Day 2, Staurday 10th June 2006
Less than 7 weeks to go until the first matches - go on, get betting!
Day 1, Friday 9th June 2006
Only 8 weeks to go until the first matches - get your bets on!
Another contender for the English World Cup 2006 song, definitely the boldest entry!
The song even has its own
website.
"Branded is the name of the band cos we like brands and use lots of them in the songs.", according to JoBabe the lead singer "Our aim as a band is to keep it real, we write about real things that affect real peoples lives, which is why humour and fun are a real focal point of all our songs, cos lets face it you can't take life too serious all of the time!!!"
World Cup 2006 Betting - Current Odds
The overall odds for each team winning the World Cup 2006 tournament in Germany are as follows:
Brazil
11/4 England
6/1 Argentina
7/1 Germany
7/1 Italy
8/1 Holland
10/1 France
12/1 Spain
12/1 Portugal
20/1 Czech Republic
33/1 Sweden
33/1 Mexico
40/1 Croatia
50/1 Ukraine
50/1 Ivory Coast
66/1 Serbia and Montenegro
66/1 Paraguay
80/1 Poland
80/1 USA
80/1 Switzerland
100/1 Australia
125/1 Ecuador
125/1 Japan
150/1 Korea Republic
150/1 Tunisia
200/1 Ghana
250/1 Iran
250/1 Costa Rica
350/1 Togo
350/1 Angola
500/1 Saudi Arabia
500/1 Trinidad and Tobago
750/1
As a Scot born & bred, I hope England get beaten in every sport they play - it's got to do with 300 years of oppression...
Anyway, aside from that, they've definitely outshone us Scots when it comes to their footie songs - not that us Scots have had need one of late given our qualifying performances. Notable ditties include
Baddiel & Skinner's 1996
Three Lions and
World in Motion for Italia '90.
Young Stanley consists of five builders, Rod Aylen, Paul Aylen, Jay Cranston, Mark Duffin and Mark Snelgrove along with guitarist Noel O'Reilly, all living in Bromley. They took their name from the son of one of the lads, and has always been referred to as "Young Stanley".
When working together on a building site last summer, they got talking about football (as usual!), and they all agreed that whenever England do well in a major tournament they seem to have a good song to back them. Inspired by the conversation, Rod decided to write a song which would capture how they all felt. "Most of us were born in or around 1966 so we have only known 40 years of disappointment.", says Jay the brickie. "We all really believe that this year is our time to bring the trophy home, so come on lets get behind the boys and SING IT FOR ENGLAND!"
It's remarkable catchy, and I can see the fans singing it on the terraces this summer.
As a Scot born & bred, I hope England get beaten in every sport they play - it's got to do with 300 years of oppression...
