Are You "Anyone But England"?

[Pickman's model]

tbh, I'm not active on social media and I haven't looked at the world cup threads in here so I don't know what other ABE folk have been doing or saying (or if they even exist).

Out in the real world the only other person I can remember admitting that he was ABE was my Scottish boss during the Euro 96 campaign after I wore a Scotland top (that my mum bought me from Freemans) to the office prior to the England vs Scotland match. That didn't work cos England beat Scotland 2-0. (Gascoigne and the dentists chair).

Two matches later I wore a Barcelona baseball cap to work (the cheapest Spanish wearable I could find in SoccerScene Carnaby St) prior to the England vs Spain quarter final. That didn't work either. Spain had 2 perfectly good goals disallowed and a clear penalty not given and England won on penalties. (Stuart Pearce's penalty redemption).

Before the semi-final I took the only visibly German thing I owned, a giant Frankfurt mug. That finally worked. Germany winning on penalties (again), although I did feel a bit sorry for Southgate missing that penalty.

Should England win the world cup in Russia, Southgate can certainly bury the demons from Euro 96 and that would make a good story, however for now I'm backing Croatia.

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Stop pretending to be ABE, you've admitted you aren't and it seems you're just trying to regain some credibility by associating yourself with a cause you don't in fact espouse. You're a fraud, ps.

 

[cupid_stunt]

In a feature headlined 'Anyone but England' a Censuswide poll for the programme said 53% of Welsh people are supporting England in Russia.
Andy Powell is an England fan even though it's bad news for him if they win

Goes to show they are not all bad.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Colonial mentality - Wikipedia

 

[PaoloSanchez]

A very impressive list of token gestures favouring countries you don't really care about!

Really? I think I could have put a bit more effort into it but being a cheapskate I didn't want to spend 40+ quids on nylon football shirts. The Scotland shirt only cost a quid from the Freemans staff shop in Clapham. The Barcelona cap cost about a fiver I thnk and that was my total outlay.

Anyway, it was all good fun and my boss at the time appreciated it.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[LiamO]

made me smile ...

 

[emanymton]

God I so want Croatia to win tonight.
If England win, I'll have to hope France win the final. Fucking FRANCE!!!
Please, please Croatia don't do that to me.

 

[PaoloSanchez]

God I so want Croatia to win tonight.
If England win, I'll have to hope France win the final. Fucking FRANCE!!!
Please, please Croatia don't do that to me.

Brave of you to post that in here.

 

[PaoloSanchez]

made me smile ...

lol, that's some dedication. Unfortunately (or fortunately) that wouldn't work on me.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Simply appalling. You can smell the hate and scorn

 

[emanymton]

Brave of you to post that in here.

What's the worse.that can happen? Spy calls.me a cunt.

 

[JimW]

What's the fascist quotient among the Croatian ultras?

Please say that's a piss-take. Titania?

 

[Steel Icarus]

Simply appalling. You can smell the hate and scorn

Ah. It's a parody of a certain type of Twitter person.

 

[Steel Icarus]

 

[starfish]

It depends on the sport

 

[PaoloSanchez]

What's the worse.that can happen? Spy calls.me a cunt.

He's like the thread prefect and might give you a fearsome slap.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Goes to show they are not all bad.

I bet they're not all vegan, either.

 

[Spymaster]

What's the worse.that can happen? Spy calls.me a cunt.

Fuck knuckle

 

[ddraig]

I bet they're not all vegan, either.

grow up
even an englund player, Jermaine Defoe is vegan
A vegan diet helps them win – but are sports stars committed to the cause?

 

[Saul Goodman]

grow up
even an englund player, Jermaine Defoe is vegan
A vegan diet helps them win – but are sports stars committed to the cause?

My point exactly!

 

[ddraig]

My point exactly!

you use vegan as a slur though, so not your point

 

[Saul Goodman]

you use vegan as a slur though, so not your point

Where did I do that?
It's only a slur when I use it on you.

 

[imposs1904]

 

[ddraig]

Glasgow is running out of Croatia shirts as Scots back England’s semi-final opponents

 

[keybored]

Glasgow is running out of Croatia shirts as Scots back England’s semi-final opponents

Crumbs. I never thought shops in Glasgow would run out of Croatia shirts.

 

[twentythreedom]

Glasgow is running out of Croatia shirts as Scots back England’s semi-final opponents

While Scotland shirts remain in stock rooms

 

[ddraig]

While Scotland shirts remain in stock rooms

yeah, Scotland not there so ABE, pretty straightforward!

 

[cupid_stunt]

While Scotland shirts remain in stock rooms

Assuming any were produced.

 

[mojo pixy]

I can't see a single poetic thing in that, it's just an A-level English Lit rant (sometimes confused with poetry)
Also, comparing people to livestock - classy.

 

[existentialist]

Assuming any were produced.

What they should have is a flag which incorporates elements of the national flags of all 3 nations, maybe cleverly superimposed on each other. That way, one would suffice for all 3 countries plus Ireland (obviously, Wales is represented, as a mere principality of England, by the English flag).