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BBC reporters Jonathan Buchan, Nizaar Kinsella and Mike Taylor shared their own stories about what makes them proud to support their clubs.<\/p>\n
‘A journey that links generations’ – Jonathan Buchan<\/b><\/p>\n
BBC Radio Leeds sports editor Buchan says he forced his dad, who wasn’t a football fan, to take him and a friend on a half-mile walk from their home in Wortley to Elland Road<\/a>:<\/p>\n “Personally, I owe a lot to that trip – a lifelong passion, friendships lasting decades… oh, and my entire career.<\/p>\n “Listening to the away games on BBC Radio Leeds ultimately resulted in me ending up in the role I find myself in today.”<\/p>\n Chelsea supporters ‘relentless and demanding’ – Nizaar Kinsella<\/b><\/p>\n BBC Sport football news reporter Kinsella spoke of the “relentless and demanding” fans<\/a> he has come to be familiar with over a decade of covering Chelsea:<\/p>\n “Blues fans travel in great numbers.<\/p>\n “Some of the supporters I could highlight include Cathy, who has not missed an away match for 47 years, Terry, who relocated from Japan to London purely to be close to the club, and Basil, described as a Chelsea Women superfan on the club’s own website – and one you can hear chanting loudly at Kingsmeadow matches.<\/p>\n “It is these people that make a matchday and enrich my role covering the club.”<\/p>\n Wolves fans are ‘a community’ – Mike Taylor<\/b><\/p>\n