• Euro 2012 Day 12 Match 2
    Sweden 2 France 0 The Swedes are gone; we’ll miss their chants and how they caused us all to look askance at France. They led the French a merry dance and scarcely offered up a single chance to France. Did Ibrahimovich perchance administer a swift kick up the pants to France? The team took a […]
  • Euro 2012 Day 13 Rest Day
    Rest Day What, no football? Whad’ll I do? What, no football? Whad’ll I do? What, no football? Whad’ll I do? Skip to Kalou, my darling. Where’s my children, Bert and Sue? Where’s my children, Bert and Sue? Where’s my children, Bert and Sue? Skip to Kalou, my darling. Roo, Roo, skip to Kalou Roo, Roo, […]
  • Euro 2012 Day 9 Match 1
    Czech Republic 1 Poland 0 “There’s sausage on sticks on the table and plenty of crisps in the bowl. Help yourself to the wine it’s a chic eighty-nine and I think there is one last spring roll.” “We don’t want any churlish behavior no shouting, no cursing, no fights. We’ll clean up the mess in […]
  • Euro 2012 Day 9 Match 2
    Russia 0 Greece 1 Giorgos Karagounis, dogged Greek midfielder, partisan street fighter, veteran of 2004, muscled his way into the Russian box, where he had his heels and wings peremptorily clipped. The subsequent yellow card for simulation, brandished by a myopic ref, means he misses the quarter final and resulted in him being substituted after […]
  • The Fields in Gdansk
    Outplayed, outclassed, outsmarted, the Irish team kept fighting. All hope had long departed, the wall replete with writing. Downcast, distraught, dejected, we watched the savage mauling. Our rear was not protected. The Spanish wolves came crawling. But then we were dumbfounded as church bells started ringing. A mighty roar resounded – ten thousand voices singing. […]