Wembley in the rain

[caddyman]

Well, that's that then. A fit result on the night when England were weighed down by their pay packets (notable exception Peter Crouch) and deserved to lose a highly motivated Croatia. Crouch's goal was good; not sure that we deserved the penalty that started off the mini revival. The team's inability to win in earlier games and the need for a helping hand from Israel to make this match meaningful says it all, really. Had England qualified it would have allowed us an exaggerated view of their abilities. Now we know a rebuild and a rethink is needed.

I can't even find it in myself to be bothered. We had a second chance and we threw it away.

Come next summer I shall have to pick someone else to follow. I think I may lay the Curse of the Lea's on Sweden and follow them.