Category Archives: world cup 2010

England v Algeria – photos

By 6000 | 6000 | June 19, 2010

We went, we watched, we booed. And for Wayne Rooney to have a dig at the fans who have traveled 6000 miles… and spent thousands of pounds to watch that dross just proves how out of touch he is and what a primadonna he has become. Tosser. Still – as the photoset above shows, it [...]

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The Big Game

By 6000 | 6000 | June 18, 2010

Tonight’s the one that many people in Cape Town have been looking forward to – England v Algeria. After a hugely disappointing performance in Rustenburg last week, England will need to step it up at the Cape Town Stadium this evening and I’ll be there to cheer them on. You can follow the evening’s action [...]

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Ban the Vuvuzela?

By 6000 | 6000 | June 14, 2010

As expected, the vuvuzela is causing a bit of a stir at the World Cup 2010. And it’s prompting a huge number of really silly comments on news sites (BBC, Sky News etc) – mainly from people whining about how they don’t like the noise. Ag, shame. It’s like watching the game in the middle [...]

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World Cup thoughts…

By 6000 | 6000 | June 12, 2010

Having been down to Cape Town Stadium last night for the France v Uruguay game [PHOTOS], here are a few thoughts on the World Cup now that it’s actually here. Please excuse me as I am watching England v USA and my mum, who is utterly trollied, is giggling next to me. It’s very distracting. [...]

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There’s good and bad

By 6000 | 6000 | June 10, 2010

Now and again, people accuse me of doing the whole ostrich thing. Not the having huge eggs that a grown man can stand on, but the burying one’s head in the sand thing. I know that it’s a popular misconception that ostriches actually do this, but I’m willing to go along with it, at least [...]

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