I grew up in the 60's and 70's, every football supporter did support their country as a given. I think you will find kids all support their country too. It's too easy to oversimplify though. England (and the Albion) should not be immune from criticism, and if you do criticise it does not make...
You said it was a good performance though. I'm not trying to pick an argument with you, and admire your England blinkers in a way, but to call two shots and 35% possession in 90 minutes 'Good' seems a bit generous.
I won't be offended if you do give an honest answer. The Olympics surely showed that people want to get behind the flag, so it's not a case of being unpatriotic. It's not a case of expecting to see them win either, I live in Manchester, if I wanted to see a team win every week I don't have to go...
1: Who has said we are crap because we haven't won the WC?
2: Why do you think people who are so passionate about the Albion are indifferent to the national team?
It's not a case of wanting to be trendy, or being unpatriotic. You only have to look at the cynicism towards the Olympics beforehand, and how the event managed to change attitudes, to see that people want to be proud of the England team, but find it difficult to do so because of the inability to...