A Game of Two Halves

I think I'm going to enjoy the World Cup. Compare and contrast the reviews of England's friendly last night in the Glasgow Herald:

Had Corporals Jones and Fraser stepped onto the pitch, muttering “We’re doomed” and “Don’t panic”, the chaos surrounding England couldn't have been expressed more eloquently.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/63084.html

and the Guardian:

Gerrard puts England into overdrive

http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/matchreport/0,,1786561,00.html

For the record, I'm supporting Scotland - Jason Scotland.

http://tags.worldcupblog.org/Jason+Scotland/

Early Day Motion

House of Commons Session 2005 - 06
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House of Commons
Wednesday 24 May 2006
Notices of Motions for which no days have been fixed
(‘Early Day Motions’)



2236 BARR'S IRN-BRU AND JASON SCOTLAND 23:5:06

Mr David Marshall
Dr Rudi Vis
Mr Alan Meale
Mrs Ann Cryer
Peter Bottomley
Mr David Hamilton
* 6
That this House notes with pleasure and amusement that A.G. Barr and Co., the manufacturers of Scotland's other national drink, have signed up Jason Scotland who plays football for St. Johnstone and Trinidad and Tobago, to appear in jokey advertisements in the Barr's tradition, promoting Irn-Bru and Trinidad and Tobago's team in the World Cup in Germany; further notes that Trinidad and Tobago is the smallest country ever to reach the finals of the World Cup and that six of their squad play for Scottish clubs and several others play in England; and therefore wishes Trinidad and Tobago every success in all of their matches.