Lord Noel Says "Ooops! We Did It Again...."

What ho! Pepys....

Those immortal words....

....first uttered in public by Britney Spears...

...sum up Englands performance today....

.....in the long awaited show down....

....against our arch enemies....

....the dreaded Germans...

....who thrashed our Brash Brittanic Botties in a 4-1 (2 really) win in Sud Afrika.

It was always going to be a game of two halves.....

....and (as I said to David Beckham in our telephone conversation during half time) .....

....I said " David, if England can just manage to score 3 more goals we can actually draw with the Krauts....

....and then face them in a penalty shoot-out...

...which we might not lose!"

I think we would have been much better chosing a completely different venue for this very imprtant match.....

....I'm surprised at the Manager not opting for the smaller, and little used, Kraptorian Stadium....

....which lies further South.

On that pitch....

....with England playing left to right....

....the second half would have been very much more interesting.

So....

.....with England's World Cup dreams finally lying in tatters......

...and the tears of dejection being sobbed uncontrollably into the dressing room of time....

.....it's a final 'goodbye' to England.....

....who can now return to their overpaid jobs at their famous clubs....

....and regain their confidence as true Celebrities.....

.....by playing with other players....

....who may just recognise the idea of 'Team'

Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel