On paper the England team have little chance of beating the French team. But we must remember that the game is played on grass. In the last World Cup, the French team were the hot favourites, but never won a single match!

It is not a good guide watching these warm-up games, as the main concern of those playing, is not to get injured.......

There will be a better spirit shown than last night, in the Euro 2004 - but even if there is, England could still lose every game. These are the best players we can come up with however, so it would be nice to see everyone in the country support the team - but not to get carried away in defeat or more importantly, in victory.

The tabloid jingoism, should not be taken seriously. In defeat, they will blame Sven and in victory they will soon forget that England's head coach is in fact Swedish.

Let us all just enjoy the football...............