In yesterday's clip, Adam lists all the things that you cannot do in Liverpool, including wearing white socks?! Check it out if you haven't seen it! 🇳🇺

As a Glaswegian, I 100% agree with every word he said. Scouse, Geordies and Glaswegians all think very similarly because we have all been messed around by central government for generations

A lot of people on here proving his point by mocking the 97… Ask yourself this, would you stand with someone who openly mocked the death of your family/friends?

Don't understand this thought process at all. Since when did the England team represent the government? I'm a Leeds fan, from a part of the world hit heavy by Thatcher's policies but I still support my fellow countrymen. It's not like the England team has Boris Johnson as a CF chanting anti-Liverpool sentiment! Also you say you don't feel respected by other English clubs that come to Anfield and chant nasty things, but that's football mate! We hear "We all hate Leeds scum" on a bi-weekly basis but you don't take it to heart. Do you also not support English athletes in the Olympics? Are they Thatcherites and hardline Tories because they choose to represent their country and work hard to get a gold medal? I think you'll find most athletes (footballers included) care very little for politics.

Every part of England has had rebellions get your history right leave politics out of sport

Visited Liverpool last year from Glasgow. Wow, what an absolutely magical city, the people are amazing, the music is astounding and it just a great vibe. Can't wait to visit again honestly.

Couldn’t have put it across any better, nail on the head. 👌🏼

I think I’m the same with Adam on this. National team only matters when they win. Soon as it’s done I couldn’t give a shit…

I do not have a scouse accent but I did grow up in Liverpool and I follow the football closely and have done for years and Adam has explained every perfectly there into why it is more than football.

its also a heritage thing, a huge amount of people in Liverpool have descended from the Irish and the things England has done to Ireland historically is nothing short of horrific

That was very well put, really enjoyed that

This is so informative i had no idea about Margret thatcher thing or how Liverpool feels about england

I’m nearly seventy, born in Bootle and spent a lot of my working life in the armed forces. Grandad was Irish. I live in Midlands. So many people I meet here go to Liverpool at weekends and absolutely love the place. The people. The humour. Sure Scousers hate the Tories but to see some of these programmes outsiders would believe we were a humourless bunch who disliked anyone who wasn’t a Scouser. We are very much like Geordies. They hate the Tories but, as far as I know, they don’t view themselves as Geordie not English. Not too sure how many Scousers feel that way anyway. But I don’t live there anymore

Londoner here, let me say I can’t stand it when people from other parts of the country bad mouth scousers when they have never been to Liverpool and have no interest in ever going, it’s just pure classism and bigotry. From the few times that I’ve been I’ll honestly say it’s my favourite city in the UK outside of London. So much real working class history, culture and most importantly great people who are unapologetic in their values and love for their city. Much love and respect to scousers, hope to visit again soon. YNWA!

I’m a West Ham fan and agree 100%. When the tournaments on I want England to win, but when there out the next day I’m over it. It’s time to look forward to the club football season

I 100% agree with every word this guy says as a scouser myself plus let’s not forget when they said we would have to sell the sun newspaper if we wanted to host England games at Anfield or Goodison so we just declined to host any games

i was born in south wales, but moved to liverpool aged 4. lived in liverpool till 1978, so went to school and worked in the area. supported lfc all my life,moved to north wales because my job was moving thanks to maggie thatcher. happy to be a welsh man, but glad to have been educated in liverpool.and by educated ,i mean in the school of life.

I’m a Londoner, Irish background. One of my Irish grandads served in the navy and both my Irish nans loved the queen. Not anti British at all. It’s been passed down to us. I get the Scouse thing, I get why they don’t feel British. It’s a shame how they were treated in the past because it’s an amazing city with amazing people.

One more reasons why England would never win a World Cup again, because the people are not behind the English Team, they prefer their local Clubs, something you would never see in other countries like Brazil and others.

There’s another issue a lot of people aren’t aware of. During the 1966 World Cup, England were due to play their semi final at goodison park and a lot of locals were excited to attend and see the england team. They decided to change it so they would play at Wembley instead. Since then, a lot of older scousers just can’t be arsed with supporting england, issues like hillsborough and thatcher or at least the false perception the rest of england have of them “not being as bad as we make out” just made it worse.

As a mancunian I relate to a lot of this. Despite the obvious problems between our two cities I've always seen us as two sides of the same coin, like two brothers who don't get on.

Moved to Liverpool from oxford to go to uni, the people are way less up their own ass and privileged. Much more humble but also immensely proud of who they are

I'm Scouse but honestly mate, the whole "managed decline" thing was an idea brought up in Cabinet by a random minister and Thatcher shot it down. I hate the witch, but she thought it was absolutely disgusting to even consider winding down the second city of the Empire. She then sent Heseltine to the city with a brief to regenerate it (and he did a decent job).

