Archive for the 'Match Reports' Category

England v Uruguay

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 by Herr Ed

Tricky things friendlies! Reporting on them requires the same skills as those utilised by a broadsheet journalist reviewing a French art-house film – you couldn’t make head or tail of it but still have to write something which makes you sound clever.
England were put under very little pressure by Uruguay and were looking pretty lively […]

Zamora for England!

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 by Herr Ed

Herr Hippo sent me on my first scouting mission for this year’s World Cup – to Arsenal v West Ham. Unfortunately the World Cup Hippo budget is a bit tight; I therefore couldn’t make it to Highbury and had to make do with viewing the game at The Cricketer’s pub in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.
Arsenal and England defender, […]