Oh woe is Jeff Powell, who got upset by the interim England manager's decision not to sing the national anthem against the team he played 40 times for himself.
After the death of SGE the other week, and the reflection then on Powell's diatribe at his appointment to the England job I did briefly wonder whether Jeff Powell writing clickbait bilge for right-wing readers was still a thing. Sadly I now know the answer.
From Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s 'Fates Worse Than Death' on pre-internet trolling: "I was talking to Saul Steinberg about Céline once, and I cried out in astonishment that a writer so funny and wise and gifted would intersperse what would have been masterpieces with loathsome attacks on Jews in general and, if you can believe it, jeers at the memory of Anne Frank in particular. 'Why, why, why did he have to besmirch the sublimely innocent ghost of Anne Frank?' I said. Steinberg pointed his right index finger at my breastbone. He said, 'He wanted *you* to remember him.' "
If the English FA ever consults the support about a 'new' anthem, can I recommend more inclusive, worldly songs, that would also get the fans *and* players motivated:
Black Lace - 'Agadoo' (Spanish holidays)
The Tweets - 'Birdie Dance' (Swiss oompah)
Bucks Fizz - 'Making Your Mind Up' (European success & unity)
Is it me or did this attempt to fan the flames end up as a wet fart? No one really cared outside the offices of the Telegraph. It seemed to barely get noticed on the message board of my club and that’s a place that is half football, half UKIP recruiting site.
Of course, the real cynical view is that it was an attempt to remind the interim manager who his real boss is, after Gareth Southgate successfully sidelined them for eight years.
After the death of SGE the other week, and the reflection then on Powell's diatribe at his appointment to the England job I did briefly wonder whether Jeff Powell writing clickbait bilge for right-wing readers was still a thing. Sadly I now know the answer.
From Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s 'Fates Worse Than Death' on pre-internet trolling: "I was talking to Saul Steinberg about Céline once, and I cried out in astonishment that a writer so funny and wise and gifted would intersperse what would have been masterpieces with loathsome attacks on Jews in general and, if you can believe it, jeers at the memory of Anne Frank in particular. 'Why, why, why did he have to besmirch the sublimely innocent ghost of Anne Frank?' I said. Steinberg pointed his right index finger at my breastbone. He said, 'He wanted *you* to remember him.' "
One more thing...
If the English FA ever consults the support about a 'new' anthem, can I recommend more inclusive, worldly songs, that would also get the fans *and* players motivated:
Black Lace - 'Agadoo' (Spanish holidays)
The Tweets - 'Birdie Dance' (Swiss oompah)
Bucks Fizz - 'Making Your Mind Up' (European success & unity)
And, as a wee aside, isn't it a shame that the Irish FA hire an ex-dentist when it's too late to help Shane MacGowan...
Didn't even wear a suit...
Is it me or did this attempt to fan the flames end up as a wet fart? No one really cared outside the offices of the Telegraph. It seemed to barely get noticed on the message board of my club and that’s a place that is half football, half UKIP recruiting site.
Of course, the real cynical view is that it was an attempt to remind the interim manager who his real boss is, after Gareth Southgate successfully sidelined them for eight years.