Tag Archives: Germany
Black Mirror’s jumped the shark with Euro 2020
During the group stages of the European championships I was only half watching. Thanks to a slew of games compromised by negative tactics (even adopted by the likes of the Netherlands and France), a ridiculously bloated and therefore watered down … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Black Mirror, Budapest, Charlie Brooker, Christian Eriksen, CPR, David Icke’s Lizard-people illuminati theories, Denmark, Diana, editorial opportunism to appease the new diseased populism, Euro 2020, Finland, France, Fucking England, Germany, Gonzo, Hungary, Hungary are the equivalent of inviting your local paedophile to a street party, Islamic State execution channel, Jimmy Saville fingering the arsehole of a decomposing horse, Jonathan Pearce, Kennedy assassination level event, Lockdown, Martin Keown, Mute button, necrophilia, North Wales, OJ fleeing in his Bronco, Police chases, Rubber necking, Scotland are shite, The Netherlands, UEFA greed
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Grexit and Austerity: the slogans of antipathy.
Don’t you just hate the sensationalising of events with catchphrases? We accept that genuine disasters are usually given abbreviations as a convenience and then absorbed into the lexicon immediately, say ‘Piper Alpha’, ‘Dunblane’, ‘Lockerbie’ or ‘9/11’. Okay, so that last … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbreviations, Acronyms, Affluent aspiration would be a great name for a punk band, Alliteration is snazzy - innit?, Antipathy, Austerity, EU, EU Referendum, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greens, Grexit, Iain Duncan Smith sniffs the seats on buses, Labour, Single Muslim lesbian mums with eight kids from Somalia, Slogans, SNP, The War on Drugs, Tory Bastardism in full effect, Westminster, Xenophobia
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Previewing the World Cup Final
Well my friends we’ve reached the end, but as to how we got here, where to begin? We might as well start with the first semi-final between Brazil and Germany. The shock and awe which it induced, to be crass, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Di Maria, Argentina, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Brazil, David Luiz, FIFA are dickheads, German names without the silly extra 'e', Germany, Germany versus Argentina, Gonzalo Higuain, James Corden, Lionel Messi, Louis Van Gaal, Marcelo, Mesut Ozil, Miroslav Klose, Phil Scolari, Philipp Lahm, Ron Vlaar, The Netherlands, Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos, Too many tags, World Cup 2014, World Cup Final
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Previewing the World Cup Semi-Finals
Well wouldn’t you know it, my predictions came to fruition. I’ll confess, it was bittersweet, as I didn’t have money on it. But as I always say, you can’t lose what you don’t gamble. Just know this, if I put … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Argentina versus the Netherlands, Arjen Robben, Audrey Hepburn, Belgium, Brazil, Brazil versus Germany, David Luiz, France, Gamble irresponsibly, Germany, Gonzalo Higuain, Good riddance Belgium, Jogi Bear, Jose Mourinho, Lionel Messi, Louis Van Gaal, Luiz Gustavo, Mats Hummels, Neymar, Phil Scolari, The Netherlands, Thiago Silva, World Cup, World Cup 2014, World Cup Semi-Finals
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Previewing the World Cup Quarter-Finals
And just like that we’re reached the final stages of the competition. I’ve loved it so far, it’s been my favourite World Cup since Italia 90, which was also my first. Before I preview the four quarter-finals, I’ve decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Chiles, Argentina, Arjen Robben, Belgium, Brazil, Clarke Carlisle, Colombia, Costa Rica, Didier Deschamps, Faith healing works mmkay, France, Germany, Glenn Hoddle, Gordan Strachan, Jackson Martinez is defo Colombian, Jogi Low, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Phil Scolari, World Cup 2014
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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 
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