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@cliveo
I work with a Frenchman
He didn't follow football at all when he lived in France nor when he lived in the US for five years. But when he came to England he started to "support" Arsenal because they were French.
When I say "support" I use it in the loosest sense. He doesn't go to games and doesn't have Sky at home but when Arsenal play and are on television, his wife sometimes allows him to go to the pub in Herne Hill where he lives and watch them.
Every time Arsenal play, he places a bet on them to lose so as to ease the pain of defeat.
He has been to see Arsenal once in most of the past few seasons but only when someone takes him on a corporate jolly or, as has happened once or twice, his wife gives him a ticket for Christmas.
He rose to the top of the waiting list for season tickets but opted to relinquish his claim.
He bangs on about Arsenal and his passion for them.
When asked how he supports them, vocally or financially, he is silent. His only silence on the subject.
Until this morning.
Quiet as a mouse.
I asked him if he had seen the football. He became aggressive and looked as though he was about to accuse me of bullying. I pressed on. He walked off.
Silent as a lamb all day.