Aibu thinking Scots shouldn't be wanting Argentina to win against England?

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It's getting beyond banter now imo.

I know plenty of Scots agree with me.

I'm half Scottish (dad) so always support both. In the past I'd probably want Scotland to win if it was them against England to be honest. Although now because of the Argentina support I'm going off supporting Scotland.

I desperately want England to win this one more than against any other team.

What ab aggressive tone.

You're right. My bad, it was another England supporter. There's been a few different posters in this last half hour, so I got mixed up.

No, I didn't, you are muddling me up with another poster.

Yes, I just corrected myself. My apologies.

Ireland and Wales want Argentina to win too 😀 😂

OK. Well, that's certainly not my stance, though obviously can't speak for other people. I don't think I've ever announced who I'm supporting. Though if someone asked me outright about a specific match, I'd say "Scotland" (or whichever other team) if that were the case.

The person who made that comment, said it in a general conversation at the start of the World Cup, when I said the only matches I could be bothered to watch at group stage were England and Scotland, because I would actively support them as home nations.

I also spent quite a bit of time in Germany when I was younger and would probably be rooting for Germany against many other teams. But I know a lot of English would probably support anyone else over Germany in that scenario.

I don't expect anyone to support any particular team, but I do find the "anyone but" position a bit childish because it comes across as petty. Instead of supporting a team for whatever positive reason (been to country A but not country B, have a friend from one, really like one or more players, etc), it's choosing based on not wanting the other team to have a win.

It's not "I'm going to give Gertrude a biscuit because I really like X about her" it's "I'm going to withhold a biscuit from Ethel because I can".

Isn't there a church of Maradona where the largest number of non Argentinian members are Scottish.

Wouldn't surprise me.

So, both of those countries operate as hive minds, do they?

Sadly, they all have an inferiority complex.

Well if that’s how you get your kicks …

😂

If people are going to feel inferior to a sporting rival, it's usually because that rival is successful, and not the biggest perpetual world underachiever in the sport.

Scots would be Anyone But Germany, or Anyone But Brazil. Anyone But England makes zero sense if it's about inferiority.

Maybe we should have a team GB go to the world cup?

Irony...

Yeah but the players would all be English 😉

JOKE!!

This @Inverness1900 poster sounds a very sad individual. Pitiful.

What is the point if this thread OP? It just brings the petty, nasty little people out. Is that what you wanted? It's embarrassing for Scotland because 99% are not like @Inverness1900 and a few other demented posters.

Don't give them an outlet - they're wound up enough as it is!

No need for the personal attacks.

Anyone is entitled to choose the team they want to support!

It was a joy to see how happy the Scots were to be playing in the tournament.

In comparison the England Team always seems to be full of lack-lustre, over- paid diva players and managers who love to complain about everything and snap at each other.

Not the spirit of the game.

That's why it is good that Spain beat France because they were a real, tight team who played together and wanted to win while their opponent did not bother to really get into the match and then started turning on and criticising each other once they have lost.

And yet you read and posted 🥱

Attitudes like this explain why many Scottish people don't support England

On another note...the halftime show sounds interesting 🤣

Anyone can choose who to support

But it's really unfair to describe the England team as divas (anymore than any other football player). If I had had e.g. Bellingham's career and talent and achieved all the things he's achieved I'd be way more big headed than he seems to be
Obviously we don't know them, so they could secretly be evil puppy murderers, but the way they act in public has been largely healthy. It feels like Bellingham in particular gets stick (especially from the British press) for being "arrogant" when his main crime seems to be that he is very good at what he does and walks tall. I don't know if it's tall poppy syndrome or something worse....

Scots are sore losers. sad but true, worst case scenario even if we lose we will be fourth in the World Cup, I don’t even know where they placed. But they couldn’t even qualify from the group stage.

I’m English, but I always support Scotland when they are playing! Sad it doesn’t always go the other way, but like I say. Sore losers! 😂

not another one of these threads. For goodness sake! Anyone is free to want anyone to win against anyone!

I think the Mexico game in particular was phenomenal. Both sides played really well, especially if you consider the altitude and the heat. Before the match, the press was full of dire predictions that the altitude meant England was doomed and wouldn't be able to perform on that little oxygen. After the game they don't get credit for winning in these seemingly impossible low oxygen conditions. Sigh.
Noone has to support them. But accusing them of not wanting it seems a bit much (this is also true of Argentina BTW).