You have stumbled across a blog that promises plenty of feisty debate. You are quite the lucky one. You will notice the question mark in the title. We love football but rest assured that that love is not quite as unconditional as that of young Pele. The feast we've just devoured from South Africa is a perfect case in point. Given the vicous reaction of the press to the performance of the Netherlands it appears that the ugly side of the game reared its ugly head in front of millions of innocent children.
But we'll get to that final in due course, there's still plenty of potentially controversial thoughts to be offered on the earlier rounds in the coming days. As Richard has pointed out these thoughts will come thick and fast. We'll disappear off on random tangents while trying to pull it back to The (allegedly) Best League in the World. Believe that whatever your opinions be we love feedback, arguments and suggestions but equally be warned that our responses will be suitably sharp.
Meanwhile a quick introduction to the second rambler...
Jo
Last season I went to games
at the New Den, Molineux, Griffin Park, Craven Cottage and Wembley for a Play Off final. I'm a Liverpool fan. I've only been to Anfield once in my life, for a game we lost to Sunderland. That might give some people ammunition to attack with, rest assured you'll come up against defences sturdier than John Terry.
My greatest footballing adventure was a trip to Portugal for Euro 2004. Seven games in six stadium in three sunny cities including the joy that was England v Croatia at the Estadio da Luz and then the oddness of watching Svens Men get knocked out in a cinema under the Jose Alvalade. Cracking stuff.
Greatest night was THAT night in Istanbul. Which I watched in Aberystwyth. I did have to do a shot of Black Sambuca for every goal we scored. It was pretty ace. Next season I'm most excited about not knowing what's going to happen with Liverpool. It's very much up in the air.
But we'll get to that final in due course, there's still plenty of potentially controversial thoughts to be offered on the earlier rounds in the coming days. As Richard has pointed out these thoughts will come thick and fast. We'll disappear off on random tangents while trying to pull it back to The (allegedly) Best League in the World. Believe that whatever your opinions be we love feedback, arguments and suggestions but equally be warned that our responses will be suitably sharp.
Meanwhile a quick introduction to the second rambler...
Jo
Last season I went to games
at the New Den, Molineux, Griffin Park, Craven Cottage and Wembley for a Play Off final. I'm a Liverpool fan. I've only been to Anfield once in my life, for a game we lost to Sunderland. That might give some people ammunition to attack with, rest assured you'll come up against defences sturdier than John Terry.My greatest footballing adventure was a trip to Portugal for Euro 2004. Seven games in six stadium in three sunny cities including the joy that was England v Croatia at the Estadio da Luz and then the oddness of watching Svens Men get knocked out in a cinema under the Jose Alvalade. Cracking stuff.
Greatest night was THAT night in Istanbul. Which I watched in Aberystwyth. I did have to do a shot of Black Sambuca for every goal we scored. It was pretty ace. Next season I'm most excited about not knowing what's going to happen with Liverpool. It's very much up in the air.
Well done Mr Jo - Can I ask you, or any of our other managerie of readers, is it possible to add to/edit each others posts?
ReplyDeleteAlso, is the plural of stadium actually stadia?
Who knows...