England V LFC: Fairclough column

dopeman et al, may I draw your attention to the following article that you might appreciate (if you haven't seen it already):

The David Fairclough Column www.liverpoolfc.tv

I have noticed for some time now how uninterested Liverpool fans are in the England team. It seems to me that most Liverpool supporters, and I include myself in this group, are unwilling to share their football pbuttion between the Reds and the national side.

I suppose it's not entirely surprising when you consider that the city of Liverpool is basically a republic at the end of the M62. For as far back as I can remember, Liverpool people have always seen themselves as separate to the rest of the country. We've got our own identity, which has very little in common with the rest of the north never mind the rest of the country. In fact, you won't hear many Liverpool fans describing themselves as northerners because they see themselves as completely different to the people from Yorkshire or Newcastle.

Whether our independence is down to the fact that we're a port and we're so close to Ireland and Wales or whether it's because our city has produced the greatest ever football team and the greatest ever pop band, I'm not sure, but we've certainly never felt the need to buy into this whole English pride thing.

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-- Dan