Brilliantly presented argument.

He was spot on about politics. England will always vote Tory, whether it's blue or Tory lite red. The amount of people who go out and vote against their own interests then moan about the results in England is depressing.

The government analysis is spot on, very well articulated

Not all people from Liverpool have a dislike of England!

Very articulately put.

I have a very similar way of supporting the England team as he does when Wales aren't in the competition to begin with. My grandad is from Liverpool {Everton to be exact} and so I grew up supporting the Liverpool players that were in the national team, because I've been cheering them all year, for years they were the closest thing to my team I had. But the moment they get knocked out it's back to having banter with my mates cause they thought it was coming home.

Adam explained it perfectly there. Went to a pub for the euro final, shouted and screamed when that first goal went in. Said oh well when italy won and moved on. Meanwhile i cried when we won the league.

Right I wanna add another point a lot of Liverpool fans think that they become scousers because they support the club you don't Scousers= People from Liverpool It's not mutual

Lad ye smashing it for the scousers keep it up big man

Superb explanation that from Adam

Being from Liverpool, I can completely understand why he’s saying this and where it comes from. I do have a slight reservation though. When we say that we don’t feel English, that doesn’t mean that we don’t like or don’t get along with people on an individual level from all over the country. If we get along, we’re probably going to be friends for life. It’s that simple. We just don’t feel part of England as a country. For me personally, I’m northern at best, and I definitely don’t want us to alienate ourselves from the north as a whole. I resonate with my own people and I resonate with other northerners and the north as an identity and the experiences that all of us have gone through when it comes to the divide with the south, particularly Westminster. But when people say continuously that they don’t like scousers, we’re this and we’re that, we’re robbers and scumbags, what do you think is going to happen? How do you think we’re going to respond? And if that’s the case, find me another impoverished city in the world where people didn’t steal to make money or to survive. Would you rather we starved quietly in a corner? We were left to rot. The only reason our city centre looks the way it does now is because of the funding we received for being the capital of culture. It wasn’t Tory money, it wasn’t even Labour money. And we know for a fact that Liverpool wouldn’t have had a chance if it weren’t for that. And then everyone wants to scratch their heads on why scousers, why northerners in general, feel a certain way towards their own country. It actually baffles me when people say we act like victims whilst conveniently forgetting the slander we get, whether it’s our class, our accents, our history, our political history. It’s full on mass gaslighting.

We feel how we feel for different reasons but being from Brighton, I totally get the idea of not being part of the mainstream state. Especially since we're smack bang in the middle of the Tory south east. We feel like an alien city and totally different from everywhere around us. It's probably also why my two favourite British cities, aside from Brighton, are Liverpool and Newcastle.

I'm from Liverpool and I've never heard so much bollocks in my life. Liverpool was in decline from the late 60s because the unions that ran the docks didn't want to adapt the docks to be able to take container ships as it would mean losing jobs - try handballing a container off a ship with men rather than a crane, not happening. So over the 70's, Liverpools docks fell in to decline as cargo went to other ports mainly down in the South East of England. As with coal mines, Thatcher was seen as the "final nail in the coffin" pretty much for the docks in Liverpool. She still closed a lot less coal mines than Labour did in the 70's, but that's never talked about is it. In reality, it was the unions that didn't want to lose their workers jobs and move with the times that saw the end to the docks in Liverpool. It's also why it's only recently that the docks have been refurbished to be able to take the bigger container boats and the big red cranes have been installed to be able to take off the containers. Most of this information is available from the Museum of Liverpool down by the Pier Head... regardless of if you want to accept it or not.

10 years of questions answered in 6 minutes. Cheers

I remember when 26 year old raheem sterling started fighting 21 year old joe gomez due to an on field incident a few weeks before the international break, sterling left a massive scratch just under gomez’s eye and gareth admitted that sterling was in the wrong and England fans booed gomez when he was subbed on 🤦‍♂️

Scouse born and bred 58 years ago, I support Liverpool and England and I will wear my England shirt with pride, fuck all that old bollocks, I'm Scouse,English and proud

sharp and on point.

Icl i was in Liverpool the other day, 20mins from anfield and the place my parents parked the car there was England flags on a house next to us

Feel like scousers take themselves way too seriously.

Tbf I agree with his first point. When we lost to Italy a few months ago I was so sad for about a day but then that was it. But when my team loses I’m fuming all week man😂 not that my team loses much tbf

teams like west ham and spurs have a lot of hate but still are willing to support england in international tournaments

Even a year on, this Maine, USA Liverpool supporter is very appreciative of this info. It makes me love Liverpool and the Scousers even more. It reminds of Boston when they say "its the biggest town" because its also referred to as "the town"

I'm Irish so I understand well the dynamics that make Liverpool different, but my god they just seem to be contrarian for no reason sometimes

Completely understand the resentment from the political point of view, however I cannot see the relation that the England team has to the government.

