I friend of mine started one of those Facebook polls asking the question:
Should we want Manchester United to win because they are English?
Friends of mine who support Man U are telling me that I should support them this evening on the basis that they are English but I disagree. To me there seems a certain irony that a team famed for attracting support from all over the World should all of a sudden demand loyalty from it's countrymen on the basis of nationalistic pride. Personally I'm backing Barcelona this evening.
What do you lot think?
Comments
Dont like Man U, however they are an English team and hence they have my
support for tonight.....cant bring myself to support any foriegn team
that is playing a English one.
Don't understand the need to support an English team over a foreign one. Would you want Millwall or Palace to win ? Thought not.
Hate Man U
But got support a team from your own Country
I always favour (support suggests more interest than I often have) the English team against outsiders no matter how much I dislike them.
Yes SHG even Millwall or Palace although one hopes it will never be put to the test!
Barcelona.
Really admire Man united as a club with its history and achievements and think Ferguson is great but cant stand rooney and many of their legions of plastic fans who have as much right to be Man Utd as I do Barcelona.
The anti English element really winds me up too. If we are that dislikeable there are plenty of other places to live in the world and the thick cnuts fail to notice what country Manchester is in.
Like supporting the New York Yankees and burning the stars and stripes. Muppets.
The whole Cockney Reds thing is cringeworthy with southerners singing songs in faux Manc accents. Embarrassing and no way for grown men to behave.
I'd always want an english club side to win if it didn't have an affect on our local rivalry or financially help a club who we would be considered to be in competition with (like say fulham when we were in the prem)
So gotta be united for me but I actually want penalties to see who has the real nerve when the pressure is proper on
He who dares rodney
I don't get this we're superior than other supporters bollox
Each to their own
I have mates who are charlton season ticket holders but follow man utd when they can get to see em , which isn't that easy
Ooh aah to answer your question.
My brother in law (practically) is Man united,he comes from Kent.
He always has the latest man u shirt and is constantly on about them. He's seen them once this season.
Yes I am a superior football supporter and a superior human being as far as im concerned.
Was thinking of putting a fiver on most barca players to score first. If one of them scores I'm quids in but not sure if I'd get the other bets refunded. Any ideas
1. I hate Arsenal with a passion
2. I can't stand Wenger with his two faced sly comments about England when on French TV.
3. Man Utd do have some English players (even though I too can't stand Rooney and Ferdinand, there are also Carrick and Scholes). Generally, I can stomach Man Utd better than Arsenal or Chelsea.
4. Barcelona are now a bunch of cheating gits.