Can’t wait to tell my grandkids about a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in 40 years time.
OK, we lose to Sheff Weds, England win the Euros, that's the pay off, and we fail to be promoted by a point. Bet you wished we'd taken that point instead then.
It's mad to think that kids born this decade will just think England are good. Two semis on the bounce, probably do well next year too, and all the squad still young.
Play club or country with them - 'club everytime, I've seen England make finals loads'
Can’t wait to tell my grandkids about a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in 40 years time.
The stage is set….
It’s the year 2061 , your grandson is sitting on your lap (don’t worry it will be allowed then), and you are picking a bit of werthers original out of your false teeth….
“it was one of those where were you moments, I can remember it as if it was yesterday. Saturday 7th August 2021 ahhhhhh Sheffield Wednesday at home, and it was a belter. I was walking down floyd road and narrowly missed a huge pile of horse shit. I remember thinking, that’s could have been punishment for pissing your Granny Jade off by eying up the bird with the big tits on Love Island up. Anyway, we were one nil down with 20 seconds to go…Adkins threw the kitchen sink at Sheffield Wednesday. Then, out of the Blue, the ball was fizzed in to the box, Jason Pearce tripped over his own boot lace the ball hit him square in the face and flew in to the net….Pearce at first raised his hand to appeal for offside, then he realised we had changed ends at half time…oh how we laughed”
“as I was asking out the ground I said to myself, that point was much more important than England winning Euro 2020”
“then at the end of the season, I realised how important…. That point earned us 12th place.”
“Err Grandad, can I get off your lap now? I am 17 after all…..and it’s a bit uncomfortable….have you still got that screwdriver in your pocket?”
Couldn’t care less about the national team and will be having a few quid on them going out in the group stages.
Double Whammy.
Wasting your money and looking like a knob at the same time.
Congratulations!
Actually, gobshite, I’m a Scotland supporter. I made money when Costa Rica won the group in 2014 at 50-1 and England crashed out.
Wanker.
Ouch. I hope you do win something just to keep morale up. It must be painful supporting Scotland. Sadly the odds on Scotland crashing out aren't as generous for some reason.
In all seriousness though why comment? If you're Scottish then this thread doesn't apply to you. You've tried to make it sound like you're English.
Strange behaviour.
You’re right, there’s no value in backing Scotland at current prices. England not to qualify isn’t a bad price at 28-1 though. 5-1 to win the tournament is a joke. I actually think that following England must be as painful because of the expectation levels. Im not a Scotland fan who despises England, I just think they’re over rated in most tournaments. Apologies for commenting in a thread that doesn’t apply to me.
Of course I want England to win but I don't really know the players and I haven't been to an England game since I saw a few friendlies at Wembley in 1968. (Anyone remember Eusebio?).
But I've spent most of my life suffering or enjoying the ups and downs of a football league club.
So I'm getting to feel like I do when there's a royal marriage between people I've never met and it's supposed to be more joyous than when a close mate that you've known since school quietly marries his best friend in a registry office?
It's mad to think that kids born this decade will just think England are good. Two semis on the bounce, probably do well next year too, and all the squad still young.
Play club or country with them - 'club everytime, I've seen England make finals loads'
Can’t wait to tell my grandkids about a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in 40 years time.
OK, we lose to Sheff Weds, England win the Euros, that's the pay off, and we fail to be promoted by a point. Bet you wished we'd taken that point instead then.
So here's the thing. I woke up this morning and there's no feeling of regret, annoyance, anger, sadness, frustration etc that I get after a Charlton loss.
That's the difference for me, whilst it would have been nice to witness us winning the Euros, at the same time I don't care about it afterwards, and have no emotional attachment to the players either.
Call me weird but whatever that's how I feel about it, I have a much bigger emotional attachment to Charlton
So here's the thing. I woke up this morning and there's no feeling of regret, annoyance, anger, sadness, frustration etc that I get after a Charlton loss.
