I’m a wild, roving spirit, I’m free as the birds, I greet the whole world with a wave, But whenever I hear those three little words, It’s like footsteps walk over my grave. Little Miss Muffet was eating her curds And was lurrying into her whey, When a spider came whispering three little words And […]

Last night, as I lay in my bed, Awaiting sleep’s delicious call, A question popped into my head. “Just suppose,” this small voice said “That Shelbourne did go to the wall. What team would you support instead?” “Dunno,” I answered, full of dread. “Why would you ask me that at all, A loyal and devoted […]

Day one, here we go, Africa says hello, Crowd can’t be heard for The sound of swarming bees. Host nation get a draw Germans knock in four Robert Green fumbles it, Down upon his knees. Ball is like a beach ball, Can’t contol it at all, North Korea fight back, Brazil scrape through. Argentina scores […]

Holland 0 Spain 1 (Final) So. Would it be the Spanish or the Dutch that hosted high the trophy at the end? In every tiny corner of the world, they tuned in to see if Holland or Spain would clinch the ultimate prize in football against a backdrop of vuvuzelas. From the start, those blaring […]

Germany 3 Uruguay 2 (3rd and 4th place match) Some say the third and fourth place match is like a Small aperitif before the feast, A little tune upon the balalaika Before the music volumes are increased. It’s like the warm-up by some local crooners Before the famous pop-group starts to play, A day in […]