Tag: Euro 2004

Written by nearvanaman

They get knocked down

Tub thumping It never ceases to amaze me how the English media whip themselves in to an unbearable frenzy of tub thumping and misplaced optimism when England have a big match on the horizon. But in this case, the hype nearly lived up to the reality. England’s ninety minutes against France was not a display […]

Written by nearvanaman

The French Revolution

Last chance Well if this doesn’t work, nothing will. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has finally got his man. Whether that man was his first choice or not is something of a moot point. The day after Levy had apparently sounded out Claudio “my heart belongs to Valencia” Ranieri about the vacant managers job at White […]