Union flag at England sporting events.
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classic33
Leg End Member
Go on then!
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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- Lancaster... the little city.
because if he waved the England flag people might think he's a member of the BNP or worse.. UKIP
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
The problem of the flag of St George for the non-fascist...
We know a song about that don't we children?
We know a song about that don't we children?
I don't think anyone actually 'needs' a flag. Some like a flag to affiliate to. It's a tribal thing I guess.
Handy in a battle if you don't want your mate to lop your head off.
Over The Hill
Guru
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- Ridden off into the sunset
If he is old enough he probably got his cue from the '66 world cup where both the official logo and official mascot both had the union flag.
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Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
If he is old enough he probably got his cue from the '66 world cup where both the official logo and official mascot both had the union flag.
Unbelievable
! Just as well I was only 4 years old then, so I have no recollection of that terrible event. Although, it has been mentioned once or twice in the media since then 
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
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- The hills of Accrington
So let's see. Out of what 10,000 England fans there was one who waved a Union flag! Perhaps he/she has Scottish.Welsh or Northern Irish ties? Perhaps they thought that the Union flag was a more world wide recognised symbol than the England flag? Or perhaps they thought it'd stand out more and they'd be recognised? If it was the latter it seems to have worked!
Dangermouse
MousePower
Does it matter.....................really does it matter, is it an insult to show the world the Union flag in the UK
AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
Nope. (But they were playing in France.)
Waving a Union flag in Britain can be a sensitive subject. Particularly if Celtic or Sevco get involved...
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Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
Of course it matters! If you're at a sporting event to support England, then show the English flag. Not one which represents other nations competing in the same tournament in this case.
Is the same supporter going to fly the Union flag when England play Scotland? That could be very confusing, except for the fact that we all know that no Scotland supporter would ever fly the Union flag to represent Scotland.
If the event involves Team GB, then of course that is the time to fly the Union flag.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
We could be charitable, I suppose, and speculate that they couldn't find an English flag in the local shops. But it's more likely that it's partly a throwback to, say, 20 years ago, when the flags were less differentiated - that World Cup use of the Union Jack as the English flag was pretty widespread. I think there are probably a lot of English people who would see themselves as English but who also identify with the Union Jack as their flag - after all, it is far more common than the English flag; it is the flag for the place where they live. The Onion Jack has more than one layer
Still, you'd think that whoever was waving the Union Jack would have twigged that it wasn't the 4 nations cup...
Still, you'd think that whoever was waving the Union Jack would have twigged that it wasn't the 4 nations cup...
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Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
This is exactly the problem, and the reason why it annoys those of us from the remaining nations which form the union. Some folks seem unable to differentiate between England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.
Bobby Mhor
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- Behind You
If he is old enough he probably got his cue from the '66 world cup where both the official logo and official mascot both had the union flag.
Please tell me more about this..
the year 1966 has been eradicated from all history books and minds here in Scotland, did something important happen ?
On the flag issue, I reckon a plant to encourage us Scots to feel aggrieved about it and vote for independence....just like those John 3:16 banners which were a plant in most Yankee sporting events.
Dayvo
just passin' through
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Don't worry, the People's Free Democratic Republic of Scotland, with Kaiser Salmond, is awaiting its launch!
