Country flags - where to get them?
Posted by: Hammerhead on 09 June 2004
OK, so every one expects of the England squad come Euro 2004 (Except for Steve G of course 
) and all the native yoof, cabbies and white van drivers are now zooming about the roads with there George crosses all a flutter.
I fancy stirring it up a bit. Anyone know where I can purchase say, a Dutch/German/Swedish/blah de blah flag I can attach just for badness?
Yup, I know I could end up heading for a kicking from a bunch of moronic thugs but this George cross stuff really is a load of old bollox.
Come on da Irish! Or something.
Steve
) and all the native yoof, cabbies and white van drivers are now zooming about the roads with there George crosses all a flutter.I fancy stirring it up a bit. Anyone know where I can purchase say, a Dutch/German/Swedish/blah de blah flag I can attach just for badness?
Yup, I know I could end up heading for a kicking from a bunch of moronic thugs but this George cross stuff really is a load of old bollox.
Come on da Irish! Or something.
Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Bhoyo:
Yeah, but we're waiting until Figo, Henry, Van Persie et al have finished their Euro 2004 exertions before bringing them to Paradise.
Regards,
Davie
That won't give you much time to get each of them in for a week's trial.
Very true, Tom. I'm not convinced that that Figo fella is in the same league as Neil Lennon.
quote:
Originally posted by Bhoyo:
Very true, Tom. I'm not convinced that that Figo fella is in the same league as Neil Lennon.
He's certainly nowhere near as handsome.
Matthew
I do believe you started the sillyness
I do believe you started the sillyness
What strange people you are!
Mathew, have a look at the Ian Flanagan stuff on the BBC sport web site for the most recent evidence. You might also want to work backwards on various web sites re: the Republic. It's not a feeling it's a verifiable fact and has been for many, many years. It's amazing how these 'accidental' things go on for years!!!
Simons' reassurance means nothing simply because, within the media, my workplace, my partners workplace etc. etc. etc. that is simply not what happens. If you want evidence there's plenty out here on the web.
What is really interesting here is the stuff about not noticing. It isn't "expectation bias" at all. I was aware of anti-Welsh media bias when I lived in Wales. When I moved to England it was unavoidable. However, the media bias is reflected in the attitudes of English people in general and the fact is that people really do believe that they have supported the Scots and Irish etc. in situations when they have done nothing of the sort.
Indeed, the last English person who said this to me (this morning) was somewhat contrite when I pointed out that their support amounted to no more than not watching any of the games but hoping they'd win "because they're British" and yet their expectation of me as a Welsh person was that there would be something wrong with me (and I was being somewhat unpatriotic) if I din't sit down and watch tonights' game. Very odd indeed. Actually, par for the course.
My English work colleagues were genuinely perplexed when I pointed out the Flanagan stuff on the BBC website within seconds of being asked for an example. The English genuinely don't believe such bias exists and when confronted with it they simply ask for more evidence.
As an example go trawl for reporting of the last Welsh world cup campaign and count the references to British up to and including the Italy win. As the injuries took their toll and the results dived all of a sudden the English media suddenly accepted that we were Welsh again.
PS: Mathew, I suspect you are as grumpy as me but you forever have my admiration for simply saying, on a certain other thread, the truth about the Pixies. There are too many sycophants around here who will worship something simply because it exists.
Steve G. - The great thing about Hartson is that twenty years ago we would have needed him to beat the Scots. Nowadays... well I suspect those chants of "Are you Azerbaijan in disguise?" were the lowest many Scots have been for some time.
Having said that, I really think that all you lack is a fast striker and an organising defender.
Anyway, allez les vertes!!!
Mathew, have a look at the Ian Flanagan stuff on the BBC sport web site for the most recent evidence. You might also want to work backwards on various web sites re: the Republic. It's not a feeling it's a verifiable fact and has been for many, many years. It's amazing how these 'accidental' things go on for years!!!
Simons' reassurance means nothing simply because, within the media, my workplace, my partners workplace etc. etc. etc. that is simply not what happens. If you want evidence there's plenty out here on the web.
What is really interesting here is the stuff about not noticing. It isn't "expectation bias" at all. I was aware of anti-Welsh media bias when I lived in Wales. When I moved to England it was unavoidable. However, the media bias is reflected in the attitudes of English people in general and the fact is that people really do believe that they have supported the Scots and Irish etc. in situations when they have done nothing of the sort.
Indeed, the last English person who said this to me (this morning) was somewhat contrite when I pointed out that their support amounted to no more than not watching any of the games but hoping they'd win "because they're British" and yet their expectation of me as a Welsh person was that there would be something wrong with me (and I was being somewhat unpatriotic) if I din't sit down and watch tonights' game. Very odd indeed. Actually, par for the course.
My English work colleagues were genuinely perplexed when I pointed out the Flanagan stuff on the BBC website within seconds of being asked for an example. The English genuinely don't believe such bias exists and when confronted with it they simply ask for more evidence.
As an example go trawl for reporting of the last Welsh world cup campaign and count the references to British up to and including the Italy win. As the injuries took their toll and the results dived all of a sudden the English media suddenly accepted that we were Welsh again.
PS: Mathew, I suspect you are as grumpy as me but you forever have my admiration for simply saying, on a certain other thread, the truth about the Pixies. There are too many sycophants around here who will worship something simply because it exists.
Steve G. - The great thing about Hartson is that twenty years ago we would have needed him to beat the Scots. Nowadays... well I suspect those chants of "Are you Azerbaijan in disguise?" were the lowest many Scots have been for some time.
Having said that, I really think that all you lack is a fast striker and an organising defender.
Anyway, allez les vertes!!!
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Hughes:
Steve G. - The great thing about Hartson is that twenty years ago we would have needed him to beat the Scots. Nowadays... well I suspect those chants of "Are you Azerbaijan in disguise?" were the lowest many Scots have been for some time.
Having said that, I really think that all you lack is a fast striker and an organising defender.
At the time I was quite happy that Wales thumped us as I expected it to be another nail in the coffin of Bertie Vogts - the worst football manager in the world. Unfortunately however our recent defeat of the mighty Trinidad and Tobago reserve team seems to have ensured his survival for now.
What I did find really upsetting about the game though was the venue. Wales have a magnificent stadium where as we have the national disgrace that is Hampden Park, a stadium significantly smaller than the ground of one of our club teams and a souless dump as well.