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The unbearable lightness of Woy?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

It’s safe to say that the appointment of Roy Hodgson at Liverpool is provoking a heated debate and mixed reaction amongst the club’s fans. After the car crash that was last season, and the ongoing civil war surrounding Hicks & … Continue reading →

Posted in The Managers | Tagged Liverpool, Roy Hodgson

World Cup: The English Inquisition

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

As the feed from the BBC News channel switched to the FA’s press conference room, the greatest surprise was that the media hadn’t hastily constructed a gallows. Certainly Fabio Capello must have felt he was about to be read his … Continue reading →

Posted in The Media | Tagged England, FA, Fabio Capello, South Africa 2010, World Cup

7 things England must do before they can win the World Cup

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

England’s embarrassing mauling at the hands of Germany has left us yet again feeling unfulfilled at the World Cup. Yet no matter how much we pay foreign coaches to come and sort out our brave boys, nothing seems to change. … Continue reading →

Posted in The Match | Tagged England, FA, Premier League, World Cup

World Cup: England – another inquest

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

So let’s all sit down, take a deep breath, consider all the facts and then….ah, stuff it, let’s just get rid of the Italian. England were completely, utterly, embarrassingly destroyed by Germany. 4-1. Or, 4-2 if your name is not … Continue reading →

Posted in The Match | Tagged 1953, England, FA, Fabio Capello, Germany, media, Premier League, South Africa 2010, World Cup

World Cup: Don’t mention the media

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

You may not be aware of this yet, but England will play Germany in the last 16. When it became clear that it was England v Germany next up, I had mixed feelings. I very much like Germany as a … Continue reading →

Posted in The Media | Tagged England, Germany, media, South Africa 2010, World Cup

World Cup: Ciao!

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

On 9th July 2006, Fabio Cannavaro lofted the World Cup trophy into the Berlin sky, the completion of Italy’s footballing salvation from the train-wreck of Calciopoli. Fast forward to today and that once-great generation has fallen to it’s knees. Continue reading →

Posted in The Match | Tagged Fabio Cannavaro, Italy, Marcello Lippi, Slovakia, South Africa 2010, World Cup

World Cup: …and breathe

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

So the disaster was averted. The flight home can wait until next week at least. England 1 – 0 Slovenia. Continue reading →

Posted in The Match | Tagged England, Fabio Capello, James Milner, Jermain Defoe, Joe Cole, John Terry, Samir Handanovic, Slovenia, South Africa 2010, Wayne Rooney, World Cup

World Cup: A Difficult Journey

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

I want to tell you about a very long and arduous car journey my friends and I took recently. It is a cautionary tale of companionship and teamwork gone bad. And yes, it does have something to do with football… Continue reading →

Posted in The Media | Tagged England, Fabio Capello, Fans, John Terry, media, South Africa 2010, World Cup

World Cup: Things fall apart

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

John Terry sat in front of the media yesterday and laid bare many of the problems within the England squad. If you read between the lines of the press coverage and the information coming from within Fabio Capello’s ranks, it’s not hard to decipher what’s going on. Continue reading →

Posted in The Players | Tagged England, Fabio Capello, John Terry, South Africa 2010, Steven Gerrard, World Cup

World Cup: England – an inquest

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Mark Chalcraft

Why is it always such torture watching England at the World Cup? So here we are once more. This was an England performance from the darkest days of brolly wallyness and turnip faced coaches. England were insipid, awful, incoherent, uninspired, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Match | Tagged England, Fabio Capello, South Africa 2010, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, World Cup

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