When I hear talk about annoying fan bases or players I am reminded of an old work colleague, who was from Philadelphia and Phillies fan. For years he hated Lenny Dykstra for his arrogance when Lenny played for the Mets. Absolutely could not stand him and was pissed off when the Phillies acquired him. It didn’t take my friend long to love Lenny after he was traded. What used to be arrogance was now grit and determination.
I see it the same way with fanbases. A “passionate“ fan in one man’s eyes is a douchebag in someone else’s