Heartbreaking moment

[Joe King]

I do obviously, but then, unlike some of my family I'm not scouse. In fact the only time I cried in relation to sport was when England lost on penalties to Germany in Italia 90.

No doubt I would have had I cared about football that much when Arsenal beat us to the title, and I remember coming home from school and my dad telling me Kenny had resigned, but I didn't cry. Was to old for that by the time Liverpool started to piss me off.

Fair enough

[Craig_H]

The worst for me too, but I know what you me!

Last November I went with some mates to Gran Canaria on holiday to watch NI v Spain. I'm English but just went for the crack.

Anyhow, missed the England game against Croatia and the last update I got was we were 2-0 down so I wasn't expecting much.

At the end of the NI game we got the taxi back from the stadium and went back to the resort where a mate of mine was staying as opposed to my own. We set of for a bar but the only one close that was open was a bloody German bar.......

Anyhow, as luck would have it, the highlights of the nights footy were on so I settled down to moan about how ****e England were.

England duly went 2-0 down as I had been told, and any thoughts I'd harboured of people winding me up quickly died down and I accepted the inevitable, England were out. I was gutted.

But I carried on watching, and would you believe it, something magical started to happen! England started to actually pass the ball properly!

Penalty to England. Lampard steps up........ And, GOAL! GET THE **** IN! I shout at the top of my voice, whilst simultaneously scowling at all the germans who had spun round to see what the commotion was all about.

My hopes start to raise......... Whilst the Germans just sit there sniggering to themselves..............

But what do I care what the Germans think? It's now 2-2! YEEEEESSSSSSSS I shout, along with a chorous of "We're all going on a European tour" I then sit back to enjoy the rest of the highlights as England pour forward for a winner. Qualification is in the bag I say to my NI mates, shame about the british and Irish tournament, I say (Apparentley NI were the current holders, but what did I care?)

The Germans continue to find amusement in my behaviour. And it soon becomes clear s to why.

3-2. To Croatia. Oh ****ing dear. I slump in my chair - cue the whole bar laughing and cat calling, the Germans, the two random Spanish couples, and three NI mates of mine.

And the final whistle blows, to much more frenzied delight from the bar. MY NI mates still swear they didn't know the end result, but the bloody Germans did.

Never again! What a **** I must have looked!

My advice to you is stop watching delayed coverage of games in bars.

[DannyMan2006]

My advice to you is stop watching delayed coverage of games in bars.

Duly noted!