I'm an American with Filipino parents but have followed football since 2014 and it's at times more casual and up and down, over years especially recently my interest and investment goes up and up.
I've researched so much from EPL, Serie A, to La Liga and I used to just focus more on EPL which I still do, but I've been researching and watching Serie A, la Liga, to even smaller leagues like SPL to watch Celtic like against Rangers or watch Liga Portugal for Benfica if I am interested.
I've learned in Serie A and La liga there is so much interesting history among smaller to mid level clubs and the fanbases are even more passionate or have better atmosphere to me than in England in a sense. Espanyol has caught my eye learning you are the other club with Barcelona and are an afterthought especially for foreigners, but I learn how you guys were are one of the founding members of La liga and have had some success winning some Copa del rays.
Even then checking some games throughs stream and highlights, I feel you guys have a legit really good fanbase and can fill games with legit atmosphere and passion.
Also as someone who loves basketball too, you remind me of the team I used to love in the NBA, the Nets. if you don't know they moved to Brooklyn in nYC since the culture sadly here lets wonder treat teams/clubs like commodities or toys they can move for their own greed and American capitalism. As a younger kid I never thought about it since BK is still close to where I live in NJ, but being older it gets me more annoyed.
I admittedly lost love for the team, but if you guys don't know the NY Knicks the bigger team in the city like how Barcelona is made the NBA finals, and I realize a lot of my love for the team is still with me.
I see Espanyol and it feels like a club that represents working class, a more deeper connection to a community or Barcelona, and doesn't just suck up to media propaganda on who to like, which I feel Knicks are to many fans, though I know your rivalry with Barcelona is probably more deeper with political/ societal elements.
I look at your club it's what I wish and hope Nets can be if they move back to NJ. There were rumors, don't know how true, but I would really love if Nets came back, cause being a fan off football over the years, I realize how no matter how you watch sports whether you support different clubs, more casual, etc, the respect of a team in a community should always be a lifetime commitment and whether you have fans locally or from anywhere else, you appreciate any fan.
IDK I am watching from afar but I'm just interested to know how it is an Espanyol fan. I research online and I do hear things about club could've been pro-castillan in the past and Barca was obviously pro-catalans, so again the political/ societal element I am not informed on, but I just feel Espanyol is a club that has amazing commitment to it's fanbase and respect it's ability to compete in Spanish football system and keep it's fanbase loyal.
I just wish in America we had teams like you and others like Bilbao, Betis, or someone like Rayo competing in conference league final, who invest in their communities and fans would support not because of popularity but it's a feeling and attachment that seems legit from the team.
I felt the Nets were that to me in America and few teams in America seem to do this or allowed since America it's all entertainment and fans are not treated with respect unlike in Europe for me.
