Ah, ok. Well as I said I'll go for England, although winning the Euros is the equivalent of winning the League Cup. Seeing as you specified that they are mutually exclusive I'm quite happy to have a consolidation season this year to let us all catch our breath and then give it a real go next season.
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Colossal Squid
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I don't want to hit the dizzy heights of the Premiership before we are ready. Aside from the piss poor run we've been on recently I do actually enjoy life in the Championship. It's a competitive league where anyone can beat anyone else on their day. Some big away days and a decent quality of football, and we're filling our ground.
If we went up to the Premiership at the first time of asking prices would inevitably go up and we'd get a lot of hidings when facing the likes of Manchester City or an in form Arsenal.
I'd like to see our team evolve naturally over a few seasons so that when we go up we're doing so with a very strong footing. To go up this season would mean replacing MOST of our first team players to be honest, if we wanted to be competitive in the Premiership. And that would seem harsh on those who've got us this far.
Sometimes it really is just better to wait.
Mind you, I'm not even sure how interested I can get in the national side these days. I feel so far removed from the racist, snarling, moany, aggressive, namby-pamby primadonnas that make up the England team that it's very difficult to wish them well.
And besides, for England to win the European Championships there would have to be surprise knockouts of other far better teams. It would be like when Greece won Euro 2004. Nobody said "Fair play, the Greeks just wanted it more, they are the very best", everyone just complained that Greece should never have even got to the final and had made a joke of the competition.
If England made it all the way I can imagine similar sentiments from across the continent.
I think with England the whole set up is going to need be massively reorganised over many years before I can truly feel we're a team to be proud of and one capable of taking major honours.
So in the timeframe you've set, of the very near future, I actually want neither scenario to play out, but if I had to pick I'd probably go with England because it's something that can make the whole country happy and doesn't affect my season ticket price.
If we went up to the Premiership at the first time of asking prices would inevitably go up and we'd get a lot of hidings when facing the likes of Manchester City or an in form Arsenal.
I'd like to see our team evolve naturally over a few seasons so that when we go up we're doing so with a very strong footing. To go up this season would mean replacing MOST of our first team players to be honest, if we wanted to be competitive in the Premiership. And that would seem harsh on those who've got us this far.
Sometimes it really is just better to wait.
Mind you, I'm not even sure how interested I can get in the national side these days. I feel so far removed from the racist, snarling, moany, aggressive, namby-pamby primadonnas that make up the England team that it's very difficult to wish them well.
And besides, for England to win the European Championships there would have to be surprise knockouts of other far better teams. It would be like when Greece won Euro 2004. Nobody said "Fair play, the Greeks just wanted it more, they are the very best", everyone just complained that Greece should never have even got to the final and had made a joke of the competition.
If England made it all the way I can imagine similar sentiments from across the continent.
I think with England the whole set up is going to need be massively reorganised over many years before I can truly feel we're a team to be proud of and one capable of taking major honours.
So in the timeframe you've set, of the very near future, I actually want neither scenario to play out, but if I had to pick I'd probably go with England because it's something that can make the whole country happy and doesn't affect my season ticket price.
this with twinkly christmas failry lights on
alway my club over a bunch of over paid idiots
but it will be FAN tastic summer
8 June and 1 July 2012 - European Football Championships
and then the London Olympics!!!
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- Feb 8, 2005
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The feel good atmosphere around the country if England were by some miracle to do it would be amazing. If we made it to the premiership I would be worried that we would do a Derby and be piss poor coming down with minimal points because the infrastructure is not there (don't get me wrong it would be amazing though!).
Oscar
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- Nov 10, 2003
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I find it hard to give a shit about England so it's Albion all the way for me. £40 million in the club coffers would be worthwhile even if we did come straight back down.
And the thought of the likes of Terry, Rooney, Cole and Ferdinand lording up an tournament win for years to come does not appeal to be honest.
And the thought of the likes of Terry, Rooney, Cole and Ferdinand lording up an tournament win for years to come does not appeal to be honest.
Pbseagull
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Would have to be the Albion, even if we did struggle in the Prem and got relegated we would have 60 million quid parachute payment for a massive assualt the following season. Who wouldn't want to see the big guys at the Amex next season. I'm happy to wait for England to win the World Cup in 2014.
HG201
Proud Ruffian
This year, i don't want us to get promoted yet, so a definate vote for England from me.
Paxton Dazo
Up The Spurs.
- Mar 11, 2007
- 9,719
Club before Country - all day everyday.
Won't catch me cheering on Terry, Fat Frank, Wilshere, etc.
Won't catch me cheering on Terry, Fat Frank, Wilshere, etc.
Thanet Seagull
Member
Ditto
matthew
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Wouldn't blink an eye lid if England won the euro's, come on the Netherlands.
countryman
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- Jun 28, 2011
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It would have to be Brighton winning. I don't really consider the English team as England when they have a foreign manager. If Rednapp was in charge it would be different. I might of said England if you had said Zamora scored the winner in every game.
Now that everyone has written England off, I wouldn't be surprised if they went far at Euro 2012.
As for these saying they wouldn't "blink an eye" if England won it, that is bollocks. So the whole country would be celebrating and you'd be sat at home wanking into a wet flannel whilst watching X Factor or some shite? Pull the other one.
As for these saying they wouldn't "blink an eye" if England won it, that is bollocks. So the whole country would be celebrating and you'd be sat at home wanking into a wet flannel whilst watching X Factor or some shite? Pull the other one.
Jimmy Grimble
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Brighton every time.
Hope the Germans win the euros
Hope the Germans win the euros
DumLum
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Anyone that says England over the Albion.
You are the True Plastic Brighton Fans and you probably have been giving it large about JCLs and JLEs when you should have been having a closer look at yourself.
You are the True Plastic Brighton Fans and you probably have been giving it large about JCLs and JLEs when you should have been having a closer look at yourself.
Is the correct answer.