So with the Superbowl on the horizon the British press has been talking about it here and there, and on one of the national papers an article on the Packers caught my eye:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/american-football-a-smallcity-clubs-unique-affair-with-its-fans-2203619.html
I had no idea that the Packers were a team that was owned largely by the fans (in a manner reminiscent of the system employed by German Football clubs or the odd team in Spain like Barcelona or Bilbao for example). A small town team that bucks the big money trend that seems to dominate the other NFL teams (Again I am no genius when it comes to US football, so if there other 'Fan-owned' teams just point them out, don;t bite my head off). This really struck a cord in me, especially being a Football (Soccer) fan, a game which has become largely corrupted by big money and commercialism in a way I always thought was the case in the NFL (If I am wrong just tell me, don't bite)...to find out that the Packers go against the grain in this respect impressed me.
SO rightly or wrongly I am going to be hoping for the Packers to win it in style, yep for one night only the Cata is going to be a Cheesehead
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