[Football] Supporting the wrong team.

[Official Old Man]

So I'm sat in row P of the East Upper, which is six rows closer than my normal seat, watching England take on New Zealand. Now I'll be honest, I've no idea of any of the players. So the pre match warm up and the teams are announced, still no ideas. Kick about over and the big flags are draped over the pitch. And here come the players. One team in White and one in Claret. One thing I do know about England is that they play in White!
For seven full minutes I supported the team in white and the more I think about it the more I'm convinced most of the crowd around me had no idea either and sat on the fence a bit.

 

[Denis]

So I'm sat in row P of the East Upper, which is six rows closer than my normal seat, watching England take on New Zealand. Now I'll be honest, I've no idea of any of the players. So the pre match warm up and the teams are announced, still no ideas. Kick about over and the big flags are draped over the pitch. And here come the players. One team in White and one in Claret. One thing I do know about England is that they play in White!
For seven full minutes I supported the team in white and the more I think about it the more I'm convinced most of the crowd around me had no idea either and sat on the fence a bit.

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one!!

 

[jonny.rainbow]

One of the few things I know about New Zealand is that their football team are nicknamed the All-Whites.

 

[Hampster Gull]

So I'm sat in row P of the East Upper, which is six rows closer than my normal seat, watching England take on New Zealand. Now I'll be honest, I've no idea of any of the players. So the pre match warm up and the teams are announced, still no ideas. Kick about over and the big flags are draped over the pitch. And here come the players. One team in White and one in Claret. One thing I do know about England is that they play in White!
For seven full minutes I supported the team in white and the more I think about it the more I'm convinced most of the crowd around me had no idea either and sat on the fence a bit.

I supported the All Whites for the 90 minutes

 

[Mackenzie]

So I'm sat in row P of the East Upper, which is six rows closer than my normal seat, watching England take on New Zealand. Now I'll be honest, I've no idea of any of the players. So the pre match warm up and the teams are announced, still no ideas. Kick about over and the big flags are draped over the pitch. And here come the players. One team in White and one in Claret. One thing I do know about England is that they play in White!
For seven full minutes I supported the team in white and the more I think about it the more I'm convinced most of the crowd around me had no idea either and sat on the fence a bit.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Take it you must have missed the lineup and national anthems?

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Wouldn't happen in men's football!

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

Was at a wedding in Manchester on a Friday, late 90's. Following day managed to convince my wife to spend a day in Chester with our new born daughter. As it turned out, BHA were playing there as well
Being a last minute negotiation with my wife, we were late. I dropped my wife and newborn at hotel, and rushed to the Deva. Knocked on doors to get in as match was about 20mins in, handed over fiver to steward to let me in, walked around corner, and as I turned corner,team in blue and white stripes score. Jumping up and down, quite happy until I realise no one else is. Turns out Chester play in blue and white stripes...........

 

[Wozza]

One of the few things I know about New Zealand is that their football team are nicknamed the All-Whites.

Their basketball team is called the... wait for it... Tall Blacks.

 

[Statto]

Did you not notice the 3 lions badge on the shirts and shorts of the England players?

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Once upon a time England teams wore home kits when playing at home (World Cup finals excepted) and once upon a time all teams wore their home shirts for away matches unless there was a clash of colours. The world’s gone mad.

 

[Official Old Man]

Did you not notice the 3 lions badge on the shirts and shorts of the England players?

No. Took our seats 35 minutes before KO and just presumed the team in white warming up on pitch were England. It's not as though a player had Kane, Dier or any other name I recognised. Heck, it was 22 women with ponytails.

 

[Garage_Doors]

So I'm sat in row P of the East Upper, which is six rows closer than my normal seat, watching England take on New Zealand. Now I'll be honest, I've no idea of any of the players. So the pre match warm up and the teams are announced, still no ideas. Kick about over and the big flags are draped over the pitch. And here come the players. One team in White and one in Claret. One thing I do know about England is that they play in White!
For seven full minutes I supported the team in white and the more I think about it the more I'm convinced most of the crowd around me had no idea either and sat on the fence a bit.

Why did you start the post with "So"?

 

[clockend1983]

So I'm sat in row P of the East Upper, which is six rows closer than my normal seat, watching England take on New Zealand. Now I'll be honest, I've no idea of any of the players. So the pre match warm up and the teams are announced, still no ideas. Kick about over and the big flags are draped over the pitch. And here come the players. One team in White and one in Claret. One thing I do know about England is that they play in White!
For seven full minutes I supported the team in white and the more I think about it the more I'm convinced most of the crowd around me had no idea either and sat on the fence a bit.

I watched some highlights on TV and thought
Exactly the same
Thought New Zealand would play in black but that
creates a problem with the officials

 

[B-right-on]

Was it a good game tho?

 

[Triggaaar]

Was it a good game tho?

Yeah, we won. No wait...

 

[Goldstone1976]

Their basketball team is called the... wait for it... Tall Blacks.

Their ski-jumping team are the oxymoronic Flying Kiwis.

The West Indian swimming team are the Wet WIpes.

Whereas the Queensland snooker team are known as the Cueing Q’s.

Apparently, Putin promoted calling the national female beach volleyball team the Russian Dolls.

 

[Medwayseagull]

Why did you start the post with "So"?

Because he is still there wondering who he supported.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

What a mistake to make.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Why did you start the post with "So"?

I think it's rather a nice touch and is often a stylistic convention associated with an anecdote that has a counter-intuitive trope - which indeed this has. So my pretentiousness meets your pedantry.