[Vikonbarius]

I was struck by how happy the German players were as they made their substitutions. High-fiving as they came on. When as a team have we ever seen that scene with England? To enjoy a match, to dominate and to be good enough to be happy and smiling that the job is done when you leave the field.

I can't tell now if it's worse to be a die-hard football fan or a casual supporter who has been caught up with the 'fever' only to wish they'd never followed the die-hard's lead [much as they hate us part-timers].

Although the goal that was disallowed wouldn't have impacted the final score line you never know what psycological effect it could have had if it had been allowed. Regardless the final score allows FIFA to duck the issue altogether which is saddest part. 'It takes too long to check', what kind of excuse is that, or the other one 'fans like to debate such issues' and lastly 'it's too expensive to implement and unfair on the poorer clubs' well so is having millions to spend on top class players but they're not capping wages for the likes of Chelsea and Man City to make it fair for Blackpool!