Universal Love How did you become a Collingwood supporter?

[Saintly Viewed]

its bye week, lots of angst etc.
So to brighten up the boards a little bit of universal love to all of us as Collingwood supporter.

How did you become a lifer? A Collingwood supporter for life?
Did you ever, shook horror!, dabble with any other team?

Earliest memories that solidified your magpie manically rabid support?

Over to you.

 

[magpietray]

Brainwashed as a child

 

[Saintly Viewed]

I'm told I was a Collingwood supporter before I was born.
Just happened that way.
Loved the early memories of vagueness of this might special team Collingwood.

Been that way ever since.

 

[CasuallyDressed]

My father and my mother's best friends were both St.Kilda so I started with them until I was 4.

I won a Kangaroos teddy at a school carnival type thing and decided to change to the Roos for about a day.

I was then convinced by the rest of the family to join the Pies.

 

[Good_Old]

Become?

No, no, no.

I was born this way.

 

[legendstatus]

At the age of 5-6 my mate followed the Saints then Melbourne, soI just did the same, on the last day before moving away, my mate changed to the Pies, I was sad that I wouldn't probably not see him again so I changed as well, there was a period of time I liked the Dons because of a teacher crush, but that faded. Black & White blood ever since 1972ish!


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[Markfs]

I think it was the night of the 2010 premiership. I was out at a pub watching man united play and I saw a group of Collingwood people celebrating. I met a couple of them at the bar when they were buying drinks, and they told me about the win. I hadn't paid much attention to Australian rules other than going to a few eagles and dockers games with mates. The Pies fans told me all about it and gave me a beanie and told me all the stuff about how they were the youngest team ever to win and they would win a truckload of premierships. I thought it was a pretty good bet so I decided to have the magpies as my team. I probably should have joined the hawks but I've had my share of fun with it over the years. I'll reconsider my options at the end of the year, as you do from time to time.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

At the age of 5-6 my mate followed the Saints then Melbourne, soI just did the same, on the last day before moving away, my mate changed to the Pies, I was sad that I wouldn't probably not see him again so I changed as well, there was a period of time I liked the Dons because of a teacher crush, but that faded. Black & White blood ever since 1972ish!


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Teacher crush.... Ah childhood memories....
Never had a teacher crush myself

 

[Good_Old]

Teacher crush.... Ah childhood memories....
Never had a teacher crush myself

Year 2 was my first. Miss Anderson, the music teacher.

 

[Chameleon75]

3rd generation, it was not an option

 

[Shaneprice97]

Just wanted to follow the same team dad did

 

[GreekLunatic]

Parents migrated from Greece to Australia and lived in Collingwood so had to go for Collingwood

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Parents migrated from Greece to Australia and lived in Collingwood so had to go for Collingwood

If I may,
I find Greeks by and large follow Collingwood, I wouldn't be surprised the % of Greek Collingwood is even higher than % of supporters who are magpies.
Proving besides delicious food, support of Collingwood is A one!

 

[PIEWITHSAUCE]

I honestly have no idea - there are photos of me in a Collingwood jumper as young as 4yo and yet my parents had zero interest in football. I think I was just a glutton for punishment

 

[DinoSoar]

Born into it - my Dad was born and raised a stone's throw from Vic Park so from a die hard Collingwood family. I have so many childhood memories watching games at Vic Park in the 70s and 80s and the whole family are staunch Pies people. The old boy and his sisters still get along to games every week despite them all being in their 70s - I reckon if you cut open our veins, black and white blood will pour out.

Hence why I am of the view on our current situation "This too shall pass" and am not getting too bent out of shape about it. GO PIES!!

 

[ThexderX]

Born & bread...wouldn't change it for the world!

 

[ThexderX]

My Dads side were all Fitzroy except dad...he was mad Collingwood.

One thing is, my dad hates Carlton pretty much more than he love Collingwood.

I was raised to hate Carlton more than Cancer!

 

[DAWESOME!!]

5th generation Collingwood supporter. My great-great grandparents ran a bakery on Smith St and lived above it at the time Collingwood was established.

 

[DWil6]

My year 8 school teacher would only sleep with me if I swapped to her team. Oh wait... Born into it.

 

[mike123]

Funnily enough I became a Collingwood supporter because of Nathan Buckley.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Funnily enough I became a Collingwood supporter because of Nathan Buckley.

Spurned your advances

 

[Gymnorhina tibic]

My Grandad sat me on his knee and repeated "collingwood" over and over, like training a dog, it was my first word

 

[Roverjg]

A relative played for Essendon, my first Primary School Teacher played for Essendon, half my mother's family barracked for Essendon and the other half Carlton (except my mother, who was the only Collingwood supporter). My father and his father were North Melbourne. I don't remember how I became a Collingwood supporter but my first memories were 1976 (our first wooden spoon). Was at the 1977, 1979 and 1981 GF's and remember crying after each one.

We had some stars but we never had the best overall side and we always appeared to be punching above our weight and I loved it about us.

 

[FireKrakouer]

When I was about 5 my sister and I told our Collingwood mad father that we wanted to support Geelong because our friends did.

He said "You can support Geelong if you want, but you have to sleep outside in the dog kennel. If you want to sleep inside you have to barrack for Collingwood". We 100% believed he was serious (to be fair, I think he was).

 

[Saintly Viewed]

When I was about 5 my sister and I told our Collingwood mad father that we wanted to support Geelong because our friends did.

He said "You can support Geelong if you want, but you have to sleep outside in the dog kennel. If you want to sleep inside you have to barrack for Collingwood". We 100% believed he was serious (to be fair, I think he was).

Love it.
Yes, he probably was serious, sort of....