That's the difference for me, whilst it would have been nice to witness us winning the Euros, at the same time I don't care about it afterwards, and have no emotional attachment to the players either.
Call me weird but whatever that's how I feel about it, I have a much bigger emotional attachment to Charlton
I am the opposite. With Charlton we lose, and in 5 days we can put it right again. We play 40 games a year and will generally win some, draw some and lose some.
I feel a broken shell this morning. So close to our countries finest sporting hour (in my lifetime) and now thats it. Gone. Over. It may well never come round again.
I feel pig sick today. As bad as I feel after our obligatory Millwall capitulation, relegation etc. Probably worse.
Always knew I was club and country but the emotion with England is more intense because it is generally on the back of a condensed tournament rather than a prolonged season where the writing is on the wall earlier usually months before relegation.
Plus everyone (apart from the attention seeking "England mean nothing to me" oddballs) is in it together and it's wall to wall coverage so feel it more.
Must be like this when you support a one city club like Sunderland when the gut wrenching loss and disappointment of say a play off final is inescapable in your home town for the ensuing days and weeks whereas most colleagues and people in shops in London and the south east won't even register Charlton's failings which gives a bit of escape from it straight away.
Waking up on a dreary Monday morning after the so close experience of last night is a different sort of kick in the bollocks collectively than anything Charlton will ever bestow even though I love them equally and both mean as much to me as the other.
Difference is Charlton usually have 46 opportunities to redeem ourselves and the hope begins again every august and only affects probably ten people i know who are addicks in real life outside of this forum whereas generally we have to wait for England redemption 2 years normally and everyone has the hump today in England (other than those genuinely with no interest in football and the "look at how little I care" mob).
So here's the thing. I woke up this morning and there's no feeling of regret, annoyance, anger, sadness, frustration etc that I get after a Charlton loss.
That's the difference for me, whilst it would have been nice to witness us winning the Euros, at the same time I don't care about it afterwards, and have no emotional attachment to the players either.
Call me weird but whatever that's how I feel about it, I have a much bigger emotional attachment to Charlton
I am the opposite. With Charlton we lose, and in 5 days we can put it right again. We play 40 games a year and will generally win some, draw some and lose some.
I feel a broken shell this morning. So close to our countries finest sporting hour (in my lifetime) and now thats it. Gone. Over. It may well never come round again.
Agree with all of the above except the bold. Think we have seen that none of the European teams are untouchable and we have finished in a wc semi and got pipped in a euros final. Not sure what the south American state of international football is but I think we are in a great era for English football and won't be surprised if we reach the latter stages and who knows what again in the next few tournaments.
We've matured tactically as the team demonstrated this tournament and albeit far from the finished article it doesn't feel like we are out in the football wildnerness like it has done for generations before.
I actually think I'm going to struggle to go back to Charlton. I've really enjoyed watching some decent football. People said the soul was gone from football. A lot of people said these England players only care about money. This tournament proved that wrong. I'm gutted this morning, feel totally flat and can't concentrate on work at all. When it comes round to watching Charlton hoofing it up to Stockley and Watson wandering around the pitch, I'm not sure my heart is it anymore. Or maybe I'm not thinking clearly today.
I actually think I'm going to struggle to go back to Charlton. I've really enjoyed watching some decent football. People said the soul was gone from football. A lot of people said these England players only care about money. This tournament proved that wrong. I'm gutted this morning, feel totally flat and can't concentrate on work at all. When it comes round to watching Charlton hoofing it up to Stockley and Watson wandering around the pitch, I'm not sure my heart is it anymore. Or maybe I'm not thinking clearly today.
Yeah I feel like that but times a healer and getting back down the valley will make the world right again
I actually think I'm going to struggle to go back to Charlton. I've really enjoyed watching some decent football. People said the soul was gone from football. A lot of people said these England players only care about money. This tournament proved that wrong. I'm gutted this morning, feel totally flat and can't concentrate on work at all. When it comes round to watching Charlton hoofing it up to Stockley and Watson wandering around the pitch, I'm not sure my heart is it anymore. Or maybe I'm not thinking clearly today.
