England 3 Egypt 1 last night. Oh, goodie-goodie.

But Crouch's first goal should never have stood: he was well offside in terms of the present idiot rule we are discussing here. Even the Assistant Refs can't get it right without the hindsight of instant replays available to commentator & viewer ~~~ &, NO, this is not a plea for bigscreen appeals as are now happening in tennis & cricket; it is a plea, AGAIN, to get rid of this obstructive, otiose, divisive rule once & for all. It has outlived whatever usefulness it might ever have had & is becoming more & more of a nuisance.