Will you be supporting England in Euro2024?

[Kurt.]

As I say - I'm a proud Englishman and will always support my country over anyone else.
I do sometimes wish I had a choice with Everton - but family roots and history mean me and my children will also have to follow us.
I think there has to be a connection to a team. Doesn't have to be geographical - but I'd imagine this is the primary reason people support who they do.

I’m proud to be Welsh , not arsed about the international football or rugby teams to be honest. Everton for me and that’s it.

 

[Papa Shango]

As I say - I'm a proud Englishman and will always support my country over anyone else.
I do sometimes wish I had a choice with Everton - but family roots and history mean me and my children will also have to follow us.
I think there has to be a connection to a team. Doesn't have to be geographical - but I'd imagine this is the primary reason people support who they do.

The connection thing is interesting and I reckon you are right. I think that's why a lot of people from Liverpool don't support England as they don't have a major connection with England as a whole, I'm not old enough to know but I wonder if this was the case before the 80's as I feel that was the time when the bad feeling began to grow.

 

[Papa Shango]

I understand scousers being aggrieved at their treatment from the English govt and crown. It takes strong conviction to stand against the grain and for what you believe is right and just.

Scousers do this well I find. They don’t tolerate bullies or the nasty, they shall never lick boot.

Thats my balanced appraisal. Each to their own.

I don't think the thieving scouser stereotypes have helped either. It's mad how much it still gets churned out to this day.

 

[I can't even]

Devastating result in the elections for us Englanders so this is all I got left. Im fully behind the team now. Tories will have thier day again. But this would be a massive consolation for us patriots.

Come on England. For the King.

 

[Billy Dean]

I don't think the rest of the world hate England (note England, not the UK) because of historical stuff. And I don't even think most the world hates England anyway!

I think nationalism is weird personally. Nobody chooses where they were born. But why must they support the team of the nation they were born in? The same players who they hate week in and week out normally. Should they want Liverpool to win because they were born in Liverpool too? Should they support absolutely everything to do with England in general? Nothing wrong if they do that of course but why should they?

You don't have to be a nationalist to support your national football team. It's just a bit of fun. Not that deep really.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Just make it end soon.

 

[terryefc]

Nice to see the majority are still behind England.

 

[Tommy Chong]

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Why not let Jordan Pickford have his winners medal!

 

[Rita_Poon]

I'll never understand an English person wanting England to lose. Proper wrong 'uns in my book.
I get why the rest of the world don't like us but that's a historical price we have to pay and quite honestly I'm not arsed what they think..

Uh oh!!!

 

[Cork Evertonian]

There was someone on the Melbourne Reddit page saying that they don't want England to win.

I just said to them for the banter why not? The Union Jack is on your national flag, and King Charles is your head of state.

So taking all that into account one must come to the conclusion that Australia is still British property!

 

[NeilMorepies]

Cum on Tim!!

Hit a hole in one!

 

[coollino]

Do people actually support England during qualifiers and stuff? I get the tournaments but surely it's just a complete waste of time other than every 2 years

 

[Tipp blue]

I'd rather England win it than Spain...

 

[Rita_Poon]

Scousers aren't alone in this. The majority of the population have been treated appallingly by whoever runs us. I sometimes wish we all had a bit more of a revolutionary spirit.

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