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Title: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: Colemans Left Hook on December 05, 2022, 12:21:18 pm
What do the local Nostradami  think ?
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: EasyforDennis on December 05, 2022, 01:40:44 pm
Even Nostradamus couldn't predict anything other than a defeat for the Selfservatives at the next GE.
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: LincsRover on December 05, 2022, 02:43:55 pm
I can actually imagine them saying we only won it because of Brexit and the CONservative policies!
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: ForsolongaRover on December 05, 2022, 03:28:58 pm
Experience suggests that they certainly would not accept responsibility if we didn’t win it and if we did it would not do them any good in Scotland and Wales.

David Mellor seemed to be the only Tory MP that I have come across who took a genuine interest in football and then he only supported Chelsea.
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: Branton Red on December 05, 2022, 05:08:28 pm
Many believe England's QF defeat in the 1970 World Cup had an impact on the 1970 GE held 4 days later

www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/apr/21/world-cup-1970-harold-wilson

So there perhaps is a precedent
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: Jimmydee on December 05, 2022, 05:10:47 pm
I can see the blue ties saying “we sorted Brexit, we sorted COVID and now we’ve won the World Cup”  that’s what the general public see and I think that the tortes would benefit from it.
Much to my fright if it was to happen.
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: silent majority on December 05, 2022, 05:37:15 pm
Quote from: ForsolongaRover on December 05, 2022, 03:28:58 pm
Experience suggests that they certainly would not accept responsibility if we didn’t win it and if we did it would not do them any good in Scotland and Wales.

David Mellor seemed to be the only Tory MP that I have come across who took a genuine interest in football and then he only supported Chelsea.

There's lots of football supporting MP's from both parties, including Tracey Crouch, for example, who is a ST holder at Spurs.
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: drfchound on December 05, 2022, 05:40:15 pm
Isn’t Starmer a gooner?
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: wilts rover on December 05, 2022, 05:49:33 pm
Will the woke footballers, that several Tory MP's refuse to watch because they still take the knee, help those same MP's keep their seats?

Nah.
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: silent majority on December 05, 2022, 07:35:12 pm
Quote from: drfchound on December 05, 2022, 05:40:15 pm
Isn’t Starmer a gooner?

Yes he is, but the response was specifically focused on Tory MPs.

The FSA have a parliamentary group at Westminster which is very active and includes numerous MPs from both sides of the house.
Title: Re: Would an English World Cup win be bad for Labours Election chances
Post by: drfchound on December 05, 2022, 09:28:46 pm
Quote from: silent majority on December 05, 2022, 07:35:12 pm
Quote from: drfchound on December 05, 2022, 05:40:15 pm
Isn’t Starmer a gooner?

Yes he is, but the response was specifically focused on Tory MPs.

The FSA have a parliamentary group at Westminster which is very active and includes numerous MPs from both sides of the house.

Martin, I was responding to your post (#6) in which you mentioned MPs from both Party’s.