Posted in comment on Jun 30th, 2010 49 Drinks »
Both ‘holic pounds survive. I have a two in eight chance of earning a few quid out of this World Cup after Brazil and Spain advanced to the quarter-finals in quite different styles. I have to say though that with Cesc almost permanently planted on the Spanish bench I am taking no pleasure from their […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 27th, 2010 83 Drinks »
I’ve not made much of a secret of the fact that these days I would not cross the road to follow England. The days when I was one of a few giving them vocal backing in a stadium full of Scots are long gone. A decade of watching some of the finest players ever to […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 26th, 2010 35 Drinks »
Hello ‘holics, Those of you who are in the UK know I picked a really good day to play some golf yesterday. Those who know what shape I was in when I got home will know I did not see Spain or Brazil march on with the weight of several ‘holic pounds on their shoulders. […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 23rd, 2010 73 Drinks »
I feel like a fraud. What sort of a football supporter sits through nearly four hours of a tennis match between two nobodies, and misses the two final matches in the World Cup group D? I have a feeling I am not alone, however, and will be keeping an eye on the third day of […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 21st, 2010 74 Drinks »
I don’t mind admitting that some of the events of the last couple of days have threatened to turn me further away from international football than ever. The antics of some of the best rewarded sportsmen on the planet have put an ominous cloud over what should have been a celebration of the world game […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 18th, 2010 118 Drinks »
Well, who would have thought since I last wrote that Spain, France, and Germany would crash to defeats. From a European perspective I would rather France had not deteriorated into a poorly led rabble, and my pocket hopes the Spanish performance was a blip. Perhaps they should concentrate on the football a little more, and […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 15th, 2010 80 Drinks »
When the recently demised home shirt was launched I decided it was time for this over-fifty to stop wearing the current strip and stick with my trusty 1971 versions. I have to admit us old boys do look rather better in cotton than todays more advanced ‘fabrics’. So when the press release from Arsenal arrived […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 12th, 2010 65 Drinks »
A brief update is in order at the end of a long Saturday. I’ve now seen four games of the five played in the World Cup so far, and highlights of the opening game that I managed only full radio commentary of yesterday. Obviously I’m primarily concerned with how the Gunners have played, and it […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 10th, 2010 50 Drinks »
When she wrote “What a difference a day makes” Maria Grever was clearly not considering the close-season lull on World Cup Eve. A cursory glance at the stories hitting the news aggregators today shows remarkable similarities to yesterday, the day before, and so on. No wait, I tell a tiny porkie. We are linked by […]
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Posted in comment on Jun 8th, 2010 74 Drinks »
It is just a little bit sad to be commenting on the inevitable departure of Philippe Senderos, snapped up by Fulham today after his Arsenal contract expired. Big Phil joined the Gunners seven years ago, a wide-eyed eighteen year old with a promising future. Between 2004 and 2008 the big Swiss made 115 appearances at […]
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