Stefpol, you say we boo other teams national anthems, what a load of bollocks.
Did you watch the game this afternoon? Hear the Russians did you when they played our anthem?
Typical English response.
Most national team supporters boo England's national anthem, as England do it to them in the first place.
Ive been to many a Poland game, and the only two times ive ever heard Poland fans boo oposing national anthems is both Germany and England. They boo the German anthem because of the war. They boo the English anthem as the English fans always boo ours.
Im pretty sure if you watch Russia play most other national teams in their current euro 2008 group, you would not hear them boo the oposing teams anthem.
Last month i went to Lisbon and watched Poland vs Portugal. We clapped their national anthem, they clapped ours.
In the last world cup campaign, i went to Northern Ireland and Wales away games. We clapped their national anthem away, they clapped ours. When i went to the home Poland games, the same again happened
As i say, England fans will boo any oposing teams national anthem (even small teams like Andorra or San Marino). However in most cases, there is no history or real reason why England should do this. Fair enough i can understand why England may boo the German anthem. But booing every flippen nation - well its sad.
If you've ever been to Wembley, you will always here the man on the tannoys say 'please respect the oposing teams national anthem', and even Gary Lineaker on match of the day has pointed how sad and pathetic it is that the English fans boo oposing teams national anthems.
Most of the people on this forum are just English born and bread, and do not understand culture outside England.
When people like Dachauer make comments about England and English media + people, i dont think he is meaning to piss you off. Hes just telling the truth, and i can relate to many of his comments.
