Should an accident of geography dictate who you support in international sporting contests?
Under late Capitalism support in the World Cup is just another commodity choice. You are fully justified in supporting who you damn please.
If that's England, well somebody has to. An accident of birth shouldn't dictate where you live your life (even if it so often does) so why should it dictate who you support in international sporting contests?
It's just so difficult to get hold of Paraguay and Serbia-Montenegro flags in Nottingham.
Serbia-Montenegro must be the first country which no longer existed at the time the tournament started to play in the World Cup Finals. If they win the tournament will there there be two victory parades?
And I still haven't said it. Several nights ago the media coverage of Shrek arriving in Germany was like the coverage you would expect for the First Coming (or Second Coming depending on your ideological and religious preference). In England's first game isn't any savvy defender going to tread on Mr Rooney's foot at the first corner? Wither England's chances?
England should really have chosen SWP (no, this one).
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