There’s always going to be some knee-jerk in the wake of a humbling tournament exit. But as discussed in my previous post this is not just about getting caught on the break a couple of times and being victim of a gross officiating mistake. Joe Cole, who originally predicted that England could win the tournament (and […]
I said yesterday that England needed to produce a credible performance to match the bold claims made by the likes of David James and Joe Cole. They didn’t. What they produced against Germany was as bad if not worse than the display against Algeria. The stats might show that England had more possession and more shots […]
‘Arry Just on a side note, a radio bulletin this morning claimed that ‘Arry Redknapp is chasing his “fourth consecutive win” as Spurs manager against Dinamo Zagreb. I ignored the obvious mistake and a few hours later after realising it was wrong they changed it to “third consecutive win”. So I texted the radio station […]
CAN YOU EAT THREE? OR WAS THAT SHREDDED WHEAT? When Steven Gerrard sits down for breakfast in the Liverpool canteen next season and finds three Weetabix there rather than a pop tart, he can look no further than new owner, Tom Hicks. Defending the manner in which he funded his purchase of the club by […]
BRYAN AND BRIAN If you thought the 32nd edition of “The Standard Catalog of World Coins” at 2288 pages was a pretty thick book, it’s only because the media haven’t uncovered the huge photographic scrapbook Bryan Robson must own of football chairmen in compromising situations. Despite relegating Middlesbrough, Bradford and West Brom in his illustrious […]
What’s another year? An end of year celebration would not be complete without the customary ‘awards ceremony’. Goddle knows it’s been a fairly pathetic year for Spurs but there is more to football than Spurs thankfully, so I’ll have something slightly upbeat to write about in this issue. Premiership Awards 2000 Team of the year […]
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