• Caught Up In A Dream (It’s Over)
    even though we swear we won’t something sucks us in armchair managers emerge when the games begin once again we do it all ev’ry time it seems caught up in the flow and vibe caught up in the dream drenched in optimism of all that lay in store hopes rained down like beer in cups […]
  • Not Quite Full -My Euro 24 Wall Chart (Part 2)
    the flags have all appeared again on buildings and on cars except the Farmer’s Market or posh and trendy bars my wall chart hangs resplendent a multi-caloured sheet a hand-filled record of it all of vict’ry and defeat it’s scribbled on and nearly full the day has come once more the only thing that’s missing […]
  • If This Is Our Time
    nights like this are special times like these are rare savour ev’ry moment when you know you’re there you can call it fortune who cares what they say when that moment happens failure falls away and if this is really it if this is our time we’ll remember where we were til the day we […]
  • Messi’s Baptised Boy
    Messi’s baptised boy* sees La Roja through in style with a mighty strike
  • Straight To Penalties
    watching England’s tricky wherever you stand given we’re consistently ever-moaning fans drowned in mediocrity drained until we cry put through ev’ry wringer then hung out to dry worn out with emotion clinging on somehow this is how it’s always felt watching us til now once I used to dread them loathe them like the plague […]