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[Just-Jude]

Why is David Cameron always seen supporting the England football team? He was at Wembley again on Friday night, the rest of the UK must be feeling left out.

Is England the only team he wants to qualify for Brazil next year, or is it the usual couldn't care less Tory attitude to the rest of the country outside of London.

[bibblebub]

the other UK teams had already failed to qualify for Brazil

[wolf63]

I thought that he was English - could that be why he supports the team?

[aelmpvw]

well he is an Englishman

[ichkeria]

Well speaking as a Norn Iron fan, he's English after all. And the other 3 home nations are out. I really wasn't expecting him at our game in Baku the other night. I'll forgive him that if nothing else :-)

[Just-Jude]

Gordon Brown never supported Scotland over the rest of the home nations, he had the decency to remain neutral.

[ichkeria]

When England play Montenegro, or indeed anyone else, outside the UK, I don't expect an English PM to remain neutral.
If it's a Home International it might be a little trickier, though I don't see why it should be.

[Kromovaracun]

I really don't understand the rather pathetic linkage of patriotism with football teams. Our leaders should not have any obligation to care about one idiotic sport over another.

[Just-Jude]

I think it smacks of racism, I'm surprised he doesn't sit with the EDL supporters!

[Brenden]

Here come that damn word again "racism" bandied about wily-nily over an englishman supporting England in a football match - no wonder the word has lost its impact,

[ichkeria]

I'm not English or a Tory but ...

English bloke (albeit the PM) goes to watch England and supports them.

What's the problem here?

[Just-Jude]

He doesn't go to Scotland, Wales, or N Ireland matches, what is it if it's not racism?

[DTCwordfan]

Just-Jude - not your best question....it must be Sunday.

[ichkeria]

I don't go to England, Scotland or Wales games. And I wouldn't call myself a racist.
Perhaps you are not being serious, in which case sorry to fall for it :-)

[Brenden]

He is a supporter, who do you think Alec Salmond supports JJ.

[Just-Jude]

Alex Salmond is First Minister for Scotland, Cameron is the PM of the UK, big difference!

[daftgrandad]

JJ.How on earth you can describe David Cameron going to see England play,
as being political and racist, beggars belief.

[DTCwordfan]

So effing what.....

Cameron is English - I don't expect him to back the Jocks or the Leeks, unless if it was a match between the Bosch/Frogs/whoever and them.

Just as I would expect the Wee Fat Haggis or the Broon Sauce to back the Jocks, or, in his day, David Lloyd George (or the mad Welsh Kinnock) to back the Leeks. Don't think that we have had a Northern Irish PM or candidate but the same applies.

[Prudie]

Gordon Brown was such an ineffectual blob that it wouldn't cross his mind to support anybody.

[Ellipsis]

I think you'll find Gordon Brown attended quite a few more Scottish rugby matches than he did of the other home nations. But why let the facts get in the way of a good whinge?

[ichkeria]

Gordon Brown of course is a big fan of Raith Rovers (just as Cameron supports Aston Villa, which I always think is odd for some reason).

They are both big football fans. And behaving as such. Not as "career" politicians, which seems to be a problem for people also.