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To not support England?!

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Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 10:12

Live and work in England. Not English. My team didn’t qualify for the World Cup so I’m supporting Scotland! Lobe a plucky underdog, have some Scots heritage ( and some English to be fair) plus I NEVER support English sports teams. EVER.
Football has inevitably come up in the office and several colleagues are generally pissed off that I’m not supporting England, insist I should be etc etc. Stupidly I mentioned that I never support England … did not gone down well.
If you live here then you should etc etc

YANBU - support who you like!
YABU - you ingrate, you live in the country you should support the national team.

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Feetballislife · 29/07/2026 13:08

Ain’t joggin on anywhere, I am a citizen, pay my taxes and vote and everything! I do have private healthcare though. And free healthcare in most EU countries so…

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Feetballislife · 29/07/2026 13:04

TheZanyScroller · 29/07/2026 06:55

At least they played with dignity unlike some teams I could mention. If you dislike England so much and if you live here, feel free to jog on. Hatred of our country is beyond a joke especially by those who continue to reap the benefits in free health care. Take your hatred elsewhere and live ina. country you don't slag off while living there.

Harry Kane’s diving is hardly dignified IMHO. It’s embarrassing that a captain of a team behaves like that, hurling himself to the ground at every opportunity begging for free kicks.

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TheZanyScroller · 29/07/2026 06:55

At least they played with dignity unlike some teams I could mention. If you dislike England so much and if you live here, feel free to jog on. Hatred of our country is beyond a joke especially by those who continue to reap the benefits in free health care. Take your hatred elsewhere and live ina. country you don't slag off while living there.

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Feetballislife · 25/07/2026 12:17

DontBuyAnotherBook · 23/07/2026 08:35

How embarrassing OP.

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I know, still they got a nice holiday out of it I suppose!

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Davros · 23/07/2026 09:55

🥱

DontBuyAnotherBook · 23/07/2026 08:35

Feetballislife · 22/07/2026 23:54

There’s something strangely impressive about how England manage to consistently snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! They really do have it down to an art form at this point 🤫

How embarrassing OP.

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Feetballislife · 22/07/2026 23:54

There’s something strangely impressive about how England manage to consistently snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! They really do have it down to an art form at this point 🤫

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Goditsmemargaret · 15/07/2026 21:16

I'm sorry OP and the rest of my ABE crowd but I switched sides for this match. DH is just so adorably excited so I had the DC cheering and Football Coming Home playing when he came in from work. I did say it would be so much more exciting seeing Spain beat them in the final.

Grghf · 11/07/2026 19:38

Hope youre getting ready for another night of thwarted hate watching OP 🥰

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Feetballislife · 07/07/2026 21:15

Yes Belgium! 🇧🇪

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Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 20:52

x2boys · 06/07/2026 18:37

The lyrics in the song referrd to the fact that foootball was coming home as in the Euro 96 tornament was being hosted in England the country that nvented it and that it been 30 years since the 1966 world cup which was also hosted in England.

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Ah, I see Captain Obvious is on the thread 🤣

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Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 20:51

Might have to chuck Anyone but USA into the mix now

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x2boys · 06/07/2026 18:37

Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:37

The ‘30 years of hurt’ line is now SIXTY years… but still it’s ’coming home’ is it?? 😅

The lyrics in the song referrd to the fact that foootball was coming home as in the Euro 96 tornament was being hosted in England the country that nvented it and that it been 30 years since the 1966 world cup which was also hosted in England.

Dideon · 06/07/2026 17:23

Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:37

The ‘30 years of hurt’ line is now SIXTY years… but still it’s ’coming home’ is it?? 😅

Well if your still in England in 30 years it will be 60 years of saltyness and longing for a country just a little ferry ride over the water.

Dideon · 06/07/2026 17:19

x2boys · 06/07/2026 14:07

Bit of an odd thing to do for a team and country you dislike stay up i mean.

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It’s even stranger to live in that country for 30 years.

CraftyCoralFinch · 06/07/2026 17:13

Haven't read full thread and I don't know if any other Scouser has thrown this out there yet but...we don't really support England in Liverpool! Proud footballing city with two premier league teams but we always say we're Scouse not English! Don't care about the national team, never have never will. Most of us have Irish ancestry and that along with how the city was treated in the 80's by the Thatcher government probably has everything to do with it 😂 OP maybe come up here for a break from your weird colleagues

CopeNorth · 06/07/2026 16:44

Feetballislife · 23/06/2026 10:08

Anyways, our new boss has taken the heat off me by saying the same! Despite looking/ sounding English, living in England, having children born in England… he’s Anyone But England because he’s Welsh.
Which seems to be more of an affront than someone of my nationality not supporting England 🤣

Yes. They’d demand the Welsh support England, as England’s first colony 🤦🏽‍♀️😂

The offended English, are really feeding the anyone but England movement with this.

IcedPurple · 06/07/2026 16:40

Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:37

The ‘30 years of hurt’ line is now SIXTY years… but still it’s ’coming home’ is it?? 😅

It's kind of embarrassing when people reveal that they've never actually listened to that song. I've already had another poster do the same thing today!

If you had ever actually listened to it, you'd know that it's a rather wistful song about how England go into tournaments with high hopes, only to underperform. Time and time again. Maybe inform yourself before making yourself look silly.

JasmineMac · 06/07/2026 16:39

I don't support England in sport. I'm in the anyone but camp. I'm Scots, England has historically been regarded the 'auld enemy' in sporting events.

I'm also a Celtic supporter, so iykyk...

I was Portugal ftw at the start of the tournament, however I'd love to see Norway go all the way now. They play consistently good football, and their fans are legends. Perhaps the SFA could take a leaf out of Norway's book!

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Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:37

The ‘30 years of hurt’ line is now SIXTY years… but still it’s ’coming home’ is it?? 😅

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IcedPurple · 06/07/2026 16:34

Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:32

14 teams played in that World Cup, not quite so easy to win now it’s actually competitive… still let’s keep banging on about it.

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The only people I hear 'banging on' about the WC win are people like you complaining about people 'banging on' about it.

VickyEadie · 06/07/2026 16:34

Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:32

14 teams played in that World Cup, not quite so easy to win now it’s actually competitive… still let’s keep banging on about it.

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I was replying to you banging on about it...

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Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:32

VickyEadie · 06/07/2026 16:28

I was 8 and I watched it with my Dad. It was amazing and triggered a lifelong love of football.

Again, however, support or do not support whichever team you like. Why do you imagine others care?

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14 teams played in that World Cup, not quite so easy to win now it’s actually competitive… still let’s keep banging on about it.

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VickyEadie · 06/07/2026 16:28

Feetballislife · 22/06/2026 20:42

1966, so long ago it may as well be 1066…

I was 8 and I watched it with my Dad. It was amazing and triggered a lifelong love of football.

Again, however, support or do not support whichever team you like. Why do you imagine others care?

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Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 16:25

IcedPurple · 06/07/2026 16:25

It would be odd for you to get up in the wee small hours to watch two trams battling it out, I agree.

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😜😅😀😜😅🤫

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