So England disposed of Sweden 2-0 at the weekend to move one step closer to glory – a semi-final against Croatia beckons on Wednesday evening, leaving England finely poised. I…
Category: Football
Do I Dare?
As an Englishman there are certain inescapable truths about my life. I drink tea. I loathe winter and yearn for summer but moan that it’s too hot. I also know…
Football Manager – the Return
Ages ago – two years ago in fact – I started a little chronicle of my Football Manager 2012 career. Thanks to a slow laptop that we ended up with…
England know their Fate
Just moments ago, England learned who they would be playing in the group stages of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It’s a winnable group but not one without danger….
Title Contenders?
(Adam Lallana gets Liverpool off the mark in their 5-1 thrashing of Hull City) I pose the question – could Liverpool end up being title contenders this season? Or is…
My England Manager Application
To whom it might concern, We are in crisis. Established figures from the footballing world have consistently failed to deliver the results England needed, when they were most needed. Our…
Euro 2016: England 1 Iceland 2
To be honest, I am angry right now, and thus, should probably not be writing up this match right now. The flip side to that is that it will be…
Euro 2016: England 0 Slovakia 0
Job done, from one perspective. England are through to the knockout stages of Euro 2016 and have therefore met the minimum expected requirement of them in the tournament, but a…
Euro 2016 – England 2 Wales 1
What a difference a few days can make. England, fresh from a disappointing draw against Russia, squared off against local rivals Wales (who had beaten Slovakia in their first game)…
Euro 2016 fan clashes at England vs Russia match troubling sign – ESPN FC
http://www.espnfc.com/european-championship/74/blog/post/2891011/euro-2016-fan-clashes-at-england-vs-russia-match-troubling-sign Whilst there are certainly some England ‘fans’ who need to take a long hard look at themselves, this is nowhere as simple as ‘English thugs’. Provocation and heavy-handed police…