This is the celebrated journal of Mr. Simon Collison A.K.A Colly

# Darren Hoyt responded on 2nd July 2006 with...

What’s the feeling in England right now regarding Rooney’s red card? Til being sent off he was looking formidable against the Portuguese defense. Had he stayed in he might’ve made some difference.

# Jeremy Keith responded on 2nd July 2006 with...

Personally, I think getting kicked out of the World Cup is just rewards for Wayne Rooney stamping on somebody’s balls, no?

“You’re going home, you’re going home, you’re going… England’s going home.”

Sorry… but there’s always some sweet schadenfreude for an Irishman when England loses. ;-)

# Ian Lloyd responded on 3rd July 2006 with...

Eh up, where’s be union flag then? I’m just European, am I?  In that case,do I have to like Portugal, France et al now? Ye gads.

# Simon Clayson responded on 4th July 2006 with...

It was all bound to end in tears, there’s only so much luck you can buy. England deserved to be beaten, and this cycle will go on unless the next group of talented, over-paid, over-spoilt and over-confident players are moulded as a team, and earn their right to play at the top table of European football rather than thinking it’s their divine right. In addition, it’s time the flag-waving public and press stopped blaming refs/winking Ronaldo/stamping Rooney/Sven/Faria/Steve MacClarens notepad (What IS he writing down?) and faced up to some truths and demanded a more professional and balanced view of the national side. For starters - they were’nt good enough overall when they should have been.

Some interesting observations:
Jens Lehmann: His database of how all players usually take penalties over the years. The English over the years think that penalties are a ‘lottery’.

Owen Hargreaves: Nice one.

Martin O’Neill: The FA need dragging through the gutter on this. Are they really that scared of him? The echoes of Cloughie are deafening.

I’ll save this text and re-post it in two years time no doubt. Come on England! Come on you Irons!