England V Brazil - why black armbands?

[Jay Ayegees]

Hi

I notice some but not all England players are wearing black armbands on their left arms - Why? and why not all?

Jay

[jezb]

Alan Ball

[Pasco]

Can you bloody belive that s*te 92nd minute

[Kinky]

The armbands are for Alan Ball.

I guess those missing are maybe subs, or perhaps they changed shirts at half-time?

K

[Schmalex]

Mourning their guaranteed crap performance?

[ZR1cliff]

They're all captains,we're following the normal English Trait,too many chiefs and not enough indians.

[Mojocvh]

?

[audidoody]

Were Gary Linekar's explanation that the arm bands were in honour of Alan Ball, that there would be a minute of applause in his memory, and the shot of the big screen saying "Alan Ball 1945-2007" not big enough clues for you?

Edited by audidoody on Friday 1st June 22:02

[Jay Ayegees]

Sorry only caught a bit of the game when I was channel hopping - not of much interest if you're not a Brazilian or an English person - and not much interest to those either judging by what I saw.

Regarding the armbands - I thought when I saw them that Team McCann were at their work again.

Jay

[Pasco]

Jay Ayegees said:

Sorry only caught a bit of the game when I was channel hopping - not of much interest if you're not a Brazilian or an English person - and not much interest to those either judging by what I saw.

Regarding the armbands - I thought when I saw them that Team McCann were at their work again.

Jay

Dude Black arm bands ?

[D1MAC]

audidoody said:

Were Gary Linekar's explanation that the arm bands were in honour of Alan Ball, that there would be a minute of applause in his memory, and the shot of the big screen saying "Alan Ball 1945-2007" not big enough clues for you?

Edited by audidoody on Friday 1st June 22:02

R-sey winker!

Given that you've never missed the build up or first few minutes of any football game ever played in your lifetime, why was there a few seconds silence before the start of Estonia vs Croatia?


It was something that would have been guessed at but if you arrived home late (like I did) and were trying to get ready and get down to the boozer you might not have been 100% certain

Edited by D1MAC on Sunday 3rd June 01:57