tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129770720975986432.post7257856990436529867..comments2023-05-13T09:28:33.746+01:00Comments on Minus the Shooting 2010: Ironically Following EnglandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129770720975986432.post-89139331485401182582010-06-18T12:43:06.201+01:002010-06-18T12:43:06.201+01:00I've never not wanted England to win.
But I ...I've never not wanted England to win. <br /><br />But I did used to be haunted by the thought of just how deluded, arrogant, bombastic, jingoistic etc the supporter base, or at least its media reflection would then be for the next two years.<br /><br />Now I think that a victory might actually lance the boil of insecurity which ultimately creates the unpleasant atmosphere that surrounds supporting England. There would be less at stake in Euro '12, WC '14, Euro '16 if England fans weren't clutching copies of the footballing history books with whitened knuckles, whispering '44 years and counting, 46 years and counting, 48 years....' Getting knocked out would, deep down, be easier to take.Zone Styx Travelcardhttp://zonestyxtravelcard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com