Captain......as a fellow footy lover you will understand my anger...
Although I have always been a "club before country" fan I have watched England all over Europe from the mid 1980's to the mid 1990's.
This was during the bad old days of serious football viloence,when to be English abroad meant you would not only be a target for the locals,but also the police..sad but true.
I went to all the Euro Championships,Italia 90 world cup,and all the qualifiers.....[my highlight was the 5-1 against Germany].....I have had 35 years of lows and lowers watching my national team.....so...when the thought of Germany...at Wembley came along,I had my ticket sorted......transport sorted from Liverpool...and my bed for the night sorted.......W R O N G !!!!!!!!!...
I was refused 2 day's holiday,because we are busy with ships....so I spent the entire game...on the quay....supervising the discharge of a ship.....soaking wet.....with the rain dripping from my hard hat...onto my beak...then onto the quay !!!....
Considering the score,I may ask can I work on Satuday evening at 8pm when we play Ukraine...I may be a lucky [drenched] mascot !!!