Anyone put up England Flags etc outside.

[beddie]

Just wondered if you’ve decorated outside your house with flags/ bunting etc. I’ve just found my large England flag so that’s going outside shortly. I haven’t seen many people near us do anything which is disappointing. Pictures also welcome. Come on England.

[thedoge]

We've had flags up for 4 weeks now ,3houses on our avenue.

[arise_sir_charge]

Careful, Someone will be along soon yelling GAMMON!

[claptrappers_union]

Are they the ones you’ve bought from sports shops with their logos on? Does it say ‘England’ across the middle? Can you still see the fold creases, or did you run an iron over it?

[DCWat]

I think it’s great seeing flags (whichever nation they represent) and not just when the football is on.

It’s time the George Cross was reclaimed from the idiots.

[claret2018]

My biggest gripe with the flag is it’s aesthetically horrible. The fact it’s mainly white means it looks grubby more often than not.

[Steve1956]

You really have got to be joking,the week leading up to this game,my eyes have been opened,I thought the rivalry between us and the Jocks was just Banter,I can't believe the hate being show towards us from them it's pure hate.....today will be low profile day.

[PeterWilton]

You really have got to be joking,the week leading up to this game,my eyes have been opened,I thought the rivalry between us and the Jocks was just Banter,I can't believe the hate being show towards us from them it's pure hate.....today will be low profile day.

It's like everything. The loudest ones are the biggest dickheads. It's difficult for those who don't hate to express that loudly, but it's very easy for people with hatred to reach full volume.

Don't change your opinion just because the loudest voices drown out the rest. Hate is louder than banter. So don't be surprised when the banterous go unheard sometimes.

[Hibsclaret]

You do have to feel for the sweaties tbh. Just a few weeks ago they were playing the best team in Europe off the park as everybody told us.

[Devils_Advocate]

[RammyClaret61]

You do have to feel for the sweaties tbh. Just a few weeks ago they were playing the best team in Europe off the park as everybody told us.

I was told after the 0-0 draw, using the word “sweaties” made me an “ignorant uneducated racist”!!

[Steve1956]

They really don't like us

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[kentonclaret]

You really have got to be joking,the week leading up to this game,my eyes have been opened,I thought the rivalry between us and the Jocks was just Banter,I can't believe the hate being show towards us from them it's pure hate.....today will be low profile day.

I was fortunate enough to have been on a trip to Australia when we won the Rugby World Cup.

In our semi final against France a group of Scottish and Welsh lads were sitting behind us wearing France jerseys and loudly booing and shouting down any English show of support. During the Final the same group of lads were sat there this time wearing Australia jerseys. When somebody turned around and asked them why they were behaving in that way they replied "we would rather see any country win the World Cup than England".

[Devils_Advocate]

That Trelleborgs vibe

[Steve1956]

I was fortunate enough to have been on a trip to Australia when we won the Rugby World Cup.

In our semi final against France a group of Scottish and Welsh lads were sitting behind us wearing France jerseys and loudly booing and shouting down any English show of support. During the Final the same group of lads were sat there this time wearing Australia jerseys. When somebody turned around and asked them why they were behaving in that way they replied "we would rather see any country win the World Cup than England".

They really don't like us,and it will never improve,because let's face it they ain't ever going to win anything,
And to think I cheered Andy Murray to 2 Wimbledon triumphs

[beddie]

I’ve had mine a few years you’ll have noticed.

[Chester Perry]

It's like everything. The loudest ones are the biggest dickheads. It's difficult for those who don't hate to express that loudly, but it's very easy for people with hatred to reach full volume.

Don't change your opinion just because the loudest voices drown out the rest. Hate is louder than banter. So don't be surprised when the banterous go unheard sometimes.

and that works on all sides - this is on all sides - the Danish experience at Wembley this week has changed a lot of attitude in Denmark towards us - and it was utterly shameful, "fans" (sic) behaving worse than animals just underling the attitude of most countries to ours when it comes to football - this is translated from the Danish

Danish fans hit by insults and saliva at the European Championship semi-finals: 'I will never go to an English football match again'
Both children and adults in the group of Danish fans experienced being harassed for the semi-final match.


