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In sharp contrast to Mr Nobby, it has been a glorious, triumphant and majestic season for me, being an Arsenal fan. This is not the place to go on about our historic League and Cup double, however, nor to reflect on the fact that Spurs were a laughable shambles and Man Utd won nothing.

Dennis Bergkamp

But it does give me a reason to support Holland (with Bergkamp and Overmars), or France (with Petit and Vieira), in the dark days following England's inevitable elimination on June 26th. They, or should I say 'we', have just drawn 0-0 with Saudi Arabia so I'm not feeling too optimistic. Still, what a feast of football, a smorgasbord of soccer, what a cornucopia of cliche we face in the weeks to come.

And on a personal note, what a fine season it's been for me. Avoiding a recurrence of the legendary groin strain that disrupted recent seasons, I defied the allegedly advancing years to score 32 goals in 20 games (with more to come over the summer I would guess). Yes you read that right, 32 goals in 20 games, scored while playing in a midfield role of my own invention, in parks across London. Some may not count such games as official fixtures, but then they didn't score 32 goals in 20 games did they?



Crystal Balls:

Who will win the tournament they are calling France 98? France, or Spain, or Italy. Maybe Brazil.
Who knows? Not me, obviously.

Who will win the Golden Boot? Dennis Bergkamp.

Predictions for England's games:

2-0 v Tunisia
0-0 v Romania
2-1 v Colombia

Predictions for Scotland's games:

0-3 v Brazil
1-1 v Norway
2-3 v Morocco

All predictions made on 26 May, so you can have a good laugh when it's all over.


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