Comments on: England’s national underperformance

By: Paul Oldring

Paul Oldring — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Dear Boris Congrtaulations on your appointment as Mayor
Ref Clay shooting 2012 Your speech at the closing ceromany (you will contain cost for 2012) Woolich barracks has been chosen as the shooting venue a very unsuitable site with many problems costs 18.000.000 to build and 6.000.000 to demolish after the games. No lasting legacy !! Lord Seb Coe .
Bisly in Surey can be upgraded at a cost of 6.000.000
or Southern counties shooting ground Nr Weymounth Yahting area for 5.000.000 please inspect this waste of money and resourses. kind regards Paul Oldring

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By: Adrian P

Adrian P — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:39:06 +0000

I blame the Anti British Psychological war being waged against us by the Media.

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By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:55:16 +0000

“What is wrong with us? And can anything be done?”
and
” England needs to wipe the slate clean and start from scratch”

what we need is a complete clearout of the British state from England. Basically, the British occupy us and they do not like us.They govern for their own ends for a place called “Britain “and not for us.

We need not only the independence of self government but the independence of thought that goes with political independence.

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By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:01:33 +0000

Interesting outlook Boris. My own thoughts on why we never seem to do very well at sports is due to their being no real incentive for our players to try and win. Even if they lose they’re still going to reap their £30,000 a week wages so why would they care?

Other countries seem to have a greater sense of determination to prove themselves. Years of complacency and encouragement to not be competitive (don’t say there isn’t such encouragement because there is) have led us to be absolutely terrible at anything that isn’t financially beneficial.

Sad state of affairs really as our teams are definately the best trained.

England needs to wipe the slate clean and start from scratch. Encourage grass-roots players and make them believe they can achieve, instead of the typical English attitude: “You won’t become a professional footballer, there is too many other people trying.”

This can only be achieved through funding our youth and giving them a sense of purpose and self-belief rather than a belief that they’re just going to end up working 9-5 in a shop, which is all schools are bothered to teach kids now.

So, if you wanna see us win a European cup, Boris, I suggest you start demanding our youth are supported and encouraged, rather than being forced down the typical routes which are available to them currently.

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By: Alida

Alida — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:50:13 +0000

PARTY

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By: Alida

Alida — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:49:21 +0000

I’m campaigning on monday, for none other than my partu, my Conservatives, mine!

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By: Gill

Gill — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49:42 +0000

Fair comment, Joe. Mind you, these days I never know which ‘country’ I come from as “Britain” does not fit and forms only seem to worry about Welsh and Scottish as alternatives to something unspecified. They don’t have boxes for ‘amorphous pondlife’.

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By: joe browne

joe browne — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:52:23 +0000

when did england get a seat at the un,i thought it was the uk.

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By: David Prior

David Prior — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:48:18 +0000

All this preoccupation with football and other sports, makes me sick to my back teeth (sorry denture). Fortunately, I gave up all games when I “grew up”. Gave up trying to beat others (and myself). There’s a lot more to life and living, to waste time with pointless pursuits! Conscript all the venerated sportsmen and guide them towards usefull production disciplines.

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By: Alida

Alida — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:18:25 +0000

Tories toilet party!

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