When did the St. Georges cross become the symbol of choice for England fans?
My Dad has never been a travelling fan of England, but one of my earliest memories is of a huge Union Flag he kept in my parents bedroom. This flag must have been 15 ft length ways by 10ft high, with Birmingham written across the middle. A mate borrowed it and it never returned to my house. Union flags at England games seem to have had the same sort of fate. Look back to the videos of England playing in the 80’s, or even Italia 90, and you will see England fans adorned in the red, white and blue of the Union flag, with just a spattering of the St. Georges flag. Now, the St. Georges flag dominates the football stadiums which England play in, and they are used on all the merchandise which is sold prior to any tournament. Has the Union Flag been relegated to decorating novelty items to sell in London souvenir shops, or in a rush of nostalgia, will England fans bring our their old and dusty flags which are buried in the loft and remember the England support of old? The Union flag is a lite
