The Artful Dodger

One way of spinning it. The other is he took a team that finished 6th and finished 6th again, despite all manner of favours and loans from his contacts. They were outclassed in the play-off final and did not deserve to go up.

Only sport that really matters is football, let's be honest. The English cricket team and rugby team are just full of posh gimps who wouldn't know a decent pub if they were in one. Enjoy sport for a what it is dont get railroaded into nationalist bollocks.

Just what I was hoping for...

True tho.

If there's any reason why you doubt my hatred of England and English nationalism that is it. Steal players off white supremacist colonies and still barely win it.

England are an absolute embarrassment if they celebrate this.

This is mad.

One of the greatest ever.

Djokovic gets a break back

Actually quite into this. My whole soul is conflicted.

Semi interesting with the loss of the huge cunt that is Roy but still very difficult for nz.

I think we're all kiwis today. Hopefully there's another mandzukic moment.

Been in there once and it looked fancy, the pizza was incredible. With Everton moving down there that whole area will be buzzing in a few years.

25th July at Titanic hotel they're going to reveal stadium designs and images. Exciting times.

Good to see they've put the final on Channel 4, now get the Ashes back.

India as the largest nation has chosen a path of commercial greed and the nefarious influence of the IPL has damaged the highest form of cricket immeasurably. It's just people smashing sixes all day long now, the purest form of the game has been forgotten and is essentially dead. It's not just India's fault, England and Australia share a common responsibility too.

It's the cricket thread, the failure of the favourites is surely worthy of comment. Revelling in the failure of those who've done so much to destroy the game is something all who love cricket should do. It's too late to save the game of course but got to take it where you can, as they say.

What does that even mean, it's your standard retort to anything it seems. I'll post my distaste as and when I please. Hopefully the public school boys are sent packing now too but looks like they'll do it.

The crushing failure of the awful, sport ruining India has certainly piqued my interest.

As the collective IQ of the country declines it appears to be gaining popularity.

Empty seats all over the place. This has been an unmitigated disaster of a tournament.

I didn't realise a British court would have jurisdiction to punish someone for a crime committed in another country? I just thought the club would do it.

thought they'd won it from the off.

Still a chance here.

I thought this mickey mouse cricket was what they loved?