Emptihad, Sportswashing......This means more....I can't wait for this republican/monarchy discussion to fuck off and we can go back to hating the scouse cunts.
C'mon....get back on track folks!
But on the topic currently at hand. I agree with @Prestwich_Blue , this really does seem to be a recent thing. I can recall going to Cup Finals/Games in the 80s/90s and there not being any issue with the Anthem. As far as i can work out the issues that were present now are the same issues as then, so in my view alot of it does seem contrived and as others have said a herd/peer pressure thing.
Quite simple, we are not all going to agree but we can at least respect others opinions....except for their choice in football teams of course