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