Guest Col city fan Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 The World Cup is the greatest trophy in the world and one that's seemed just plain unwinnable ever since I was young. Had a bit of difficulty deciding but after reading what Col wrote it's obvious - the days leading up to the game would be an experience in itself. I don't know what it's like to see England do well in a major competition but I imagine the entire nation sort of switches off for a few days, everyone's thoughts geared towards the national team. Good man! . it ALL depends how we do.. if we look good and having a genuine chance of doing something, its brilliant.If we are clearly shite, interest wains very quickly.
Guest MattP Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 Time off work to get yourself ready for the game buddy! Nice bit of breakfast, followed by a couple of lunchtime sneaky ones, back home for a quick kip, shower, change and back out for the evening. Flags everywhere, Three Lions everywhere. . Magic! That's what I absolutely love about it Col. The beer flowing, the laughs, the pubs, the jokes, the flag of St George everywhere, the BBQ's. Thsi summer will be a cracker, perfect kick off tims for a country like ours. Why? I don't like the players, there's no good reason why I should want these people to have such a glorious moment. Other than the fact I'm 'English'. I'm not a patriotic person. Again, how is patriotism judged by supporting a football team? Madness. The greatest patriots this country has ever had mostly had no interest in football or sport.
potter3 Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 It's hard, if it was Leicester to win the FA Cup vs England to win the World Cup, I'd go for Leicester every time. Premiership survival however...it's not really much to shout about in the grand scheme of things, you could easily be relegated the following season. I think winning the World Cup is something you'd remember for the rest of your life...though as I type this I am remembering one of my favourite ever LCFC moments was Nils at Preston So yeah, hard choice.
StanSP Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 Here's a thought, what if it was Leicester to win the FA Cup against England winning the World Cup?
Master Fox Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 That's what I absolutely love about it Col. The beer flowing, the laughs, the pubs, the jokes, the flag of St George everywhere, the BBQ's. Thsi summer will be a cracker, perfect kick off tims for a country like ours. Again, how is patriotism judged by supporting a football team? Madness. The greatest patriots this country has ever had mostly had no interest in football or sport. Sounds like poverty banter.
Guest MattP Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 Sounds like poverty banter. Does everyone good to indulge in a bit of it, reminds you how lucky you are.
Guest Col city fan Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 Does everyone good to indulge in a bit of it, reminds you how lucky you are. Sounds like poverty banter. What?.. no expletives this time.. you disappoint!
inckley fox Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 Again, how is patriotism judged by supporting a football team? Madness. No, it isn't the sole measure of patriotism, but a patriotic Englishman would be more likely to support England than, say, a Frenchman. So national identity clearly plays a bigger part in your choice of a national team than local identity plays a part in your choice of a club team. And a proud patriot who follows football would obviously be more likely to vocally support England than another football fan who sees no particular reason to be uniquely enthralled by their Englishness. And, as I said earlier, that argument would be roundly dismissed in Germany where the flying of the flag was a very rare event indeed until the 2006 World Cup. There is, quite clearly, a demonstrable link between nationalism and support for a national football team. Where I would agree with you is that it shouldn't necessarily matter. Most fans support their local club without any particularly high regard for the city itself, so why can't we apply the same logic to a nation? For me it's down to a personal issue I have with nationalism, which doesn't apply to a person's local identity - I see the former as far more dangerous than the latter. But others will have their own reasons.
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 I'm sorry but I can't spend most of the year thinking Rooney is a petulant t*at then support the tosser for a few weeks
Guest Col city fan Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 I'm sorry but I can't spend most of the year thinking Rooney is a petulant t*at then support the tosser for a few weeks So don't support Rooney. Support Leighton Baines, Jagielka, Stevie G etc.. In other words, support your national team and be proud to be English.
