For not calling DH to congratulate him on Arsenal winning the Premiership?

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Hubby is an Arsenal fan, has been as long as Ive known him but doesn't got to many matches. DS1 supports a local team, has a season ticket and is rather more passionate about his team.

This week I worked away and while I wasn't here Arsenal won the league. They didn't win it as a result of a match they were in they won it as a result of another team losing meaning they couldn't be caught.

Hubby has had a proper moan that all his mates messaged him to say congratulations and I didn't even ring. Im a bit miffed because if there had been an Arsenal game on that determined it id have kept track of the score.

He works as a Driving Instructor and every single time he has a student pass I text or call. I am always supportive of the things he achieves personally.

If he was at the level of supporting DH1 is I'd understand his annoyance. AIBU to think its a bit much?

Why would he need to be congratulated? Did he play?

Does he work for the Arsenal team in anyway? No, then why do you need to congratulate him for something his support has had no bearing on at all. Sounds like a complete manchild who wants the glory now they’ve actually managed to win something. Tell him to grow up.

I'd send an email congratulating the team and then tell him you congratulated the people who actually won it.

Exactly my point. No understanding whatsoever about how important football is and its role and meaning in community.

Yep. Sorry to everyone here who doesn't understand it but the day my team escaped relegation with an insane comeback a few years ago was genuinely one of the highlights of my life. And if we ever win the league I'll be going with my parents, siblings, and their kids, to get tattoos. It's actually important to people, and it makes us happy. We're on this planet for a short time, isn't it nice to find something to get excited about, even if vicariously?!

Your man is unreasonable but funny 😄

I had lots of messages the day my team went straight back up. My friends and family know that I go to all home and most away games though, and were really pleased for me .

God really? I’m a Liverpool fan and I didn’t expect my husband to give two shits when they won the league. He’s a Derby fan. He’d be pleased I’m happy but he wouldn’t be congratulating me 🤣

Congratulations for ‘supporting’ a winning team? What part did he play specifically in their success?

One of the reasons, as a guy, I can’t stand aspects of football culture. It is simply beyond comprehension.

Why does he need congratulations ?! Has he contributed to achieving this win in any way?
Never understood football and the mania coming with it.

You must have quite a limited imagination if you can't comprehend people being happy for one another when good things happen

Nothing to do with imagination.

I understand the being happy part but not the expectation to be congratulated when someone has not contributed anything.

I expect commiserations are in order tonight.

Men, eh? I broke up with someone and his parting shot was to berate me because many times he'd told me that he was off to play tennis and I'd never once asked him if he'd won.

Thankfully I don't play tennis. I can't bear it.

I was going to say the same. Good luck, OP, when the new Premier League season starts in a couple of months….

Is he expecting people to call him because the team lost?

Got The counselling booked?

I think commiserations for Hulk Hogan dying is less strange than congratulating someone for a team they support winning 😁