Not sure what you mean but I have some friends who refuse to buy ManU stuff off fashion street.
They happily spend money to get supposedly original stuff from the UK. I would never identify myself so much with any team that I would waste money like that just to strut around with someone else's name on my back.
Ummmm..first of all of what makes u think stuff here in India isn't original stuff.
Second...How does some purchasing an original jersey from UK..make them a proper fan of the club???Let me tell you this, I have seen many people with the jersey on(original :S),but they know squat about the game or the club and to so much extent that a few of them didn't even know who the captain of Man Utd. was.
Its just like those supposedly football followers who post their status on Facebook during the world cup celebrating some result...doesn't mean they are followers of the game.They just want to show they follow the game,but they don't.
Btw..I am not saying that your friends are plastic fans(there are actual supporters too and I know a lot of them),I am just saying there are lot of them out there(and this is a very well established fact if I may add).Oh and I wouldn't even want to get started on Chelsea fans btw 😛