FIFA World Cup 2006 [R]

I always remember 1966, when I watched that - he may roast in hell, that Rusisan linesman - match together with some Scots and English: for just a couple of minutes the Scottish remembered what was written on their passports, 85 minutes they were supporting me. :wink:

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The fact is, people everywhere - it's not just the English - support the underdog. [..] We certainly knew who we wanted to win last night in the grudge match between Germany and Poland.

hingehead wrote:

Did you see the goals in Tunisia v Saudi Arabia? Was the rest of the game that good?

My favorite part was when the Saudi's got down on their knees in a circle and told the Tunisian fans to kiss their heiny

Walter Hinteler wrote:

Scots ready to party if Trinidad beat England :wink:

......."All of which chimes with a recent survey which claimed that two-thirds of Scots have no intention of cheering for England in the World Cup, despite Gordon Brown's attempts to curry UK unity by voicing his support for Beckham and co.
It appears the majority, some of whom have snapped up T-shirts bearing the slogan: "I support 2 teams ­ Scotland and anybody playing England' ­ would rather follow the example of Jack McConnell, Scotland's First Minister.
When asked last month whether he would be supporting England, Mr McConnell said: "No, I will not. Scotland is not there and that's disappointing. And there are people who think that, as First Minister, I should automatically support England instead. But football is not about politics, so I will not be........................"





I always scratch my head when I see and hear this sort of stuff going on with some (well, it would seem the majority) of the Scots. There is always a bit of banter going on between rival teams/countries etc. when it comes to sports, but IMO the Scots really do themselves no favours when they act in this way.
I don't know about the other Brits on this thread, but when Scotland are ever involved in major football tournaments (rare, I know...but bear with me) I really get behind them and cheer the place down when they score a goal....unless they are playing England, of course.
Personally, I absolutely love it when ANY country from Great Britain do well in sports tournaments.

Oh well.............maybe it's sour grapes or something. I'm still mystified (and a tad saddened) though.

Hamish Husband, spokesman for the Association of Tartan Army Clubs, tried to explain that anti-English sentiment shouldn't be taken personally. " It's all done with good humour," he said. "Fans whose country is not in the World Cup always choose an underdog."

The Commission for Racial Equality is not laughing, and neither is the tourism industry, as both have warned that anti-English sentiment could result in a drop in visitors, damage to the economy and even suspension for school pupils...