The Unpopular Opinion Thread

bhob wrote: Ian Wright: “Why shouldn’t we get excited about it? It’s something to get excited about. People weren’t even expecting us to get to the semi-final, why couldn’t we have got excited about being in there (final)?” Sure he said it himself that they were excited about playing in the final.

bhob wrote: thebronze14 wrote: bhob wrote: Trap junior wrote: Moral of the story: Irishman asserts he's going to the world cup to win it:  Nothing wrong with that. Englishman asserts they are going to the world cup to win it: Getting ahead of yourselves and arrogant.     Holy good jaysis, do you not read what people write to you   The whole basis for this is that they had assumed themselves in the final after assuming they had the easy route to the final. Can you honestly not see the difference? They were cocky but I didn't meet anyone over here that assumed that they were in the final tbf   I work with an English chap that assumed it, so much so he didn't show his face to work yesterday. I also have a few mates from the UK that were fairly certain they'd be in the final easily

bhob wrote: Trap junior wrote: Moral of the story: Irishman asserts he's going to the world cup to win it:  Nothing wrong with that. Englishman asserts they are going to the world cup to win it: Getting ahead of yourselves and arrogant.     Holy good jaysis, do you not read what people write to you   The whole basis for this is that they had assumed themselves in the final after assuming they had the easy route to the final. Can you honestly not see the difference?

It's grand, none of us know English people or have family and friends living over there telling us what it's like, we don't use the internet outside of YBIG so we just made it up because we're bored. We're just a bitter little Country that can't stand seeing the Brits do well so we pretend they big themselves up when they bottle it.

Trap junior wrote: Moral of the story: Irishman asserts he's going to the world cup to win it:  Nothing wrong with that. Englishman asserts they are going to the world cup to win it: Getting ahead of yourselves and arrogant.

Remember the interview that Alf Ramsey gave prior to the 1966 World Cup when he said unequivocally that England would win the 1966 World Cup. His belief was not perceived as an arrogant boast but seen as a sign of his single minded conviction, determination and confidence in his players. Nowadays, the UK media (mainly red tops) are full of gingoistic hyperbole and unfounded expectations deliberately constructed to sell newspapers. The irony of all this is the current hubris evolves from England's success in 1966.

Nothing wrong with a player going to the world cup asserting that he isn't there to make up the numbers and wants to win it with his team. A lot wrong with media, fans on social media etc looking several games ahead that they take for a given. We would be 'as bad' if, for example, we put up articles along the lines of "here are the teams Ireland will want to face/avoid in next month's World cup Draw" after the first leg in Copenhagen. 

Edited by OnTheOneRoad - 13 Jul 2018 at 12:41pm

Ian Wright is the very embodiment of a S*n reader, which is a bit ironic for a black man, so unintentionally Keane was having a go at the S*n.

Trap junior wrote: In 1990 half a million people or whatever it was turned up to welcome home the team after losing a quarter final.  Where were these people 3 years earlier when we were getting sh*te crowds?