Norfolk has gone football-mad for the Euros, but I for one haven’t been swept up in the frenzy. England flags are draped from windows, offices empty out as kick-off beckons - but I am struggling to feel any national pride. I have been to two football games in my life, the first at White Hart Lane and the second at Carrow Road.
My dad is a Spurs fan and he took me and my sister to separate games as teens - I remember it being quite overwhelming and my mum wasn’t impressed when I recited some of the chants. I have been to two football games in my life, one at Carrow Road (Image: Simon Finlay) My experience at the Norwich game around five years ago in my early 20s was much better. Though the delicious complimentary seabass dish I had beforehand in Delia’s Restaurant may have had something to do with it.
I really don’t enjoy watching football on TV or live - give me a musical over Match of the Day any day. As an aside, I wish people had the same passion for the arts as they do for ‘the beautiful game’, but that’s a problem to tackle another day. Football fans of the England men’s team have a reputation across Europe for hooliganism - much the same as stag dos.
READ MORE: Police issue warning to fans after pub brawl during England Euros game While this is a sweeping generalisation, as the vast majority of fans are perfectly behaved, there is some truth in it. At a Norwich pub, a man was knocked out during a fight at the England vs Denmark match. I have also seen on.
