Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of...

[paulgilb]

...the following:

GERMANY 1-5 ENGLAND

Does it feel like 5 years ago?

[Maximo Mark]

It's also the 5th anniversary of having anything worth celebrating (unless you count Sven leaving)

[Razzle Dazzle]

whooo, dosent seem like 5 year ago, makes me feel old

[Earl Purple]

Sven wasn't always so inept, just that in the preparation for the World Cup, a number of key players were injured and he knew he was on his way out anyway, so for some reason went down a crazy path.

I think if we'd had a fit Owen and Rooney throughout the World Cup we'd have done ok, although playing in the heat never helps, and England's 5-1 win in Germany was not played in hot conditions, which suited them much better.

I would prefer to see the World Cups played either in May or September when it's not so hot, instead of June/July. They'd just have to move the season a bit to cope with it, or even have a "break" in the season. But then I'd like to see the whole thing reformatted anyway.

Of course, you could see that game 5 years ago as being down to a totally inept Germany rather than a particularly fantastic England.

[paulgilb]

earlpurple said:

Sven wasn't always so inept

You're right there - in fact after this match, Bell & Spurling released their song Sven Sven Sven (which made #7) as a tribute to Sven's 'genius' in this match.

And an interesting coincidence - the match took place on 1st September 2001, which was the date on which car registration numbers changed to their current format (AB12 CDE) - and the numerical year code introduced on that day was 51!

[frag]

It's as if they knew