Club or Country?

Just a question, to understand you guys better
Would you prefer to win the CL final against ManU, or the WC final against your biggest rivals(France I suppose for the English?)

The point is Club or Country? Who makes you prouder, who makes you cry?
I know i can cry for my club, but never quite felt that way for may national team.
Club is more important in my country, more important that anything. You can change religion, wife,political views, pretty much everything, but not your club,

How do you guys feel?

Not even a hard choice for me, club.  I refuse to watch internationals during the league season & I'm not overly fussed in the off-season, but if all friendlies, qualifiers & tournaments were moved to the off-season, it may increase my interest.

What I've noticed is that many Scousers seem to not feel like they're English, or feel that they are a part of England? Many certainly don't seem to care much about the national team either. I've thought about this before, and thought that maybe this is because Liverpool with it's history is kind of a melting pot of different nationalities? I'm interested to know how people from Liverpool view this.

For me they're totally different experiences, but I'd say it's fairly even. What I like about our national team, is that during tournaments it turns my country completely upside down.

This thread is F***ing hilarious if your Australian. Win the World Cup against New Zealand in the final of the WC? In 2148 maybe.

CL againost ManU please and thank you.

This thread is F***ing hilarious if your Australian. Win the World Cup against New Zealand in the final of the WC? In 2148 maybe.

Mate, it's not all that different if you're English, we just hype the team up more!!

Absolutely club before country for me! I couldn't care less about England other than hoping that our players return from the match with no injuries. I hate it when we have a week off from domestic football so that we can play internationals.

...or the WC final against your biggest rivals(France I suppose for the English?)

It might make less sense geographically but our biggest 'rivals' will always be Germany.

This thread is f**king hilarious if your Australian. Win the World Cup against New Zealand in the final of the WC? In 2148 maybe.

I hate it when we have a week off from domestic football so that we can play internationals.

This.

However I can also see it from a players perspective, the chance to represent your national team is a great honour and one that I would relish if I was a player. As a lot of players, whilst yes they will respect/enjoy playing for Liverpool mightn't be Liverpool fans (e.g. Carroll) however being English means that you are representing your country, your family and your friends.
If I was a player I'd definitely play for my country when given the chance, but would retire from international team early (before 28) to focus on club as club still comes first.

My club is my country

Kloob, kloob, kloob, kloob, kloob, kloob.

England can kiss my fat arse, so can 'arry when he takes over. While they're at it they can stop taking our lads and injuring them.

I love my country but in terms of football Id rather see Liverpool win the Johnstons paint trophy then Ireland win the world cup

It might make less sense geographically but our biggest 'rivals' will always be Germany.

Right, but i always tought you hated the french even more!.

So far, most of you would prefer to see your club win it all.

This thread is f**king hilarious if your Australian. Win the World Cup against New Zealand in the final of the WC? In 2148 maybe.

Well,it is a  hypothetical question
So, Liverpool winning  would make you happier than Australia winning? 

Liverpool all day, every day. I hate the Socceroos.

However in a few years that may change when the wankers such as Cahill, Kewell, Neill and Holman decide to F**k off from the face of the earth.

The Irish soccer team is half English anyway but I absolutely love our rugby team. All down to earth, hard working pros who actually mingle with fans.

Especially the munster players. They actually go to the same pub as the fans so you feel closer to the team.

I'm still a way bigger Liverpool fan but I feel bad picking them over my country sometimes. Proud to be Irish aswel though

I'm still a way bigger Chelsea fan but I feel bad picking them over Liverpool sometimes. Proud to be plastic aswell though

 

 

 

 

 

 

I read that quickly exiled and thought pglynn had finally come clean

I read that quickly exiled and thought pglynn had finally come clean

Nah, that lads so far in the closet he watches the match with Mr Tumnus.

 

Club.

This thread is f**king hilarious if your Australian.

Not as funny as I feel. My country will never qualify for the WC before I die.

And yeah, I am 25.

It could be funnier than being Australian but i just loved the prospect of seeing the flags of Australia and New Zealand walked out and the commentator saying 'Welcome to the coverage of the 2148 World Cup final between...Australia and New Zealand!'

The South Americans would roll in their graves, the Europeans would claim some sort of ownership and everyone in the two countries represented wouldn't give two shits an hour later because they'd be piss drunk and near passed out.

they'd be piss drunk and near passed out.

I agree with this because the number of litres of beer (average) the world drinks in an year is 27 litres and the corresponding figure for an Aussie is 84 litres.

