when discussing sports teams do you say "we" or "they"?

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#1 ZumaJones07
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being from Dallas, i feel i have the right to say something like, "We're going to win the championship last year and we are going to win again!" but then there are those who say that i cannot say things like that because i'm not actually a part of the team to which i say, "you're stupid!" the fans are just as important as the players and without us they wouldn't have a job. so what's your view on claiming a team as your own?
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#2 almasdeathchild
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they're i maybe a fan but im not part of the team even though fans are important i just say they're

if people say we're i dont really care

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#3 CptJSparrow
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I usually say 'I'.....
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#4 RAGEofSTUNTS
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If I live in the same town that the team is in I usually say we otherwise always they.
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#5 NiKva
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I say "they" because I'm not the part of the team :l
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#6 Lord_Daemon
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Is say "they" as I've never strongly identified with any one franchise as my family moved around quite a bit when I was young, but I do fully understand people nor think it strange that people strongly tied to a team would say "we" when referring to them.

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#7 Mikey132
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being from Dallas, i feel i have the right to say something like, "We're going to win the championship last year and we are going to win again!" but then there are those who say that i cannot say things like that because i'm not actually a part of the team to which i say, "you're stupid!" the fans are just as important as the players and without us they wouldn't have a job. so what's your view on claiming a team as your own?ZumaJones07

You can make a real post.... I'll be damned!

I say "we" if I'm discussing "my" team with a friend or other fan. If I"m talking to someone who's team is different from mine I say "they".

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#8 Nohtnym
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I say "they" or the name of sport team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU

Mitchell and Webb say it best :D

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#9 SaltyMeatballs
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Both.
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#10 rockguy92
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Yup, I've said 'we' in that context my whole life.
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#11 imaps3fanboy
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No, I don't use "we". I'm not on the team.
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#12 inartistic
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I usually say 'I'.....CptJSparrow
They say there is no I in team The letter T can fit I though haha
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#13 judog1
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I only find it acceptable when talking with hardcore fans of the same team.
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#14 Bucked20
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I say we
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#15 ZumaJones07
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No, I don't use "we". I'm not on the team.imaps3fanboy
you are on the team though, sitting at home, you are on the team and help them to victory
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#16 TwoFace-BS
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Both, "they" in general "we" when I want the other person to know I support that team
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#17 SaltyMeatballs
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[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]No, I don't use "we". I'm not on the team.ZumaJones07
you are on the team though, sitting at home, you are on the team and help them to victory

We are all on the team, think about where their money comes from and why.
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#18 cmpepper23
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When referring to most teams, I say "they". I do have an occasional slip up and say we though.

When I am discussing anything to do with the Texas Longhorns, I say "we". I have always been a Longhorn fan and am fixing to graduate from UT soon so I feel like I have the right to say "we". I am not implying that just because I attended there I can say "we", but that Longhorn sports have always been a huge part of my life and were a big reason for me to go there. Attending UT has made me feel even more a part of being a Longhorn.

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#19 deactivated-5b19214ec908b
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This sums up my answer

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#20 cmpepper23
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This sums up my answer

toast_burner

That "raging bull" line was great. Nice video.

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#21 SaltyMeatballs
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I say "they" or the name of sport team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU

Mitchell and Webb say it best :D

Nohtnym

This sums up my answer

toast_burner
You got beaten to it, but I like yours because it's a proper link.
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#22 sayyy-gaa
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This sums up my answer

toast_burner

That was pretty funny. Still, I don't say we or they. I say "my team"

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#23 Ugalde-
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I always say "we".
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#24 imaps3fanboy
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[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]No, I don't use "we". I'm not on the team.ZumaJones07
you are on the team though, sitting at home, you are on the team and help them to victory

I didn't score any baskets, or run a football into the endzone. Therefore, I'm not on the team. I'm not on the roster, I don't have an official jersey, I'm not on the payroll. Not on the team I don't even watch sports so idgaf anyways
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#25 CptJSparrow
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[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]I usually say 'I'.....inartistic
They say there is no I in team The letter T can fit I though haha

There's a 'me', though, if you mix the letters up.
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#26 Blue-Sky
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I say we when I'm a fan.

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#27 arad96
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I think the only times I say "we" is while discussing the olympics.

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#28 ps3theJT
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I say we

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#29 hyrueprince11
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We when we win, they when they lose.

Now seriously, I think I rarely say "we", however i understand why some people can say it

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#30 muller39
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We, I am apart of my team.

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#31 Mafiree
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I say they if it is just some random pro team. I use we for my college though, even though I am not a participant.
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#32 coolbeans90
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"We", of course.

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#33 Zaibach
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We ARE United!!!

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#34 MgamerBD
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I say "we" cause I like to feel important. Go NY Giants!
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#35 Branmuffin316
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They. My mom always says we and it irritates me like no other.

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#36 cheese_game619
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I support my hometown club. They represent my hometown. I am a part of that town. I am being represented. I say we.
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#37 Mikey132
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I support my hometown club. They represent my hometown. I am a part of that town. I am being represented. I say we.cheese_game619

I bet they lose 99% percent of there games.... Cheesehead just don't win! *love ya babe*! oh wait, one more thing..... ;)

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#38 cheese_game619
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Nope. Grand Final next week.
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#39 Thefatness16
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When refering to my team, I say we.

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#40 Mikey132
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Nope. Grand Final next week.cheese_game619

So you support a Peewee team where eveeyone gets a trophy. OK, I get it now.

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#41 RandomWinner
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We.

It makes everyone feel a part of something.

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#42 smokingsbad
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when its my hometown then I say we most of the time. Or if its just team I really like I sometimes accidently slip a "We"
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#43 vfibsux
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[QUOTE="ZumaJones07"]being from Dallas, i feel i have the right to say something like, "We're going to win the championship last year and we are going to win again!" but then there are those who say that i cannot say things like that because i'm not actually a part of the team to which i say, "you're stupid!" the fans are just as important as the players and without us they wouldn't have a job. so what's your view on claiming a team as your own?

The team belongs to the city and the people, the players come and go.
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#44 Jackc8
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I sarcastically say "My Vikings" because they were 3-13 last year :lol:

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#45 MrPraline
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they i want nothing to do with them