Midlands Yellow 3,992 Posted November 18, 2022 I wish England all the best but if we don’t make the knockout stages I’d be disappointed for around 30 seconds. Norwich win the League Cup or England the World Cup isn’t even a question for me. How about you? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,319 Posted November 18, 2022 Club over country every day of the week, always have been. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,431 Posted November 18, 2022 Club. Every time . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwearyCanary 1,179 Posted November 18, 2022 Yep. Club. International football other than during the actual tournament bores the hole off me and is an unwelcome interruption to a season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Holt 522 Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) I'd rather Norwich win a throw in than England win the World Cup. I want Josh Sargent to score against us so bad. Edited November 18, 2022 by Captain Holt 1 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,446 Posted November 18, 2022 Best of both worlds. Scotland winning the world cup 4:3 AET against England to cap off a brilliant season of Norwich winning the treble and the Champions League. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,992 Posted November 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, KiwiScot said: Best of both worlds. Scotland winning the world cup 4:3 AET against England to cap off a brilliant season of Norwich winning the treble and the Champions League. That’s got to be around evens at any generous bookmakers, pile on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pockthorpe 531 Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) Interesting. As a lad NCFC was all consuming. Constantly in my head from the moment I woke up. Yet Country was at a different plane above all that. Difficult to describe. Kind of like club football was the stuff of mortals , international football was the stuff of the gods.If that makes any sense 😂. Grown up a bit now. 💚💛 Club first now . Still love 🏴 . I am nearly 60 . Got to be partly an age thing. Edited November 18, 2022 by Pockthorpe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,821 Posted November 18, 2022 Club every time. I actually made a thread on here after the Euros semi about how I just wasn't getting into it anywhere near as much as I should, or thought I would. The World Cup may be different, but still lightyears away from the fortunes of my two club sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,237 Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) World Cup v League Cup, it would be World Cup everytime. Especially if it were beating Argentina or Germany. Sorry guys. Winning the EPL then different, but not the poxy Harabo Cup. Edited November 18, 2022 by Capt. Pants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted November 18, 2022 Club Struggled to must any support up for the last 10 years of international football This WC being the least interest in football I've ever had, probably not helped by NCFC current sh1tery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
By Hook or Ian crook 917 Posted November 18, 2022 Club Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,412 Posted November 19, 2022 I love international football as a whole but I don't particularly care about England. The first World Cup I remember watching was 2002 and that was magical for me in regards to England. I'm sure that was partially because I was very young but the string of managers we had since have really sucked most of the joy out of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canario 205 Posted November 19, 2022 Club by a country mile. About as interested in England as i am in the Binners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graz 22 Posted November 19, 2022 Used to get terribly invested in England and particularly World Cups but now it feels like an irritation and a distraction from the proper football. Club 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted November 19, 2022 Club of course. Football is different to other sports such as Rugby and Cricket. Its parochial and tribal. You don't hear much singing at Saracens v Harlequins but Swing Low is well sung at Twickenham. As for the England team, I want them to win but I won't be grumpy all weekend if we lose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,235 Posted November 19, 2022 I’ve found watching England deeply uninspiring for years now. Maybe we will grind ourselves to a tournament win by being hard to beat but I don’t know if I care. Maybe I’m just misremembering with rose tinted glasses but I feel I remember the England teams of my youth being in general much more fun to watch. Club over country regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,661 Posted November 19, 2022 Club, always, but wanting England to do well. One issue with England is that all too often the selection hasn’t felt anything other than representative of just a few clubs, the rest have to go the extra mile to get any recognition. Maddison is a great example of this…as is Maguire the other way, these days (even though he was at a Leicester when first picked). This World Cup is ridiculously low key, but and I’m sure we’ll get more invested in it as the tournament progresses. I see FIFA are continuing to do a ‘great’ job, their head being anything but conciliatory on the eve of the tournament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,432 