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So who is accountable?
Jun. 28 | England are out – finished, end of story. We did not go out on penalties, nor were we “very unlucky”. We were well beaten by a team that were man for man better than us. The Media may cry foul about Lampard’s goal, or the fact...
Beer, Bratwurst and Bloody Penalties – part 2
Jun. 27 | So five games down and still going strong. I waived CMF off at Karlsruhe/Baden Baden and continued my journey north, to the sinful city of Hamburg. Hamburg is one of my favourite places in Germany, ney Europe. At Christmas the city is transformed into...
Beers, Bratwurst and bloody penalties – part 1
Jun. 27 | If Korea was my best World Cup trip then four years later in Germany provided a series of episodes, some good, some bad that underlined why we all love football. There has never been a more accessible major tournament for England fans with literally...
Turning Japanese…I don’t think so
Jun. 20 | 2002 is probably my favourite World Cup for a number of reasons. Four years after I had attended my first tournament in France I was determined to not miss this one. I had never been a fan of Asia as a region, although I have to admit I do have a penchant...
Don’t come home too soon…yeah right!
Jun. 15 | After the commercialisation of USA 1994, we moved onto France in 1998. A tournament that was full of controversy on and off the field (but then again which one in modern times, apart from Germany 2006, hasn’t had its share of front page headlines)....
The worst penalty of all time?
Jun. 13 | America 1994 was a turning point in world football. By awarding tournament, the stakes were raised and it became all about the money rather than the game itself. You only have to see the logic of scheduling games at lunchtime in the middle of the...
Tears of a Clown
Jun. 11 | 1990 – Italy “Even you, o Princess, in your cold room, watch the stars, that tremble with love and with hope. But my secret is hidden within me, my name no one shall know… No!…No!… On your mouth I will tell it when the light...
Just your normal Sunday afternoon
Jun. 9 | What will you be doing Sunday? Washing the car? Mowing the lawn? Dare I say going to Church? Well that is what we normally do at TBIR Towers, but this Sunday we thought we would do something different. Well, its the World Cup and all that so we...
Today Milton Keynes, Tomorrow Pretoria
Jun. 7 | Milton Keynes seems like a strange place for an international friendly, but it has actually staged 2 in a week – and there have been no complaints about their pitch. It is obvious that the town/stadium is on some kind of inside track as they were...
