England: How do you stand?

[taylorsworkrate]

Could there be an option for England to win the next world cup and then a sniper to take out the players one by one so they wouldn't have a chance to celebrate?

The vast majority of them are utter utter wankers.  They only care about whats in their pockets (apart from Cheating on their wives and beating up DJs).

I want the England team to do well for the die hard england fans sake, but the scum on the pitch deserve absolutely no glory.

[robbo1874]

WC 2002 I think was the last time I was genuinely interested in England, mainly because they had  a decent side and I was travelling in aus at the time and watched all the games with fellow countrymen and had a brilliant time, watching pretty much every game of the tournament.

Have to say though, my interest has declined sharply over the last few tournaments since then to the point where I only watched one game during the Sth Africa world cup. The time difference between aus and SA probably didn't help matters. However, I would gladly (and did) stay up all night watching the last Ashes series and be fucked going to work knackered the next day.

The fact that the england football team couldn't seem to really give a toss about playing for England lately, probably reflects in me not being arsed to stay up late and watch their games. I sometimes think I will stay up and watch, but then as it starts getting later, I just think - really can't be arsed, and go to bed.

Its funny, the couple of people on here saying what if England won the WC or Euro 2012? I really don't think I'd be that excited by it. Pleased yes, but I wouldn't be tieing a St George's flag round my shoulders and dancing in the fountains in Brisbane city centre. If we manage to scrape a win at the gabba next month though, things might be different...

[*shellac*]

...if England do well and win tournaments, then that's a bonus.

File under "Off Topic - Jokes".

[The Man With A Stick]

Funny how I stood with 40,000 people Down Villa chanting 'Barry for England'

39,999.

[UK Redsox]

I always hope for England to crash and burn at football. I'm ambivalent about the rugby team but support the cricket team.

[Shrek]

I don't think I actually believe you all.

I think you all being so anti-England because it makes you feel better.

I bet all of you watch every game and want England to win.
But I'm sure you'll all come on here and tell me I'm talking rubbish and the England are crap etc.

Maybe O'leary was right about Villa fans, I mean we seem to have an awful lot of fair weather fans.

[Brend'Watkins]

Yeah, you've got us all sussed. 

Now, let's all join in together with the band then boo any other countries national anthem as we cheer on those bastions of our community.... Wayne, Rio, Cole, Lampsy and Sir John as they try not to bore the living shit out of us.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I don't think I actually believe you all.

I think you all being so anti-England because it makes you feel better.

I bet all of you watch every game and want England to win.
But I'm sure you'll all come on here and tell me I'm talking rubbish and the England are crap etc.

Maybe O'leary was right about Villa fans, I mean we seem to have an awful lot of fair weather fans.

Gibbo, you're acting like a 10-year old kid who gets in a state because not everybody agrees with them.

And accusing some of the posters on here of being fair weather Villa fans makes you look just a bit childish .
 

[john e]

I don't think I actually believe you all.

I think you all being so anti-England because it makes you feel better.

I bet all of you watch every game and want England to win.
But I'm sure you'll all come on here and tell me I'm talking rubbish and the England are crap etc.

Maybe O'leary was right about Villa fans, I mean we seem to have an awful lot of fair weather fans.

i dont think your correct gibbo,
 i think most fans who have said they have no interest in England playing genuinely dont,

they have swallowed the 'modern day football fan' pill the post SKY tv and prem is where its all at pill,
its more a badge of honour not to support England now, so you  not goint to change it,

it makes people feel a bit better and more of a 'proper' football fan than the family who put a few flags up at WC time,
 because you know they are just part timers, and dont know anything about the game, which might well be true, but people still want to distance themselves from it.

its funny, because in the 70's when there was more hostility between rival fans, there was always big support from the 'big' clubs in England,
now England will draw its support from the lower leagues, as you can see with all the flag names,

and as i have said before, i'l rather be standing with them than the Man u's and Chelsea fans of this world whether old or new,

 i havent liked the way football has been going in the last 10/15 years, and Arsenal/Man u fans singing anti England songs just about sums how shit it all is now for me.

[Lambert and Payne]

Apathy.

I couldn't care less about the current squad and some of the players - just like they themselves apparently couldn't care less. I care more about the name 'England' and the football, so seeing us humiliated does sting, but overall, I'm quite distant from International Football.

Exactly how i feel, too many ego's and Capello just seems like a tea boy to the FA. Im not ready to forgive them after the world cup

[Dave Cooper please]

I don't think I actually believe you all.

I think you all being so anti-England because it makes you feel better.

I bet all of you watch every game and want England to win.
But I'm sure you'll all come on here and tell me I'm talking rubbish and the England are crap etc.

Maybe O'leary was right about Villa fans, I mean we seem to have an awful lot of fair weather fans.

There's absolutely no way you can win when trying to answer a post like this is there? You've covered all bases with "but I'm sure you'll all come on here telling me I'm talking rubbish"!

You are but then you expected it anyway.

[dave.woodhall]

I don't think I actually believe you all.

I think you all being so anti-England because it makes you feel better.

I bet all of you watch every game and want England to win.
But I'm sure you'll all come on here and tell me I'm talking rubbish and the England are crap etc.

Maybe O'leary was right about Villa fans, I mean we seem to have an awful lot of fair weather fans.

At what point will you say "I know I'll get banned for saying this"?

For the final time:
I don't care whether England win, lose, draw or never play another match whether it be one of those pointless friendlies that are always buggering up the proper football programme or the World Cup final. How that makes me less of a Villa supporter I struggle to understand, in the same way that me watching non-league games attended by single figure crowds doesn't diminish your club support. 

[Shrek]

I just can't understand that's all.

I am really passionate about England and villa and I just am really shocked at how every one feels about England.
I love watching football. So when there is no Villa to watch I love watching England, I love going the pub with all my blues mates all supporting the same team.
I'm not childish at all, alot of people on here are being really negative an over the top about our national side.
The players who play with England are no different to the players that play for villa, they are all over paid with big ego's.

[Dave Cooper please]

I just can't understand that's all.

I am really passionate about England and villa and I just am really shocked at how every one feels about England.
I love watching football. So when there is no Villa to watch I love watching England,

Good, that's you, not everyone is the same!

I also love football, I'll watch just about anything from a Sunday League game on the local rec to the World Cup Final, so I do watch England but I don't get emotionally involved in any way at all (except sometimes to laugh when they concede to yet another goalkeeeping howler!), unlike when I'm watching Villa or Tamworth or even Inverness Clachnacuddin.
 Yes, England rank lower in my personal list of supported teams than Inverness Clachnacuddin.

[Simba]

I care a lot about the England performances. Maybe becasuse I am an Ex pat with plenty of Germans around. The team represents ME.

I see no passion, pride or committment when these overhyped young millionaires put the shirt on. For forty years I have heard the mantra of  a new investment ensuring our players have good technical skills from when they lace their first boots. Nothing has changed.

For the same amount of time I have seen poor management, shocking leadership from the FA and outdated tactics. And England Games, for some reason played at half the Permiership pace, are usually predictable and so BORING.

It is tough when you do actually care.