DoofersDad

I look forward to spending many a happy hour with that. Will we get a choice of North and South Korean shirts to put our hilarious names onto?

Vuvuzela is a strange name for a horn. In case anyone was wondering where the name comes from, it is in tribute to the former German international Uve Zeller who used to make a similar noise in the dressing room as a result of pre match nerves.

As Alex says, cost closer to ?400 million than 200. Original estimate was ?200 million but the lawyers get double time for Sundays. Seriously though, and this is a very serious subject, I don't think this looking back and trying to get at the "truth" serves any purpose. You never get the whole truth and the what emerges is not necessarily going to help anyone. This inquiry may have helped some families achieve closure but their pronouncements of justice being done only serve to open up the wounds for very many more whose loved ones were murdered by the paramilitaries on both sides of the divide and for whom there will never be hope of justice. It would be far, far better to have spent the money on building a future rather than in digging up the past.

Another battling draw as England remain unbeaten in the Group of Death

The Irish must have mixed emotions. Good to see France get gubbed but the fact that they were so poor and seem to have so little desire to be there must surely have grated with the Irish to whom being there would have meant so much. The lack of passion shown by the French was just unbelievable - whoever takes over as the new coach should start from scratch and not let any of that shower pull on the national shirt again. After tomorrow night it might be difficult being English but at least I will have the consolation of not being French. On a more positive note it was good positive play from all the winning sides today and that bodes well for the knock out stages.

Is this the consensus? I thought it's been a pretty decent WC, so far. One or two duff matches but pretty decent overall. Doofer's Mum thinks the World Cup is very disappointing - but that's because she had to cut the lawn whilst I watched the South Africa game last night.

Disappointing to see so many South African supporters leaving early from the match tonight. It's the world cup for heaven's sake! Seeing so many leaving early must have been just the kind of inspiration their team needed. Uruguay looked pretty decent though. One of the few plusses in an otherwise disappointing World Cup so far.

Couldn't agree more.

By the way, Chick Young's Brazilian name is Childo. I just report the fact but make no comment

Deiro I followed Renegade's tactic of typing an ! in the 2nd box to see what Doofer would come out as and what did I get? "Son" - rather appropriate I thought. I also typed in Robert Green to see what England's star player would be - Robosa da Costa. Costa da Match would be more like it.

Have they also mentioned that 1966 was the only other year North Korea have qualified for the finals?

Having seen Maradonna score using that tactic in a previous World Cup, the lad must have been hoping to become a national hero.

So you support ICT for a laugh then? Oh I see where you're going. I was actually commenting on the link, above me. As for ICT, I support ICT as they are my local team. I have supported them since I bought my humble abode in Inverness 14 years ago. When I was mocking Scottish football I was talking about the national team. Unlike the national team, ICT actually win things. :D Sorry to play devil's advocate here, Oz, but on that basis is the Scotland National team not your local national side now that you've moved here? Should you not support Scotland now? Why? I'm not Scottish, I have never claimed to be. I merely live here. If you moved to America would you support them and give up your allegience to Scotland? If I lived my life according to your logic I would have had to change my "team" a hell of a lot as I have lived in several countries during my time in the Army. As it happens I have a strong leaning towards Scotland and most things Scottish. It's not that straightforward. You're not an Invernesian so why support ICT? Why continue to support the national side of your birth but not the club side of the town you were born in? - maybe you do support your home town side but who would you want to win if they played ICT? This is really just an observation because I have been in Scotland for more than half my life and will always support England over Scotland but would support ICT over Aston Villa any day. Is there any logic in this? Probably not. We support who we support for whatever reason and people should respect that. Let's not take or give offense or criticise others' choices, but lets enjoy some banter about the choices we make and enjoy the World Cup both on and off the pitch.

So you support ICT for a laugh then? Oh I see where you're going. I was actually commenting on the link, above me. As for ICT, I support ICT as they are my local team. I have supported them since I bought my humble abode in Inverness 14 years ago. When I was mocking Scottish football I was talking about the national team. Unlike the national team, ICT actually win things. :D Sorry to play devil's advocate here, Oz, but on that basis is the Scotland National team not your local national side now that you've moved here? Should you not support Scotland now?

