Guess who are 'most relaxed football fans'?

[Guest Phil C]

 

 

Most relaxed fans

 

Liverpool FC football fans are the most relaxed in the country, a 20-year study has found.

 

England's most successful ever club has given its fans less worry and stress than any other and was bottom of a list of the teams that give fans grief, compiled by Littlewoods Football Pools.

 

The Football Fever report studies all 92 football league clubs.

 

Fans were asked to identify the factors that caused them the most anxiety when following their favourite's fortunes.

 

A number of 'stress factors' are identified, including sacking managers, missing out on promotion, going into administration, losing in the play-offs, the 'yo-yo' effect of promotion and relegation, regular defeats at home, losing games from being in a winning position and losing in cup finals.

 

Notts County fans were named as the most stressed out, having endured the sacking of a mind-boggling 35 managers since 1945, switching divisions a record 29 times and only ensuring survival in the Football League on the last day of last season.

 

Portsmouth have the most stressed fans of a current Premiership club side, followed by Manchester City and Watford.

 

Jon Sheehy, director of marketing for Sportech PLC, owners of Littlewoods Football Pools said: "The Football Fever Report is the first-ever insight into which clubs lead their fans on an emotional roller coaster, and is further evidence that supporting a team near the foot of the league is harder than supporting one that is always at the top."

[jimmylibel]

I'm guessing they didn't take nerve wracking cup finals and semi finals into account then?

[AE]

Well the Kop does seem to sleep through most games now

[Guest Phil C]

They obviously didn't check this site out first.....

[KD07]

Giz a toke on the bifter.

[ManxRed]

A number of 'stress factors' are identified, including sacking managers, missing out on promotion, going into administration, losing in the play-offs, the 'yo-yo' effect of promotion and relegation, regular defeats at home, losing games from being in a winning position and losing in cup finals.

 

Girlfriend is a Brighton supporter. No wonder she has those mood swings then! I had previously put that down to her being a woman, PMT, and me being a tw*t. Now I know better.

[Guest Kev]

I have never been as relaxed as that time when I saw Gudjohnson connect with the ball infront of the Kop, I was that relaxed I nearly fell asleep.

[fyds]

We know - two minutes left of six and all we can hear is surround-sound snoring and the occassional fart...

Edited January 5, 2007 by fyds

[slapnuts]

Giz a toke on the bifter.

 

Puff puff give, gotta crawl before you walk

[Earl Hafler]

Sack Parry. We're supposed to be on the edge of our seats, not laid back in 'em.

[HeWonItFromBrock]

Just been to the Littlewoods Pools website to read the full report - apparently Notts County have been the most stressful team to support over the last 20 years, with Portsmouth the most stressful current Premiership club.

 

Can't believe we're dead last - not much weighting given to Penalty shoot outs in major finals then!!!

[Guz]

Just been to the Littlewoods Pools website to read the full report - apparently Notts County have been the most stressful team to support over the last 20 years, with Portsmouth the most stressful current Premiership club.

 

 

That damn bell ringing is enough to give anyone high stress levels

[John am Rhein]

I have never been as relaxed as that time when I saw Gudjohnson connect with the ball infront of the Kop, I was that relaxed I nearly fell asleep.

 

I know what you mean - although I was watching on TV. Time seemed to stand still for a second, but it never felt like the ball was going to go in.

 

We were the team of destiny.