To think England should get a bank holiday this coming Monday?

[OonaStubbs]

Since England's World Cup game with Mexico is at 1am Monday morning, it seems only fair that we should get a bank holiday Monday, since Scotland got one for their World Cup game that was in the early hours of a Sunday morning. It would be a nice thing for Keir Starmer to do as one of his final acts as PM.

Oh how naive you are.

It is a wappy idea from the small mind of the average football supporter.

its bloody football. Kicking a stupid ball round a field. Of course it shouldn’t be a bank holiday. Catch a grip. Many thousands of us give no shits about football and have watched none and have no interest in doing so. Take a days annual leave of you feel the excitement will be too much for you.

My DCs are half French and when we lived in Beijing in 1998 France played in the World Cup final ( and won). They went to bed early and I woke them up at 2 am painted their faces before going to watch the game on a big screen being played in Europe. It is no different for the English children doing the same.

Wow. So my brother who is a cardiac consultant is small minded for watching the football.
Open those eyes, get off your high horse and attempt to be half decent.

Absolutely’Come on Mexico’
The bunch of overpaid divas that are the England team haven’t even played well to get to where they are yet people call for a bank holiday! You can’t make this shit up! 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😆😆 🇲🇽

I will watch the football and I will go to work as normal. People on here moaning about the football can’t cope that some of us may actually be able to have fun. And still work hard.
if kids are off school, so be it.
its not going to harm you in any way, so stop bleating on and on. You are incredibly boring.

Most of the other teams are made up with players in the premier league. You do realise that don’t you?
it’s their opportunity to do extremely well in life.
Just as our top players are highly sought after.
Is there actually something wrong with you, or are you just nasty?

Not another Scottish has been again?

Oh, you wounded me there! Maybe one day I can be as grown up as you.

I wonder how Scotland gets away with having 9 then?

People say Germany has about 4-5 more BHs than us. However not one of the calendars patterns allow them. As if they are fixed dates, if fall on a weekend, they lose it. We don’t with fixed days as 26/12 falls on Saturday making the 28/12 a BH.

The others are not fixed

Keir Stsrmer do something nice for us 🤣🤣🤣 nearly fell off my chair. Should haveva bank holiday on his last day as pm

You are being very unreasonable.
Not everyone is interested in football. Many people aren't.
Every bank holiday costs businessess.

If it was the final, maybe. But not for this.

As are people who think football is important.
It's really not

Then why are you wasting your energy on commenting?
Put it this way, it’s far more important than you so tootle on.

And the football will bring in BILLIONS for the hospitality industry.
Money they need after this government has tried to finish them off.

Don’t be wounded by such a narrow minded fun sponge. They won’t understand.

Yes totally agree. It’s a stupid idea anyway, but it also has the problem of reeking of sexism into the bargain.

If it was the semi final possibly, but even then it's a bit unfair, as usual, for those in jobs whose shifts are on the day. Most will want to watch it but expect services like the Police, medical staff, fire brigade, even retail and deliveries to function?

It Is just a game. And I can guarantee most people won't remember it for many years.
The Olympics is much more a cultural event and there isn't a Bank holiday so people can watch that.
The hysteria about football and when England win a match is ridiculous

Sad to say, I fear it will be very different! It’s only the round of 16, England are a bit rubbish and they will lose 😞. So not even worth staying up for! But yes I agree, if it I were to let my kids stay up, they could work round it somehow and just be tired.

Don't be ridiculous!
It's childish comments like this that make me dislike football

I am a fan of football. And tennis. And polo. And cricket.
You can tootle on because your comments are narrow minded and mean. And no one likes the office B….
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Don’t be wounded by such a narrow minded fun sponge. They won’t understand

I don't. I don't understand what that sentence actually means.