Living away from the Hawthorns.

By Jane.(alias Hawthorn Heart)
November 23 2006

Who are you ? As i search the Internet. i find I'm not alone, in looking for news on my beloved Albion. People far and wide are doing the same.

I always thought I was fairly out of touch and alone in supporting West Brom. Which in reality was a stupid idea. Down in Devon I am pretty unique (in more ways than one).
They don’t seem to think any teams exist outside of Man U’, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Villa and a few others.
When I wear my beloved Baggies shirts I get some odd looks from some people who are obviously trying to work out who we are. Some of the children down here don’t even now the name.
Summer hols sometimes brings a little support from fellow Baggies, who always stop and have a yap. Friendly lot us really. Or is it they are just relieved they are not alone!!
Anyway it got me thinking about other countries:
I mean United etc; are known all over the world. From top to bottom and side to side.
On doing some investigating I found that we have supporters in 55 different countries around the world, ranging from South America. The USA, Mexico and Canada.
The whole of Europe and Asia, the Middle East and Africa and right down to Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. With Australia, USA and Canada having the most.
Some of the small European and Asian countries or even African countries surely can’t all be expats’, so just maybe they understand a good club when they find one. It doesn't make me feel quite so isolated to think that there is someone in the middle of Iceland, Trinidad, Indonesia or The United Arab Emirates wondering on a Saturday just how we are doing