I have to admit - there are a minority who are an embarrassment ... but they are a minority - that 200,000 jocks can descend on a city for days, drink it dry and be waived off with goodwill and affection is testament to what supporting your country should really mean ...
I'd noticed over the last couple days the difference in reporting when it comes to England fans. Scotland fans oh what a great bunch they are, all having fun, and similar for other nations. When it came to Englands lot, it was clearly from the off, reporting along the lines of when will the trouble start. Yet Scottish fans were arrested, Serbian fans were also arrested, but England or something.
So basically, don't play him out of position. Good point. Southgate is just shoehorning players into the team because he thinks they should play, TAA in the centre of midfield is an abomination, especially considering he had three players who actually play in that position sitting on the bench. If he wants "Trent" ( TM Alan Shearer on repeat) in the team, play three at the back and use wing backs, he'd be decent there. Same with Foden, if Bellingham is in his way at 10 then don't just play him somewhere else, stick him on the bench. It's the type of thing Eriksen used to do with Paul Scholes, it does not work. This is why we're all 'moaning', because the alarm bells are ringing that Southgate will blow this.
I agree with a lot of what you say - but the Scottish arrests were, as far as I can see, because a few got rather too pissed - so drunk and disorderly - not for what looked like clashes between 'firms' like the running battle footage being shown yesterday on the News - which, admittedly might have been rather 'selective' ...
There is no delusion because there is no expectation, well certainly not on my part - however, we won last night, it wasn't pretty but we got the same outcome as Germany (minus the GD) in the end. Bearing in my mind the Scots just rolled over. I'd rather not be over confident, but as I said last night we still have quality players on the bench, yes it all depends on what Southgate does with them, but at this moment in time we are top of our group with three points just like the Germans.
It was selective mate and as far as I understood seven fans were arrested, all Serbian I believe. Like everyone I do wish our fans would grow up, but I just feel it's a bit unfair when the Scots and other nations are highlighted as some sort of example, despite three of them (Scots) attacking a 22 year old woman.
Leave the England chat to England fans, mate. You’ve probably got some more crying over Pep and City to do anyways.
If Southgate wants ‘Arnold’ in the side play a back three and have him at RWB. If not, in the bin he goes.
That’s more a case of poor or biased reporting though because as Brb said there’s been arrests for the Scots. Three were arrested for assaulting a woman before the Germany game. Yet that doesn’t seem to get anywhere near the same level of attention as the English and Serbs.
Aye, the “Scouse not English” crew are completely normal folk. Supporting racists, attacking opposition team buses, if only us England disappointments could be like Pool fans.
England fans haven't caused trouble at a major tournament abroad in donkeys years. Yet somehow the narrative that we're the worst fans in Europe seems to persist. Probably at least ten nations who are worse behaved than us. Likely much more.
Need something to put in the news. Not like there’s much going on here or around the world. Romania v Ukraine today. Should be a right lark on the streets.
Spot on. When anyone else but England fans get pissed and urinate in a fountain, it’s high spirits; if they’re English, it’s hooliganism
We only have to go back to the old home nation games to know what Scottish fans are like, did they ever return our goalposts lol. Not to mention the old firm derbies, but somehow they are the example to aspire to, fooking hell.
Same as the flag thing I mentioned last week. When other nations fly their flag it's described as passion and patriotism. Fly an England fan though and you're a racist.
