It's a World Cup year!

Apart from Fabio Cappello, nobody is using that excuse. Strangely, it makes it easier to accept the defeat because we were outplayed, rather than by thinking we were hard done by.I hate to say it, but there's so much we can learn from the Germans. There's so much they get right at every tournament. You can't qualify for at least the quarter finals at every World Cup, and reach 7 finals, without doing a lot of things right. We keep doing things our way and it never works. I really hope the FA doesn't consider the only option is to change the manager. We played poorly at the last World Cup too (where we bumbled into the quarter finals by playing a succession of poor teams), and didn't even qualify for the last Euros. There are fundamental problems with the way we approach the international game.

To be honest, that's all I had done (heard about them). Although, I'd got the impression they were playing quite well. Apparently not, except for winning 4 consecutive games, which is something England have never done in the finals of any tournament since I started watching them in 1982.Still, if Holland can go all the way without playing well, it gives me hope for England's future.

Your chance to make even more money out of them while they're in a good mood.

Well done.It's a Holland v Germany final. I can see it. Chance for you to get revenge for '74.

England has just beaten Argentina 1-0. ** Kind of.

It might surprise some after our dismal World Cup, but I'm looking forward to the Euros already. It'll be interesting to see what changes are made to the squad.I was wondering about offering Oni one (or all) of England's opponents in the Euros to support. He already supports 2 nations, so why stop there? Or am I turning into a masochist?