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That sounds like Indorock and…
…or Indoroll. The Tielman Brothers from a Dutch TV show in 1960… click to play Can’t say my knowledge of the Dutch Indorock scene of the late 50s early 60s is that great. My knowledge of Dutch music...
View ArticleIn Switzerland they had brotherly love…
…they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? Philippe Senderos, along with the cuckoo clocks. The other lot have had a few years of Adolf, Arnie and Amadeus and what did that...
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It was 12 years ago today…
…Gazza taught the Jocks to play. click to play Ah what a good day that was, then just a few days later they would give the Dutch a lesson. Watching the Oranje take apart the World Cup winners and...
View ArticleRIP Sir Bobby Robson, a gentleman and a great…
…servant of the game. Much of the attention in the obituaries for Sir Bobby Robson who died today, after finally losing his many battles with cancer aged 76, will no doubt focus well in this country...
View ArticleBut will Fabio learn from…
…this. It’s doubtful that the England manager will take on board what he saw last night in Holland, as his side came back from two down to draw 2-2. After all he’s claiming that that the two errors...
View ArticleArgentina nil, England one…
…or should that be England 2. That’s what it would have been on paper after the German’s stuffed Maradonna’s lot in the quarter-final on Saturday, of course on actual grass it probably would have...
View ArticleThird biggest run chase in World Cup…
…history. England chasing down 293 to beat the Netherlands in their World Cup opener. Yes let me repeat that the Netherlands, which they did with a whole 8 balls to spare. Oh and it was the Netherlands...
View ArticleThank you Stuart…
…NEXT! So was that Stuart Pearce’s one and only game as manager of England? Does he deserve another chance or his he just a bit too desperate for the job at the Euros despite all the protestations to...
View ArticleBut will Fabio learn from
this.It’s doubtful that the England manager will take on board what he saw last night in Holland, as his side came back from two down to draw 2-2.After all he’s claiming that that the two errors which...
View ArticleArgentina nil, England one
or should that be England 2.That’s what it would have been on paper after the German’s stuffed Maradonna’s lot in the quarter-final on Saturday, of course on actual grass it probably would have...
View ArticleThird biggest run chase in World Cup
history.England chasing down 293 to beat the Netherlands in their World Cup opener. Yes let me repeat that the Netherlands, which they did with a whole 8 balls to spare.Oh and it was the Netherlands...
View ArticleThank you Stuart
NEXT!So was that Stuart Pearce’s one and only game as manager of England? Does he deserve another chance or his he just a bit too desperate for the job at the Euros despite all the protestations to the...
View ArticleR.I.P. Johan Cruyff, more than just
a turn.The Dutch great Johan Cruyff has died, aged 68, will probably be most remembered for that one moment in one game but he was much more than that but then how many players have a move named after...
View ArticleNow that’s the type of England friendly we know
and love.While England’s almost A-team shone in Germany the B-team grasped their chance with both hands, fell over, let it slip out of their grasp and threw it into the back of their own net, as they...
View ArticleAfter all those years of England wanting to play like the Dutch
they’ve finally got their wish.Years of envious looks from England over the channel to the Netherlands, only slightly broken up by one glorious night in 1996, ended as both side look similarly dull and...
View ArticleItaly go Dutch
on a night out with England.A similar performance a similar result from England in their friendly against Italy, another team that failed to make it to the World Cup.In times gone by a pair of draws...
View ArticleThe shame in Spain falls mainly
on the football team.Spain thought they’d hit rock bottom during the World Cup, when they insipidly passed their way out of the tournament, little did they know just a few months later they’d find out...
View ArticleBut we were told Southgate and Sterling were going to lead England
to the promised land.Isn’t that how it was supposed to go in the Nations League finals… breeze past the Dutch then walk off with gold in the final, not scrape by with a bronze medal for third place...
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