It's amazing to think Joe Cole is now on a short-term loan at Coventry

[Classic Jorge]

especially when it all looked so rosy for him after scoring this belter agaist sweden in 2006 https://youtu.be/7KkIQOS-D2I

Is it a feature of english football that we mistrust the mercurial talented players so much?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I was there, I think. A little druink, sadly.

[barrybueno]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4

[Classic Jorge]

I rarely watch england games, I pay attention to them even less.

[Jake]

[Classic Jorge]

[barrybueno]

bueno

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

singing about 10 German bombers, and so on.

Rooney! Rooney! Rooney!

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

I was quite a fan of his back in the C4 Football Italia days

GOOOOOOOOOOOLACIO!

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The corporate hospitality was very German and very, very efficient. I sat next to some Chelsea gimp at lunch.

[Jake]

[Ashberto]

[barrybueno]

Is in my mind anyway.