But I want England to win the World Cup, I want them both to do well, no real conflict with me.

...it's a life full of Small Victories. The occasional promotion or play-off placing, the mid-season flirtation with relegation avoided by late March. And you don't have to buy tickets months in advance.

I think my attitude at the moment is as much to do with the way the media over-hype (tautology?) any and every international match. The World Cup is a media baron's wet dream, given all the tosh that can be reprinted from handouts, the (cheap) punditry and speculation all wrapped in a cosy cloak of acceptable xenophobia.

Time for my lie down now.
C'mon you Bees

My perception may be wrong, but when I think of the England football team I think of a quintessentially southern institution. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it just doesn't seem to strike a chord with me. When it comes to cricket, I like to see England do well, although since the massively overhyped Ashes win a few years ago it's all become a little less appealing. So yes, I think media hype has a lot to do with it.

I've never had any time for 'engerlund' and the tossers who follow them and it's annoying when the big tournaments come around and everyone's a 'footy fan' for a couple of weeks

I could never imagine cheering for the likes of 'jt' or 'stevie gerrard'

Stick it

but I see it as more of a thing for the armchair fans who will stick the flags on the car and out the window, will suddenly feel condident in discussing formations and will refer to "stevie G" as if they were mates.
Anyone who regularly watches the game live would sacrifice not even a point for an England victory though.

No real interest in the national team, and the media overkill means I generally sigh with relief when they get knocked out.
However, if Capello had shown the foresight to pick the mighty Jody Craddock I might have been interested in them.

Having said that, I love watching the World Cup, I just wish they would let us just watch it without all the "England" hype.

I don't have any strong affiliation with the England team. This could be because I've never felt particularly 'English'. I hope they do well and all that... but I'm really just looking forward to the spectacle and seeing the odd moment of genius that makes me gasp and gawp.

I support (from afar) one of the sleeping giants of the game, Norwich City.

Not that we've accomplished much, but if you ever asked how much I would trade off for a successful Scottish team, I'd give it all away. Except maybe Goss' goal against Munich. I want to take that memory to my grave.

I do wonder if I overcompensate, having been an expat Scot for most of my life (living in England and then USA). Would I be more blase about it if I lived in the Gorbals all my life?

Also a Man City fan, also not especially emotionally entangled with England.

Barnsley first, no doubt at all, but I go to all the England home matches and I can't understand why anyone would have such negative feelings towards the national team. Admittedly England will not win the World Cup and that is my fault - I traded the chance for the promise of Barnsley not being relegated last season. Sorry.