Comments on: World Cup Fever

By: Des

Des — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:23:19 +0000

Cheer up…at least you can now fly Ryanair for a fiver (£5) if you don’t mind standing.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7864921/Ryanair-to-sell-5-tickets-for-standing-room-only-flights.html

By: Joanna Cake

Joanna Cake — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:32:43 +0000

Like BG, I’ve been a rugby girl from birth. However, I have had to make an exception because of Ruf, so I have been to see the Villa on a couple of occasions and have a huge crush on Martin O’Neill.

I’ve actually written a post today about the bad behaviour of the players - it just makes me sooooo cross. The current crop are a bunch of overpaid, arrogant, violent ne’erdowells who don’t deserve to win anything. However, I’m not sure that any of the competing teams are any better.

By: Uncle

Uncle — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:55:41 +0000

Hello BG - I am a rugby man through and through and the last time I went to a football match was when Ted McDougall played for York city, which was quite awhile ago.
Just as a folloew on to your chat with the para with the pins in his legs I remember somebody asking why Paras did indeed jump out of perfectly good aircraft and the response was always “Have you seen the way Crab Air(The RAF) Land”

DL - I just don’t get whole nations holding their breath for a game of football. Bloody daft. I will probably watch the odd game here or there but as for rescheduling my life because such and such is playing is just daft.

That Girl - Thanks for your comments and corrections. I will ensure I buck up as there is no time Toulouse.

Gumpher - Good to hear from you, trust you are in good health. To be fair I have had a fair bit of experience where footballers have done their bit for very worth while causes. No names, no pack drill, but some are renowned for being the “hard men” of the game. All credit to Josh Lewesy & Keith Reesby for their valiant attempt on Everest.

By: Gumpher

Gumpher — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:03:52 +0000

First off, welcome back.

Can’t get away from football at the moment.

I’m with bendy Girl , I can’t watch a whole game of football, it just doesn’t absorb my attention, but if it’s rugby, I’d quite happily watch Botswana play Peru, drives my wife potty.

I just can’t see a recently retired footballer attempting to climb Everest to raise money for Help for Heroes as Josh Lewsey has recently done.

By: That Bird

That Bird — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:47:47 +0000

Glad you’re back in fine fettle.

Men and their balls, eh. World balls ‘n all.

Oh, and it’s ‘lose’ for lost. ‘Loose’ is for clothes that don’t fit properly. Just a niggle of mine. Makes me lose my temper a tad! Loosely speaking.
X

By: dl

dl — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:10:10 +0000

…and I thought I was the only male n the country to be completely baffled by the whole thing.

I take it you’ve not got a pretty white flag with a red cross fluttering from your car?

(Perhaps they’ve all got hankerings to be driving field ambulances?)

All the best, as ever,
D.

By: Bendy Girl

Bendy Girl — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:37:01 +0000

I’ll never understand why people get so worked up about football…rugby is far better, I can admire the fixing broken bits there and then attitude of rugby players, but grown men howling on the floor over a non injury, s’beyond me!
I think self destruct/eternal optimism are probably 2 sides of the same coin.
A very lovely, very Scouse “I got these pins in me leg jumping out of a perfectly good airplane” stopped to give me Para style encouragement on my death walk yesterday, it made all the difference. Sure it wasn’t SG but they’re a special breed
Take care of yourself UN. BG Xx