Harry Redknapp was appointed by the media as the next England manager a couple of months ago, it seemed to be a done deal. Only someone forgot to mention this to the FA. They appointed…
Posts tagged World Cup
Two weeks of football…
I’ve watched a lot of football in the last couple of weeks on FSN and ESPN (along with Wimbledon and the Tour de France), see a couple of weeks off work have a bright side…
Cynical, bitter and pessimistic – Another England post
There is something worrying me, it’s been bugging me for a while. I tuned into the England Wales match last weekend, it was online on ESPN-3 and something rather worrying happened. I joined the game…
Snatching an unlikely victory
There are a few things that have become clear from watching England in the Cricket World Cup. First, there is still some life left in the 50-Over format of the game. As much fun as…
It’s about the jouney – England v’s India
This weekend there was lots of great sport on TV. BBC America had England against France from Twickenham in the Six-nations championship, this was a great game and a wonderful advert for rugby. Both sides…
Spain v’s Holland
The final is tomorrow morning Pacific time, neither Spain or Holland have ever won the tournament. Holland has been close as defeated finalists twice under Cruyff. A lot of new ground has been broken over…
It’s Germany!
And England won the World Cup. The Germans (of course) didn’t agree with the linesmen, and to this day feel they were cheated out of the World Cup.
Last Weekend…
Last Saturday lunchtime Englishmen all over North America pulled on the three lions, went to the bar, sang Go Save the Queen and expected England to do the business over the hosts. The Three Lions…
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…