Germany – Dave Thomas's Blog

June 30, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #20 – Whatever Happened To Living On Past Glory?

GOM World Cup Diary #20 – Whatever Happened To Living On Past Glory? The knockout stages reminded us of one of football's greatest truths yesterday. Yesterday counts for absolutely nothing. Brazil survived. Morocco knocked

June 26, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #16 – Whatever Happened To Winning?

The World Cup group stage has reached the point where teams can lose and still celebrate qualification. The Grumpy Old Man wonders when football stopped being about simply winning—and why modern life seems just as complicated.

June 15, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #5: Do We Really Need 48 Teams?

GOM World Cup Diary #5: Do We Really Need 48 Teams? Germany beat Curaçao 7-1 yesterday. Which was unfortunate for Curaçao. And, if we're being completely honest, not especially surprising for the rest