Let's all Laugh at England
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Nooooooo
But there is no significance in having a UK team at the WC is there? You dismiss the unified Korea team as if it’s completely irrelevant - your lack of understanding is shocking.
You realise that the IFAB consists of the four countries of the U.K. plus FIFA?
I did? That’s the 2nd time you’ve said I said something that I didn’t say.
I've always liked the English national team but reading some of the nonsense here recently has reminded me too much of why I hate my own national team so much.
So yeah:
So yeah:
Cheeky rascal.
But there is an Irish rugby team. Sport brings people together.
So, Brexit happening a year early then?
It works too but rugby is less complicated due to different backgrounds here (soccer traditionally more working class)
I remember being at irish soccer matches v the north and seeing serious bigotry in action by the north
Some of the plastic RA fans down south are as bad
It would be great if we could move on though and also we can barely get a decent 11 between us both right now
Good googling - but that’s the commonwealth games isn't it - don’t remember the English football team playing in the commonwealth games.
Talking about anthems is a bit silly. Isn't the French one about wanting to water fields with impure blood or some shit like that?
Panama players trying to score while England were celebrating:
England players trying to score while Croatia were celebrating:
Who are those 3 English players? They should either be kicked out of the English team for being an embarrassment, or given medals for being the ones that really tried to win it by any means possible.
How dare you. It’s the greatest anthem on earth (and I’m not even French).
Unlucky England - you did our great nation proud.
#Proud to be English.
#Proud to be English.
I was talking about the national anthem there, bud. You know... for everything that you use a national anthem for.
You said you’d bet GSTQ would win if voted on.
It’s already lost once.
As far as I can see you ignored the comment, thus dismissing it.
No I didn’t. I pointed out a situation where sport could bring people together.
Wouldn’t it be awesome to use all of the talent in the UK on one team at the World Cup?
But we don’t sing the national anthem for Rugby.
If I wasn’t clear, then I apologise - to be clear the vast majority of supporters would not want to sing anything different to the National
anthem prior to a football match.
A vote for the commonwealth games, where football is not even played is completely irrelevant.
Again, my comment was about changing the national anthem completely.
Well we are not going to are we! So there you have it.
If it’s true the vast majority of England supporters wouldn’t want a different anthem then they deserve all the misery they get from their football team.
Normally when England goes out a tournament I just whack out the Italian flags, but this time...
Oi! Don't blame us! It was your own fault for being there to witness our bigotry! Ya southern ponce!
There's probably still a big element of bigotry there, but it's not as bad as it used to be. From these parts at least the NI fan base used to be nearly entirely Protestant, but it seems people from both sides now go. I remember mates wanting to go when we were younger, but being afraid in case people would somehow know they were Catholic and they'd get a kicking.
It's far from perfect, but things aren't as bad as they used to be.
My entirely uninformed and unscientific take on how the united Ireland rugby team became a thing is simply that rugby wasn't all that popular so it went under the radar a bit. I know it's more popular now, but I don't remember people paying much attention to it back in the day. That's just my wild assumption on the whole thing. Unfortunately our combined 11 in football would still be a bit cack.
This place is like RAWK after the CL final, complete with next 4 years is our year la. All we need is our version of Babuyagu with a powerpoint presentation on how youse are moral victors or something
Fair play to the English lads that are taking this nonsense in good spirit. Bad luck tonight.
No surprise though that a few are throwing hissy fits, and wheeling out the usual diatribe about ''If you support an English club you shouldn't criticise the England team'', glory hunters, not real United fans. Some cringy stuff, hopefully it's only drunk posting and they'll regret it tomorrow.
No surprise though that a few are throwing hissy fits, and wheeling out the usual diatribe about ''If you support an English club you shouldn't criticise the England team'', glory hunters, not real United fans. Some cringy stuff, hopefully it's only drunk posting and they'll regret it tomorrow.
Not bothered about going out really. Would have liked to get to the final obviously but I was just enjoying the ride. Thought we were lucky to get this far. Wanting a France win now for Pogba. Hopefully next World Cup the other home nations qualify which will give me a few more options to support.
Seriously... Jordan Henderson is one of your starting midfielders....
You’re being laughed at... nobody gives a flying feck about the English football team or their deluded fans. You’ve been the overrated laughing stock of world football for the past 52 years.
You literally had a generation of world class players in every position (bar keeper) and completely fecked it, and this World Cup, had the easiest possible route to a final you’re ever likely to have, and fecked that too. All the while crapping on about “football coming home”. England fans are literally the Liverpool fans of world football.
Perhaps if your lot didn’t take themselves so seriously you might actually get some respect.
Well played, England. You surpassed all expectations. Southgate has done a phenomenal job. Winning a World Cup these days takes time and you have a great group who will do well at the next Euros and might just win it all in 2022.
The next time England NT is doing well in major competition, people need to shut up. Only go crazy when the team is actually in the final, not QF, not SF and definitely not during the fecking group stage. Hyping your team and placing huge expectations on them will only add unnecessary pressure and make you look stupid when the team gets knocked out.
That rant aside, contrary to all the laughs and England bashing, I think They're doing really good. No one expected them to go this far so well played.
That rant aside, contrary to all the laughs and England bashing, I think They're doing really good. No one expected them to go this far so well played.
it's understandable to get carried away.Look at Germany. Discount their appearance in the 2002 final. That team was wank and rode Ollie Kahn's coattails to the final. They pretty well started fresh with the 2006 squad. Did well but lost to a savvy Italy. Improved steadily and won it in 2014. It's a process. You have a great group of young players. You're going to win this tournament soon.
My god, i'm English and proud but you have just literally said everything I've wanted to say for weeks now, bless you sir.
Look at Germany. Discount their appearance in the 2002 final. That team was wank and rode Ollie Kahn's coattails to the final. They pretty well started fresh with the 2006 squad. Did well but lost to a savvy Italy. Improved steadily and won it in 2014. It's a process. You have a great group of young players. You're going to win this tournament soon.
I'm dead
I fecked my wife proper today.
That's all .
I can't take any more of these extra time games.
Neither can she
Kane is a genuine world class striker but between tonight and the Euro's there's huge question marks with him and his temperament. I'm not a huge fan of Lukaku but if that was him the media would be driving home the narrative about how he's a big game bottler and a flat track bully.