England 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0

Dull, dull, dull.

Poor performance by England. Again. T&T very unlucky not to be ahead at half time.

Man of the Match, John Terry without whom Dwight Yorke would have stuffed us from midfield a couple of times.

The introduction of Rooney and Lennon changed the game. Rooney actually did very little except somehow instill belief in the rest of the team. Lennon provided pace and much needed penetration down the right and suddenly, after 83 minutes of pure drivel, we were 2-0 up.

It would be nice, for once to say England played well. They didn't.

Sweden next.

England 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0

Dull, dull, dull.

Poor performance by England. Again. T&T very unlucky not to be ahead at half time.

Man of the Match, John Terry without whom Dwight Yorke would have stuffed us from midfield a couple of times.

The introduction of Rooney and Lennon changed the game. Rooney actually did very little except somehow instill belief in the rest of the team. Lennon provided pace and much needed penetration down the right and suddenly, after 83 minutes of pure drivel, we were 2-0 up.

It would be nice, for once to say England played well. They didn't.

Sweden next.

The Furtle Has Landed

Unexpectedly earlier I received a text from a harassed ellefurtle requesting sanctuary in which to continue her work on her thesis, since the vibe in Chateau Furtle has been singularly not condusive for writing. It is, I suspect, a Feng Shui thing. The Tower is aligned with the Pole Star and the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Chateau Furtle is not. Moreover my gaff is not frequented by exhibitionist pigeons which distract an eminently distract-able Furtle far too easily.

With a promised brief respite at 9pm to watch House on Channel 5, Miss Furtle is intending to burn the midnight oil to catch up on the work she has to do. In and of itself this is not a problem, but in an attempt to ensure she manages this feat of scholasticism, she has insisted that there be Red Bull and wine gums available. They are. In fact, she is sitting next to a fridge maintained by a geek and kept by his computer, which means that she has access, in addition, to 16 cans of Coke, 2 cans of Lemonade, 5 Mars Bars and 2 Snickers Bars.

This worries me, for tonight is a school night and a carbohydrate enriched Furtle is a fearsome prospect.

I am resolved that when I go to bed tonight, and she is still working until the wee small hours, or indeed, on the amount of fizz available to her, until the fat large hours, that I shall wear a post-it note on my back.

The post-it will read:

In answer to the FAQ;
Yes,
Yes,
No.

PTO.

It's a school night!

I may just get some sleep thus armoured.

The Furtle Has Landed

Unexpectedly earlier I received a text from a harassed ellefurtle requesting sanctuary in which to continue her work on her thesis, since the vibe in Chateau Furtle has been singularly not condusive for writing. It is, I suspect, a Feng Shui thing. The Tower is aligned with the Pole Star and the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Chateau Furtle is not. Moreover my gaff is not frequented by exhibitionist pigeons which distract an eminently distract-able Furtle far too easily.

With a promised brief respite at 9pm to watch House on Channel 5, Miss Furtle is intending to burn the midnight oil to catch up on the work she has to do. In and of itself this is not a problem, but in an attempt to ensure she manages this feat of scholasticism, she has insisted that there be Red Bull and wine gums available. They are. In fact, she is sitting next to a fridge maintained by a geek and kept by his computer, which means that she has access, in addition, to 16 cans of Coke, 2 cans of Lemonade, 5 Mars Bars and 2 Snickers Bars.

This worries me, for tonight is a school night and a carbohydrate enriched Furtle is a fearsome prospect.

I am resolved that when I go to bed tonight, and she is still working until the wee small hours, or indeed, on the amount of fizz available to her, until the fat large hours, that I shall wear a post-it note on my back.

The post-it will read:

In answer to the FAQ;
Yes,
Yes,
No.

PTO.

It's a school night!

I may just get some sleep thus armoured.