Roar in me Blood (RIMB on here to save typing).
Let me bore you with some I's...
I am a Roar and Socceroos supporter, and followed the NSL through the mighty Canberra Cosmos until they went broke. I watch the Matildas with frustration, and our younger National teams with equal frustration and always the hope of better.
I watch the game for the excitement and joy of seeing beautiful combination play, quality tackling, and fair play in action. I loathe diving, exaggeration and dirty play regardless of it being my team or another.
I would prefer a well fought loss to a cheating win every time.
I have played a bit of most sports, and none of it close to professional.
I have lived in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Rye and Changi (along with One Tree Hill) - in no particular order - but I do not like Sydney as a place to live at all.
I like to share my thoughts on games and really like to hear back what others think - often in disagreement. It is a fantastic part of our sport that 10 people can watch the same moment in a game and everyone sees different aspects. A forum like this helps me to learn more about what I miss or don't know, and definitely does become a bit of an addiction if you are willing to spend some time on it (hi Mono).
I can get happily caught up in the intricacies of football rules - often starting with a comment from someone about a rule or interpretation that I knew nothing about. Respect to the refs on here and in play.