When England are playing Australia (or indeed anyone) at Cricket, I know with absolute clarity who I want to win. Likewise Chelsea v Arsenal, Celtic v Rangers... my allegiance is clear and absolute. In fact I have quite clear allegiances that go a long way down the list. This was brought to my attention in the pub over the last weekend. A good friend of mine raised the question about taking sides, whatever the sport, whatever the fixture - we both concluded that not taking sides was impossible. Whether or not it is a New Zealand district rugby trial or a meaningless 1st round Snooker fixture in the Thai-Laos International Invitational Comp - you've got to have a side.
I put this to the test with some random computer generated football fixtures. The results are as follows (teams in BOLD are the one's I'd prefer to win).
Manchester United v Liverpool
Liverpool v Arsenal
Arsenal v Tottenham
Tottenham v Chelsea
Chelsea v West Ham
West Ham v Fulham
Fulham v QPR
QPR v Brighton
Brighton v Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough v PSG
PSG v Ajax
Ajax v Inter
Inter v Juventus
Juventus v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Barcelona
Barcelona v AC Milan
AC Milan v Celtic
Celtic v Rangers
Rangers v Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers v Derry City
Derry City v Cardiff City
Cardiff City v Anderlecht
Anderlecht v KV Oostende
KV Oostende v Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna v Bohemians (of Prague)....
Bohemians (of Prague) v Manchester United
...To be honest this could literally go on for ever!
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Selby
Mark Selby v John Higgins
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