Comments on: Why I won’t be cheering for England http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/ Sharing the world with you Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/#comment-9378 Andy Jarosz Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:55:00 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3049#comment-9378 Yes, I am now going to be called a traitor. Oh wait, people are too angry at the team to worry about me ;-) Yes, I am now going to be called a traitor. Oh wait, people are too angry at the team to worry about me ;-)

]]> By: ciki http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/#comment-9297 ciki Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:41:13 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3049#comment-9297 oh i just love the way you wrote, as a teenager you actually quietly cheered on the opposition without anyone knowing .. well, ahem! thanks to twitter and your readers.. not anymore! LOL;) oh i just love the way you wrote, as a teenager you actually quietly cheered on the opposition without anyone knowing .. well, ahem! thanks to twitter and your readers.. not anymore! LOL;)

]]> By: Brendan http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/#comment-7563 Brendan Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:04:45 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3049#comment-7563 I know an untimely exit is inevitable, but can I just say..... Come on England! I know an untimely exit is inevitable, but can I just say…..

Come on England!

]]> By: Rhys http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/#comment-7422 Rhys Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:01:02 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3049#comment-7422 Without wanting to sound over-competitive, I think we Welsh can do squabbling aw well as any county (we might even manage to qualify for a squabbling Word Cup!). The photos aren't meant as an example of how Wales is getting behind England, but rather how significant demographic shifts happening in north Wales coastal areas and the ignorance of the marketing departments of large firms become more obvious during world cups. Without wanting to sound over-competitive, I think we Welsh can do squabbling aw well as any county (we might even manage to qualify for a squabbling Word Cup!). The photos aren’t meant as an example of how Wales is getting behind England, but rather how significant demographic shifts happening in north Wales coastal areas and the ignorance of the marketing departments of large firms become more obvious during world cups.

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/#comment-7409 Andy Jarosz Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:12:40 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3049#comment-7409 Rhys, good to see the Welsh are above these petty squabbles (they save their rivalries for the rugby, if my experiences of living in south Wales are anything to go by). Mark, you are quite right. It's amazing how well a country can take one win, and even more so a draw at Wembley in Oct 73, into its folklore. There are even songs about that Wembley match, such was its importance to the Poles, and the list of subsequent defeats has done little to dampen the memory. Thanks both for your comments. Rhys, good to see the Welsh are above these petty squabbles (they save their rivalries for the rugby, if my experiences of living in south Wales are anything to go by).
Mark, you are quite right. It’s amazing how well a country can take one win, and even more so a draw at Wembley in Oct 73, into its folklore. There are even songs about that Wembley match, such was its importance to the Poles, and the list of subsequent defeats has done little to dampen the memory.
Thanks both for your comments.

]]> By: Mark http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/#comment-7396 Mark Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:32:23 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3049#comment-7396 I don't know what games you were watching but England have played Poland 17 times over the years and Poland have one only once, and even that was in 1973. Hardly a habit? http://www.11v11.com/england/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Poland I don’t know what games you were watching but England have played Poland 17 times over the years and Poland have one only once, and even that was in 1973. Hardly a habit?

http://www.11v11.com/england/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Poland

]]> By: Rhys http://www.501places.com/2010/06/cheering-england-world-cup-football/#comment-7387 Rhys Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:53:25 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3049#comment-7387 You probably wouldn't want to go drinking in <a href="http://twitpic.com/1uipp4" rel="nofollow">Rhyl</a>, or to a <a href="http://twitpic.com/1u5ih7" rel="nofollow">supermarket in Bangor</a> (bot in Wales) then! Taken from: http://twitpic.com/1uipp4 http://twitpic.com/1u5ih7 You probably wouldn’t want to go drinking in Rhyl, or to a supermarket in Bangor (bot in Wales) then!

Taken from:
http://twitpic.com/1uipp4
http://twitpic.com/1u5ih7

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