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Harsh penaltie for poor play
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There's a E1,000 first prize for CM'S top Euro 2004
pundit Are you still in the running?
In the end, it was England's performance that did it for them—they just weren't good enough. Forget the dodgy referee, the dodgy turf and Rooney's (now) dodgy ankle: we ought really be looking at our inability to hold on to the ball, some quite appalling passes and a fitness level in our national team that was embarrassingly exposed after Portugal ran us ragged.
It might be our country's obsession to blame everything but ourselves, but we will never progress further than the quarter finals unless we start addressing these irrefutable facts.
That aside, Gary Neville, Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Mr Rooney all showed us that they have the skill and stamina to perhaps one day win England something, even if it is only plaudits. David might even win a little r if he refrains om perfo his Superma impersonation every comes near him and le catch it instead.
Heavyweights are out
Still, at least we are joined by other European heavy France, Italy, Spain and following their 'shock eats.
That leaves a semi-final een Portugal and Holland wh will have been decided by the ti M Its the shops, while Greece faces e Czech Republic on the 1 July to e who ends up in the final three s later. Outsiders Greece will ubt pray Milan Baros returns orm he displayed with Livast season rather than his curt' I-machine incarnation.
But you 't bet against Greece — as Peter 'd probably likes to say with h • atented inimitable skill for stating the obvious— after all, they sent favourites France home early.
Hard to predict
However, all these match results played havoc with your predictions. The CM/Mercedes-Benz Euro Striker table reveals that only lour points were won by twisles Haulage's ns Horn since last week, while previous number one — Darren Chandler of Fowler Welch Coolchain fame—remains stuck on 25.
Steve Mitchell of PPG industries joins Horn at the top of the table again, after dropping two places the previous week.
With only a few days left before the end (sob) of the toumament,is £1 ,000 going to be winging its way to one of these men? Or isThe Potter Group's Kerrie Robison going to grab full marks in all the remaining fixtures and give the blokes a run for their money?
Remember, second, third and fourth place at the end of the competition also wins you cash. And don't forget the daily draw whereby your name could be plucked out of a hat for lager-related prizes.
Allan Jamieson, Roger Cooper, Mike Mileham and Paul Seandrett have all been recent winners. •