Posted November 19, 2022 It’s always nice to see England doing well at a tournament, it’s like a nice break and I do enjoy it. Although, this year, who knows what that is in Qatar. A tournament? A circus? But Norwich is the bread and butter, obviously. I feel so sorry for big club fans that never go to games and don’t actually know what’s going on. Or “I’m just a fan of football” fans who “do the fantasy league”. “FIFA fans” if you like. I even heard a new term recently, “seasonal fans” where some people will pick a team for the year and just support them for a year “im an arsenal fan this year but next season I’m thinking of dabbling in Man City” never seen one in the wild but apparently they are real and very annoyed that they are being persecuted, straying hashtags and crying about it. there’s never been a weirder time for football Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,562 Posted November 19, 2022 9 hours ago, KeiranShikari said: I love international football as a whole but I don't particularly care about England. The first World Cup I remember watching was 2002 and that was magical for me in regards to England. I'm sure that was partially because I was very young but the string of managers we had since have really sucked most of the joy out of it. Football is the world game and the World Cup is the ultimate expression of that. Imagine what it must been like, for example, for a lone North Korean to watch their team beat Italy at a stadium in Middlesbrough in 1966. Or for a German fan to count the seven goals going in against Brazil in Belo Horizonte in 2014. But I do understand that it probably helps if England is not your team, so you poor people are spared the spared the biennial angst of laughing your way through the qualification matches and then losing to the first really good team you come up against in the finals...😍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted November 19, 2022 16 hours ago, Captain Holt said: I'd rather Norwich win a throw in than England win the World Cup. I want Josh Sargent to score against us so bad. I cannot relate to the current squad and manager in the slightest and would so like Sarge to do well and if it means beating England, then I'd be happy with that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgncfc 1,228 Posted November 19, 2022 Club. I'd be very happy for about 10 minutes if we won it, but can you imagine the garbage we would then face for the rest of our lives about Southgate being the best manager ever and the players being knighted etc. I think I'd prefer to lose on penalties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted November 19, 2022 Club or country? I support them both 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWC 240 Posted November 19, 2022 Yeah Club always, the England team mean nothing to me - sick of the national team being filled by top 6 PL wallers whether they are fit/in form/ morally reprehensible or not. I live in Wales now, and they don’t mean much to me either! Norwich City or Norwich City development side as a second team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 624 Posted November 20, 2022 22 hours ago, Monty13 said: I’ve found watching England deeply uninspiring for years now. Maybe we will grind ourselves to a tournament win by being hard to beat but I don’t know if I care. Maybe I’m just misremembering with rose tinted glasses but I feel I remember the England teams of my youth being in general much more fun to watch. Club over country regardless. I don’t know how old you are, but you are almost certainly misremembering your youth. England have been through some dire periods in the past and the last few years have been some of the most successful and, at times, entertaining. There are also fewer real tawts in the squad. The problem we all have as fans is that we invest our time and energy into a club. In the 21st century that tends to mean not just supporting our team, but abusing and hating all the others. It is very hard with individual players to support them when the play for England, if a couple of weeks ago you were abusing them because they played for an opposing club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mengo 823 Posted November 20, 2022 18 hours ago, SwindonCanary said: Club or country? I support them both Both👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,551 Posted November 20, 2022 It's a symptom of the attitudes of the clubs to it. There's so much money in club football that the clubs do not want their players spending time working on the national teams, so the national teams don't train together enough and, as a result, play relatively disappointing football. As such, it's no wonder that people generally find the club game more exciting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,296 Posted November 20, 2022 Country and Club..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leedscanary 340 Posted November 20, 2022 Club. 100%. Cannot bare to cheer for players I don’t like during an international tournament Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,237 Posted November 20, 2022 I tend to support the team and not individual players. So whilst there will be England players I don't like, there will be City players I don't like either, but I support both teams. Likewise there will be certain teams I cannot like no matter who plays for them such as Argentina and Ipswich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites