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Is Roy Hodgson the right man for the England job?
May. 11 | With Roy Hodgson looking set to become England manager, there is lots of talk about whether he is the right man for the job as Thomas Rooney explains. Many people looking at Euro 2012 Odds were expecting current Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp to become...
I bet we are all excited now!
Apr. 26 | “Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me introduce to you our special guests who will be making the draw today….Ex-Welsh international and the most annoying man on the TV/Radio – Robbie Savage. Next, another Premier League “battler”,...
Harry’s Game
Mar. 1 | Boredom has been responsible for many things in history. Some say that the reasons the Vikings invaded England was out of boredom of the long Nordic nights and lack of Marmite. Others say that Michelangelo only ever meant to touch up a bit of plaster...
Club v Country debate – does there need to be one?
Nov. 30 | Thomas Rooney tries to answer the age old question. Every time an international break comes around, we get the same comments from football fans across the country. They mainly involve how desperate England games tend to be, how boring the weekend is and...
A double dose of Wembley
Nov. 14 | We’ve all read about the John Terry incident at QPR, and the moment when he was alleged to have made a racist remark to Anton Ferdinand. It’s kind of ironic that, given the row that has developed regarding Terry and Ferdinand (and the captaincy...
Montenegro – Hair Removal Cream Attacks, Tug of War Contests and Football
Oct. 10 | We gave up following England away after a series of disasters in Spain, but Vinny Goodfield hasn’t got bored yet and headed off to a new country last week. I have to say that reading this I do feel very jealous to have missed this one. Montenegro...
Lolly leads Les Bleus
Jun. 23 | Three weeks ago Lolly’s life was made all the better by the arrival of a plain white envelope in the post. The letter was her immediate invitation to quodos at school, especially amongst the nine year old boys as it invited her to be a mascot at...
Grab a slice of the realism pie
Jun. 5 | I gave up going to England home internationals about three years ago. I got fed up with the fans around me who missed half of the game to have a piss, get a beer, leave early to avoid the rush. I was fed up with the Mexican wave, the happy clappy cardboard...
Staring into the Abcess
May. 3 | In November 2004 I attended my first ever away trip to watch England as part of the official travel group. The trip was to the famous Estadio Bernabau for a relative meaningless friendly. The whole trip was a disaster, ranging from a four hour delay on...
