Poupou Escobar
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Could be worse could support the green machine ;-) Nah i jokes i aint bitter like you guys to be happy when other teams suck
In german it's called 'schadenfreude' - pleasure at the misfortune of others.
I know for myself, supporting such an unlucky club, I'm not going to get a lot of satisfaction if the only thing that brings me joy is seeing the Eels succeed.
I'm not about to start following a team that wins all the time, like the Broncos, so what I can instead do is increase the range of rugby league experiences that bring me joy. And that means taking pleasure from the misfortunes of others.
I'm not alone - it's a feature common to sports fans the world over.