How's everyone coping with the bile we are being subjected too already??

I think yesterdays step-by-step coverage of England leaving for Germany, arriving in Germany, checking into there hotel, getting put to bed was just a sickening precursor of what's yet to come from the TV, Radio & Papers over the next few weeks.

Today we are being subjected to hourly updates on Englands first training session & the latest on Rooney's foot. Saying they still haven't told us what the squad had for breakfast!! Obviously there is no other news happening around the world??

I did have to laugh today as some broadcasters on the radio this morning. They were having a go at the 'arrogance' of the German FA for reserving there hotel up until the 1/4 finals!! This coming from them!! Pot and kettle springs to mind :015:

Can I point out that I'm NOT having a go at the vast majority of the England supporters. Most of them are just getting behind there team which we can all relate too. However there are some who buy into all this OTT this media hype and just lose the plot - they need to be derided, especially when fail to win the World Cup (fingers crossed) :015:

On a similar subject, consider the amount of UK media coverage that gets given to England's selection of a new manager, compared with any other nation.

I even remember when Scotland appointed a manager (Craigie Broon I think it was) and the BBC evening news did not even mention it at all.

Both BBC and ITV networks have various English regional news programmes, why don't they use them more for stories that are only of interest to people in England?

heard a rumour that digital veiwers can select from a choice of commentries for each match !!

:021:

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that since 1970 we have failed to qualify twice and so have England so we are quits in that respect. They have, however, gotten past the group stages so are up on us in that respect. But that will be rectified next time around.

"England cannae dae it 'cos they didnae qualify."

The line is from the 78 song "We're on the march wi Ally's army", and some of us even remember what happened there. Drink, drugs, women. We still managed to give Holland a tanking though.

Personally, I ignore the media hype. However well or badly England do makes no odds to me. I am a patriot. I support Scotland. I ask my English friends, who feel p1ssed off cos I dont support their national team, "if you support, for example, ICT and they get knocked out of the Scottish cup at the early stages would the Rangers or Celtic fans be up in arms because you wont then change your allegiance and support them through the next stages of that same cup. I give my support only to Scotland in this competition and I will continue to support him throughout this campaign. :004: