June 15, 2006
Day six- mayhem in the branches of the palm trees that line the field opposite the stone-cold block of flats where I dwell..dogs roaming the park…more non-humans than humans, tranquil, preternatural…lovely…green parakeets darting from tree to tree making all manner of musically pitched noises…at first I thought that maybe a mischievous possum had come across […]
June 14, 2006
Togo VKorea SouthPark Ji sung and song Chong Goo are the only players I know…Togans.. just the word itself gives rise to visions of tribal warriors, planting their spears in the ground,, surrounding a small bastion of resistance…which is called “south Korea’ 1T 2 joints, good chat with the lecherous but surprisingly intelligent(for a Yorkie) […]
June 14, 2006
The Preview CLick above to download the MS Word version ofthe Valdez World Cup Guide, complete with pictures, sub-standard grammar, laughs and cries of horror. read it and weep. General Gruber There isn't time for me to edit this, the start of my world cup diary, up to the standard of my news reports, but […]
June 14, 2006
Day four-Japas V Australia- It has been 32 years since the gold and green of Australia was seen at the world cup finals. Guided by ace tactician Guss Hiddink, the Australians have a fighting chance of getting through this group, but only if they can make sushi of the Japs. Zico is head coach of […]
June 14, 2006
Day three Serbia v Dutch Both teams undefeated in qualifying…Recent Dutch friendly against Aussies showed attacking flair and purpose but fragile defence, though Van de Sar is still world class. Van Nistelroy will be dangerous as ever with Chelsea’s Arjen Robben, whose former team-mate, Mr Kezman, is the main chance of a goal for the […]
June 14, 2006
Day 2 England v Paraguay.. Pre-match hype-The England XI should be as it was a week ago when they demolished Jamaica 6-0. Gerrard has been passed fit to play and Eriksson can boast an almost full strength phalanx ready and willing to stomp the Paraguayans. Other than Brazil, there isn’t another country which endures comparable […]
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