One Man's Window

It's fair to say that I kept reasonably quiet on here since the World Cup kicked off on June 11. The two happenings are entirely related, there's no need to look too deeply into the matter. Needless to say that between work, watching football and playing soccer, I was too busy to write. Which is a shame, because there are various things which I said would happen that did. And I wish I'd let the Interweb world know because then I'd have a written record of it which nobody could dispute. But oh well. Anyways, the point of this whole posting is that following a long month of watching the Beautiful Game , I began to wonder if it actually is beautiful anymore. The World Cup didn't so much highlight the great aspects of the sport, as it did emphasise the annoying ones. So, Mister Blatter and Monsieur Platini, here's my list of Shit That Needs Sorted Before 2014 : 1. Goalline Technology I genuinely do not care what you decide to do with this, just make a decision and s...

I know we've had some differences in the past. Wim Kieft shafted us badly some 22 years ago in Gelsenkirchin and sent you on your way to Euro glory. But I'll forgive you that. I'll forgive you all that, and the Maastricht Treaty as well. I'll even forgive you the fact that you have 2 names for your country, neither of which sound anything like each other and are slightly confusing to foreigners. I'll forgive the whole William of Orange thing as well. I'm sure that wasn't on purpose. And while we're on the subject, I'll even overlook the fact that you swear allegiance to the King of Spain in your national anthem. Or that you, at the very least, imply such allegiance. We'll pass by the whole wooden shoes thing. And the windmills. A country that flat can't really be relying on hydroelectricity for power, after all. Wind will have to do. The tulips? Okay, we'll move swiftly on. If that's how you float your boat, go for it. You see, tomorr...