ev’ry two or four years we miraculously find ourselves here in that oh so ‘English’ recurring semi-hopeful way subjected to watching England at tournaments usually on a screen sometimes it feels like being at some huge month long festival in another country where you find yourself soaked in blind faith strangely invested again in an […]

Scots dream over now Tartan fire is not enough finishing is all

a poet can’t find words sometimes the words refuse to flow like writer’s block where chances no longer come or go what is it with our country are we surprised to see so many fans to help us on it sure ain’t new to me ? the weight of expectation the anthems and the chants […]

in the late late show Poland shine but just fall short Oranje wall stands firm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eriksen strikes first Danes hed by Slovenia stalemate helps us loads ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ difficult again Bellingham the diff’rence here one goal is enough

Magyars toil in vain Swiss roll over Hungary in a sea of red ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ with Yamal’s sweet pace though outnumbered in the stands Spain lay down their mark ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ shocked from the word go holders sink Albania to restore their pride