4. You Either Love The Leafs Or Hate Them More Than Anything
In football this could be equated to Manchester United or Arsenal people either love or hate them, or love to hate them. With the Toronto Maple Leafs though, there is much less to back up the incredible support that the team receives. The last time the Leafs won a Stanley Cup was the year after England managed their only World Cup win, so most fans now havent even lived through a winning season. What is more, the Leafs tend to miss the playoffs in spectacular fashion or clutch defeat from the jaws of victory. Two seasons ago, after their longest playoff drought (the only team to miss the playoffs every year between the two lockout seasons), they made the playoffs and had a chance to advance to the second round. At 4-1 up with 9 minutes to go in the third period, Toronto forgot how to play the game and handed the series to the Boston Bruins. Perhaps if Toronto were a little more consistent their fans would have to spend less time defending them and the rest of the country could get behind them a little.
Thomas is currently a postgraduate student of literature at the University of St. Andrews. He enjoys music and golf in his spare time when he isn't writing. Tom completed his first novel in the summer of 2013 which was published at the start of this year. Next year he is going to be working as a teacher in Dubai, continuing his research, and writing as much as possible. Follow on Twitter @Tom_Andrews91