Wish I had that capability.

I think i drank that much the past two nights!

When the England team had good honest men playing they were the pinacle of football and for a footballer the highest accolade was a cap.But know money is king and playing in the EPL or the CL is far more lucrative than playing for England.
added to which having just vented my spleen watching Ferdinand or Rooney I cant then turn around and cheer them it just doesnt work.
So since about 1978 its been club fist club second club always.

I hate the England team, full of arrogant over rated pricks. Call me unpatriotic but I actually like seeing England lose, the disappointed faces of Fat Frank, Cashley, Rio and Rooney puts a smile on my face. I prefer LFC 1 billion times more than England.

It could be funnier than being Australian but i just loved the prospect of seeing the flags of Australia and New Zealand walked out and the commentator saying 'Welcome to the coverage of the 2148 World Cup final between...Australia and New Zealand!'

The South Americans would roll in their graves, the Europeans would claim some sort of ownership and everyone in the two countries represented wouldn't give two shits an hour later because they'd be piss drunk and near passed out.

Most of the English would support New Zealand, just to piss the Aussie's off, but yeah that would be a funny scenario.

Or to piss the English off even further, a World Cup Final with Ireland v Scotland, yeah I know unlikely, but let them dream

Well i used to love watching england up to about 98 france when we had a F***ing good team that should of won the world cup under hoddle,then it just got very dull and the players in the dressing room seemed to become all powerfull/superstars and my love for liverpool intensified even more.

Well I used to love watching england up to about 98 france when we had a f**king good team that should of won the world cup under hoddle,then it just got very dull and the players in the dressing room seemed to become all powerfull/superstars and my love for liverpool intensified even more.

I actually think England's best chance of winning the world cup was 2006. Like Euro 2004, man for man they had the best team in that tournament. In fact with Euro 2004 I believe they could have won that tournament and if they had beaten Portugal in that quarter final in Lisbon they would have gone on to win it. Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell, Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard had outstanding tournaments which saw all their reputations increase. World Cup 2006 though they did not show one minute in any of their matches that they could win that tournament. It was lacklustre bollocks where only Owen Hargreaves emerged with an enhanced reputation.

It could be funnier than being Australian but I just loved the prospect of seeing the flags of Australia and New Zealand walked out and the commentator saying 'Welcome to the coverage of the 2148 World Cup final between...Australia and New Zealand!'

The South Americans would roll in their graves, the Europeans would claim some sort of ownership and everyone in the two countries represented wouldn't give two shits an hour later because they'd be piss drunk and near passed out.

You don't know how awesome that would be if Australia and New Zealand met in the world cup final! In fact I am still absolutely gutted that you lot missed out on the world cup bids last December because a world cup in Australia would have been something to behold. I've never been to Australia before but I've seen more than enough evidence in past sporting events there that they would put on the greatest world cup in history.

I support LFC players in internationals, not the countries.  Euro 2008 was great, supporting half our squad playing for Spain.

I only supported England at the World Cup because Gerrard was captain and Carra was back in the fold (the Germany result serves Capello right for dropping Carra).  I feel no connection whatsoever to the three lions.  Best moment of the world cup was the Slovakia - Italy game.

Wales to win the World cup and Euros or Liverpool to win the Prem and Champions League?

That is actually difficult for me, It feels like choosing which parent you love most! can I have both?

Club.

I haven't got time to read through all that waffle.

Club every day of the week, always has been. The current crop of overpaid, oversexed wasters and the circus that surround them that passes as 'team England' is a good cure for insomnia. To borrow an old quote 'if they were playing in my back garden I'd draw the curtains'.

Club for me everytime, Enlands only good for a piss up in a tournament and the only reason you get pissed up is because it makes them getting knocked out even funnier.

Club for me everytime, Enlands only good for a piss up in a tournament and the only reason you get pissed up is because it makes them getting knocked out even funnier.

And then you can also enjoy the rest of the football!!

Club for me every time.  I will watch England play, and support them, but the disappointment over an England defeat never bothers me as it does when we lose.

Wales to win the World cup and Euros or Liverpool to win the Prem and Champions League?

That is actually difficult for me, It feels like choosing which parent you love most! can I have both?

This all day and hope Ingerland take the knock to save Stevie's energy for his first love.

Club for me every time.  I will watch England play, and support them, but the disappointment over an England defeat never bothers me as it does when we lose.

I agree +.