Clare Byrne

So what should we do?

Well, to share his thoughts on this timeless classic, I'm joined by author and host of America 2026 Irish Times World Cup podcast with Kevin Kilbane, Paul Howard.

Paul, you're very welcome to the programme.

Thanks, Clare.

Where do you stand on this?

Can you do it?

They're probably the same people who support those players individually when they're playing for their favourite premiership team.

I tend to agree with you.

And, you know, you watch an England game and whether you're supporting them or you're hate watching, at least you know all the players, you know, you know, most of them.

Yeah.

Would he be okay?

But will you be cheering on England, even silently, quietly?

No.

I'm going to wait till the end of it.

Joseph's been in touch given that many in Ireland support club teams in the UK of course we should support the national team in this case England also Scotland my view is one should support the nearest team geographically when we're not playing Sean's in East Donegal lots of us up here in Ulster supporting Scotland there's a close link between Scotland and Ulster going back

centuries and this one there's no way any Irish person should support England they are our big bully neighbour every team needs an enemy it's part of sport can you imagine a Meath person supporting Dublin for example is it the same though is it the same as a Meath person supporting Dublin I mean I know at least we had this experience a lot you know

when you were knocked out of the championship, you'd always, in the All-Ireland final, sort of half support the Leinster team that was playing as much as it might kill you to support Dublin or whoever.

But that's what you do.

Yeah.

Do you know what?