Kitchandro Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 I'm sorry but I can't spend most of the year thinking Rooney is a petulant t*at then support the tosser for a few weeks Exactly. How many days a week (when we're pledging our loyalty to LCFC) do people think that? Or that Sturridge is a cocky little shit? etc. Leicester are more involved in my daily life. If you're a City player, you're a City player. If you're England player, you're that tosser that plays for Man U/Chelsea/Liverpool etc most of the year. For me it's just far more natural to prioritise your club. So don't support Rooney. Support Leighton Baines, Jagielka, Stevie G etc.. In other words, support your national team and be proud to be English. But I'm not proud to be English (or ashamed) it means very little to me.
Zapp Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 I'm sorry but I can't spend most of the year thinking Rooney is a petulant t*at then support the tosser for a few weeks So you don't want England to do well because you don't like an Englishman? If you don't like any top English players then perhaps football isn't for you because isn't that who you want playing for us someday? Some peoples logic baffles me
Zapp Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 heres one for the England haters... what if liam moore or drinky got called up? would you want England to win then?
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 So you don't want England to do well because you don't like an Englishman? If you don't like any top English players then perhaps football isn't for you because isn't that who you want playing for us someday? Some peoples logic baffles me I don't like Rooney(and others) because of their attitude and the poor example they set for youngsters Did I say that I don't like any top English players? And you think my logic is baffling?
Kitchandro Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 you're english and you like football, i just don't get how you could actively wish us not to win a world cup? you're cutting off your nose to spite your face though aren't you, denying yourself, the england fans and the whole country of a world cup win and all the joy and excitement winning the tournament would bring, just because you don't like ashley cole and john terry. seems pretty immature and pathetic imo that's all. You seem to be being a little immature yourself, you don't agree with me so you say my reasons must be silly and a betrayal of my true feelings. When in fact my reasons make far more sense than yours. Basically, you're saying I'm English so I should support England. Isn't that like saying you're Scouse so you should support Liverpool and not Leicester? It's just a stupid and simplistic attitude that should be reserved for the lowest common denominators in our society. I've said there is an infectious excitement when England play, but that shouldn't equate to me being desperate for some of these low lives to get the greatest sporting glory there is. Especially when naturally,I just don't care very much. So yeh, some of the players we've had over the last 10 years make me glad we haven't won the world cup. They don't need overrating further and they certainly don't need to be worshipped anymore. It would become unbearable. And as if I give a shit how the rest of the country would feel about it.
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 heres one for the England haters... what if liam moore or drinky got called up? would you want England to win then? I would want the individual to do well
Kitchandro Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 heres one for the England haters... what if liam moore or drinky got called up? would you want England to win then? Probably yeh. What's your point?
Kitchandro Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 So you don't want England to do well because you don't like an Englishman? If you don't like any top English players then perhaps football isn't for you because isn't that who you want playing for us someday? Some peoples logic baffles me No. You see that's where you're wrong. I want us to have a team to be proud of, ideally with individuals to be proud of. That doesn't mean we have to have absolute cvnts playing for us.
Guest Col city fan Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 heres one for the England haters... what if liam moore or drinky got called up? would you want England to win then? BINGO!... yes of course they would.. because these players play for Lester Citee!!
Hollism Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 heres one for the England haters... what if liam moore or drinky got called up? would you want England to win then? Definitely, when England played Wales, I was far more bothered if Andy King had a good game than if England got the result. Not an England hater y any stretch of the imagination, more of a 'tournament fan'
Kitchandro Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 Definitely, when England played Wales, I was far more bothered if Andy King had a good game than if England got the result. Not an England hater y any stretch of the imagination, more of a 'tournament fan' Yep, same here.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 I couldn't care less who wins the World Cup. I'm only half English anyway. I have already seen England win it in '66, and saw our very own Gordon Banks holding it aloft.
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 20 March 2014 Posted 20 March 2014 BINGO!... yes of course they would.. because these players play for Lester Citee!! No, I'd be more bothered about our players performance During the recent friendly with Denmark I was far more interested in Kasper than I was England
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