Say it ain't so
This is just wrong in so many ways.
An opera singer is helping England cricket star Andrew Flintoff release a record.
The burly all-rounder is aiming for a number one Christmas hit, most probably with the anthem Jerusalem. Manchester-based singer Jon Christos has been training all-rounder 'Freddie' to perform the song.
Has it all gone to his head? I mean, Cliff Richard (cynically) releases christmas records, Mr Blobby, Bob the Builder, the roll of shame is endless. Freddie has credibility though, he is truly loved I'm not sure an Xmas record will help.
Staying with sport, England play Poland tonight, both teams having already qualified for the World Cup next year in Germany. Everybody else has been having their say and so I feel obliged to join in.
To say that England have been a bit below par recently is a bit like saying Hitler was a bit naughty. We've been shocking. Sven has copped a good deal of the criticism and much of it is deserved. Think back to Italy in 1990. Bobby Robson had at his disposal only a couple of great players, Gazza and Lineker come to mind, but the numbers were made up by a load of decent, honest, hardworking team players. Bobby Robson made them into a hell of a team. He built on the strengths and weaknesses of his own players and designed tactics to frustrate and ultimately beat the teams put before him. Some say it was cynical, but wasn't it entertaining!? Weren't you on the edge of your seat every match? By contrast, Sven can select his team from some of the best players in the world, Beckham, Owen, Rooney, Gerrard, Sol C, Ferdinand, Terry, King, Shaun WP, Lampard, Defoe, players any manager would want. And what is he doing with them? Nothing. England have looked like a collection of average players who met for the first time in the car park an hour before kick off. There's no passion, no commitment, no heart. Sven sits on the bench like Professor Yaffle, the carved book end, leaving the shouting and the motivating to Steve McLaren. It just isn't good enough. Contrast with Sam Allardyce. Anyone else watch Bolton in the UEFA Cup recently? Sam was on his feet the whole time, shouting his team on, chiding, screaming, waving his arms like a drowning man. And didn't Bolton over-achieve? It was a reflection of Sam, he's a motivator, he lives every moment of every match with his players. That's what England need. That's what England deserve. The FA need to make it so.
An opera singer is helping England cricket star Andrew Flintoff release a record.
The burly all-rounder is aiming for a number one Christmas hit, most probably with the anthem Jerusalem. Manchester-based singer Jon Christos has been training all-rounder 'Freddie' to perform the song.
Has it all gone to his head? I mean, Cliff Richard (cynically) releases christmas records, Mr Blobby, Bob the Builder, the roll of shame is endless. Freddie has credibility though, he is truly loved I'm not sure an Xmas record will help.
Staying with sport, England play Poland tonight, both teams having already qualified for the World Cup next year in Germany. Everybody else has been having their say and so I feel obliged to join in.
To say that England have been a bit below par recently is a bit like saying Hitler was a bit naughty. We've been shocking. Sven has copped a good deal of the criticism and much of it is deserved. Think back to Italy in 1990. Bobby Robson had at his disposal only a couple of great players, Gazza and Lineker come to mind, but the numbers were made up by a load of decent, honest, hardworking team players. Bobby Robson made them into a hell of a team. He built on the strengths and weaknesses of his own players and designed tactics to frustrate and ultimately beat the teams put before him. Some say it was cynical, but wasn't it entertaining!? Weren't you on the edge of your seat every match? By contrast, Sven can select his team from some of the best players in the world, Beckham, Owen, Rooney, Gerrard, Sol C, Ferdinand, Terry, King, Shaun WP, Lampard, Defoe, players any manager would want. And what is he doing with them? Nothing. England have looked like a collection of average players who met for the first time in the car park an hour before kick off. There's no passion, no commitment, no heart. Sven sits on the bench like Professor Yaffle, the carved book end, leaving the shouting and the motivating to Steve McLaren. It just isn't good enough. Contrast with Sam Allardyce. Anyone else watch Bolton in the UEFA Cup recently? Sam was on his feet the whole time, shouting his team on, chiding, screaming, waving his arms like a drowning man. And didn't Bolton over-achieve? It was a reflection of Sam, he's a motivator, he lives every moment of every match with his players. That's what England need. That's what England deserve. The FA need to make it so.
posted by phylos @ 14:30
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