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Daft Superstitions and Nice Footballers
I was speaking to a chap I know the other day and I mentioned our cricket club had been showing football on the TV if he wished to watch the final there. He told me that he would like to, but because he had watched previous games in the same the pub, he didn’t want to put a curse on the team by changing now. How bonkers is that? Can you imagine the scenario? ...
Southgate Takes New England into Dreamland!
England had to face Euro 2020 adversity sooner or later. Getting through a whole tournament with their goal unscathed, was never going to happen. As it turns out, It was a blockbuster of a free kick and England were on the ropes. How would they respond? They certainly were rocking. Denmark looked likely to add another goal and put distance between the teams. ...
Bigger Mind Games to Follow as England Go Through the Gears
It’s strange how sport works. On big occasions, there always seems to be ‘sliding doors’ moments that make or break games. Even more bizarre is that these defining moments generally fall in favour of the team or individual who is the calmest. Last night, when Raheem Sterling lost possession to Germany and Muller was sent through, he seemed destined to miss. ...
Canaries, Mines, Denial and Apathy!
After seeing that Dido Harding has applied to become the head of the NHS, I couldn’t help but wonder something. Is Harding employed as the Conservative Populist Party ‘canary down the mine’? Her application has made headlines in anti-populist movements, with plenty of people suitably outraged. Elsewhere, nothing. Apathy, denial, and in some cases, support ...
Exceptionalism is England’s Biggest Enemy!
Take yourself back 1996. It was half-time in the England v Scotland Euro 1996 game . ‘A pathetic and parochial affair’. Those were the words of Radio 5 commentator, Alan Green. He wasn’t wrong. In the secon-half, after a 15 minute period of domination, England scored. A fine move, culminating in a Shearer goal. Then, England retreated. You could the almost ...