I was disgusted this morning. I took Leia for a walk after she woke me up early in the day. I was knackered, but following our amazing victory over Ukraine I was in high spirits. I had intended to take her through the town centre to Castle Park and then to the duck pond that she loves so much.
But, there was so much broken glass about. Issues of patriotism have been discussed before this match and was a topic on Any Questions. I am sure all who talked about it would agree that patriotism is not getting drunk watching England and smashing up bottles on our streets afterwards.
An idiot sends abuse to a young girl seen crying on television when her team loses. A patriot does not.
A patriot accepts that England has a team that reflects the multicultural nature of our nation, and does not seek to divide based on skin colour.
I am hoping our fans behave better on Wednesday night, if we win or lose.
