I don't think so. Buying jerseys is just one of the ways to show support, it is not a must. Someone else may prefer to decorate his room with club posters instead.

One of the reason why someone buy fakes is because of this mentality. They think "oh I can't afford RM200+ for jersey, but if I don't wear it ppl won't think I support that club." so they go buy fakes. There's more ways to show support. Can buy official T-Shirt or scarves. I know some people decorated their cars in club colours.

Just wanna make TS question clear...are we discussing about buying ori jersey v not buying ori jersey, or buying ori jersey v buying fake jersey?

If it's the second one I think there's already a thread about that somewhere.

didnt buy ori jersey doesnt mean buy fake. if someone doesnt buy jersey, like i explained earlier, he can do other forms of supporting without resorting to fakes. Buy scarfs or caps or t-shirts. Join groups or MVs with other fellow supporters on match days. Even as simple as playing the club's song when in the car even though mak bapak/pakcik makcik all hate it, also a form of support. Thats what i meant by "no jersey doesnt mean not supporting".

But if its comparing buying ori jersey and buying fake jersey, then no need to second guess what my answer is.

So in short, my point is if you buy ori jersey as a way to show support, then good. If cant afford or not interested in jerseys, there are other ways, jersey isnt the only way. This is again, back to my fist post. The idea of "must wear jersey to show support" ends up putting pressure on those who cant afford it, ending up buying fakes so as not to be labelled as "not supporting".

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Jul 8 2011, 04:57 PM