Why are the British so rubbish at sports?
925823
It's not just teams from the antipodes. Just look next door to Ireland or France. Being Irish, I think that the introduction of soccer and rugby were probably the most positive results of the past 800 years. Thank you sincerely.\nThere has been a decline in British standing in the sports that it gave to other countries. While I'm not Au fait with the situation but I think you should look at your youth policies over the past , say, 20 years. Have you noticed any trends that distract youngsters from sports other than computer games.\nHaving taught so many of us to play your games, should you come and see how we have developed them. Ask why Rugby has flourished in countries with relatively small populations - N.Zealand, Australia, Ireland.\nIs Rugby Union still classbound in UK?\n\nCome on. Get back to your old standards. We don't really like beating the "Auld Inimy" when he's down.
1112159
because they suck at real football and they could never compete with real greatness, spirit and culture like the rest of the world's teams have to offer
1137826
England are really bad at football and the english people are so arrogant (i'm english btw and i live in england). I think they feel a need to show that they're tough and they're "better" than everyone else. They attempt to do this by fighting other people and "winning", though it's really pathetic. They want to show it by offering the best in their country at football, but that'll never happen, so they resort to doing it themselves violently...
1076978
bcos they know they suck at it...\n\nthats why the have these little games like american football ( which is not even football) , baseball ( YAWN) etc..  in their own country and have have make believe competitions where they can crown themselves world chamions without having to play agianst any team from the world... what a bunch of losers..\n\nlook at how they were sent home .. they are still whining about it ...  check ESPN and listen to the commentators for 7 mins.. u will know  what i mean ..
1119921
I don't think they do.  English supporters will jibe allot (and stand up for themselves), and some other foreign nationals fans can (and usually do) take it the wrong way.  The worst national fans I think you'll find are actually, Turkey (stabbed to death two LEEDS Fans, in an European game) and Italy.  NASTY!!!!!!\n\nMy BF went to the France world cup and told us of an incident where there were loads of English fans sitting in a park watching one of those big screens that had been set up to watch the game, and a load of (Argentinean I think) supporters started throwing bottles and bricks at into the crowd at them.\n\nThe French police were all standing there, so you'd think, that the Frenchies would turn around to sort out the argies.  Well NO it didn't happen.  The Frenchies came steaming in on the English and they hadn't even done a thing.  So not only where the English getting attacked from the Argie fans, but from the police themselves.  Just goes to show that foreigners will always automatically jump to conclusions and blame the wrong crowd just because of their nationality.\n\nAnd the big story that came out of that World cup.  \nIT WASN'T A GROUP ENGLISH FANS THAT KICKED THE HELL OUT OF AND THE HEAD IN OF A YOUNG FRENCH POLICE OFFICER WHICH KILLED HIM, DOWN THE SIDE OF AN ALLEY AFTER ONE OF THE GAMES !!!.  \nBut a group of Neo-Nazi Skin Head Germans (I think) Hooligans that weren't even out in France for the Football, but out to seek trouble wherever they could !!!
1116622
its the old act. scotland wales or northern ireland do well, they're british. they do bad, theyre scottish welsh or norn irish. need more good players cos their squad is just average in depth
1055492
im english , and i agree that a)  england are over-rated and b) all the hype bowt 66 is embarasing  and c) we wont win the world cup. but....... that aint really a basis for scottish people to slag them off, even the most proud scottish person would have to accept the national teams crap and the leagues a joke. must say though they have produced some awesome players in the past... just not at the mo..
563529
not really cuz almost everything british people do, they beet the americans. one of the studies concluded that british people are more healthy and stuff than americans and researchers don't now why?
865950
Because they are so crap at things like football that should by some miracle they ever win the odd game they go ballistic.\n\nAnyone remember the world cup song Ally's Army? making a big deal out of the fact that England didn't qualify - why do we never bother doing that with the Jocks? probably because it happens so often but the skirt wearers were over-joyed, how did the Jocks do in that world cup i wonder?\n\nAnswers on a mouldy haggis please.
1046916
First of all the US aren't out by a longshot. Second, what the hell is rounder? Third, I'm tired of all you British sissy's, or whatever country you're from, dissing us. In the past we may not have cared about soccer or had a good team, but now we do. Take 4 years ago in the last World Cup for example. US makes the Q-Finals, further than your precious England. And lost to the eventual runner-up by one goal in a game that most people agree we should've won.\n\nFREE SCOTLAND NOW
877011
Not just the French, pal. We British think you are brash, arrogant and generally ignorant of the world beyond the USA's frontiers.
1085415
England are just no good no matter what their commentator say they are not that great and this game just proves it
953861
Probably because the Brits are bad cooks.
209068
I think I see what you mean.......eg. the olympics, if the a Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish person wins they will be 'British' but if an English person wins they will be English!\n\nIts a superiority complex....laughable really lol.
1036184
maybe in america.. they are OK but on the world stage.. they are worthless.. not fit to stand on the same field as the 'real' players
602747
There is a natural insularity in England which fosters the belief that England and all things English is superior to anything foreign. The English media fosters this illusion by extravagant claims that the premiership is the "best league in the world" when in reality England is only playing catch up with the rest of the major footballing nations. Ironically, English football has only become attractive and exiting in recent years due to the influx of foreign players. The England players however have too much respect for the quality of the major football teams to believe that winning the World Cup is their "birthright"
1040978
Yes they are. People can say all they want about physical starin and whatever, well sorry but they chose to do that. It is physically and mentally strenuous to do a lot of real jobs but people don't get paid thousands of pounds a week. All "celebrities" are overpaid. These footballers do nothing but play a game. Something a small child can do.What do they really do for their money? No more than anyone else wanting a good fitness regime. So they only "work" twice a week, do they. Even if they have to retire in their 30s, they will retire with more money than anyone wit ha proper job who retires at age 65.  There are people who have to go through physical, emotional, academical training to get where they are and still get paid less in a year than footballers get in a week. As for the publicity, if they don't want it they can either not play the game in the first place or they can just avoid it. Rugby players managed that when England won that. Also, saying about the publicity and everything, that's like saying you want to be a childminder but you don't want to work with children. You know the job before you go into it so there is no excuse. Nothing can possibly justify the amount these people get paid. They may entertain a few but I would be more entertained at my son's school sports day.