I think it's time to question why people support their local clubs, especially Premiership clubs.
How many people actually support their
local club, or a club that was local at some earlier point in their lives?
Cue the joke about most ManU supporters living in Surrey, though even in my first few months in this country I knew they weren't resettled Mancunians.
When I came to the UK my closest Premiership club, as the crow flies, was a tie between Spurs and Hammers. My support went to Leyton Orient, very much my local club. This surprised many people, but I pointed out 1) my partner supported no club, so free to choose, 2) I lived in Leyton, which had a professional club, 3) I saw no need to support a Premiership club.
Where I live now I can hear the Hammers fans during matches - not that they often have anything to sing about - but Orient is my team.
We now return you to the discussion of £$€ ruining football...