Sentence examples for firm fans from inspiring English sources

Mowbray's brand of attacking one-touch football may have found favour initially but patience is not a virtue bestowed on Old Firm fans.

Schmeichel, a firm fans' favourite at the King Power Stadium, has impressed in the East Midlands and looks set to send Leicester on their way to the Premier League after a ten year absence.

Strangely, for such a firm fans' favourite, he made almost as many reserve- and B-team performances combined as he did for the first team during his six-and-a-half years in Scotland.

While it may seem incongruous that a group once synonymous with aloof cool and pioneering production would chose to mark their comeback with a SpongeBob score, Williams says the group are firm fans of the sea-dwelling invertebrate.

In the annals of misconduct by Old Firm fans, however, the most fascinating episode occurred in the replay of the 1909 Scottish Cup, when they were provoked to cause mayhem jointly.

Parker, who joined the club from Newcastle in 2007, is a firm fans' favourite and is so highly rated by co-chairman David Sullivan that he professed last year that his skipper was the only member of the entire Hammers squad that he would not consider selling.

And Kathleen Blanco, the governor, is a firm fan.

(I remain a firm fan, notwithstanding those bloated movies).

Gavyn Davies, a former chairman of the BBC and a firm fan of Burns, says: "He needs a very strong editorial figure".

Srnicek was signed in 1991 by former manager Jim Smith, and he remained at St James' Park long enough to play under Ossie Ardiles, Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish as he quickly grew into a firm fan favourite.

The Independent understands that Klopp will put pen to paper on a three-year deal after buying into the history and romance that surrounds Liverpool Football Club, and given his incredibly strong relationship with the Dortmund supporters during his spell at the club, he is set to be a firm fan-favourite with the Anfield faithful.