May261999
08-06-2006, 06:06 AM
You know, this hasn't been brought up much, which kinda surprises me. English superstition of not wanting to jinx themselves, perhaps:
An England squad was getting ready for the World Cup. An English squad that while respected, had been somewhat unimpressive in recent years. A manager was ridiculed in the press for something he said, and then disaster struck: England's best striker was struck with an injury.
That was in 1966.
Ok, there are differences: Sven never made a claim that England would win it all 3 years ago, and Greavesie got injured after the tournament started.
But I'm going to shit in my pants if a story comes out tomorrow in the Der Spiegel that the World Cup was stolen and a German Shepherd found it.
Just thinking out loud.......
An England squad was getting ready for the World Cup. An English squad that while respected, had been somewhat unimpressive in recent years. A manager was ridiculed in the press for something he said, and then disaster struck: England's best striker was struck with an injury.
That was in 1966.
Ok, there are differences: Sven never made a claim that England would win it all 3 years ago, and Greavesie got injured after the tournament started.
But I'm going to shit in my pants if a story comes out tomorrow in the Der Spiegel that the World Cup was stolen and a German Shepherd found it.
Just thinking out loud.......