Tag Archives: england

It’s all kicking off…

By 6000 | 6000 | September 9, 2011

Ah. The perils of supporting England in the Rugby World Cup. Actually, there really aren’t very many of them. It isn’t that important to me: after all, this is just rugby, it’s not football. But there’s always someone that suggests that because I’ve moved to SA, I must support the Boks. Yeah right, because when [...]

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The Morning After

By 6000 | 6000 | June 28, 2010

And so, the dream that never was anything more than a dream is now over. And while we English lick our wounds and think about what might have been, it’s only right that those readers and tweeters who have asked for my considered opinion on matters football get their manna from heaven. I’ve thought long [...]

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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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Squads confirmed (ish)

By 6000 | 6000 | June 1, 2010

Each team participating at the FIFA World Cup 2010 has until midnight tonight to name their final 23 man squads. Bafana Bafana named theirs at a press conference this morning and the bi g news (worldwide) was the omission of striker Benni McCarthy. Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune, Moeneeb Josephs, Shu-aib Walters Defenders: Aaron Mokoena (captain), Siboniso Gaxa, Bongani [...]

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World Cup Willie

By 6000 | 6000 | February 11, 2010

Disambiguation: for World Cup Willie (1966 World Cup Mascot) click here. Otherwise… read on. I read today (here, actually) that John Terry, the now disgraced former captain of the England football team, is flying out to Dubai to try and convince his estranged wife, Toni Poole, that their marriage is still worth salvaging. In case [...]

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