Spot on. It actually took about 30 years and Euro 96 before it finally dawned on a large proportion of English people that actually the Union Flag was 'what it said on the tin': the flag of the Union, not the English flag. (Even now though you still see the odd Union flag at England games)...
I remember watching the tournament with my Grandad. Missed the quarter final game against Argentina as I was at Withdean Stadium with my fellow members of the 1st Lancing Cubs re-enacting the Relief of Mafeking! (We were part of Colonel Mahon's relief column). They announced the score and we...