I'm originally from Cambridge, live in London and I'm really grateful to hear such a good explanation of what that's all about. Obviously I'm aware of Hillsborough and the Sun and the coverup and Thatcher and there was a lasting sense of unity, anger and tragedy about all that but I just didn't really know that manifested in this way and had never heard "Scouse not English." If I had I would have assumed it was about pride in Liverpool (which maybe it is too,) rather than a rejection of the English/British establishment. Thanks

I agree that there is no emotion with England winning. I care more about Everton doing well which is going really great

"It's for everyone, not just a few people"....unless you're from anywhere but Liverpool....

I've never understood this but I thought he explained it well. Whether you agree or not I can see why they feel the way they do.

I'm Nottingham born and bred, I'm 59 and have visited most, but not all, parts of mainland UK but have never visited Liverpool, the closest I've got is Southport. I really must get round to visiting the city ofLiverpool as it seems to have a lot to offer the visitor.

As a Manc it’s very interesting to hear this

Would love to know what Scousers think of Liverpool players, in particular Scouse Liverpool players playing for England.

I feel like the supporting England thing is the same for a lot of people. I’ve felt nothing towards the national team up until recently with the euros.

I’m lucky, I live in a little market town on the edge of Liverpool called Kirkby😊

But how is England football team synonymous with English government? lol

Really well put and his views on Corbyn/Labour absolutely spot on. Liverpool by far and away my favourite city in the UK too - the solidarity of the people there could teach other cities a thing or two.

People from all sorts of places in England have been dumped on by central government but they’re not all as self important as Liverpool

As a Liverpool fan who is not from Liverpool I support England but I have the same emotion when they go out like its doesn't annoy me unlike Liverpool I still personally am pissed off that Gerrards last game was 6-1 Stoke despite it almost being 7 years ago

2:35 is that not the exact same for every other club in the country? 😂

I always knew it was obnoxious but I didn't realise it was pathetic as well

I'm a big fan of the city of Liverpool. I'm not a scouser, but my Father is and his ancestors as far as we can go back. I'm 61 and have visited the city often since being a baby and spending a lot of holidays at my Grandma's. I still have family there. What happened over Hillsborough was horrendous and I wept for those people who lost their lives and their friends and families. I get why Scousers hate South Yorkshire Police, the press who misreported the tragedy, and even the government. It must be pointed out that John Williams of the Liverpool Daily Post also reported that Liverpool fans were to blame though. However, since Hillsborough and since Margaret Thatcher, the City has received millions of pounds worth of government investment particularly during it's year as City of Culture. I think the city is massively improved. Scousers may or may not agree. I speak as a visitor with a great affection for the City. It has attracted many more visitors than it ever did before the investment, albeit if has always been an important and wonderful city. What I don't understand is why Liverpool fans wouldn't support the England team, which is neither a London team or politically affiliated (even if the capital represented the government, which it doesn't). Neither do I understand why the fans boo the national anthem which is not a political anthem. I find it sad, that's all.

I think most would choose club over country.. there is also a disconnect if your team isn’t in the premiershit. You don’t care as much about the players. I always want England to win but I care more about my club because that’s daily life , internationals are now and again.

Spot on fella much later with them white socks hahahaha

What the hell has supporting the England football team have to do with party politics?? Whatever nationality you are you support your national team no matter what. Your club side is just a choice you make. His explanation just makes Liverpool fans sound a bit pompous and elitish tbh.

Born and bred scouser and I've never agreed with this attitude. I think it's insular, and pretending we are somehow seperate does nothing for the city. Generations of politicians have come through the city pushing the idea of 'Scouse, not English' and you know what it's never done any good for any one. In fact they've done a lot of damage to the city while beating this drum. Anti-tory and harking on about the 80s doesn't make an iota of difference to the lives of people in this city, who've endured decades of corruption and mismanagement. Liverpool needs to be outward looking and not navel-gaze or allow the past to dictate its future. The 1980s were over 30 years ago, I was there, I remember it and I refuse to have a chip on my shoulder over it. With respect many people you hear bang on about it weren't even alive at the time. Generations of inherited grievance won't make the city any richer, any safer, any better than it is, it's just the same old, same old. But hey, scouse, not English, so everything's absolutely sound now.

as a scouser I agree and so happy that the message is spreading, gwon lads 👍

That's why a support Liverpool FC as a Glasweshian, love ye scousers YNWA

I went to Stoke-on-Trent and a man commented on my Geordie accent. He said to me "You're from Scotland right?" I responded "I'm from Newcastle." He then said "Yes. Newcastle, Scotland." Guys Hadrian's Wall has been rebuilt.

