True Fan? Maybe I’m Not
What is this “true fan” nonsense I’m always reading about? Until I moved my Habs fandom online to sites like this I thought that I was a consumer purchasing a product. I understand the idea of loyalty but my loyalty lies first with my dollars, then with a logo. I pay money, be it for tickets, Centre Ice, merchandise or whatever, with the expectation that the return on my dollars is good entertainment.
I’m constantly bombarded with comments from fans here and especially on TSN.ca saying things like “I bleed red, white and blue”, etc – while I admire the committment, I think some fans need to realize their position. It goes something like this:
Molson family –> Pierre Boivin –> Gauthier –> JM –> Players –> Us
The Molsons get rich, Boivin gets rich, Gauthier gets rich, JM gets rich, the players get rich and we continue to dish out dollars for an inferior product simply because it makes us better fans somehow? Being a fan of professional sports is no different then then being a consumer of any other product; sometimes you need to demand more, and make a change if more isn’t coming.
Who or what exactly do you feel loyal to? I’ll tell you this much: if there were a viable NHL alternative vying for my fandom, I’d consider it. Unfortunately, as an east coaster, I’m limited to Trawna, Ottawa and the Habs. Give Atlantic Canada a team tomorrow and I’ll forget my 25 years as a Habs fan mighty quick.
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The Habs are playing worse than badly lately and the pressure being put on the team by the fans in the form of booing at games and media pressure is quickly ramping up. I, for one, am sick of people calling the fans who are booing “bad fans” or “bandwagon jumpers”. The way I see it, there are two types of fan where Les Habitants are concerned:
Though we managed to play quite badly without him against the Islanders last night, here are a few thoughts on why Kovy needs to find a new home this summer; sorry Alex, it had to be said.
