So England win again in the build-up to a major competition. Much more of this and the media will once again build them up to be potential world beaters - or at least serious contenders. It's an incredible statistic that England, in every World Cup since they won it (yes, over 50 years ago), have under-achieved more than any other country. The reasons are endless: spineless performances, poor judgment by individuals (and more than our share of sendings off), and hapless goalkeeping (take a bow Messrs Seaman, Robinson, Hart, James and Green). Don't believe those who say we've had more than our fair share of bad luck - even the 'Hand of God' goal came when we were losing and looking down and out anyway. No, let's face it, England are, for whatever reason, utterly hopeless on the big stage, so let's all resist the hype and try and enjoy this competition for the great football we're undoubtedly going to see. From other nations.
posted on 24/3/18
comment by Black Starr (U12353)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 5 minutes ago
Spurs for a fact, have been the best side in the league for the past few years.
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posted on 24/3/18
Spurs for a fact, have been the best side in the league for the past few years.
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posted on 24/3/18
Can’t handle the pressure. Same with Tennis - Murray is a winner because he doesn’t have the spineless English bottling genes running through him.
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Yeah, Mo Farah, Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua, Chris Froome etc have the English bottling genes in them.
posted on 24/3/18
comment by Sheriff John Brown - Wenger Till I Die (U7482)
posted 36 seconds ago
Can’t handle the pressure. Same with Tennis - Murray is a winner because he doesn’t have the spineless English bottling genes running through him.
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Yeah, Mo Farah, Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua, Chris Froome etc have the English bottling genes in them.
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posted on 24/3/18
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posted on 24/3/18
comment by Sheriff John Brown - Wenger Till I Die (U7482)
posted 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Can’t handle the pressure. Same with Tennis - Murray is a winner because he doesn’t have the spineless English bottling genes running through him.
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Yeah, Mo Farah, Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua, Chris Froome etc have the English bottling genes in them.
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Interesting point you make. So is it just team sports we can't do?
posted on 24/3/18
comment by Sheriff John Brown - Wenger Till I Die (U7482)
posted 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
Can’t handle the pressure. Same with Tennis - Murray is a winner because he doesn’t have the spineless English bottling genes running through him.
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Yeah, Mo Farah, Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua, Chris Froome etc have the English bottling genes in them.
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Completely different expectation levels in sports that have different profile levels to football.
I wouldn’t say every single English sports person is a bottler - Botham certainly wasn’t (inconsistent at times yes but stepped up when it counted), but by en large the huge failures compared to other countries on a par with us speak for themselves
posted on 24/3/18
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff John Brown - Wenger Till I Die (U7482)
posted 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Can’t handle the pressure. Same with Tennis - Murray is a winner because he doesn’t have the spineless English bottling genes running through him.
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Yeah, Mo Farah, Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua, Chris Froome etc have the English bottling genes in them.
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Interesting point you make. So is it just team sports we can't do?
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Team sports in particular seem to be a key bottling area no doubt. We certainly fair better on an individual level.
posted on 25/3/18
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 day, 20 hours ago
even the 'Hand of God' goal came when we were losing and looking down and out
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No it didn't.
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Humbly apologise, the long years have taken their toll on my memory. Sometimes I even imagine we were holding our own against Brazil when Seaman let in that Ronaldinho soft free kick. The mind can play cruel tricks. Talking of famous goalie errors, check these out for yourself... http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/28/six-times-england-goalkeepers-made-awful-mistakes-5971598/
posted on 25/3/18