I felt a bit like that today but it will wear off an will be back getting the hump at our mediocrity week in week out come first game of the season.
Charlton is like your miserable vocation that you know you'll do until you drop; England is like the bi annual trip to magaluf where you pick up chlamydia but still can't wait to get back again once it's all cleared up.
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Play club or country with them - 'club everytime, I've seen England make finals loads'
“it was one of those where were you moments, I can remember it as if it was yesterday. Saturday 7th August 2021 ahhhhhh Sheffield Wednesday at home, and it was a belter. I was walking down floyd road and narrowly missed a huge pile of horse shit. I remember thinking, that’s could have been punishment for pissing your Granny Jade off by eying up the bird with the big tits on Love Island up. Anyway, we were one nil down with 20 seconds to go…Adkins threw the kitchen sink at Sheffield Wednesday. Then, out of the Blue, the ball was fizzed in to the box, Jason Pearce tripped over his own boot lace the ball hit him square in the face and flew in to the net….Pearce at first raised his hand to appeal for offside, then he realised we had changed ends at half time…oh how we laughed”
“as I was asking out the ground I said to myself, that point was much more important than England winning Euro 2020”
“then at the end of the season, I realised how important…. That point earned us 12th place.”
“Err Grandad, can I get off your lap now? I am 17 after all…..and it’s a bit uncomfortable….have you still got that screwdriver in your pocket?”
But I've spent most of my life suffering or enjoying the ups and downs of a football league club.
So I'm getting to feel like I do when there's a royal marriage between people I've never met and it's supposed to be more joyous than when a close mate that you've known since school quietly marries his best friend in a registry office?
There's no comparison really. Final answer.
But I'm not sure about being that excited...
That's the difference for me, whilst it would have been nice to witness us winning the Euros, at the same time I don't care about it afterwards, and have no emotional attachment to the players either.
Call me weird but whatever that's how I feel about it, I have a much bigger emotional attachment to Charlton
I feel a broken shell this morning. So close to our countries finest sporting hour (in my lifetime) and now thats it. Gone. Over. It may well never come round again.
Always knew I was club and country but the emotion with England is more intense because it is generally on the back of a condensed tournament rather than a prolonged season where the writing is on the wall earlier usually months before relegation.
Plus everyone (apart from the attention seeking "England mean nothing to me" oddballs) is in it together and it's wall to wall coverage so feel it more.
Must be like this when you support a one city club like Sunderland when the gut wrenching loss and disappointment of say a play off final is inescapable in your home town for the ensuing days and weeks whereas most colleagues and people in shops in London and the south east won't even register Charlton's failings which gives a bit of escape from it straight away.
Waking up on a dreary Monday morning after the so close experience of last night is a different sort of kick in the bollocks collectively than anything Charlton will ever bestow even though I love them equally and both mean as much to me as the other.
Difference is Charlton usually have 46 opportunities to redeem ourselves and the hope begins again every august and only affects probably ten people i know who are addicks in real life outside of this forum whereas generally we have to wait for England redemption 2 years normally and everyone has the hump today in England (other than those genuinely with no interest in football and the "look at how little I care" mob).
Agree with all of the above except the bold. Think we have seen that none of the European teams are untouchable and we have finished in a wc semi and got pipped in a euros final. Not sure what the south American state of international football is but I think we are in a great era for English football and won't be surprised if we reach the latter stages and who knows what again in the next few tournaments.
We've matured tactically as the team demonstrated this tournament and albeit far from the finished article it doesn't feel like we are out in the football wildnerness like it has done for generations before.
I felt a bit like that today but it will wear off an will be back getting the hump at our mediocrity week in week out come first game of the season.
Charlton is like your miserable vocation that you know you'll do until you drop; England is like the bi annual trip to magaluf where you pick up chlamydia but still can't wait to get back again once it's all cleared up.