Danish spectators during the semi-final between England and Denmark at Wembley yesterday. (Photo: liselotte sabroe © Ritzau Scanpix)

Julie Astrid Thomsen
JULY 8 AT 18:26 UPDATED JULY 8 AT 18:55

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Most Danes who watched yesterday's European Championship semi-final are probably a little disappointed that we did not advance to the final.

But for some of the Danish fans who experienced the match at Wembley, it was not only the defeat that put a damper on the mood.

In opslag, som DR News has seen, in Facebook groups for Danes in the UK, several tell how English fans shouted insults at them or their children, while others were spit on, beaten or had bottles thrown at them.

Alessandra Helstrup Nørreriis, who has lived in Manchester for six years, was at Wembley to watch the match yesterday.

She is studying for a master's degree in physiotherapy and works with youth players in professional football, so the world of football is not new to her. Still, she was shocked by the experience yesterday.

I have never experienced that they have gone after me as an individual, as they did yesterday.
ALESSANDRA HELSTRUP NØRRERIIS

- I have been to a lot of football matches, and I am just fine with groups singing beats . They do that a lot in England, and it's not necessarily the living rooms or nice texts. But I have never experienced that people have followed me as an individual, as they did yesterday, she saysDR News.

She noticed a number of English fans with both English football shirts and flags in the Danish section, where she saw one of them try to start a fight.

On the way from the taxi to stadium shouted six to seven male English fans of her.

- They kept shouting "**** off to where you came from" and saw some words that might not be quite the living rooms.

- My Northern Irish-English boyfriend had hoped that England won. But the treatment I received from the English fans has made him hope that Italy wins by a large margin. He is simply completely repulsed, says Alessandra Helstrup Nørreriis.

Ronnie Hansen, commercial director of Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU ), noticed the English jerseys and flags in the Danish section, but emphasizes that it wasUefa and Wembley's responsibility to keep track of it.

He also says that he is sad about the Danish spectators' experiences for the match.

- There is a very different fan culture and the atmosphere at Wembley yesterday was very intense. I have been to an incredible number of football matches, but this was one of the most intense I have experienced, he says.

Children were spit on
Sigrun Matthiesen Campbell, who lives in London , was inside watching the semi-final match with her English husband and three children aged 14, 11 and 9 years.

- My daughters aged 14 and 11 did not dare take off their jerseys and show off their Danish football jerseys and hats because they were intimidated by the English fans. We were spit on when we walked instadium , and people shouted insults, she tellsDR .

Her daughters did not end up taking off their jerseys at all, but her nine-year-old son kept both the national team jersey and hat on and was yelled at after the match.

- I hope this is reported because the English fans get away with too much. Most Danes were happy to join at the last minute, and many were families.

Birgitte Lydum has shared bad experiences from the match in a Facebook group for Danes living in London . She says toDR that her experience was not as bad as several others' and that she will try to remember the good.

- I will not let their behavior ruin what was a great experience for us, but I will never go to an English football match again. I would not have taken my daughter with me if I knew how they would behave. We were relieved when we got home and were able to lock the door, she says.

She says that she saw a Danish family with two small children running towards the police outside stadium after the match.

- If you have experienced something at such a violent level, then I think you should report it, says Ronnie Hansen.

Few sharp vessels or an integral part of football culture?
At the same time as the stories about the bad experiences, there are many Danish fans who write in the Facebook groups that they have had a good evening and that it was more about a few sharp vessels.

Sigrun Matthiesen Campbell shares the experience that it was certainly not all the English fans who harassed .

- I got a lot of apologies from other English fans, but I'm very disappointed. I have lived in the UK for 23 years and the behavior yesterday was shameful, she says.

- My English friends, who are not hooligans themselves, seem to think that only a few rotten fruits are ruining the English fans' reputation, but that's not true. It was very clear to me yesterday that being aggressive and verbally violent is an integrated and socially acceptednorm for Englishfootball fans , she says.

It is also at Wembley, the final between Italy and England to be played.

And several Danish fans write that they hope that the Italian fans will be treated better.

- It was a very scary experience and I really think that if England can not control their hooligans, they should not be allowed to host. I am sincerely afraid on behalf of the Italians, who are in the same situation as us, says Sigrun Matthiesen Campbell.

Uefa opens three cases against England
It is not only from the Danish side that the English fans get criticism.

European Football Association (Uefa )has today opened three cases against England, which are charged with the use of a laser pen, the English fans' booing during the Danish national anthem and the use of pyrotechnics.

