To NOT support England ???

Funny how the OP addresses the entire thread as if they're British - 'you Little Britainers.' I'm not. I'm not so childishly anti-Brits either.

This.
I'm no football fan myself but I don't begrudge fans being happy and excited. In fact I think it's nice and I love seeing them singing and decorating with flags. I also don't like how them being hopeful and singing songs is always skewed by anglophobes into them being arrogant. Fans of the other nations don't seem to come under the same scrutiny despite seemingly behaving the same way (we are obviously exposed to our own fans and media more because we're in the same country as them).
What I find tiresome is the way it's inevitably used by anti English people and they seem to be a lot more vocally (and frequently) negative and toxic than anything I've seen coming from England fans tbh.

I think I would support Scotland if they got through- but I totally understand them not supporting England. Not every street is or has to be two way.

Why, out of interest? Immigrants should put up and shut up is it?

Nearly bedtime OP

I choose to live in England as an Irish person but don't support the men's teams as it is often jingoistic and crowing. Their supporters seem to hate and patronise all other countries teams. However there is joy and celebration in the much more successful women's football team. I'm pleased for them. Long may it stay sportingly positive like this.

What you responded was absolutely not what they posted, and you know it.

Are you always this rude?

What nationality are you?

I am Irish, but that doesn't negate my point. England have had very little actual success, despite a very prominent league. And England should do well compared to the other UK countries by sheer dint of its size. But they have been poor. I don't count this team in those terms, they just came up against a better team in Spain. But there seems to be quite a few people knocking around that believe you're 'owed' a trophy for some reason. That gets my goat tbh.

Fare not fair

I think the oP sounds like a ten year old as they won’t reveal their ‘former colony’ why not?

Is that we they are saying, the reality is in football England does fair well in comparison to the rest of the UK, if you are Irish this wouldn’t be a post aimed at you would it!

That's like something a ten year old would say tbh 😂

Why do you have to change your nationality to live somewhere? I have British friends who are settled in Spain, France, New Zealand and the US. Don't think any of them have changed their nationality or consider themselves to be Spanish, American etc.

Doesn't mean they aren't fully integrated and enjoying where they live.

Again, it's that attitude. We don't owe you our support. Mind yourselves, and the rest of us will support who we like, with or without your approval. As for you always doing better, apparently the trophy cabinet tells a different story, so get down off your high horse.

I can't stand the England football team for various reasons.

Was happy to cheer for the Lionesses.

"Ooh… Irish famine? Palestine? Division of India? Northern Ireland? Bengal Famine?
Boer War? British concentration camps in South Africa. British ships at the heart of the slave trade?
Mau Mau massacre?
I could go on or alternatively you could crack open a history book that doesn’t jump straight from Henry 8th to Queen Victoria to WW2"

Perhaps you should pick up a history book OP instead of just cherry picking historical events that highlight one countries sins. Countries across the world will have a history of slavery, wars, famine, tyranny, cruelty and abuse, savagery beyond most of our comprehension. History was extremely cruel and harsh for most (and many countries today continue to experience all of this). Acknowledging only one strand of history to justify your own prejudice is exceedingly ignorant, it's a big wide world out there.
Further, the people perpetuating the atrocities you listed were not representative of the general population, my ancestors were poor and oppressed themselves. My ancestors were not colonisers or slave owners..and even if they were evil and cruel, am I fuck being held accountable for someone else's actions. I mean it's absolutely ridiculous to use it as an excuse to hate people. At what point, which generation do you start to think "hmm this is a bit silly"?

But tbh I think it was clear from the start that you only started this thread as a means spout yet more xenophobia. There's no Dave and you typed it all out from your living room, right?
Football (and who you choose to support) is unimportant, having it used as yet another chance to demean you and your country is the issue. Just stop. And no more accusing "the English" of being anti Irish/Scottish/welsh/whatever.. it's been made clear that actually that's pure projection and complete hypocrisy of an accusation

You didn’t reply to Welsh so I assume you’re Welsh? Is you former colony actually in Europe?

I'm English, and couldn't give a naff about football.
However, I do find your behaviour and insistence on supporting the opposing team just because they aren't England very immature.

It's like a petulant child stamping their feet screaming "IF WE CAN'T HAVE IT, THEY CAN'T!"

Try growing up a little, maybe?

One day your home team may get there, but it's not anyone else's fault that we always do better.
Stop wasting your energy on such pettiness.