Wor Lass shares his thoughts on Qatar World Cup, Newcastle United and The Mag nufc
As a Brit living in SW France, and generally avoiding the expat community like the plague, I turn to The Mag to feed my craic habit.
One of the most impressive aspects of The Mag is how such a vast range of people contribute articles, serving up a varied and relevant menu for general consumption. Robert Browning wrote a beautiful poem, “Home Thoughts From Abroad”, describing his memories of England in Spring time, which was later referenced by Clifford T Ward in his 1973 song of the same name. Whilst I do miss certain aspects of England, mainly the pub, my thoughts from abroad at the moment are centred on the football team rather than the country.
Now I have to say that I don’t think Qatar should have been awarded this World Cup in the first place. The whole thing stunk of corruption with our French friends Messieurs Sarkozy and Platini being largely to blame – the only positive being that they stuck it up Mr Blatter, which is always a good thing in my book.
A semi final at the last World Cup and a final at the Euros gives him a great record on paper. Unfortunately, as the late great Brian Clough pointed out, the game is played on grass and – when the chips were down – that’s where Gareth’s tactical limitations and decision making processes have found him out.
Portugal claim the title of biggest cheats and play actors at this Qatar World Cup, with João Felix showing that he might be young but there’s not much that Bruno Fernandes or even Pepe can teach him regarding simulation and moaning. I think he may have been mentored by the great Ayoze himself. This brings me to one positive development that I’ve noticed concerning the referees.
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