Well John all I can say mate, is I have been in a similar boat to yours for a couple of years now and im only 18. I love Liverpool and im sure people will back me up on this one --) I used to come on here and ramble on about being mistreated as an OOT all the time, I got over it though mate, and im so glad I did, because it was tearing me apart!
The best way to think of it is by knowing that Liverpool Football Club (The actual club) want your support and that's all that matters, why do they send letters to my house in Kent saying "Dear Liverpool Supporter" and offering me stuff, because they want my OOT support to keep them financially secure and to keep them supported in big numbers! I now ignore any anti-OOTers, because they dont run the club, so what god given right do they have in telling me where to go, NONE!
Liverpool Football Club want OOT support, they need it! Why are there International Branches, Supporter Clubs, Fan Card Solutions, Mega Stores the list is endless, there all there to attract us. Times have moved on from when you supported your local club, which is arguably destroying the smaller clubs.
People may call you a glory hunter, I get it all the time, I just say "We're not exactly winning the premiership year in, year out yet are we? So how am I a glory hunter when I've supported Liverpool all my life!"
The club needs both Local and OOT support. The locals are the heartbeat of the club, and I will never disagree with that, the OOT's are the pillars of the club, the ones that keep it upright and big! The combination is needed for this amazing club to survive!
Liverpool Football Club = Globally Supported Club, that's why Everton will never be a big club, because they are a shut up shop club = the so called peoples club, it's laughable really!
I think I could talk about this for ever and ever, because I have so many points, which I did put in a post a while back and I dont want to get back into this annoying, frustrating arguement because even though I am over it, it can always come back to upset me!
My advice for you mate is, Chin Up, Sing Up and know that Liverpool Football Club want your support and dont let anyone tell you different!
Matt