If you support football, great. I'm pleased for you and glad you have a team to follow.
If you don't support a team, that's great. Many people don't.
But if you sort of support a team a bit and claim to be a fan and then forget the name of the team, that is a bit smarmy and trying to be something you are not.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-2015-david-cameron-forgets-if-hes-an-aston-villa-or-west-ham-fan-10203685.html
West Ham,Villa.I know - similar strips. Ish.
It's the fact he dropped it in to his speech that gets me. It sums up his lies and spin to manipulate people.