“Aguiero and Mata restore English pride” (Guardian Sport, October 1). Must have been the inspirational half-time St Crispin’s Day speech by Peligrini and van Gaal.*
*None of those named are English
Letter by Mike Hine Guardian 2nd October 2015
(Chris)
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Not even St Crispian, but he is the patron saint of Cobblers
Football is the home of the irrational immigrant haters. Their teams sometimes have no English born players but they love them dearly, simultaneously hating immigrants. Thank you for your comment.
Election poster, Balham, circa 1975: STOP IMMIGRATION NOW! VOTE GERLACH!
Anti-immigrant feelings in England don’t extend to football. Footballers who are immigrants are embraced and sometimes English teams have no English born players at all with no loss of support. Thank you for your comment.