Taking a quick poll of the ex-pats at work and friends at home I have concluded that Englishmen world wide have gone slightly (and hopefully temporarily) insane. The speed at which the press went from…
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Five days in and…
We are five days into the World Cup, I’ve watched about half the game fully and highlights or radio commentary of most of the rest. The football has been largely Ok ,but no better. Teams…
Glass half full… Glass half full…
Time for my glass half full moment. Yesterdays game has certainly been on my mind and the result was disappointing for England, but no more than that. The peerless British sports pages (and I mean…
Englands World Cup finally opens
South Africa opened the World Cup with a great goal; England opened theirs with an utterly unbelievable goalkeeping blunder. It was a widely held belief among England fans that the keeper was not one of…
Sounders 2 – DCU 3, normal (and frustrating) service is resumed
Another big night at Quest field. Once again not the result I had hoped for, coming away with a 3-2 loss. Pre-game entertainment this time included the worlds biggest grill! Its not going to fit…
Wayne Rooney says…
Seen in Guildford.
Freddie Ljungberg Interview
I get the feeling that his future may involve a return to Europe at the end of the year.
Now I’m ready…
I thought I was ready. Cross of St George up at work, TV schedule mapped out, British pubs in Seattle area known (I admit, that research started quite a few years ago), Three-Lions on my…
That’s more like it – Sounders 3, NE 0
It’s clear they have not played up to potential so far and good performances have been thin on the ground. Having said that the first half of the year has not been the total disaster and the sky is not falling.
It’s almost here…
The squad has been announced, the last of the real friendlies are played and we’ve had the usual whines from the goalkeepers about how the match ball flies strangely through the air. Lets just say…