Other Games 2014-15

[Edvard Remberg]

Faroese

[Risso]

Congratulations Edvard, I am hugely chuffed for you!

[Witton Warrior]

I watched the England women's match too.  I reckon I catch one of their games on the telly every couple of years, and once again the thing that strikes me is how patronising the coverage is.  It's all so apologetic and conditional.  There was a moment in the first half where an England player had an extraordinarily feeble shot at goal, one of those scuffed and trundling efforts so lacking in venom that it could have come from the boot of a sick Charles Hawtrey, a strike so weak the goalie could not only have thrown her hat on it but nipped home to get her hat to make that possible.  It was a waste of a great chance, as anyone who has ever watched any football could see.  Not according to that shrieking guffmonger Jonathan Pearce, who tried to tell me it was a "fine effort" that had "made the keeper work".  It's always bothered me this, it's like the commentators are scared to criticise in case they're seen as being sexist, which is just idiotic.  A striker shanking a one-on-one out for a throw-in is a shite finish in any game, regardless of their genitals.     

I get pissed off with the way they try and report it in the same way as the developed men's game - women's football is in its global infancy and is a different game to the male/established way of playing.  I think it must be like footie 150 years ago when a couple of teams (Oh alright Villa and Sunderland) dominated the scene. Enjoy it  (or not) for what it is and don't compare it to a global industry - they will soon spoil  it anyway.

Was doing some cricket practice with my lad last week and several junior football teams were training alongside us. All we heard form the boys side was the coach extolling them to greater physical exertions (at one point they ran a relay wearing drogue chutes!) while the girls laughed and squealed their way through training and a practice match in a delightful manner delaying a corner kick at one point to pet a couple of puppies - who was having more fun?

[dave shelley]

Lovely stuff Edvard, enjoy it mate.  The memories will stay with you.  COYF!

[Damo70]

My acca is f***ed.

Finland f***ed my 55/1 fivefold up yesterday. They will be known by me all weekend as f***ing Finland".

By all weekend I mean until about 9.30 tonight when someone will have stuffed up my acca today.

[silhillvilla]

Delph starts for Engerland,

[manic-road]

Happy that Delph is starting for England, but how the hell is Sterling starting ahead of Theo? Woy haven't you realised yet that Sterling has been poo for a few months now....

[silhillvilla]

Why is Wilshere playing

[Dave]

Why is Wilshere playing

Does it really matter?

It's not like we've got Zinedine Zidane in reserve that he's keeping out the side.

[silhillvilla]

Awful miss Sterling

[Pete3206]

Oh dear Mr Stirling

[SamTheMouse]

You can see why he's worth 50 million, can't you?

[Legion]

Oops!

[silhillvilla]

Delph  started well .

[PGW]

That's not going to do his confidence any good.