Last night I watched a programme about Mexico 86, with some of the England players of that time, recounting the tournament. It was a fascinating programme and chartered the whole series of events that led to the infamous 'hand of God' that saw England knocked out. I was four, so I remember my Granddad telling [...]
Despite my outward protestations of the Ing-ger-land team and how I really can't stand international football, this tournament side of it I have found rather useful, so naturally I've tried my hardest to properly get into the swing of it when England have been playing. I am three quarters English after all. But as I [...]
So, big news, eh? Yep, Jamie Vardy's snubbed Arsenal and agreed a new deal to stay at Leicester, upping his wages to around £100k per week. Fair play to the guy, I say, because he's managed to enhance his reputation, increase his take home pay, plus he doesn't need to worry about relocation for his [...]
So after last night's dramatic climax, we now know who will play who in the next round of the Euro's, with all the home nations getting to the last 16 and Wales up against Northern Ireland. I hope the Irish give that monkey-looking fecker Bale something to cry about, but I suspect they might have [...]
I'd like to say that youd have to give an almighty Nelson Muntz'esque 'ha-ha!' to Spain, after their defeat to Croatia yesterday, but after watching pockets of the game in between making a late dinner and eating said dinner, I've come to a different conclusion. Croatia are actually quite good. They did England/Sp*rs up their [...]
An uninspiring 0-0 draw against Slovakia finally got us to see Jack for an extended period of time yesterday, but sadly, I don't think we'll get to see the real Jack Wilshere throughout this tournament. He looked a little off the pace to me. Dwelling on the ball a little too much, misplacing passes and [...]
So, it turns out that this Euro's can bring more than just hooliganism and violence in the stands. It can also bring hilarity. Thanks Cristiano. The most narcissistic person at the tournament misses a penalty and the only people who are truly unhappy at that are in the west of Europe at the very edge [...]
I had an absolute skinful on Saturday night at a friends BBQ, which was followed yesterday by an all-day football tournament, hence why I wrote off writing anything until this morning. Bt what did I learn from the football I've watched since then? Well, firstly, England have taken up the Spurs'ing mantle. What with bottling [...]
It's Friday, the Euro's start this evening and I must confess, I'm a little excited about it. Perhaps it's because it adds some what of a carnival festival to the summer, or perhaps it's simply that there is some sort of football to talk about, but I think I'm actually going to enjoy international football [...]
Over the weekend I didn't really have time to compile any thoughts with what happened with the breaking Vardy news which started on Friday lunchtime, so I thought I'd add some thoughts in now, albeit slightly delayed and probably nothing you haven't thought of read about somewhere else (way to 'sell' the blog to your [...]