What is the most North club of other sports?

[Makeshift Park]

My 7 year old and I have been playing a lot of FC24 lately. I'm starting to think that I should diversify the monopoly North have on the sports zone of my brain and find a soccer team to follow.

Which one taps into the North mindset the best? My first instinct is Leicester, just for the underdog thing. But truthfully, I know bugger all about the histories to have an informed opinion.

And while you're here... are there obvious similarities between North and teams in the NBA, NHL, MLB, and so on?

 

[Orange Peanut]

Tottenham give you more hope than North do, but the despair is pretty much equal from my experience.

 

[JGreezy]

I think that we're the Detroit Pistons in the NBA.

Historical reputations of playing hard and tough.
Had successful teams a little while ago (Carey era roos and the early 00s Pistons), but followed it up with long stretches of mediocrity, then attempts to knock down and rebuild that have led to being stuck on the bottom.

The Pistons had the biggest losing streak in NBA history last season. They've finished bottom 2 in the east in the last 4 seasons.

 

[Passmore]

Tottenham give you more hope than North do, but the despair is pretty much equal from my experience.

Spurs are very St Kilda like. Won **** all in 60 years.

 

[CURVE]

NRL - NORTH Queensland
EFL - Preston NORTH End
NCAA - NORTH Carolina Tah Heels
SPFL - Ross County

or

Sheffield Wednesday
Brighton & Hove Albion
Deportivo La Coruna
Real Sociedad
Kilmarnock

 

[Hatchy1992]

Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga have given me many North like frustrations over the past decade, whether it be their inability to put games to bed or just outright choking.

They have had their glory years however much like North in the 70's and 90's. But they pretty much have the perennial underdog tag which is why I adopted them in the first place.

Have had financial difficulties in the past too, only being saved from bankruptcy by arch rivals Bayern in the early 2000's.

 

[Nate7]

Milwaukee Brewers MLB

 

[dus]

Toronto “Make Believes”.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Toronto “Make Believes”.

Interesting. Why? Just the lack of recent success?

My old man was raised in northern Alberta, so he's always been pretty hardcore into the Oilers.

Had a great run from '84-90, but seem to have only come back to relevance in the past several years.

 

[Val Keating]

SSC Napoli?

 

[drew]

Cleveland Browns - very frustrating supporting these blokes. Much like Norf.

 

[andana]

Oakland/LA/Oakland/LV Raiders

Had some good years some time ago now stuck in nowhere land

 

[Hotham FC]

Ignoring the fact that it would be impossible to be a current EPL team with 5 successive bottom 2 finishes (would have us battling relegation in League 2 or similar), maybe Crystal Palace. Smaller team in the largest market but with loyal fans.

 

[Roo096]

Manchester United went to the well so many times wasted so much money,sacked a few managers on the journey and just when you think they have turned the corner put on shitful performance after shitful performance that will surelysee another manager sacked.

 

[CURVE]

Manchester United went to the well so many times wasted so much money,sacked a few managers on the journey and just when you think they have turned the corner put on shitful performance after shitful performance that will surelysee another manager sacked.

Except when Man U put on a shitful performance I'm extremely happy.