So the dream has ended and Roy does not come home the to be knighted hero, well just what went wrong? Well here at jumpers we don’t know but we have a horrible feeling that even in the after life we are going to be doomed to an eternity of England losing on penalties. To be fair though from what I recall we were outplayed for the majority of the match and were lucky to reach a penalty shoot out. Oh hum better luck next time – hope does spring eternal.

As the new season beckons, yes I am mentioning this even before Wimbledon – another contest we love and in which the English flatter to deceive, and the inevitable manager – go – round and transfer records broken etc. We an look forward to what promises to be a good, if not as good as it used to be grump grump, season and the prospect of an exciting Champion League – though not as good as the European Cup, Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Cup – Europa League my ****.

Then of course there is always the added bonus of players ludicrous hair cuts, bizarre antics and bad behaviour to lighten up the back pages of the tabloids (oh Balitelli, great and yet not. One thing, never boring).

Then of course, in between, we have the Olympics………..Aggh!  They have not even started yet and this old whinge bag has already had enough and that’s even without daily commute into London….