A Death In The Family

Added on 30 June 2010

Today There's no football On the TV It is like A Death in the Family Although there will be a Re-birth at three On Friday Not sure what I'll do Or what I'll watch There's ladies golf on Sky Sports It doesn't get much more Exciting than that Well, certainly Paraguay v Japan didn't There's always...

A Tale of Two Nations

Added on 29 June 2010

Heads low and embarrassed Defenceless and risible Compared to Brazil Despite Kaka invisible The English collective Head home on the plane Lampo and Johno And Stevo and Wayne Muppet and Animal Wanker and Stain Utterly hopeless They've done it again Brazil magnificent With midfield generals England im...

World Cup Blues

Added on 28 June 2010

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone Prevent Wayne Rooney from barking with a juicy bone Silence the vuvuzelas and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come Let aeroplanes circle moaning round about Scribbling on the sky the message England are Out Put crepe bows around th...

Would You Like Fries with That?

Added on 27 June 2010

It's a fair cop Ghana 2 The USA 1 The American dream Has come undone But you see Winning the World Cup is not Really the American Dream That would be fame and celebrity And a big house and a bigger car And coffee with lots of cream Ghana win And the whole of Ghana celebrates The USA win And the w...

The Fat Lady Sings

Added on 25 June 2010

Italy are gone, too mundane to carry on And the Kings of Non-Football Are drowning in tears Go one-nil ahead, make the game dead Is the way of Non-Football But thank God, not this year Watching Italian football Is like watching The Godfather Part III You know everyone is good at what they do But a...