Have you ever been as unpopular as this?

[One Planer]

As a few of you know, I'm currently in Crete on a jolly.

This is the first time I've had chance to get online in the last few days.

Anyway. We were in the bar getting ready to watch the England match, however the vast majority of the hotel populous are German.

Of course as kick off approached to their match, the hotel bar filled to bursting with German fans wearing their colours and chanting all manor of anthem.

There's me, my wife, mother and father and young son, crammed into a corner with a couple from Belgium and a couple from the Netherlands.

Kick off comes, the chanting increases, the atmosphere is electric........ Until Sweden score........ And I'm the only man in the room who leaps to his feet and in a fit of unbridled joy exclaims "Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees" at the top of his lungs :rofl:

I've never heard a room go so quiet, so quickly in all my life. All eyes on me

What makes it worse is when they went 2-0 up I did it again with the same result.

In the end Sweden lost 5-3 but it didn't matter. I've never seen a bar empty so quickly as when the second seed goal went in.

Have you ever done anything similar?

 

[SammmeBee]

England were playing Poland chap..........

 

[One Planer]

England were playing Poland chap..........

Thanks for that. Unfortunately we didn't have a say in what we watched.

 

[Imurg]

I have a great story involving Fragger and an Asian-based Cricket team that can only be done via PM for fear of creating an International Incident!

 

[SocketRocket]

Thanks for that. Unfortunately we didn't have a say in what we watched.

Sorry to sound thick Gareth. Were you watching a Germany v Sweden match or an England V Poland?

 

[One Planer]

Sorry to sound thick Gareth. Were you watching a Germany v Sweden match or an England V Poland?

Just to clarify.

We were watching Germany vs Sweden

 

[Foxholer]

My stepson told the story of when his best mate - who was on the books for West Ham at the time - got him tickets for the match against Sheffield United - his team - at Upton Park! In the WH normal area.

Of course, Sheffield U scored first, so a huge leaping cheer was surrounded by deadly quiet and odd looks! The fact that he was only about 11 at the time probably saved his skin!

Strange how Football works that way. Rugby and every other sport I know can bundle all fans together - and allow alcohol - and I can't recall there ever being trouble.

An old Boss (something of a Bhoy) couldn't believe the different atmosphere and the way the 'opposition's' good play was applauded at Murrayfield!

 

[williamalex1]

My next door neighbour and I went to the local social club to watch a Rangers v Celtic match, a long time ago I know. Our first time in this club, he's Celtic I'm Rangers.
When Celtic scored first he jumped up whooping and clapping loudly only to realise he was the only Celtic fan out of about 200 Gers fans, so he sat down quickly.
Second half Rangers scored , and 200 gers fans stood and turned to him singing your no clapping noo, he took it well but he's never been back . Honest I did not know the club was that one sided ,

 

[Yer Maw]

Lived in Liverpool during Euro 96 and got swept away with the whole three lions Engerland can do it thing. Was down the pub for the semi against Germany and cheered when Shearer scored (I think) but then it was all we are going to win, and the commentators were Engerland daft. Don't know the exact point at which it happened but when the Germans equalised I went nuts jumping about and could feel all eyes on the Scots in the bar. Fortunately I wasn't the only one.
a few other similar stories.

 

[Captainron]

I was playing cricket at Cleckheaton when the 2nd Lions v South Africa game was on. I had batted already and went into the clubhouse for the last 10 minutes. Now Cleckheaton is John Bentlys club and it was rammed. I was right at the back keeping very quiet and had bunched my massive South African flag into my pocket. When Ronan gave away the penalty I wisely kept schtum. However, as soon as Morne Steyns kick left his boot I knew it was good and I erupted with the longest loudest YEEEEEESSSSS I could muster. Cue absolute silence and every person turning round to look at me unfurling my flag and going bananas. I was banished to the changing rooms by my captain for my own safety but I still hung my flag out the window. It felt so good to beat the lions after what happened in Durban in 1997.

 

[NWJocko]

Euro 2004 in Menorca with my mate and our wives.

Opposite to you Gareth, we were the only 2 people on the island not wearing a red England kit when they played France.

Sat in a square watching the match on the big screen, the last 2 minutes with 2 French goals had fairly obvious consequences!!!