Agree with all that apart from the thing about opposition fans singing "anti-Scouse songs". EVERY club has songs against them and their city and still "join forces" with each other. London clubs get mocked for council flats, Norwich get mocked for "being inbred", non-famous places get called shitholes.

Well said brother UTR

Very interesting. My man sounds like we do in Scotland.

Oh look Liverpool thinking that they were the only Northern City screwed over by London

Love the scousers, great city and great people however… Jesus Christ do you guys love to think that you are only ones in the country that bad stuff has happened too. Thatcher devastated the whole of the north not just you, in fact a lot of places ended way worse than Liverpool, then you go on about anti scouse songs. Literally every city/football team has mean songs about them, you don’t see people from Norwich saying they ain’t English even though the rest of the country calls them inbred. I think that is what annoys most people from outside Liverpool.

It’s a north vs south thing I think, the south of England constantly shit on the north and politically we’ve been forgotten. Even with HS2, even though it’s more a vanity project, has had its Manchester’s to Leeds line scrapped because they decided it’s not necessary anymore. Even labour seems to have forgotten its roots now and doesn’t seem to care.

Goes back before the 80's.

Live in the north west but not Liverpool. Completely agree with every word here, well put.

Scotland loves Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

Isn't a major fact that he's glossed over the fact that so many scouser's are of Irish descent...

We have Thatcher down south as well, still consider ourselves English though

His thatcher quote is wrong it was Geoffrey Howe who came up with it, he said putting money into Liverpool would be a waste,like trying to push water up a hill. Thatcher sent Heseltine in to see what could be done. One quote was " Liverpool would be a hard nut to crack" and they were right in that respect, they still haven't cracked us.

Wow loved the way this man spoke about Liverpool, I’m an immigrant kid from Lithuania and been supporting Liverpool since I pretty much moved to the UK, now I know why It made sense for me to love this club and city they are rebellious just like me, we do not lie down and take bullshit and especially I know what it’s like to be fucked over by a corrupt government, look at Lithuania’s history, bunch of corruption and shady (to say the least) politicians fucking over the hard working people. 👏🏼

never even knew this was a thing

I never hear anyone slagging off scousers where I live …however i do hear scousers whining all the time … usually about stuff that happened years ago and is no longer relevant

as some one whos lived in liverpool from a young age (18 now), this city has a lot of socialist views and ive meet a couple of handfulls of people who actually say that they are communists and thats just one of the reasons that i dont like living here as i dont have them views. when corban was in the pitcher most people was voteing for him beacuse of the sole reason that he wasnt a tory. corban once said "lets give all terrorists a second chance" which is completely dumb af.

Here we go to comments section where the real wools hang out 😄😄

Yep totally agree with Adam.

2:50 Outstanding opinion on London biases regarding national teams celebrating. More to nation than London.

What would his take be if it was Steven Gerrard lifting the World Cup for England???

Bringing up Hillsborough or mocking the 97 who died in response to what this guy says is about as low as you can sink. He’s made some interesting points. Although, as an Englishman, I don’t think he’s right about the Tories for much longer. The country will vote them out next time.

Only ever trouble in Euro finals when Liverpool play

Its the opposite in Ireland. Irish people (in general) fawn over the international team when they do well but have apathy towards towards their locals clubs

Whilst i like Liverpool's attitude and togetherness. I do think they go OTT with a lot of it. Im a geordie and love Liverpool think its a top city and i have a few mates there who are brilliant lads. So i dont like some of the scouse attitude as in we cant stand the English Etc , when i have the opposite view to them as i think Liverpool is great. People who sing the sign on and feed the scousers chants at the match are just little divvies uneducated and trying to get a rise out of them. Its not a whole nation or area , like I've seen scousers tar all Geordies with those sniffed up minority young lads at away games who sing it. When it couldn't be further from the truth. I reckon those that sing the shite chants are just doing it to get a reaction and they obviously do. Newcastle as a city and the north east in general has been massively fucked over like Liverpool by the tories aswell and i think regardless what scousers think we should be standing side by side with them. I do think the Hillsborough disaster and how the ridiculous false stories made up by the S** paper also the cover up by the shithouse yorkshire police has made Liverpools hatred still to this day to what happened by the tories different to the rest of the northern towns and cities on how they view things on a day to day basis. As in its a daily thing the hatred, whilst we hate tories its just not in ya face as much up here, its definitely culturally embedded the hatred in Liverpool for them which is sound, where up here in Newcastle we vote labour still but what the tories done in the 80s its not in daily conversations up here.

I understand why Scousers don’t feel connected to any British government. But how does that link to support for the England national team. Sport and politics don’t exist as one thing. They’re separate entities.

As a wool, this is absolute facts

Who is this Scouse lad? Never seen anything about him before but I like him, need to check more out.

Why do they act like the tories didnt shaft the entire north???? Strange

So do scousers become their own nation. I just can’t stand them 😂

Well said lad