Will you be supporting England in the World Cup?

[Billy Dean]

I quite like the squad and the manager, but for one reason or another I've never been bothered if England footy team wins and I probably never will. I support them in other sports but don't have a club I am as tribal about.

I’d say the current team and manager is probably the most likeable in my lifetime tbf

 

[Ring master]

I won't be supporting anyone, don't care about England at all, will watch it because our players are there (No doubt they will get abused when a certain team don't win like it was their fault as usual), Plus it's football and i basically watch as much football as i can fit in when Everton don't play to past the time, till we play.

 

[St James]

Hey @St James as a Newcastle fan how do you feel about the (usually poor or cringe) behaviour of England fans being labeled [sic] 'Geordie'?

In the same way that poor behaviour in general society is often labelled as 'Scouse', stupid behaviour as 'Irish' etc, it means absolutely nothing to me, it says more about the person using such tropes than it does about their intended target.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

In the same way that poor behaviour in general society is often labelled as 'Scouse', stupid behaviour as 'Irish' etc, it means absolutely nothing to me, it says more about the person using such tropes than it does about their intended target.

I've never seen poor social behaviour described as Scouse mate. Do you have any examples?

 

[St James]

I've never seen poor social behaviour described as Scouse mate. Do you have any examples?

Stupid people say it all the time, about burglars, petty thieves etc, common all over the country, 'proper Scouse behaviour that', as I stated it says more about the speaker than anyone else.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Stupid people say it all the time, about burglars, petty thieves etc, common all over the country, 'proper Scouse behaviour that', as I stated it says more about the speaker than anyone else.

That's very sad to hear. I hope you call them out on it.

 

[Pilks]

That being the case I assume you live your life in Wales?

That matters precisely why? There are more factors than which side of your heritage you lean towards going into where you live. As it happens my wife is 100% English and has always lived in England. I worked all my life in England. I should uproot her now and industry we move so that I have a more legitimate claim to my football allegiance to pass your criteria? How very strange...

 

[Loadsofchemistry]

I hope England win it but If I was offered England winning the World Cup or three points next week it wouldn’t even be a contest.

 

[Del-boy]

Of course I’ll be supporting England. Im not one of those weird Kopites who hung Spanish flags from the top window because Torres was playing for them.

 

[emir]

I hope England win it but If I was offered England winning the World Cup or three points next week it wouldn’t even be a contest.

A lot of people say this but I feel like actions don't exactly match these words. I have an English friend who is a diehard Chelsea fan and he is the sort to always say "club > country" and how he dislikes the international football, yet whenever a Euros/WC rolls around, this guy tries his best to get tickets/flights to these tournaments and is one of those people partying after every England win.

Around 800,000 English people travelled from England to France to watch the 1998 WC actually.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Genuinely don't care. I hope we get to the intermezzo on a positive note.

 

[verreauxi]

Having trouble generating excitement for this tournament. Can't wait til 2026 when it's in Monaco and there are 64 teams or some bullshit like that. The top echelons of FIFA should all be jailed for life and forced to watch "United Passions" while listening to Alexi Lalas's band.

 

[verreauxi]

If England wasn't in the US's group I would back them. Once we come in third in the group and make Greggggggggggggg Berhalter hitchhike back to America, I will resume my support.

yeah, pretty much this for me.

 

[Loadsofchemistry]

A lot of people say this but I feel like actions don't exactly match these words. I have an English friend who is a diehard Chelsea fan and he is the sort to always say "club > country" and how he dislikes the international football, yet whenever a Euros/WC rolls around, this guy tries his best to get tickets/flights to these tournaments and is one of those people partying after every England win.

Around 800,000 English people travelled from England to France to watch the 1998 WC actually.

I can assure you my actions match my words mate, 3 points next week over England winning the World Cup all day long, I’ll be supporting England like I did I. The Euro’s but when they lost that final on penalties I was gutted for 5 minutes and then thought “bloody hell we play Southampton in 3 weeks”. Where as Newcastles two injury time goals past us still bothers me now.

 

[McBain]

Squash the Frogs, Neuter the Danes and catch, descale and fillet the Tunisians.

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