Other time was with the same mate 2 years later watching England v Portugal in the World Cup in London. Ronaldo scored the winning penalty and my mate went absolutely mental celebrating whilst the rest of the boozer were pretty angry......

 

[FairwayDodger]

World Cup 2002 I was working in Milton Keynes. Everyone was allowed to stop working to watch the football, Brazil v England.... When ronaldinyo scored that free kick I cheered and danced..... for quite a wee while.... wasn't popular... In fact a couple of the guys refused to speak to me for weeks afterwards. Worth it though.

 

[Cherry13]

I was in the sports bar opposite the Staples Centre in LA during the last Ryder Cup when Rose sank 'that putt' me and one other guy went nuts, the rest of the bar just stared...

My partners uncle has invited me to his companies box at the stadium of light next week for the sland toon match, that's gonna be interesting if we win.

 

[JustOne]

When ronaldinyo scored that free kick I cheered and danced.....

I cheered too and I wanted England to win ... stunning free kick - possibly the best goal I've ever seen. Just a piece of MAGIC.


[video=youtube;0oq974EmpBo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oq974EmpBo[/video]

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I have a great story involving Fragger and an Asian-based Cricket team that can only be done via PM for fear of creating an International Incident!

Oh that was a corker, suppose I was about 18 (about 1980/1) playing cricket for our local team against a team of Asian guys from Wycombe called Star.
We were batting and I was walking around the boundary with a couple of the lads.

Anyway their umpire made a shocking decision and someone not a million miles away shouted those magic words "c'mon play the white man"
Everything stopped, everyone looked and tumbleweeds rolled in the silence that seemed to go on forever.

Has to go down as my most embarrassing and regrettable moment, needless to say I didn't hang around after the match

 

[williamalex1]

I heard someONE just got barred from a driving range, now that's being unpopular.

 

[BrizoH71]

When I was wee, my dad took me to a Hibs v Celtic match at Easter Road.. we couldn't get into the Celtic end which was behind the goal, so instead went into the adjoining corner, which I assumed were also Celtic fans due to the green-and-white of the scarves on display. I wasn't really into football at the time, and so didn't know the difference between the relative green and whites of the two clubs when it came to fan identification.

We were in fact in the Hibs support; George Best was playing for Hibs at the time and opened the scoring. Neither my dad or I cheered as those around us celebrated, although I let out an 'Aw no' which was quickly shooshed by my dad; Davie Provan later equalised for Celtic and I went nuts, attracting all manner of stares.

My dad quickly ushered me out of the stand...

 

[BubbaP]

One for the kids ... 26 May 1989

In a pub in Sheffield virtually full of Liverpool fans, handful of us neutrals plus "Daave from Landon", energetic Arsenal fan.
Unsurprisingly he want crazy when the last minute 2nd goal went in. Did for a few seconds think we were in for a big problem, but thankfully enough mutual mates about quickly diffused the situation.

 

[Wildrover]

World cup in Spain in 82, my first time abroad, must have been about 12 at the time. It was just a family holiday that coincided with the tournament. My old man and I were sat in a bar in Torremolinos watching Spain v N. Ireland. When Gerry Armstrong scored that goal that eventually won the match we both went nuts, then quickly remembered where we were when about 150 hacked off Spaniards turned to look at us, we left and watched the rest of the game in the hotel.

Another one was going with a mate from my Navy days to watch West Ham v Barnsley in a mid week cup replay back in the late 80's. We could only get in the West Ham end as we travelled from Portsmouth, not with the Barnsley supporters. Of course Barnsley scored first and we both did the "take sharp intake of breath, leap onto your feet about to cheer and punch the air thing" before we remembered where we were and both sat down without making a sound, just about got away with it although we did get some funny looks, might be just as well that the Hammers won the game.

 

[wuuki456]

I was in the sports bar opposite the Staples Centre in LA during the last Ryder Cup when Rose sank 'that putt' me and one other guy went nuts, the rest of the bar just stared...

My partners uncle has invited me to his companies box at the stadium of light next week for the sland toon match, that's gonna be interesting if we win.

IF????? I'll be amazed if yous do anything other than win. We can't defend and can't score. Pretty key ingredients.