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

709 replies

Engerlund · 13/07/2026 18:49

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.

OP posts:
LuckyHazelFox · 13/07/2026 19:53

Uricon2 · 13/07/2026 19:49

Why on Earth would we be bothered by who are supporting us?

We are England, we don't care. People are entirely free to support us or not, hate us or not but it doesn't really matter.

What matters is that we are in the semis and Wales and Scotland and many other nations who loathe us aren't.

Really tongue in cheek, but you did start this thread OP. If England lost in anything I'd automatically support Wales/Scotland.

Edited

Considering how much we are hated, they can't stop talking about us.

BashfulClam · 13/07/2026 19:54

Ach I’m leaving this as it just shows why we don’t support England. I’m off to hang up my Argentina bunting!

LuckyHazelFox · 13/07/2026 19:54

BashfulClam · 13/07/2026 19:52

Are you too stupid to read around typos. Sorry about that.

Typos? Try reconstructing the sentences to make sense.

Ohgoonthenanotheronefortheroad · 13/07/2026 19:54

Sorry, anyone but England for our house (and everyone we know 🙈) I blame the media - it's endless already 🙄

steff13 · 13/07/2026 19:54

You can't tell people who to support. And it won't make any difference either way.

Crunchymum · 13/07/2026 19:55

I'm on a few FB groups for a holiday resort (mainland Spain) and the amount of people who posted asking where they could buy a Norway shirt was insane. The same has started with repeated posts asking "where can I buy an Argentina shirt?".

I get it's mainly banter but the sentiment is unpleasant and petty. I can't imagine hating another football team enough to want to spend my money supporting their opponents?

Just wear your Scotland shirt and be done with it? We'd all know someone wearing a Scotland shirt doesn't want England to win.

Funny how the no-one seems to be wearing their Scotland shirts any more?

LuckyHazelFox · 13/07/2026 19:55

BashfulClam · 13/07/2026 19:54

Ach I’m leaving this as it just shows why we don’t support England. I’m off to hang up my Argentina bunting!

Have fun. I hope you can string it together better than a sentence.

CamilleBeauchamp · 13/07/2026 19:56

I'll be cheering for England like Victoria Beckham...

🙌

Arlanymor · 13/07/2026 19:57

CamilleBeauchamp · 13/07/2026 19:56

I'll be cheering for England like Victoria Beckham...

🙌

That's actually really, really funny. Well played!

doyoueverstopandthink · 13/07/2026 19:57

34 Scottish people were killed in the falklands, that’s who they’re cheering on. Despicable

LlynTegid · 13/07/2026 19:57

Scots should want to see Infantino the FIFA president have his dream of Messi lifting the trophy again ruined.

So want England to lose in the final.

MsPavlichenko · 13/07/2026 19:57

It’s not a new thing that Scots support Argentina. Lots of folk have done so for years.

In all other sports I am happy to usually support England, cricket as an example. Football it’s a hard no I am afraid. I am over sixty so that’s unlikely to change.

So, you are being unreasonable.

nomas · 13/07/2026 19:58

Uricon2 · 13/07/2026 19:49

Why on Earth would we be bothered by who are supporting us?

We are England, we don't care. People are entirely free to support us or not, hate us or not but it doesn't really matter.

What matters is that we are in the semis and Wales and Scotland and many other nations who loathe us aren't.

Really tongue in cheek, but you did start this thread OP. If England lost in anything I'd automatically support Wales/Scotland.

Edited

I'm seeing lots of support for England from non-English friends and family abroad. Many have studied here or visited for holidays. My WhatsApp blows up during England matches.

Dollymylove · 13/07/2026 19:58

Seriously everyone, there is no need to come onto a chat forum and declare you wont be supporting England.
We dont really give a shit either way 🤣🤣

LuckyHazelFox · 13/07/2026 19:58

doyoueverstopandthink · 13/07/2026 19:57

34 Scottish people were killed in the falklands, that’s who they’re cheering on. Despicable

That's how obsessed with England they are. Sad really.

DeterminedRat · 13/07/2026 19:59

Why does everyone hate us, everyone should support us, blah, blah, blah, absolutely obsessed with Scotland,Wales and whoever else think of you. Nobody likes neediness.

OhBettyCalmDown · 13/07/2026 19:59

I don’t give a shit who wins but YABVU to think it’s ok to decide who someone else should support.

Uricon2 · 13/07/2026 20:01

I don't think some recognise the vast existential uncaring of the English.

Because we're in the semi finals of the World Cup and none of the other UK nations are. We might even win it and then everyone else can implode.

Have I said we don't care?

GordonRamsey · 13/07/2026 20:03

We won it 400 years ago and so there's no reason why we can't win it again, or at least get a runners-up badge and a balloon.

LuckyHazelFox · 13/07/2026 20:04

Uricon2 · 13/07/2026 20:01

I don't think some recognise the vast existential uncaring of the English.

Because we're in the semi finals of the World Cup and none of the other UK nations are. We might even win it and then everyone else can implode.

Have I said we don't care?

TBH their banter is shit. How many threads now and not one of them with anything original.

doyoueverstopandthink · 13/07/2026 20:04

LuckyHazelFox · 13/07/2026 19:58

That's how obsessed with England they are. Sad really.

Pathetic.

Arlanymor · 13/07/2026 20:06

Dollymylove · 13/07/2026 19:58

Seriously everyone, there is no need to come onto a chat forum and declare you wont be supporting England.
We dont really give a shit either way 🤣🤣

No one came on here and declared anything - they were asked this question:

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

And responded to it! No one started a thread about not supporting England! Or are people only allowed to respond if they DO support England?

TrixieFatell · 13/07/2026 20:06

Overworkedandknackered · 13/07/2026 19:43

Surely if your dad is Scottish then you know how much they hate the English 🤣 I can remember going to visit my cousins when I was younger and the other kids down their street lining up to tell me and my brother how much they hate English people, it’s a national hobby 🤣🙄 I always think it must really grate on them how little time English people spend thinking about Scotland at all other than everyone with a distant relative with Mc surname claiming they’ve got Scottish ancestry!

They seem to be spending a lot of time recently making posts about the Scots not supporting them.

Waitingfordoggo · 13/07/2026 20:07

Noshadowsinthedarkness · 13/07/2026 18:57

I mean there’s some fairly strong history behind why the Welsh and Scottish support anyone except England….

I’m indifferent but I can’t imagine many English supporting Wales or Scotland rather than the opponent either.

I’m English and would defo support Wales against someone else (except England!) I love Wales and I like to support an underdog. Without wishing to be rude, the Welsh team would be the underdog against most teams, I’d imagine.

Scotland…not sure, might support their opponents tbh. 😂

OwlBeThere · 13/07/2026 20:07

1,2,3,4
We don't wanna be
Your enemy
But when we're on the field
It's red, white and green
Got beat by the Irish
Got beat by the Scots
The French had a struggle
But you're the one we want
We want...
As long as we beat the English
As long as we beat the English
As long as we beat the English, we don't care
As long as we beat the English
As long as we beat the English
As long as we beat the English, we don't care
We don't care.

The stereophonics wrote this about the rugby obviously, but the sentiment remains the same. It’s all a bit of fun. mostly. 😂