Stepovers or legovers?

Euro 2012 lookalikes

Little wonder the Republic of Ireland shipped goals in an uncharacteristic way against Croatia. Shay Given had an injury-prone season, but is known as a class international keeper. No wonder they tried to pull the wool over everyone's eyes by including Jack Dee in the squad. The comedian's grumpiness and dry wit have not caused any problems, but his diminutive stature has limited his ability to come and claim the high ball.

It looks like Giovanni Trappatoni chose the wrong day to give up the fags / glue / drugs. Luckily Lloyd Bridges was on hand to step in and do the post-match interviews. Obviously the decision to take a chance with Jack Dee didn't work out as he was at fault for two of the three goals conceded.

Cameron left his kid in the pub

Just after announcing further meddling in the form of compulsory parenting classes, and on the day that steps are announced to allow councils to cut the costs of dealing with troubled (I bet they were desperate to omit that final 'd') families, the Camerons leave their daughter behind. In the pub.

Added to the no teaching experience education ministers, the no bullets armed forces ministers, the no bedpans health ministers, we now have a prime minister going on about parenting, who is clearly unable to look after his own kids without shedloads of au pairs, nannies, and outside agencies pitching in. Perhaps some of those lessons, David?

What would MPs know about families? They're all sent off to boarding school the minute they can walk and talk, and not seen again until they graduate from Oxbridge and pop home for a few weeks before taking over a bank or a safe seat in the Home Counties.

My dad had a simple way of looking at things. There’s no middle class. If you work, because you need the money, then you’re working class. Everyone else is upper class or under class. The working class have been left behind by successive administrations and political parties and now don’t have any representation at all. Business class, that’s what all our parties now represent.

I bet their mobiles were red hot...

...that's the lifeboat crew in the floods in Wales. They had to be rescued. That'll take some living down.


England 1 v 1 France

Similar to Spain v Italy, this. Whatever's said, there's a point on the board and a draw on the record. However, England didn't pose as much of a threat as did France, they didn't pass the ball as well or as crisply, and they were second best at regaining and retaining possession. They still look like a quarter, sometimes semi-final team.


Slaven Bilic

Suit. Tie. Shoes. Topped with a woolly hat nicked off a wino. Got to love the bloke.


Legover?

BBC commentator for the Portugal game not only revealed his lack of technical knowledge and vocabulary, but an inability to learn from his colleagues in the Test Match Special team, and insisted on calling stepovers "legovers".