To not support England?!

Some England fans. I am sure some Scotland fans are also aggressive and drunk and violent. Manchester and others probably don't want the Old Firm down here very often.

Now this is just silly. I suggest you watch Brave heart, it's all explained very clearly there.

Now this is just silly. I suggest you watch Brave heart, it's all explained very clearly there.

Now this is just silly. I suggest you watch Brave heart, it's all explained very clearly there.

Is there? I heard an Irish man calling for ‘Scottish ancestry’ Northern Irish people to be deported back to Scotland on LBC a few days ago.

God no support who you want. No English I know expect you to support them and suspect that is a small minority. Most Irish aren't like OP anyway who seems to spend most of her waking hours hating the English (previous threads).

We're not allowed cheer for England at football or any other sporting event. That's the whole point. It's written clearly in the 1916 Proclamation of The Irish Republic. It would be unpatriotic at best, possibly treason.

We're not allowed cheer for England at football or any other sporting event. That's the whole point. It's written clearly in the 1916 Proclamation of The Irish Republic. It would be unpatriotic at best, possibly treason.

We're not allowed cheer for England at football or any other sporting event. That's the whole point. It's written clearly in the 1916 Proclamation of The Irish Republic. It would be unpatriotic at best, possibly treason.

Saw a lovely video of some Scots supporters in Boston ( at an Irish pub) singing their hearts out, wearing kilts etc and it all seemed very good humored. The locals seem to be enjoying the whole football thing… so far anyways!

I’m English and I don’t expect support from Irish people at all, I expect them to support Ireland even then I don’t care if they support someone else entirely, or nobody.

But this thread wasn’t ’AIBU to expect everyone to support England’, it was ‘AIBU to make a song and dance of supporting anyone BUT England as they’re AWFUL’ (pretty much). It gets very boring after a while.

Generally there is an affinity between the Irish and the Scots.

Yeah it's the exact same vibe - I don't know why a English people get so offended or expect support from Irish people. We can work with you, befriend you, love you, sleep with you, marry you, have kids with you... But don't expect us to cheer for you in sports.

If anyone actually asked me, I’d just say I don’t support any of them, I’m not interested in football.
But I’d still be quietly pleased if I heard that England had won a match, and ditto Scotland and Wales - as long as it wasn’t against England…

I’m reminded of the bloke with a T shirt that said ‘I SUPPORT NEW ZEALAND - AND WHOEVER’S PLAYING AUSTRALIA’. 😂

In my experience the vast majority of Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh people get on perfectly fine.

There may indeed be an 'affinity' between Irish and Scots. But there is also lingering anti-Irish sentiment among certain football fan bases. Far worse than in any English club.

Generally there is an affinity between the Irish and the Scots.

. I know many of us Tartan Army are prepping to get the hell out of Boston before the English arrive, if it was the Welsh or the Irish I am certain we'd be factoring in a joint party.

Yes, I'm sure all the Rangers supporters among the adorable cuddly tartan army would be really looking forward to partying with Irish fans!

Seriously, there are bad elements among all fan bases. The idea that England supporters are uniquely violent is decades out of date. England, unlike other countries, has made great efforts to tackle bad behaviour among fans, and it's mostly been successful.

I can't speculate why, but they frequently do. It's regularly featured in the media around big tournaments that it's ridiculous the Scots don't support England. Then we had the year of the anyone but England T Shirts and that all kicked off. Our fans are very different to English fans, the Tartan army are beloved, fun, respectful but obviously do drink and party, the English fans are a bit edgy, there's a fear they'll kick off if they don't win or that they might cause trouble and be rowdy - they always seem to expect to win and have the chops to do it but then fluff it, there's an arrogance and and edge to some sectors of the English fan base that really is off-putting. I know many of us Tartan Army are prepping to get the hell out of Boston before the English arrive, if it was the Welsh or the Irish I am certain we'd be factoring in a joint party.

I can't speculate why, but they frequently do. It's regularly featured in the media around big tournaments that it's ridiculous the Scots don't support England. Then we had the year of the anyone but England T Shirts and that all kicked off. Our fans are very different to English fans, the Tartan army are beloved, fun, respectful but obviously do drink and party, the English fans are a bit edgy, there's a fear they'll kick off if they don't win or that they might cause trouble and be rowdy - they always seem to expect to win and have the chops to do it but then fluff it, there's an arrogance and and edge to some sectors of the English fan base that really is off-putting. I know many of us Tartan Army are prepping to get the hell out of Boston before the English arrive, if it was the Welsh or the Irish I am certain we'd be factoring in a joint party.