Club v Country (Football)
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steeplejack said:
who was it this morning- Novo? Prso? Bob Malcolm again?
those are easy and you understimate me - this morning i recorded 7.3 minute tirade against gregor stevens - anyone can launch vitriol against the gorams, the malcolms and the petite merdes - i like to think i am a more cultured angry sweary man
Larry O'Hara
Well-Known Member
I do want England to win in general but
--Eriksson's a tosser & if the defeat recently hastens his departure, good
--if I had to choose, it'd be club (Everton) vs country. When Rooney played so well for England & Eriksson blatantly urged him to change clubs, that was way out of order. For that alone (& he has done it with other players eg SWP?) Eriksson should go.
In cricket, Lancashire is my team sort of, but a bit Manchester-oriented. I'd defintely rather England regain the Ashes than Lancs win a championship, but this latter would be nice.
--Eriksson's a tosser & if the defeat recently hastens his departure, good
--if I had to choose, it'd be club (Everton) vs country. When Rooney played so well for England & Eriksson blatantly urged him to change clubs, that was way out of order. For that alone (& he has done it with other players eg SWP?) Eriksson should go.
In cricket, Lancashire is my team sort of, but a bit Manchester-oriented. I'd defintely rather England regain the Ashes than Lancs win a championship, but this latter would be nice.
Made my feelings clear but fair-do's to the England fans at the moment.
Its Hereford all over again in the club sense!
Its Hereford all over again in the club sense!
Rocket Romano said:
I think you'lll find it's manages of Premiership teams who have killed off the friendlies, saying players can only play 45 mins etc.
And as for drawing mediocre teams in qualifying, its a seeding system, it would hardly be fare to have Holland Spain Italy Germany and England in one group and then Malta, Wales, San Marino, Andorra and Liectenstein in another.
But just for your information heres some of the trickier teams we've had in qualifying in the past, so you won't make such daft comments.
WC 94: Holland, Poland, Norway
WC 98: Italy
EC 2000: Sweden, Poland
WC 02: Germany
EC 04: Turkey
Its usually those who are most suckered in to believe England will actually win the next football tournament, usually feel so grieved when they don't and are the first to call for the managers head.
Lakina said:
Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft
Care to elaborate
*plays Jersualem in background as a warm up*
Termite Man
zombie flesh eater
Club over country for me ! Personally I prefer regular football every week , a game once every couple of months or so just doesn't bother me that much . And I think there are much better games in club football with local rivalries and teams you hate which I think you just don't get in internationals !
I think that people who support big teams tend to have less interest in the national team for two reasons:
1/ They support a team which is generally successful, so why go to the effort of supporting a team like England, Wales, Scotland etc. when you know it's going to end in disappointment, and knowing you'll have to live with that disappointment, of what if that ref had only given Terry's/Campbell's goal for the next two years (atleast).
They support sucesful teams, is not in their nature to support a team which loses.
2/ Speaking as someone who supports a small club (Worksop Town) I know very few other Worksop Town fans, and when the Championships come around its actually nice to be able to talk to my best mates and speak of the joy and share in the misery when our team wins or loses, or just hugging the random person next to you in the pub when we score a goal, or chatting with stranges on the bus about the game. It unites the country, so although I can understand why some people aren't interested in the national team, I don't know why supporters of big clubs actually hope England lose, which I know a fair few do. When it actually brings alot of people together, and brings some unity and happiness to the country.
1/ They support a team which is generally successful, so why go to the effort of supporting a team like England, Wales, Scotland etc. when you know it's going to end in disappointment, and knowing you'll have to live with that disappointment, of what if that ref had only given Terry's/Campbell's goal for the next two years (atleast).
They support sucesful teams, is not in their nature to support a team which loses.
2/ Speaking as someone who supports a small club (Worksop Town) I know very few other Worksop Town fans, and when the Championships come around its actually nice to be able to talk to my best mates and speak of the joy and share in the misery when our team wins or loses, or just hugging the random person next to you in the pub when we score a goal, or chatting with stranges on the bus about the game. It unites the country, so although I can understand why some people aren't interested in the national team, I don't know why supporters of big clubs actually hope England lose, which I know a fair few do. When it actually brings alot of people together, and brings some unity and happiness to the country.
