tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post8850133504252920797..comments2024-03-06T05:00:13.523+00:00Comments on Magic Spongers: USA 1 - English Arrogance 0Magic Spongershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13034336171009075074noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-75483339803579004712010-06-15T13:52:52.508+01:002010-06-15T13:52:52.508+01:00Exactly how am I jumping on the bandwagon Mr Pedan...Exactly how am I jumping on the bandwagon Mr Pedant? I have merely called it as I see it - that the arrogance in large swathes of the media and among supporters was met head on with reality on Saturday. If I was jumping on a bandwagon, I would have talked up our chances before the game, which if you read prior blog posts, you will find I haven't (the previous two posts in fact are a) Gerrard and Lampard doesn’t work and b) The USA are quite handy). I genuinely want England to win. I'm English, of course I do. But I do object to sides like the States being written off before they meet the 'Mighty English' when we have one tournament win under our belt in our history, 44 years ago.Magic Spongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034336171009075074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-16769970896031468812010-06-15T12:36:51.843+01:002010-06-15T12:36:51.843+01:00Typical press jumping slagging off our chances aft...Typical press jumping slagging off our chances after failing to demolish what is inf act a pretty decent team.<br /><br />Nice to see our blogger jumping on the bandwagon too. If I am to be labelled Peter Pedant can we call him Bandwagon Bushby?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-3562427619702632612010-06-15T10:39:52.947+01:002010-06-15T10:39:52.947+01:00"We haven’t beaten Holland since Euro ’96, wh..."We haven’t beaten Holland since Euro ’96, which was the last time we had a genuine chance of winning a major tournament."<br /><br />Didn't we have an underwhelming 1-1 draw at the beginning of that tournament?<br /><br />I'm all for being a realist but it's a bit early to write us off after a shaky startAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-88875616512158143872010-06-15T05:04:43.933+01:002010-06-15T05:04:43.933+01:00You miss the fact EASY headlines are nothing to do...You miss the fact EASY headlines are nothing to do with vague ideas of what might happen.<br />It's all part of the game of having a proper narrative to sell more papers or Adrian Chiles fright masks. (one side here: Given the assumption that ITV coverage is just alway crap, is he a shining light in the swill or a shiny poo?)<br /><br />The idea is get everyone excited and buying flags for their cars and then watch the fall from grace. <br /><br />Which is fine, as long as you realise the 'england fan experience' TM is artificial and the inequities we face on the march to glory are not created by damnable foriegners or one of our own failing morally (sloppy hands or lkicky legs etc), but by the team being not that good really).<br /><br />But being part of the 'England fan experience' is more fun. <br />So long live EASY headlines! Long live unreality! Long live fun! <br /><br />(Also, since when has this been a golden generation? Suddenly the term has appeared and isn't really questioned. Unless this is a different meaning of golden, as in showers?)Another anonhttp://www.footballcamehomebutforgotitskeyssowenttothepub.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-27689519654198083052010-06-14T17:06:20.836+01:002010-06-14T17:06:20.836+01:00To anonymous:
In fact, beating Columbia 4-0 is a...To anonymous: <br /><br />In fact, beating Columbia 4-0 is actually quite an achievement since there is no actual US state named Columbia. There is a district of Columbia, (home to Washington), but it is not one of the "lower 48". And here I thought thatcross-continatal ignorance was purely an Americanism...;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-46202304059649587822010-06-14T15:36:06.636+01:002010-06-14T15:36:06.636+01:00'Eriksson'd' ???
Mate if you're g...'Eriksson'd' ???<br /><br />Mate if you're gonna be a pedant it's gotta be watertight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-49212714347155881052010-06-14T14:40:03.096+01:002010-06-14T14:40:03.096+01:00My first post was a bit too rude for co-editor Rob...My first post was a bit too rude for co-editor Rob. Anyway, thanks to Peter Pedant above for putting this blogger well and truly in his place. Medal for Outstanding Pedantry in the post. Just one small point for Peter - we beat Spain 3-0 in Sven's first game. Being a full-time pedant is a tough job, I admit. Ad.Magic Spongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034336171009075074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-5341995810375943552010-06-14T14:31:46.423+01:002010-06-14T14:31:46.423+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Magic Spongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034336171009075074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-70204566658608184172010-06-14T14:04:33.175+01:002010-06-14T14:04:33.175+01:00'We haven’t beaten Spain since 1996 and even t...'We haven’t beaten Spain since 1996 and even then it was on penalties' <br /><br />Correction, we beat them 4-0 in Eriksson'd first game in charge<br /><br />Also, we beat Colombia in 1998, not Columbia as you suggest; I'm not saying that makes England a top-class footballing nation but beating a country is generally considered to be more impressive than beating a US state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071830395576896110.post-35308618246894046272010-06-14T13:05:53.569+01:002010-06-14T13:05:53.569+01:00It's refreshing to read an article that does n...It's refreshing to read an article that does not exaggerate England's chances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com