Jonnie Baker
July 2nd, 2010
By Jonnie Baker
2 July 2010
So here we are, World Cup quarters, no England. Another stirring display of formation ineptitude from the Three Lions and a nation wonders how so few can owe so much, to so many. But the time for recriminations was on Sunday night when I muttered vile abuse to a German innocently driving through my Alpine fortress. Now is the time to consider what lessons we can learn from this hodge-podge of blinding toss-cockery we laughingly referred to as our World Cup campaign.
First things first. Fabio Capello is plainly not the man to manage the English national side. I can see no argument beyond...
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June 22nd, 2010
By Jonnie Baker
22 June 2010
I do try to keep my rambling nonsense fairly light, a froth of nothing to waste your time with before forgetting it completely in favour of the price of plums or why that lightbulb tastes like caramac. But Hell’s teeth - did you see that barrel of arse on Friday night?
Horrible stuff.
Much has been written about the tactical and practical paucity of that performance and I really can’t be bothered to go into it again. However, there were a number of comments made after the match by those involved, both immediately following the debacle and in...
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June 18th, 2010
By Jonnie Baker
18 June 2010
In a little over a month I shall reach the impressive age of 35. A fine age for any thrusting young buck to attain, I’m sure you’ll agree. Let’s face it, were we to be enjoying this World Cup in the early 19th Century, I’d most likely have been dead for some time. Though, to be fair, your mouse would probably be belching scalding steam and your monitor would be covered in coal dust. So best we push on through the modern day.
I only mention my spiraling age in order to further bolster my peerless World...
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