The BBC may be sending Chick Young to South Africa for the World Cup, but are they bringing him back after?

To be honest, I've got a bad feeling about this world cup. I think the general standard will be poor and that England will go out at the first stage and that therefore I will have to endure the jibes of Scottish supporters who will conveniently ignore the fact that their team failed to qualify in the first place. But then I didn't think ICT would get promoted. I look forward to being proved wrong - again.

Scotland on their way to winning..............Oh, nothing, as usual. Oh and by the way it's a penalty not a penatly. When was the last time england won anything ? Its because of people like you that I hope england dont get past the group stages . With the World cup just a few days away I can see this site livening up again. Let's all hope that England don't go out too early so that we can keep the banter going well into July :P

I take it that TB will not be signing the Son's keeper as cover for Esson. Not to take anything away from Bobby of course.

10 minutes each way and then 70 minutes to shake hands with everyone.

Great news. If everyone can be persuaded to sign it sends out a really good message to those TB wants to bring in that this is a good place to be. It will also mean that we need to bring fewer players in and that will allow a more focussed approach. This should allow the momentum of last season to be kept going.

No you're not. Only the guy's pride was hurt after all. If these folk are going to waste their money on these kind of toys, then they are fair game when it all goes pear shaped IMHO.

Good suggestion.

Ross County. Team of the year? That's like saying the BNP are the political party of the year. They got the 5th most votes in the election and like County won nothing.

It's the end of the season and the world cup has yet to start so I thought I'd introduce a bit of nonsense. I came across the name of St Gertrude of Nivelles who is apparently the patron saint of the fear of mice and that set me wondering about other obscure patron saints and which ones could be associated with football clubs. I can think of 3 Scottish footbal clubs with patron saints - St Johnstone, St Mirren and Ross County. St Johnstone's patron saint is Jimmy or Jinkie Johnstone who many older supporters will remember as a tricky winger for Celtic and Scotland. He never played for St Johnstone but they have adopted him as their patron saint to provide a statement for the way they feel the game should be played. This encourages the fans to believe the team will play attacking football and gives a generally good image for the club. As a result St Johnstone consistently punch above their weight. St Mirren's patron saint is, of course ,the wonderful Saint Helen Mirren. As you know, Paisley is not a pleasant place but by associating itself with the fragrent Dame Helen the club immediately produces a feelgood factor by its very name. Younger fans may think of Dame Helen only in roles playing the Queen or menopausal senior police officers but when she was younger she was quite a looker - I should refrain from saying any more on the subject as Doofer may read this and tell Doofer's Mum! Saint Helen is a superb actress and the football club, by adopting her are also pretending to be what they are not. Ross County's saint is the Highland's own Aggie MacKenzie, star of TV shows such as "How clean is your house?" Being a Highland lass, she has been horrified by the state of Dingwall and decided, without any publicity, to clean the place up. Her contribution to caravan cleansing has been remarkable and has been rewarded by Sainthood being bestowed upon her. Saint Aggie has been shortened to St Aggie and that is how the nickname of the Staggies came into being. The achievement of Aggie cannot be underestimated. The sheer volume of rubbish removed from the town and surrounding area has been huge. Once removed it was shipped across the North Atlantic and dumped into an Icelandic volcano for incineration. The volume of smoke and ash that resulted from this has shut down European airspace in recent weeks but at least Dingwall is now a cleaner place. Whilst the folk of Dingwall may be delighted by Aggies activities, the Icelanders are not. To show their displeasure they have now changed the name of the volcano to Eyjahcountywonfeckall. So, can any one else think of any other teams which should have particular people being awarded a Sainthood? Or are there real Saints who should be associated with particular teams? For example, I would suggest St Jude, the patron saint of desparation and hopeless causes could be adopted by Elgin City.

Thank goodness they were playing football and not rugby