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Nugget 23-06-2006 17:05

Re: The anyone but England thread!
 
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Originally Posted by Russ D
Or a balding ginger adopted Grimsbean :D

Could have been worse - at least I'm only adopted :D

Chris 23-06-2006 17:10

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Originally Posted by Orior
Would you expect France to support Germany if France dont qualify tonight? I dont think so. Hence, why do people expect scotland or wales to support england?

I know you aren't as ignorant of history as you would have to be to actually believe this is an equivalent argument. So let's just leave it there. :)

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In my opinion (which I rate very highly) the cause is the britich empire attitude. England expects all its conquests/colonies to support the mother land. Innit?
Same again, more or less ... 'twasn't the English Empire, it was the British, and it was built and run by Scots as much as English. Proportionate to population, possibly more so by the Scots than the English. Glasgow was, let's not forget, the second city of said Empire.

Scotland is neither a conquest nor a colony. It entered by its own choice into a political union with England and owned and managed the colonies of the Empire equally with England.

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Originally Posted by foreverwar
And her husband's Greek

And her son's a vegetable

Russ 23-06-2006 17:10

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And his wife's a horse - ee we could go on all day at this rate :D

Nugget 23-06-2006 17:11

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Originally Posted by Russ D
And his wife's a horse - ee we could go on all day at this rate :D

Erm erm, and his son's a badger :erm: :D

Russ 23-06-2006 17:19

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Nugg - just accept it - you missed the boat on this one :D

Nugget 23-06-2006 17:20

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Originally Posted by Russ D
Nugg - just accept it - you missed the boat on this one :D

I know - what's the odds of comments like that coming up, and me actually having to do some work, dammit :disturbd: :D

TheBlueRaja 23-06-2006 17:22

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Originally Posted by Chris T
Well, the Soca Warriors thing was quite amusing. But the whole campaign, and this appparent *need* for England to fail ... it's all beginning to look quite sad. I do have trouble understanding why someone needs to define themselves by the failure or misery of someone else.

And don't say it's all just sporting banter - I might have believed that a couple of hundred posts back, but it looks like anything but banter now. :shrug:

Dont read it then, there are plenty other mods that come in here and read the posts so you can skip this one thread...

We have a difference of opinion - so be it - its not a campain its a hope that England fail so i can get some peace and quiet to watch the telly without motty et all banging on about England.

If they didnt do this, this problem wouldnt exist.

Chris 23-06-2006 17:35

Re: The anyone but England thread!
 
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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja
Dont read it then, there are plenty other mods that come in here and read the posts so you can skip this one thread...

We have a difference of opinion - so be it - its not a campain its a hope that England fail so i can get some peace and quiet to watch the telly without motty et all banging on about England.

If they didnt do this, this problem wouldnt exist.

I wish my life was so simple that the only thing I had to worry about was John Motson jabbering on about England.

Fine, we agree to differ. But please don't suggest anyone should not read any particular thread ... all the threads are here for everyone, not just those who agree with the OP. :)

TheDaddy 23-06-2006 23:38

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja
Im getting fed up with this anti UK attitude on the BBC now, every time we see any game they bang on about England before, during, at half-time and after the game even when they dont have anything to do with the England group.

Its a bloody disgrace!

I cant wait for them to go out now - it will be a blessed relief for the rest of the UK to hear motty cry into his Mic. How they get away with it i will never know.

Bring on the Ukraine!

Now he is ragging on the BBC, I can't believe it, every other voice you hear on the BBC is a jock, without them you'd all probably starve ;)

danielf 24-06-2006 00:15

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

We have a difference of opinion - so be it - its not a campain its a hope that England fail so i can get some peace and quiet to watch the telly without motty et all banging on about England.

If they didnt do this, this problem wouldnt exist.

I watched the first half of the Brazil game, and then switched over to Australia-Croatia game. From what I've seen, England were not mentioned at all*. Unless you were watching MOTD extra on interactive (which had a fair bit of news from the England camp).

It's the friggin world cup. England are in it. Surely news about the team/upcoming matches is relevant to what's happening now?

If Scotland had qualified and made it to the second round, you'd be interested in news about the team and the teams they might face?

*Unless they spent a full 5 minutes talking about England while I went for my half time fag.

Slyder 24-06-2006 21:38

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Originally Posted by orangebird
You obviously have an incredibly poor knowledge of history - didn't Germany bomb the crap out of your home town? :rolleyes:

Water under the bridge... ;)

Legendary_PSR 24-06-2006 23:44

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it will be a blessed relief for the rest of the UK to hear motty cry into his Mic.
why would you want to hear motty do anything into a mic?

Stuart 25-06-2006 18:34

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Well,one nil so far..

Russ 25-06-2006 18:39

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Very hit and miss so far - England started off well and still have their moments but I haven't seen a world-class performance yet.

Paul K 25-06-2006 18:46

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Lets face it there have been very few "world class" performances at all in the tournament so far.


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