10 signs your mate is just pretending to be a football fan

#8 He is unable to engage in a logical debate about a player’s quality

True football fans gain their footing in the game by carefully examining a variety of players from every single position in football. They take precious time out of their lives to watch replays, repeat telecasts and highlights from games they have watched once – in order to better understand players who they are fans of.

Therefore, if you find your mate just unable to engage in a logical debate about more than a couple player’s qualities, it is more than likely that he just does not watch enough football to qualify as a football fan. It would just be a waste of your time to then try and discuss football with him in the future.