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texan dave II
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« on: 23 June 2011, 02:05 PM » |
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Why is there so little support for national team football in England?
In the US it is pretty self explanatory
But in England with loads of good players why will the public (good fans) generally not support them?
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Jamster26
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« Reply #1 on: 23 June 2011, 02:11 PM » |
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Because the players couldn’t care less and look to avoid international duties if possible; it’s seen as a bloody chore instead of an honour.
How good they are, has nothing to do with it, it’d the lack of pure desire to play for your country, which gets many fans disillusioned, Dave.
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texan dave II
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« Reply #2 on: 23 June 2011, 02:14 PM » |
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Seems the underling reason must be money then
Is it time for FIFA to put a cap on pay?
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DaveBWFC
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« Reply #3 on: 23 June 2011, 02:20 PM » |
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The England national team is one of the best supported teams at any tournament we're in. Fact.
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« Reply #4 on: 23 June 2011, 02:36 PM » |
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Yes it is, but I fear it's a case of too little, too late.
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DaveBWFC
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« Reply #5 on: 23 June 2011, 02:39 PM » |
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Yes it is, but I fear it's a case of too little, too late.
What do you mean? |
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Le God
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« Reply #6 on: 23 June 2011, 02:39 PM » |
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I don't support them because i fcuking hate the players simple as that.
There is no way im cheering for a team of Man u scummers and scouse wankers.
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DaveBWFC
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« Reply #7 on: 23 June 2011, 02:41 PM » |
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You're not fúcking English that's why you don't support England.
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Jamster26
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« Reply #8 on: 23 June 2011, 02:57 PM » |
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What do you mean?
Sorry Dave, I was talking about the salary cap, which I guess American Dave was asking. |
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« Reply #9 on: 23 June 2011, 03:12 PM » |
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You're not fúcking English that's why you don't support England.
I am English |
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texan dave II
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« Reply #10 on: 23 June 2011, 03:15 PM » |
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I think he was referring to me
And I do support the England national team (not the manager)
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« Reply #11 on: 23 June 2011, 03:17 PM » |
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I thought it was a scottish joke my bad.
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DaveBWFC
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« Reply #12 on: 23 June 2011, 03:22 PM » |
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I was talking to you you Aberdeen bastard. Stop lying about being English. You're a fúcking yank who fell in love with Stuart Holden and moved to Aberdeen because he was born there. Fact.
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DaveBWFC
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« Reply #13 on: 23 June 2011, 03:23 PM » |
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I think he was referring to me
And I do support the England national team (not the manager)
Are you English or American? |
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texan dave II
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« Reply #14 on: 23 June 2011, 03:41 PM » |
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Born in England
I live in Nacogdoches Texas
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« Reply #15 on: 23 June 2011, 03:44 PM » |
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Born in England
Fair enough. Where in England? |
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texan dave II
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« Reply #16 on: 23 June 2011, 03:51 PM » |
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Family is from Birmingham (some still there I think)
Mom was born in some small town north of Manchester not Bolton
cant remember maybe Preston
I went to primary in Bicester
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DaveBWFC
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« Reply #17 on: 23 June 2011, 03:58 PM » |
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I've been to Bicester a couple times. Quite a posh place. Seemed it to me anyway.
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« Reply #18 on: 23 June 2011, 03:59 PM » |
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I was talking to you you Aberdeen bastard. Stop lying about being English. You're a fúcking yank who fell in love with Stuart Holden and moved to Aberdeen because he was born there. Fact.
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texan dave II
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« Reply #19 on: 23 June 2011, 04:01 PM » |
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Not so posh in my family
moved alot for work
Grew up with little money
thats the reason I am living here
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« Reply #20 on: 23 June 2011, 04:02 PM » |
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Not so posh in my family
moved alot for work
Grew up with little money
thats the reason I am living here
Are you gypsies? |
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texan dave II
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« Reply #21 on: 23 June 2011, 04:11 PM » |
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Ha now thats funny
NO not gypsies
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« Reply #22 on: 23 June 2011, 06:30 PM » |
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To answer the question (texan) Dave the reason, for me anyway, is we just feel like the players don't care as long as their fat pay cheques aren't affected. I despise the fact we resort to foreigners to manage our team and really think every nation should be managed by one of their countrymen. The country doesn't have any great managers? Tough!
But then when we offer our current Johnny Foreigner a massive diamond-encrusted new deal ahead of the World Cup in which he should be judged, and isn't sacked after the subsequent failing in said World Cup, it just completely takes the piss out of the real fans, and also those players waiting in the wings who may never get their shot just because they don't play for the Sky 4 Plus City.
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texan dave II
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« Reply #23 on: 23 June 2011, 06:39 PM » |
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Thanks for the response
Makes it a bit easier to understand now
Quite a shame thu
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Chris Rabz
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« Reply #24 on: 23 June 2011, 07:04 PM » |
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It's a crying shame. I used to love supporting the national team. At one point I was close to going to the away games but with the expense it would probably have to be instead of Bolton, rather than aswell as, so I knocked it on the head. I won't find it the same until this generation of the England side has passed on.
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