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England Expects…………..........
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead…….
And you, good men, whose limbs were made in England, show us here the mettle of your pasture.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit; and upon this charge
Cry God for Harry ! England and Saint George” (William Shakespeare)
"Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar.” (Winston Churchill)
“We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them on the ground and in the air …..we shall them fight on the field…..we shall never surrender!... Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty….. so men will still say 'This was their finest hour” (Winston Churchill)
What is our aim?... Victory... Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terror. Victory, however long and hard the road may be. For without victory, there is no survival" (Winston Churchill)
"England! awake! awake! awake! Jerusalem thy sister calls! Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death, and close her from thy ancient walls?" (William Blake)
"If I should die, think only this of me, that there's some corner of a foreign field, that is forever England” (Rupert Brooke)
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother......." (William Shakespeare)
"England expects that Every Man will do his duty" (Horatio Nelson)
“Come On England !” (Olddutch)
What do you say to our Footballers as they face their moment of truth against Slovenia ?
Or close the wall up with our English dead…….
And you, good men, whose limbs were made in England, show us here the mettle of your pasture.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit; and upon this charge
Cry God for Harry ! England and Saint George” (William Shakespeare)
"Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar.” (Winston Churchill)
“We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them on the ground and in the air …..we shall them fight on the field…..we shall never surrender!... Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty….. so men will still say 'This was their finest hour” (Winston Churchill)
What is our aim?... Victory... Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terror. Victory, however long and hard the road may be. For without victory, there is no survival" (Winston Churchill)
"England! awake! awake! awake! Jerusalem thy sister calls! Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death, and close her from thy ancient walls?" (William Blake)
"If I should die, think only this of me, that there's some corner of a foreign field, that is forever England” (Rupert Brooke)
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother......." (William Shakespeare)
"England expects that Every Man will do his duty" (Horatio Nelson)
“Come On England !” (Olddutch)
What do you say to our Footballers as they face their moment of truth against Slovenia ?
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'Victory is the sweetest when you've known defeat'
Olddutch I thought you had been drinking! (laughing) This is great, really enthusiatic - here's mine:
The world saw us
We came
And we were defeated
We thought
And we fought
And we return
Together stronger and better
Together we shall show the world -
That England is NOT the team to be defeated!
(I'm going up now, had long day)
Olddutch I thought you had been drinking! (laughing) This is great, really enthusiatic - here's mine:
The world saw us
We came
And we were defeated
We thought
And we fought
And we return
Together stronger and better
Together we shall show the world -
That England is NOT the team to be defeated!
(I'm going up now, had long day)
nice one as usual seadragon - and good try booldawg
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” (Bill Shankley)
"The first 90 minutes of the match are the most important." ( Bobby Robson)
'You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out.' (Peter Shilton)
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” (Bill Shankley)
"The first 90 minutes of the match are the most important." ( Bobby Robson)
'You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out.' (Peter Shilton)
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountain green
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark satanic mills
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
Walk upon England's mountain green
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark satanic mills
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
yes, unbelievable Gromit - equalled only by Yakubus equally unbelievable miss today for Nigeria - a side-foot wide from four yards out when confronted by an open goal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg_4GcYOD3A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg_4GcYOD3A
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"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." (Thomas Paine)
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." (Henry Ford)
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We're afraid.”
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We will fall!”
“Come to the edge.”
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew. (Guillaume Apollinaire) or Capello maybe ?
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." (Henry Ford)
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We're afraid.”
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We will fall!”
“Come to the edge.”
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew. (Guillaume Apollinaire) or Capello maybe ?
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>You forgot the day old dutch, "on this day of St Crispin"< Steve, St Crispins Day has been moved - Today is St, Crispins Day
But will it be Agincourt or Balaclava.?? Its got to be Agincourt - but if we fated not to win today then, at least, a Tennyson type “Balaclava” would be the way to go !
*******
“England Refused to turn up for the first three World Cups (1930 -1934 -1938 ) ….and some say England Refused to turn up for the first two matches of this World Cup….Todays the Day Englands World Cup Starts !” (Gary Lineker)
“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true (and hitting the back of Slovenias net !) - (Honore de Balzac)”
“You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge” (Damon Runyon)
“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself ” (Muhammad Ali)
But will it be Agincourt or Balaclava.?? Its got to be Agincourt - but if we fated not to win today then, at least, a Tennyson type “Balaclava” would be the way to go !
*******
“England Refused to turn up for the first three World Cups (1930 -1934 -1938 ) ….and some say England Refused to turn up for the first two matches of this World Cup….Todays the Day Englands World Cup Starts !” (Gary Lineker)
“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true (and hitting the back of Slovenias net !) - (Honore de Balzac)”
“You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge” (Damon Runyon)
“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself ” (Muhammad Ali)
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn’t," but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "couldn’t be done," and you’ll do it.
But, he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn’t," but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "couldn’t be done," and you’ll do it.
Nice one Sandy - a bit below to ease us fans pre match nerves
"I've told the players we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones" Chris Turner, Peterborough manager, before LC QF, 1992.
"Tell the Kraut to get his ass up front. We don't pay a million for a guy to hang around in defence." NY Cosmos executive, on Beckenbauer's positioning.
"I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest just squandered"George Best.
"If we played like that every week we wouldn't be so inconsistent" Bryan Robson, Man U, 1990.
"That's great, tell him he's Pele and get him back on." John Lambie, Partick Thistle manager, when told a concussed striker did not know who he was.
"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area, for goalies is between their legs" Andy Gray, SkySport
"I've told the players we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones" Chris Turner, Peterborough manager, before LC QF, 1992.
"Tell the Kraut to get his ass up front. We don't pay a million for a guy to hang around in defence." NY Cosmos executive, on Beckenbauer's positioning.
"I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest just squandered"George Best.
"If we played like that every week we wouldn't be so inconsistent" Bryan Robson, Man U, 1990.
"That's great, tell him he's Pele and get him back on." John Lambie, Partick Thistle manager, when told a concussed striker did not know who he was.
"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area, for goalies is between their legs" Andy Gray, SkySport
"Ok lads - remember it's that round thing and you have to put it in that - oh wake up Rooney - where was I? - oh yes you have to put it into that square thing.
And if you do it well you'll get another Bentley
Yes I know your foot hurts - just try and ignore it for a while
Yes we are nearly there
Where's the Valium...."
And if you do it well you'll get another Bentley
Yes I know your foot hurts - just try and ignore it for a while
Yes we are nearly there
Where's the Valium...."
Have you read Jonothan Livingstone Seagull.... It is all about trying against huge odds,and ridicule and exceeding expectations until you reach glory... could do worse.... My team talk,
Oh for fluffs sake you're adults If you win I'll have a couple of dozen high class escort girls waiting when you come back to the changing rooms That will get JT at his peak anyway...
Oh for fluffs sake you're adults If you win I'll have a couple of dozen high class escort girls waiting when you come back to the changing rooms That will get JT at his peak anyway...