The use of the laser pen affected, among other things, Denmark's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in connection with England's penalty kick in the extended playing time of the European Championship semi-final on Wednesday.

According to the Danish defender Jannik Vestergaard, the laser light was also present earlier in the match, and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg had made the referee aware of it.

- It was already there in the first half. There were several things that were notfair from the spectators, but when there is a lot at stake, all means are clearly permissible.

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[Ric_C]

I'd take a lot of that article with a massive pinch of salt. Maybe some of it happened, but there seems to be an underlying agenda from that article

[Chester Perry]

I'd take a lot of that article with a massive pinch of salt. Maybe some of it happened, but there seems to be an underlying agenda from that article

yeah that are an lot of scummy people that associate themselves to the flag and football and whatever the result there will be lots of evidence of it tonight

[Ric_C]

yep there will always be scummy people about unfortunately

[Burnley1989]

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What the hell is that

[Billy Balfour]

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I sincerely hope that's a **** take.

I've avoided the news since Wednesday, but I'm all hyped up for it today. Beers in the fridge, snacks already prepared for HT. I'm going to hold out and crack my first can around 7.00pm. I don't want to be half-cut before the kick-off.

[Steve1956]

What the hell is that

Bad taste?

[Elizabeth]

Seeing as riley has put it up with Captain Tom on , there’s a very good chance it’s not to be taken seriously

[claptrappers_union]

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Just had a bit of sick in my mouth

[Bordeauxclaret]

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FFS

[AfloatinClaret]

Just wondered if you’ve decorated outside your house with flags/ bunting etc. I’ve just found my large England flag so that’s going outside shortly. I haven’t seen many people near us do anything which is disappointing. Pictures also welcome. Come on England.

Is there a match on today?

[tiger76]

You really have got to be joking,the week leading up to this game,my eyes have been opened,I thought the rivalry between us and the Jocks was just Banter,I can't believe the hate being show towards us from them it's pure hate.....today will be low profile day.

Their true colours are starting to show now England have reached the final, and finally have a chance of winning a major tournament once more.

I'll be honest I was pretty ambivalent whether England won tonight or not, but I hope we lift the trophy just to shut up the bitter Scottish commentators, Chick Young is the worst on BBC Scotland, according to him England have enjoyed an easy path to the final as they've played all but one of their games at Wembley, funnily enough he neglects to mention that Scotland also had 2 home games, and they flopped in both.

It's bizarre because most England fans, and many on this board were supporting Scotland in their crunch game against Croatia, as was I as it would have been nice for them to finally get through a group stage of a major event, equally I'll happily back the other home nations, and wish them well when they qualify for tournaments, as it adds interest to the proceedings.

It sums Scotland's mentality up that they celebrated a 0-0 draw at Wembley like they'd won the WC, but when it came to the crunch in their other games even with home advantage they blew it big style, and you do have to wonder if they could raise their game against England where was that same effort and desire in the Czech Republic and Croatia matches, arguably they let their long suffering supporters down in those games, and although GS and the England players got pelters after that Scotland match, I suspect most if not all England fans have already erased that game from our memories, especially given what's transpired since.

Like you Steve I'll be keeping my head down, but if England do go on to win this evening I'll be sporting a cheshire cheese grin inside.

[Tribesmen]

Nope For some reason i didn't think it would be right to put up a flag

[Billy Balfour]

Nope For some reason i didn't think it would be right to put up a flag

Wrong tribe?

[Tribesmen]

Wrong tribe?

One way of putting it

[timshorts]

I was fortunate enough to have been on a trip to Australia when we won the Rugby World Cup.

In our semi final against France a group of Scottish and Welsh lads were sitting behind us wearing France jerseys and loudly booing and shouting down any English show of support. During the Final the same group of lads were sat there this time wearing Australia jerseys. When somebody turned around and asked them why they were behaving in that way they replied "we would rather see any country win the World Cup than England".

If you don't get it then you will never get it.

It isn't quite as bad with football as it is with rugby to be fair. In football I'd want the English to beat Argentina, but in Rugby, yes, "we would rather see any country win the World Cup than England".

[alancal1973]

Had mine up in the front window since day one, did have some funny looks as I live in North Wales!!

[joey13]

I’m amazed racial stereotyping is allowed on here .