AIBU to be English, but really really want Scotland to win the world cup.

[fruitandbarley]

After decades of disappointment I've pretty much given up on watching England with any hope.

I have Scottish in laws and love the place anyway but after seeing all the videos of the tartan army in Boston I'd so love for them to win ( however unlikely that may be!)

@fruitandbarley Here's hoping, hen!

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Luckily we've bought a do upper house, so by the time the Euro's come around be far away! I may even go back to hoping someone in the UK does well... :-)

Show off! Grins.
I am opposite one, it's about 7 meters away. One down the road, about 30 meters and one to my left, about 10 meters.

Let’s see if the same is true by the end of the competition

Have you ever been to a Celtic / Rangers match?

Sorry but please do go and then say Scottish football fans are well behaved.

Yes. We went off to the U.S. after Aberdeen. A breath of fresh air.

This post was based on Op saying she wanted Scotland to win.
Of course most English people want England to win. And because we are accustomed to getting in tournaments all the time, it would be extremely rare for anyone to even mention Scotland.

The old firm thugs are a world away from the tartan army-they’re an embarrassment to humankind, never mind football

And yet I don't recall Scotland ever being ordered to play matches behind closed doors because of the behaviour of their fans.

in a local pub in 1992 in england, they werent even showing the scotland match,
miserable buggers

Classic British underdog sentimentality! I grew up with a French dad so always supported them but never publicly, can you imagine going to school saying that?! So I had shirts for both and only wore one at the weekend…

I love Scott McTominay and his crazy Naples glow up so I also want them to do well despite being English.

Same here. I hate football with a vengeance but as a Scot Scotland will always have my support in any sport. I live in England and England are my adopted team (apart from when they’re playing Scotland).
I’m with you re 1966.
My husband is English

Would love Scotland to win! They have about as much a chance as England do, to be fair!

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England suppprters always think England is better than they really are. And there are many racists in the country so that doesn’t help with the attack on the black players.

The pundits are the worst at exaggerating England. The way they dismiss other nations is so arrogant and shameful.

However I like this squad and i’m looking forward to what they can do. I don’t think they’ll win it but hopefully they’ll go far.

On the contrary, it gives us licence to not give that much of a shit, and just party for as long as it lasts 🤷‍♀️

Ah, don’t do that mate. The vast majority of fans are nothing like those wankers; that rivalry has a very different provenance, as you well know.

I'm Scottish and always support England every time including this World Cup. Of course, I'm also supporting Scotland but well aware we probably won't make it out of the 1st round.

I hate the small mindedness of people who support anyone else but England. I've lived all over the UK including England and Wales and always viewed them as my country, the UK. I remember being told in Wales to go back to my own country as I was taking a job from the Welsh, there will always be people like this, best to ignore.

Good luck to England tonight!!

Don't forget Curling, we are good at that too!

Scotland won’t win. Don’t be daft, lol. But we’ll have great fun while it lasts - we know how to party, if not play good football, lol. I’m getting into it, in spite of myself as my wee cul-de-sac is getting decked out with window displays thanks to the kids. There was a group of neighbours kids in their back garden practicing (murdering) Flower of Scotland last night..

😂😂😂 I live in Glasgow.
I’m not talking about the old firm, I’m talking about Scotland fans out in the world, compared to England fans. We aren’t hated, you are. There’s a reason for that.

I know I am probably being totally stupid, here, but what's 'Nedland'?

I guess it’s what English people call a chav? We might say, och he’s such a ned 🤷‍♀️

Also it’s not true. Good and bad, like in every single country the world over.

Oh, I see. Thank you.

@countrylife00glad you’ve found your happy place ☺️