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July 05, 2006

Vote Valencia, Take Revenge on Ronaldo!

Writing about web page http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/bypa/eligible.html

You have to click on the link above and vote for Ecuador's Luis Valencia as the best young player of the World Cup.

Why? Because if you don't, the snivelling little twerp Cristiano Ronaldo will win it! And a vote for Ronaldo is a vote for all cheating, pouting little twerps.

So vote for Valencia!

: 05 Jul 2006 15:27 | Tags: Football World Cup 2006 | Comments (3) | Close comments | Report a problem

July 01, 2006

Self–explanatory blog entry

: 01 Jul 2006 18:53 | Tags: England Football Parrots | Comments (0) | Close comments | Report a problem

June 27, 2006

Fantasy Football: A Dilemma

Are fantasy football games ruining the World Cup?

You're desperate for Ronaldinho and Kaka to score a hat–trick so you get silly points in your fantasy football team. But at the same time you really want to see Ghana bring about the biggest upset in the history of the World Cup.

You end up not being able to enjoy watching the World Cup. And when you don't do very well (I'm currently 6th in the RaW league), it makes it even more pointless.

But to abandon the fantasy football would leave you lumbering at the bottom of the league, gaining the sort of derision that only Westbrook really deserves.

It's an unwinnable puzzle, unless I just pick the entire England team for the Portugal team, where I can cheer even more vigourously… as they go out 3–1 in extra time. Damn…

: 27 Jun 2006 20:19 | Tags: Football World Cup 2006 | Comments (1) | Close comments | Report a problem

June 24, 2006

Has Klinsmann been studying Blair?

I only ask because Germany seem to be building up their World Cup performances after a disappointing prelude, and look – after today's performance – to be amongst the favourites.

And what do I put it down to?

Tony Blair.

Why? Well, during the 2005 election, Blair won the election partly due to what was termed his 'capitulation' strategy. Essentially, he'd personally take all the blame for the Iraq war while his party could win by pointing at Blair and saying "it's his fault".

(c) Getty Images I think Klinsmann has done the same. He's been derided in the German press for living in the United States and spending very little time with his players, but I'm beginning to wonder if this too was a 'capitulation' strategy – designed to lower expectations and lay all blame at the feet of the manager. Meanwhile his players have been given a sympathetic hearing because "it's all Klinsmann's fault", and have been able to concentrate on winning.

Well now of course the team are playing so well (although I think they lack pace up front) that the German fans were chanting Klinsmann's name during their 2–0 victory over Sweden. Can you imagine Eriksson (or any England manager, actually) getting the same reception? Remember Klinsmann was hated two weeks ago!

I think it's all very clever. The talent in the team is clearly there (Ballack and Klose have had terrific seasons), and I think it's possible that Klinsmann's apparent mismanagement of the side may have been a genius piece of PR from the man that brought you four more years of Labour government.

: 24 Jun 2006 19:46 | Tags: Football Germany Jurgen Klinsmann Politics Tony Blair | Comments (0) | Close comments | Report a problem