brandon
Striker
Put your fishing rod away.
There’s no agenda, it’s worhty of sensible debate - hence why 3 pages have been filled already.
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Put your fishing rod away.
There’s no agenda, it’s worhty of sensible debate - hence why 3 pages have been filled already.
I bought one yesterday, but couldn’t go in the end, got offered a lot for it straight away but sold it to a mate for what I bought it for
brandon
Striker
It’s a fair argument - that’s what I was getting at when I mentioned second/third generation, etc.
Pink Panther
Striker
Aye, but what colour is your passport?
My Boy Harry
Striker
Almost undoubtedly you'll be right. They are a pain in the arse mind, Every single run - bye, no ball, leg bye - greeted like theyve won the world cup. Wears a bit thin after a while.
T S Garp
Midfield
Bought a ticket for tomorrow this afternoon for £16 off the official site but when I googled availability Stubhub came up so there is a secondary market
TravellingMackem
Winger
This bit I will agree with. It’s massively annoying tbh. The commentators are worse though as they play up to it. Kohli misfielded on about 4 occasions and the last one the commentator proclaimed something like “Kohli never misfields, this is so rare” literally couldn’t be licking his arse anymore. Took great pleasure in beating them today just on this basis
North Yorks Mackem
Winger
The one that got me most wound up today was when stokes was out and nasser said something along the lines of what a battle between bumrah and stokes. The Indian fella quips in immediately saying it's a battle that bumrah has won.
Stokes had just twatted 80 runs off about 50 balls basically winning England the game.
TravellingMackem
Winger
Just surprised he didn’t claim it was Kohli that won it despite not being involved and not even captaining for 80% of the game as Dhoni takes over
I suspect that a lot of our fans chose to sell tickets onto the crazy Indians around who’ll pay 20-30 times face value for tickets for whatever reason. I know someone who was offered nearly a grand for 4 for today; absolute madness but can see why people would be tempted
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Rip Van Fish
Striker
Without a doubt they have. All those sat round us were and as ever they were sound
They were singing songs like “we are India, say we are India” next door in the Hollies stand
There are more than enough minted Indians on these shores mate
100% this and you are all passionate about your number 1 sport
Nowt wrong with that
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By the way I love the multicultural nature of Britain, the Pakistan games have been unreal, a real joy to watch, it’s why there should be more tournaments here
I just think at home, should be more guarantee for English fans was like playing away today
Think that’s fair personally
Yeah I don’t like Kohli and it’s nit really because of him it’s the hype surrounding him
Annoys me when they talk about him in tests like he’s way ahead of anyone, Er mate Steve Smith averages 60
I just think at home, should be more guarantee for English fans was like playing away today
Think that’s fair personally
Yeah I don’t like Kohli and it’s nit really because of him it’s the hype surrounding him
Annoys me when they talk about him in tests like he’s way ahead of anyone, Er mate Steve Smith averages 60
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vinegar hill
Striker
Well what’s the difference with all the ex pats supporting England in Australia in the Ashes.
Malta
Midfield
Ok so enough with any racist undertones.
I’m born in South Shields and my parents are both from India. In the cricket when India are playing I will always support them and want them to win.
My son, born in South Shields supports England.
There’s 1-2 million people in the UK of indian origin minimum (900,000 applied for India v Pakistan), is say a good 25-50% applied for the 3 big India matches (Pakistan, England & Australia), and these all have British addresses.
In india there’s over 1.3 billion people and around 100 million of those could easily afford to come over for the match. If only 1% of the people who can afford it apply that’s another million.
Cricket is the only sport in India, whereas here we’ve got Football, Cricket, Boxing, Rugby, Athletics, F1, Golf, Tennis, etc of which people will travel and pay to watch.
I’m born in South Shields and my parents are both from India. In the cricket when India are playing I will always support them and want them to win.
My son, born in South Shields supports England.
There’s 1-2 million people in the UK of indian origin minimum (900,000 applied for India v Pakistan), is say a good 25-50% applied for the 3 big India matches (Pakistan, England & Australia), and these all have British addresses.
In india there’s over 1.3 billion people and around 100 million of those could easily afford to come over for the match. If only 1% of the people who can afford it apply that’s another million.
Cricket is the only sport in India, whereas here we’ve got Football, Cricket, Boxing, Rugby, Athletics, F1, Golf, Tennis, etc of which people will travel and pay to watch.
My Boy Harry
Striker
I’m sure that the national sport of India is hockey?
Malta
Midfield
In the Olympics. Cricket is no1 by far.
Have you ever been in India during an India v Pakistan cricket match? Streets are like Sunderland at 3pm on the FA Cup final day of 1973.
Put away any wild theories espoused by Norman Tebbit.
This is free market economics, pure and simple.
Temp0101
Winger
If you moved to Australia, had a kid who was born with an Australian passport, would you not then expect your kid to support England or should they change their allegiance simply because of the physical location they were born and what is written on a piece of paper?
