Viva el Betis
By: wan | July 29th, 2008
Welcome to the latest addition to the burgeoning family of blogs focusing on the La Liga. It may come as a major surprise to learn that this is a blog that is written and maintained by a person that is not a full fledged Betis fan…
Truth be told, a more accurate description of me would be a Betis-fan-in-the-making. So if it is instant results or news that you are looking for, you may be better off reading some other sites. But if you want to share in the stories and see how a person gets inculcated into the culture and develops a passion for a football club over time, to get involved in the trials and tribulations of what it means to follow a team, then you have come to the right place.
It is not as if I am starting from stratch; after all I knew about Betis from a long way back and was a great admirer of the team that made it to the Champions League in 2005-06 as well as the likes of Assuncao, Joaquin and Edu. In particular, it was the passion and fervour of the fans that impressed me the most and I often wondered what it was that inspired such following and feelings for a team that isn’t really a considered to be a top club in Europe…
I am about to embark on a journey to find out exactly what that magic ingredient is and I am glad to have you along for the ride… if there are any Betis fans out there, I would love to hear from you and swap stories. Already in the days that I decided to pin my flag on the Betis post, I have been generating a lot of thoughts and ideas which I would love to share with one and all…so stay tuned over the next few days!
Category: Real Betis Team News
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i came to like betis because of football manager…
whenever I manage them it only is a while before I get them to be one of the top Spanish teams, especially with the quality of players they have. I just don’t understand why they underachieve SOOO much in the league…
Juanito is a kick ass defender, Melli is very good too, edu is a very good attacker as well as Sobis… they have had a very strong team for some time now and I don’t understand how Sevilla is a better team than Betis
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It’s great to have a Betis blog here. I look forward to your posts.
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Welcome! And I speak from experience- writing a blog really does make you become invested in the team. When I started writing my Hertha blog I was in your position, and now I’m tearing my hair out over their transfers…
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Welcome aboard Wan. Any insight into De Lopera’s current corruption investigation? Is he really going to sell the club?
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Welcome to The Offside! I’m excited to have Betis viewpoint here…and I’m also excited to watch your evolution as a Betis fan via your posts.
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Betis fan since about 1988, through the few ups and the many downs. About freaking time The Offside got a Betis page! (Truth be told, I go to Spain for most of my Betis information; but it’s certainly nice to have an added English site.) I look forward to posting away as Betis lead us on another roller-coaster ride through La Liga (i.e. playing up to the big boys and playing down to the worst sides).
You’re learning about Betis, eh? Know this: they represent life and life in Sevilla from traditionally working class roots; they represent a passion that you won’t get from you many (most?) fans at your bandwagon sides like Real Madrid or Chelsea or pick-another; Sevilla’s recent success is, well, recent, they’re not a magical club and, by the way, you must loathe them with all your body and soul
; and, nobody likes El Duende DeLopera.!Viva el Betis aunque pierda!
Take care.
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