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The English Premier league served up the most powerful and pulsating day of last minute action to allow the City side of Manchester to celebrate a title victory.

The beautiful game again enthralled in its home nation as the greatest talents from around the world battled right down to the final two minutes to clinch the English Premiership, perhaps the greatest prize in club football.

Now there is only Champions league final before all attention focuses on the Euros 2012 and the progress of England team – Hodgson names his first 23 man squad on Wednesday 16th May 2012.

There might be a media kerfuffle over the presence, or absence, of John Terry and Rio Ferdinand but it really does not matter. Lescott and Jagielka kept world Champions Spain at bay and there more options in these positions for the England manager. Maybe it is time to look forward not back.

Gary Neville’s addition to the coaching staff adds nous and a passion for his country and the winning mentality that landed Manchester United all those titles. It is difficult to imagine that the squad will not feature Gerrard, and after the performance in the Nou Camp Lampard. Hart will be first choice in goal.

Whatever the choices Hodgson makes there will various degrees of teeth gnashing by the jaundiced writers of the national press. But its all irrelevant, whatever their name,
the professional footballers who have the privilege of pulling on the shirt of England will be playing for the greatest glory of all – to follow in the steps of the last eleven to win
a trophy for this country. Their names are always with us.

This is our time – Come On England.

Funny old game – Englands electric start and Gerrards goal suddenly deflated by a goalkeeping howler from Robert Green.  Rooney was quiet and the back four looks messy without Ferdinand but with Algeria and Slovenia games to go theres time for a shake down cruise before it gets serious.

The British Prime Minister confirmed, 38 years late, that the 13 people shot dead by the Parachute Regiment in Derry, Ireland were all innocent. Years later the IRA blew up and killed 18 young men from the same regiment at a place called Warren Point.  

The sun is still shining on the world and the games go on.  English flags are still flying and the summer is as unsettled as always.  Breezes and clouds and blue skies and showers.

This is England. 

COME ON, ENGLAND.

In a free South Africa, under the Presidency of a man called “terroist” by Thatcher, the footballers from England, from London, from Merseyside, from the Midlands begin their campaign to win the World Cup.

First up a game of football against the United States of America. A game we need to win.

COME ON ENGLAND

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A fit and focused Steven Gerrard  met the media.

He mentioned messages from soldiers in Afghanistan and he admitted he shared the dream.

Houses, cars and pubs are flying the England flag. Our footballers are in South Africa to win the World Cup.

COME ON ENGLAND

I am England til I die – you know I am, you’re sure I am, I’m England til I die.