Let's all laugh at England
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But we're talking about the England football team not the British football team. Those I mentioned and many others would be laughing at England's loss too.
This thread is a bit like the Twilight series. Oddly fun for 10 minutes and then boring beyond words. And yet, here I am. Feck Twilight.
This is the issue. It shouldn't be restricted only to overseas fans. Englishmen/women or those who are natives of England, should not be forced to support the English national team, just because they happen to be fans of United.
Funny you say that because Beckham was hated by the whole of England. So why should any non English manutd fan support England?
United are also one of the most loved teams in the UK. People dislike United because they were successful and there are just as many who dislike Liverpool.
People don't have to care about England but they can't undermine the ties England and United have had with each other.
I will try not to go off the rails! I actually love Utd too. They are my second team hence why I’m on this forum. I respect your love for Utd. I was probably a little drunk last night and hurting over the loss.
OMG this might be the worst yet.
I think you have a national front meeting calling you.
Yeah, I edited that post, actual tribalism is pretty much all logic, but this almost arbitrary selection of a tribe is funny. And it makes these conversations tricky for some as there is at the same time lots of conflation and dissonance simultaneously.
I know a ton of Danish Bayern fans who enjoy laughing at the German NT failing.
I don't really feel like laughing at England at this wc though. They played some great football and the match against France was very enjoyable as a neutral.
It also helped that English fans have been back to their usual self instead of the odd insufferable cnut version at the last euros.
If England had beaten France they would have taken the WC and it would have been well deserved.
This English squad is truly special
This thread was a fecking wild read 
Complete bollocks, If you will excuse my language.
Sun readers, Talksport listeners or other similar knuckle draggers may have hated him for a few months but that's about it.
Haha I love the paddies abroad. It’s funny how we become close when faced with those Johnny foreigners in the breakfast queue! Sorry that was typically English.
Why can't you take it as well as you dish it? I mean I'm portuguese and our National team is practically universally hated, specially now with the Ronaldo issue and we don't lose our shite because of it. We lose our shit because of our own ineptitude and mentality on crucial stages.
Also get tiresome the talk why do you hate England (national team more precisely) and support an English team and write their respective forum? Newsflash, it's only with the English posters this happens.
At Sporting's forum we have Brazilians, Angolan, Mozambiquen, Guinean that actively root against Portugal and no one gives a shit bar the occasional nationalistic nostalgic twat.
Get over it.
Disclaimer: I don't hate England and was actively rooting for the team as noticed yesterday.
Also get tiresome the talk why do you hate England (national team more precisely) and support an English team and write their respective forum? Newsflash, it's only with the English posters this happens.
At Sporting's forum we have Brazilians, Angolan, Mozambiquen, Guinean that actively root against Portugal and no one gives a shit bar the occasional nationalistic nostalgic twat.
Get over it.
Disclaimer: I don't hate England and was actively rooting for the team as noticed yesterday.
England won't win anything until there's an elite manager to go with the players.
It's telling no English manager even won the PL or CL. Need that experience to win at international level.
Southgate is assistant manager level...
It's telling no English manager even won the PL or CL. Need that experience to win at international level.
Southgate is assistant manager level...
Outclassed by the first very strong team they faced. Good for tournament that superior side in semi final
What are you on about? Firstly, not all of England hated Beckham. Secondly, I said that anyone that actively hates a player has rather a narrow life and I feel sorry for them. What about this is relevant to 'why should any non English 'manutd' fan support England'?
Who do you call an elite manager or are you desperate to get rid of yours.
Too obvious. Try again
That's the thing with all of this, there is no real ill feeling on a human level. I have really good English friends who really struggled at first with the open support by us for anyone playing England. Even if eventually they don't fully understated they do get that it has literally nothing to do with interpersonal relationships. A lad from Rochdale moved over here and he was baffled by our open and cheery anti England team stance. He thought we were winding him up for years.
It’s called passion. You hate the footballer( usually because of the team) not the actual person. I have an hatred for Harry Kane but if he joined Utd I would probably love him. Loving a person you don’t know is a bit weird too. Football brings out weird emotions. Doesn’t mean you are some sort of sociopath so get off your moral high ground
I think this guy at 3:28 (and continues after the fit bird) sums up supporting England as an English fan. Just replace "Dutch" with English
Why do you guys hate Portugal when portuguese players and coaches have been integral part in some of the most successful periods of United's history?
I take exception to that.
Sporting should be the second team you like the most as well (sorry for Rojo)
I take exception to that.
Sporting should be the second team you like the most as well (sorry for Rojo)
It’s like my brother. I will always put him down and punch him even though we are both in our 40s but I still have his back when needed and love the asshole.
Like everything wrong in the world, it's Ronaldo's fault.
Good morning to all non England fans. What a great morning it is
I'm not sure I get over this one
I don't think Portugal are deeply-rooted in United's history as Britain and Ireland. Wasn't Ronaldo the first Portuguese player at the club?
Look at trophies, who has won the PL and CL. Secondarily, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1.
Those are the elite level trophies at club level.
No one English... and personally think England should have an English manager.
We've developed elite players but don't have the manager to go with.
No one is obligated to support or follow anything.
OMG don't be ridiculous.
Too obvious. Try again
They were though. Always felt as if France had another gear to go into when they were needed and bar two penalties it's hard to think of a very good England chance. France never looked remotely ruffled other than hernandez moment of madness
I don't hate Portugal, I don't like Ronaldo. You are a rival that is what it comes down to.
Not sure I can find the passion for Utd right now,still absolutely broken and wondering what the heck went wrong.
I see you can’t answer why not liking the England football team makes you less of a United fan. Maybe you should just admit it doesn’t.
Yeah, burning effigies is definitely routine behaviour.
I was not being serious.
I think so. In my opinion Nani was the best portuguese player in United's history. Love Nani.
Exactly this. I work remotely for an English based company. I’m the only Scot. The banter between us during the WC has been great. They know I want the England team to lose and they have been giving it to me tight when they won. It will be my turn tomorrow. We won’t suddenly all hate each other.
I was just messing.