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Even 17,000km cannot diminish the joy of Liverpool’s title win for so-called 'plastic' fans | Paul Connolly

02-Jul-2020 01:56:36 | The Guardian

Despite missing out on deeper levels of richness and connectedness, supporters around the globe remain devoted to their adopted team

It is a week since Liverpool ended their 30-year title drought and as they prepare to face Manchester City as champions, I am yet to unhook myself from the intoxicating red rush of eulogising articles, videos, podcasts and social media content I have been mainlining ever since. If it is going to be another 30 years until the next title win I am taking in everything, even grainy footage of Jürgen Klopp gegenpressing the hell out of a dance floor like a man six tequilas into his daughter’s wedding reception.

I should point out that, Like the vast majority of Liverpool’s estimated 700 million supporters around the world, I am not a Liverpudlian. Indeed, I grew up in Wollongong, New South Wales, and now live in Melbourne, Victoria. About as far from Liverpool as one can get. Depending on your view of such things, this might define me (though in a way it would not if I were, say, a Sunderland supporter) as a glory hunter.