Since this is a UK based website, we would like to welcome you what was originally a three part special, but is now instead going to be a multipart series of The Definitive Fan – The online guide from PowerPlayGoal.com to British fans who you’re likely to meet (or not meet) at a hockey game.
Some of these fans clearly have a true passion for the game, others, well, they are just there for something to do.
British Fan Type #4 – The Chavette
An artist’s impression of a Chavette
Bio:
“Hockey? That’s like that thing that’s like football on ice with silly rules and big men, innit?”
Above is an actual quote spoken by this fan type on a generic reality TV show from the UK’s teen-friendly Channel 4. The Chavette is the female counterpart of The Football (Soccer) Fan.
The Chavette generally has little to no interest in sports, but they are among the crowd that will conveniently develop an interest in football whenever England’s national team are playing. Although they generally seem to be more interested in the players than the actual game itself.
Sometimes they will go to a hockey game – oh wait, sorry. I mean an ice hockey “match” – with their equally generic, testosterone fuelled boyfriend. They watch the ga – uh, “match”, and wonder what the hell is going on. Do they bother to ask anyone what the rules are? Nope. They can’t ask their boyfriend because he doesn’t know either: he’s only interested in the fighting, and shouting generic insults at a certain black-and-white-stripe-wearing individual on the ice.
So the Chavette instead stops watching, and aimlessly wonders around the building until she happens to come across a TV that’s showing X Factor (American Idol equiv), Britain’s Got Talent, or whatever other generic British reality show happens to be on. She stays there and watches that for most of the remainder of the game, despite the fact that she’s paid £10 to get in.
Characteristics:
Female, aged at least 15 and up, hair dyed blonde, wears bright orange fake tan along with other excessive makeup. Forced Cockney or Essex accent. Generally unattractive, unless for some reason you’re into that sort of thing.
Favourite Team:
Whatever little local team their boyfriend happens to “support”.
Other:
Along with insulting hockey as shown in the above quote, they along with their male counterpart tend to like making fun of Americans for being dumb. Oh how very hypocritical they are.
I’m Wildwing64, and this is the Definitive Fan.
