The REAL Big Day

....is of course here, and it's the World Cup, being held in Germany.

For the next 4 weeks, including the one where I'm on my annual golf holiday to Sunny Espana.

4 weeks of back to back football of the highest quality, with real and genuine drama, interspersed with moments of breathtaking skill and no doubt stultifying boredom will be beamed across the globe into our homes. I for one find this simply the biggest sporting spectacle ever. Forget the Olympics - no one ever chants songs in unison to an individual, nor do the “team sports” ever manage to create the same level of dedication and blind optimism from fans that football does. The Olympics, whilst no doubt occasionally thrilling can never match the drama of a single match played over 90 minutes, maybe 120 or more if extra time or penalties are involved. Even as a neutral for the non-England games its great to pick a team and try to see how they progress. I know for some people it is a kind of quadrennial nightmare, with their precious soaps or gardening programmes rescheduled, or the increase in football widows and widowers but hey, those are most definitely in the minority here. Even the normally apathetic seem to enjoy the whole spectacle and try to embrace the competition for what it is – simply the biggest and most inclusive sporting even on the planet.

And the world should embrace it just beacause its something the Yanks don’t actually control or dominate!

If you don’t like football then its time you grew up and got with the game pal!

So ,here’s a Jack opinion on all of the participating countries involved ….

You’re all shit except England!

Later StGeorgeJack