gusmac Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 There was a time they were fairly frequent on the board- st george, dave in london, kernaghan etc. All gone a bit quiet now their team are a bit shi#e. Fairweather fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBOUEF Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Always thought Dave in London was a good lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 There was a time they were fairly frequent on the board- st george, dave in london, kernaghan etc. All gone a bit quiet now their team are a bit shi#e. Fairweather fans? "now their team are a bit shite" weve been average for years, granted we have'nt exactly set the world alight and the last world cup was a shocker but i think you'd swap qualification records over the last decade or so !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 "now their team are a bit shite" weve been average for years, granted we have'nt exactly set the world alight and the last world cup was a shocker but i think you'd swap qualification records over the last decade or so !! Och, and you were doing so well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm still here but I don't know if I even count as a fairweather fan. The last time I saw England live Trevor Francis & Peter Withe scored. Withe's career highlight was of course to come later when he made 30-odd appearances for Huddersfield Town in the 89-90 Third Division season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoltanBuchan Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 'Fair-weather fans'? They barely spoke about their national team, and when they did, they were very realistic about them ie never thought they had any chance of a winning a tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Bzzzz is still here. As is Jimbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Bzzzz is still here. As is Jimbers. That's a bit harsh on Jimbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 That's a bit harsh on Jimbers. Nah, he told Yes Renfrew he was English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm still here but I don't know if I even count as a fairweather fan. The last time I saw England live Trevor Francis & Peter Withe scored. Withe's career highlight was of course to come later when he made 30-odd appearances for Huddersfield Town in the 89-90 Third Division season. Would they get more people going to England games if they started playing matches "up North" in Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool or Leeds ? I imagine that there's loads of working class guys in the North of England who would love to attend international games again and take their kids to their first ever match but the price of travel down to London, not to mention the bother of travelling and the price of match tickets themselves put many off going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Would they get more people going to England games if they started playing matches "up North" in Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool or Leeds ? I imagine that there's loads of working class guys in the North of England who would love to attend international games again and take their kids to their first ever match but the price of travel down to London, not to mention the bother of travelling and the price of match tickets themselves put many off going. They apparently had over 82,000 at Wembley on Saturday for their game against Slovenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 To a man the (regular) English posters on here seem like good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 They apparently had over 82,000 at Wembley on Saturday for their game against Slovenia. Never knew that. Fair play to them. Would probably be an idea to play their friendlies around the country and get more people attending those games. To a man the (regular) English posters on here seem like good guys. The English are good chaps in my book. Have came across many that support our independence too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Would they get more people going to England games if they started playing matches "up North" in Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool or Leeds ? I imagine that there's loads of working class guys in the North of England who would love to attend international games again and take their kids to their first ever match but the price of travel down to London, not to mention the bother of travelling and the price of match tickets themselves put many off going. They probably wouldn't get bigger crowds as nowhere has the capacity of Wembley but it would make the games more accessible for sure. I sort of promised my lad throughout his childhood we'd try to get to an England game but cost has always been a massive issue & Macclesfield away in the rain always seemed a more attractive proposition truth be told. Most clubs in the North have a handful of lads that get to most England games. I lost interest when I moved away from London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 The other factor now as well is the debt on Wembley...they play every bloody game they can there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in London Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 There was a time they were fairly frequent on the board- st george, dave in london, kernaghan etc. All gone a bit quiet now their team are a bit shi#e. Fairweather fans? Bloody cheek! Fairweather? England have disappointed me for pretty much my whole life! (And I'm nearly 17 now.) You can count my posts in this section of the forum on one hand, I've only ever really posted in General Football and Anything Goes. I calmed my posting rate down in the run up to the indy vote because it wasn't anything to do with me really, and it seemed 80% (at least as it got closer) of topics were about it. It just got a bit tiresome reading the same topic over, and over again. For what it's worth, I enjoyed the match tonight. Thought England rose to the challenge well and were worth the win. Always thought Dave in London was a good lad. Thank you, Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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