Harry’s Place

Euro2008 kicks-off on Saturday and unlike the last pan-European competition held 12 days ago, the best in class is almost certain to come out on top. Look at winners Greece in Euro2004. Okay, don’t look at Greece in Euro2004.
The Euros are generally considered tougher to win than the World Cup in that, with only 16 […]

Lenin seems to be favouring the blues, rather than the reds, but who do you think will win?
Has the Premiership become too much of a soap opera about managers? Or has it always been like this?
Glasgow have won the Scottish Premiership again, that much is certain. Is it time they moved South of the border […]

Ex England footballer Paul Gascoigne was detained under the Mental Health Act by Northumbria Police on Thursday after behaving strangely at a hotel.
Allegedly Gazza was wandering around the building with three battery operated plastic parrots that said “Give us a kiss”; ringing room service for plates of raw liver which he would then eat the […]

Its another grim and damp bank holiday here in England and I am afraid I just can’t be bothered with the doings in Paris. So it being the end of the season it just has to be time for an HP football thread.
Grumpy old Alex has won another title, Mourinho is making excuses for his […]

You can do your bit to stick it in the ear of Ismail Patel and like-minded folks by watching and commenting on the Israel-England football match.
Unfortunately I can’t get it on TV here in the States.
The Jerusalem Post reports:
A special delegation of English Football Association members and English fans visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum […]

(This is a Guest Post by Mettaculture)
Dublin 24/2/2007. Ireland 43 England 13

There has been serious debate in Ireland recently about whether England should have been allowed to play God save the Queen and concerns that nationalist opposition might wreck the opening of the game, with even the intercession of […]

After last week’s wonderful performance against Spain, England manager Steve Maclaren’s new tactics include avoiding defeat by replacing friendly games with training camps and sending thinly veiled “rescue me” messages
to David Beckham
I say put the man out of his misery. I hear that Port Vale need a reserve team coach and he would be ideal […]

This is a Guest Post by Mettaculture
England 20: Italy 7
Congratulations to England and a huge well done to Johnnie Wilkinson who after painful recovery over three years took less than 3 minutes to score a goal; becoming the highest scoring player ever in the 5/6 Nations Championship at 409 points in total.. Well done […]

An ugly reminder that not all the ethnic violence in France can be blamed on the usual suspects: Islam, immigration, etc.
French politicians urged soccer authorities to clean up their sport on Friday after a policeman killed one man and injured another while under attack from fans shouting racist comments.
Witnesses said the black policeman opened fire […]

Big trouble at the Everton v Arsenal game last night and further proof that football is becoming a middle-class game where results depend on players having standard English accents.
James McFadden was sent off for calling (ref Graham) Poll a cheat after he had rejected the first of several penalty appeals from Andrew Johnson.
McFadden […]