to shove people into little boxes. I aggree that Bernard was taking the piss when he made this comment. Just thought a light hearted poll might be amusing - if you dont agree thats completley fine - can't you just ignore the thread? Heck, lets not rip into everyone if you disagree with the amusement level of a poll. There have been far sillier ones than this.
Sheez, some people have happily voted and the negativity is just bringing this down. Forget it - i'll be careful not to make any jokes in future unless I've cleared their amusement level with the majority.
