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July 19, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #39 Third Place? Who Cares?

GOM World Cup Diary #39 Third Place? Who Cares? Whatever Happened To Being Pointless? Well... That's told me. After spending yesterday wondering why on earth the World Cup still bothers with a Third Place

July 18, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #37 Third Place… First Loser?

GOM World Cup Diary #37 Third Place... First Loser? Whatever Happened To Knowing When It's Over? I've never really understood the Third Place Play-off. Perhaps it's just me. After all, I'm a grumpy old

July 17, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #36 They Think It’s All Over…

GOM World Cup Diary #36 They Think It's All Over... It Is Now! There are some football commentaries that become part of our national vocabulary. Kenneth Wolstenholme gave us the greatest of them

July 14, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #32 England Reach The Semi-Finals!

GOM World Cup Diary #32 England Reach The Semi-Finals! I Still Don't Know... England are in the World Cup semi-finals. There. I've said it. A few weeks ago, if someone had suggested England would

July 6, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #26: Is It? Is It Really?

GOM World Cup Diary #26: Is It? Is It Really? England made history last night. A 3-2 victory over Mexico at the mighty Azteca, a stadium where very few visiting teams have

July 2, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #22 – Whatever Happened To Learning?

GOM World Cup Diary #22 – Whatever Happened To Learning? Well, somebody must have been listening. Only a few days ago I was wondering why England seemed determined to ignore Harry Kane. Last

July 1, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #21 – Whatever Happened To Playing To Your Strengths?

GOM World Cup Diary #21 – Whatever Happened To Playing To Your Strengths? The race for the Golden Boot is becoming rather interesting. Kylian Mbappé helped himself to another two goals as

June 28, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #18 – Whatever Happened To Expectations?

GOM World Cup Diary #18 – Whatever Happened To Expectations? Yesterday brought the end of the World Cup group stage. England qualified for the knockout rounds and now face DR Congo. Scotland packed

June 25, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #14 – Whatever Happened To Just Having A Go?

GOM World Cup Diary #14 – Whatever Happened To Just Having A Go? I spent a large part of yesterday evening watching England pass the ball sideways. Then backwards. Then sideways again. Then backwards

June 18, 20261Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #8: Why Can’t We Ever Just Enjoy It?

GOM World Cup Diary #8: Why Can't We Ever Just Enjoy It? England won 4-2 last night. Just let that sink in for a moment. Four goals scored. Three points secured. A winning start to

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