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Should Scotland support England?
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Just wondering - as Scotland are obviously not involved in the World Cup again <IMG SRC="rolleyes.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> this time round, should the Scots support England? As a Scottish lass myself I have my own opinions <IMG SRC="tongue.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> and if I was really honest I'd admit that any team playing AGAINST England gets my vote. In no way does this represent a prejudice against the English (well, actually I suppose it does, although what I mean is that I bear no specific hatred at all towards English people), and I know it's probably the stance taken by virtually all Scots.
In reverse, I'm sure that us Scots would have the support of the English when it comes about that we're the only British team in the World Cup <IMG SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> .
What do you all think?
In reverse, I'm sure that us Scots would have the support of the English when it comes about that we're the only British team in the World Cup <IMG SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> .
What do you all think?
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We have always had a rivalry with the English, dating back hundreds of years, and when it comes to sport, the English do tend to look down their noses at us, and go on and on about 1966 and all that tripe.
Plus whenever Scotland do well at anything (i.e curling ), it is seen as a BRITISH success, yet when Rangers or Celtic fuck up in Europe (as they invariably do) then they just laugh at us.
And to be honest, I dont think the English could give a toss whether we back them or not !!
like hell you do <IMG SRC="wink.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> your treated more with sympathy than support
Quite - and it's proportion that should be remembered. 5 million Scots (there are more people in London, for heaven's sake) and almost ten times as many English. We do damn well to get a team together, least of all one which can beat England at Wembley in the World Cup qualifiers....
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shame we qualified anyway really <IMG SRC="wink.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> i agree i'm not having a gig at the scotland team, we are sympathetic towards you lot, you hate us, but we just feel sorry for you !
My saltire shall be hanging proudly.
And no, we don't hate you exactly....it's more of a burning resentment..... <IMG SRC="wink.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
Maybe this topic should be moved there for REAL debate....who's game.....?
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Yes, I agree about the rivals thing. I think I'd rather have you guys around with the opportunity of thrashing your pants off (no literal connotation intended) rather than wish-washing around the world cup with no match particularly meaning anything other than the forwarding of our side in the tournament. Not that it wouldn't be grand to win, but the victory would be even greater if we were to beat England in the final (******dreams******).
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indeed
So why didn't anyone ask the Welsh to support the English? I know it was a Scottish MP who said it but it all seems a bit silly to me.
It would be like asking france to support the English surely.
I know what you're getting at, but although I recognise that there's a strong Welsh patriotic sentiment, I think the Scottish one (specifically the Scottish anti-English one) is stronger. Wales hasn't been an independent nation for......(oh dear, distinct lack of historical knowledge)...dunno how long - ages, anyway. Scotland's independence was only removed 300 years ago - relatively recently.
What I'm saying is that the Scots are far less likely than the Welsh to support any English-against-the-world endeavours.
Just as well we were only put on this planet for your amusement then. Why else do you think bagpipes were invented? <IMG SRC="rolleyes.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
Just your rubbish footie team <IMG SRC="smile.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
i disagree, i'd say the scots, welsh and irish all hate us with equal venom and ironically the germans less so <IMG SRC="confused.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
I think the Germans secretly know how twisted and fascist their cause was though....they can't hate you cos they know you were right.
Conversely, the English haven't yet realised how arrogant and fascist they were being during the independence wars and highland clearances....and are therefore still hated by the celtic contingent they aimed to replace with English seed <IMG SRC="wink.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> .
And did they get rid of us? Did they heck <IMG SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> .
If you speak to almost any German person they wil admit they were wrong. Germans as a whole are still very apolofetic about WWII. And Hitler wasn't even a German, just an Austrian who managed to manipulate a hell of a lot of people, the problem is the Germans follow rules to well, they didn't think to question what he said or told them to do.
Anyway, back to the subject, I don't expect the Scots to support us, but if the roles were reversed I would support the Scots, or the Welsh, or the Irish, against the world.
London first,
South East second,
England third,
Britain fourth.
However, and lets me honest here, our team sucks. If we sent 11 sheep out onto the field they could probably do better. However i would say that although we are not involved in the World Cup, and our closest neighbout (England) are, it is almost impossible to get us to support you.
It's not because we are racist - apart from a small bigoted minority - but that we know that the minute you win something, you will gloat about it FOREVER. And don't say it's not true because i have four digits for you - 1 9 6 6. 36 years later we still hear about it!!!! AAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH.
And i know it's the media who are the culprits for keeping it going. I happen to think the present England side are pretty shit hot, and like watching them play. However, because i will be working in a VERY SCOTTISH pub over the summer, i will probably opt to support France in order to keep the peace. (Also they may well win, something which as a Scot i am unfamiliar with.....)
Let the debate continue.....
If E****nd make it through to the last 16 then we will support the next side etc
Why - your commentators all drive us up the wall
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Secondly as a proud Scot, I resent the fact that if I supported our closest neighbours I would be betraying my heritage!?!
How do the English walk all over you?
We are all British, it really gets on my tits when I hear my fellow Scots saying "I will support whoever is playing England", narrowmindness is all it is. Most of them don't even know the history between England and Scotland.
William Wallace this, Battle of Culloden this! It is all in the ancient past! Get over with it!!!!
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CYMRU AM BYTH - It is good that you are proud of your country but hating another for what happened many many years ago is verging on sad!