*A plastic fan is a sports fan who supports a certain team just because of their glory.

I would argue that not turning up when you are a losing club stuck in the middle and lower echalons of the Championship for 10 years but then suddenly appearing when the sniff of success appears is extremely plastic.

Posted By: MonkeyPuzzle on December 12th 2023 at 16:21:06

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For anyone looking to have a right 'ol moan re Saturday (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 12, 15:56:11
- Yep… good point. And how many enjoyable seasons have they had in that time? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 17:30:32
- I’ll sign up for one defeat every 14 years…. (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Dec 12, 16:20:04
- VMT. You can see why their plastic fanbase would take such joy after 14 years (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Dec 12, 16:09:10
  - Way too much detail about them. Who gives a fuck (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 12, 17:11:53
  - Their attendances (who actually turned up) dropped below 10,000 (NCFC) - Old Splat, Dec 12, 16:25:09
  - Why is it plastic? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Dec 12, 16:12:09
    - they are fake (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Dec 12, 17:19:59
    - They have almost 10,000 extra fans since 2020. (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Dec 12, 16:13:58
      - Maybe, but that doesn't explain the term "plastic" (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Dec 12, 16:15:25
        
        ... (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Dec 12, 17:38:57
        
        *A plastic fan is a sports fan who supports a certain team just because of their glory. (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Dec 12, 16:21:06
        
        He just needs to squawk something. Anything. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 12, 16:17:39
        
        It's because both you and I know that it is a correct tag for such indifference (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Dec 12, 16:22:14

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