I see that "as few as" 4% of English people believe that England will win the World Cup. Personally, I would have written "as many as".
Good luck to the lads and I look forward to welcoming them home in a couple of weeks.
Good luck to the lads and I look forward to welcoming them home in a couple of weeks.
Strange to relate - we were commenting only yesterday how this time the press seem to have been fairly muted and how we have yet to see a Cross of St. George poster anywhere. Not even the Nat.Flag shaved into anyone's skull.
ReplyDeleteBut should we get through these openers with our Group (doubtful, surely) then all bets are off.
Meanwhile, there's Ascot doncha know, closely followed by Wimbers. Oh my giddy heart.
Expectations are low all right, but are they low enough? Ever a patriot, I expect England to lose all three group stage matches and, as I say, to return home in a couple of weeks, probably in the company of "les Bleus" whose home country has recently been classified as a "flawed democracy" by the EIU.
ReplyDeleteWell Barnaby - 1 down (you are right so far) and 2 to go. My younger brother had a free bet on the World cup and bet that Italy would beat England 2-1 so he is £165 better off now. You might be interested in part of my subsequent email to him after the congratulations when I said:
ReplyDelete"When Michael was at Beaumont he bet (quite forbidden by the Jesuits) on an outsider to win the Grand National - which it did.
The rumour at the time was that the Js upon finding out gave him the choice of keeping his winnings and taking twice nine ferulas as a punishment (now along with all other corporal punishment outlawed) or giving all (or some) of his winnings to Jesuit Missions and avoiding his punishment.
It was the only time Mike bought me treat at the Beaumont tuck shop so either the ferula rumour was unfounded or Mike came to a compromise deal with the Js or they never found out."
Mike is my older brother and I think our paths crossed at Beaumont for just one year.