Second Team

[Da Man Clay]

Why? I mean surely historically speaking our rivals are France, Scotland and the other home nations, if your talking in terms of a dispute over the Fawklands, then surely we should hate Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran as much as Argentina?

And in footballing teams we've been cheated by the Portugese as much as we have the Argentinians.

Scotland are shit. Ive never hated France as much as the Argies, its nothing to do with the Falklands. Something more to do with the xxxx Maradona.

 

[Redhead]

Explain ?



"Fawklands"

I refer you to Euro 2004 the quarter final we were knocked out of, Sol Campbell's disallowed goal.

 

[Da Man Clay]

I refer you to Euro 2004 the quarter final we were knocked out of, Sol Campbell's disallowed goal.

Which is less than the Argies cheated us!

 

[Commander]

I refer you to Euro 2004 the quarter final we were knocked out of, Sol Campbell's disallowed goal.

How was that the Portugese cheating?

 

[Redhead]

How was that the Portugese cheating?

Well you could argue that in 86 we were cheated by poor refereeing rather than Maradona.

 

[Easy 10]

Well you could argue that in 86 we were cheated by poor refereeing rather than Maradona.

You could also argue that we were cheated by the fat, sweaty, drugged-up son of a hippo cheating dago bastard who deliberately punched the ball into the net on the slight offchance that the officials would be shit enough to allow it.

However, in Portugals case it wasn't Portugals decision to disallow Campbells goal - they didn't even appeal.

 

[Redhead]

You could also argue that we were cheated by the fat, sweaty, drugged-up son of a hippo cheating dago bastard who deliberately punched the ball into the net on the slight offchance that the officials would be shit enough to allow it.

However, in Portugals case it wasn't Portugals decision to disallow Campbells goal - they didn't even appeal.

But he did also score one of the best goals ever in that game. I think I shall take the advice not to wear the shirt, I'll join the rest of the sheep and yell racist obscenities at the television.

 

[Commander]

Well you could argue that in 86 we were cheated by poor refereeing rather than Maradona.

What? Maradona cheated. He punched the ball into the net. The referee didn't cheat, he made a mistake. As did the ref in the Portugal game. There is no way you can say the Portugese cheated us more than Maradona.

 

[Commander]

But he did also score one of the best goals ever in that game. I think I shall take the advice not to wear the shirt, I'll join the rest of the sheep and yell racist obscenities at the television.

I just cannot understand why you would want to wear the shirt of another country. You wouldn't wear another club's shirt, would you? What's the difference?

 

[Easy 10]

But he did also score one of the best goals ever in that game. I think I shall take the advice not to wear the shirt, I'll join the rest of the sheep and yell racist obscenities at the television.

That was an own goal by Terry Butcher. Watch it closely, when Butcher hacks him down from behind just as he's about to shoot, the ball pings in off Butchers boot. Thats a fact, that is.

Good plan on the racist obscenities btw. Chuck a few glasses at the screen as well, always a winner.

 

[pasty]

That was an own goal by Terry Butcher. Watch it closely, when Butcher hacks him down from behind just as he's about to shoot, the ball pings in off Butchers boot. Thats a fact, that is.

Been saying that since it happened! You're the only other person I know to have said that.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Well you could argue that in 86 we were cheated by poor refereeing rather than Maradona.

No, no you couldn't. Maradona punched the ball into the net, Portugal didn't even appeal for the free kick.

If one of my mates was to wear an Argentina shirt I would punch him. Its like wearing a Palace shirt.

 

[Easy 10]

Been saying that since it happened! You're the only other person I know to have said that.

Every time I see it on TV with some smarmy star-struck voiceover eulogising over it as "the greatest goal ever" blah blah blah, I'll tell anyone in the room that listens that, in actual fact, it was a Butcher OG.

I even say it to myself if I'm alone.
On the bus.

 

[Commander]

If one of my mates was to wear an Argentina shirt I would punch him.

And then kick him in the face.

 

[Da Man Clay]

And then kick him in the face.

At least twice. And then burn the shirt possibly with him still in it.

 

[Commander]

At least twice. And then burn the shirt possibly with him still in it.

And then punch him again.

 

[Dandyman]

My 2nd team the mighty Polska were, as many on here noted, utterly pants other than against the Hun.

Having actually been to Germany to cheer on England , I am not sure if I qualify for the Tower or not.

 

[Commander]

My 2nd team the mighty Polska were, as many on here noted, utterly pants other than against the Hun.

Having actually been to Germany to cheer on England , I am not sure if I qualify for the Tower or not.

You narrowly escape I think.

 

[the wanderbus]

When England get knocked out I find it too difficult even to watch the rest of the tournament. Once England are out, the World Cup will be over for me and I couldn't care a shit who wins it to be honest.

Spot on

During Italia 90 a twat in our local decide he was an Irish Brazilian & wore anti English shirts.We ripped his shirt off , made a noose from it & tried to hang him from the pub sign.

 

[Frutos]

Mine is really, really tenuous:

My second team at World Cups/Euro Championship etc... is Spain.

This is because the only other football team that I pay any particular attention to in terms of support (although evidently not even close to my love of the Albion) is Barcelona (although I can't bring myself to actually wear a Barca home shirt because of the colour scheme).

The limit of my Barca fandom is that I watch them on TV when they're on if I'm not doing anything else, and I have been to the Nou Camp twice, although not for an actual game on either occasion. Of course, seeing as Barcelona are my "second" club team, it seems only natural (in my mind at least), that Spain would be my "second" national team.

Like I said, it's a really, really tenuous reason.