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Arthur Crabtree wrote:There was one in England that was famously bad, might even have been the last one. Didn't St. George break his ankle.

I can't remember about George but have a memory it was a disaster so I think you're right.
Wasn't that the one where Dave Stewart wrote England's official song only for the hapless team to get knocked out in the group stages before the song was released!

Yes, I think that was the same WC.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Yes, I think that was the same WC.

And think they left out the ODI specialist Nick Knight for Nasser Hussein.

captaincolly wrote:I don't want to exaggerate - but this World Cup opening ceremony is one of the worst things I've ever seen.
So bad that I'll be surprised if the ECB weren't heavily involved in devising it.

does it involve Bumble running around the pitch with a load of 'It's a knockout' style team mascots and some gymkhana fences?

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:I don't want to exaggerate - but this World Cup opening ceremony is one of the worst things I've ever seen.
So bad that I'll be surprised if the ECB weren't heavily involved in devising it.

does it involve Bumble running around the pitch with a load of 'It's a knockout' style team mascots and some gymkhana fences?

Surprisingly not but it was about that level. Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness shouting excitedly at the top of their voices , a couple of atrocious songs and a bizarre game involving the likes of Pat Cash! Our very own lead high performance coach was there and so was the Nobel Prize winner Mala Yousafzai!

captaincolly wrote:Our very own lead high performance coach was there and so was the Nobel Prize winner Mala Yousafzai!

does she have a googly and is she cheap?

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Our very own lead high performance coach was there and so was the Nobel Prize winner Mala Yousafzai!

does she have a googly and is she cheap?

Well she'd surely be a better option than Pringle!

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Our very own lead high performance coach was there and so was the Nobel Prize winner Mala Yousafzai!

does she have a googly and is she cheap?

Well she'd surely be a better option than Pringle!

Half a brick would have been a better option than Pringle.

Let's forget the 1999 cup. We have a whole new tournament now to create embarrassing memories.

bigfluffylemon wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Our very own lead high performance coach was there and so was the Nobel Prize winner Mala Yousafzai!

does she have a googly and is she cheap?

Well she'd surely be a better option than Pringle!

Half a brick would have been a better option than Pringle.

Let's forget the 1999 cup. We have a whole new tournament now to create embarrassing memories.

Yep! Great potential for comedic disaster over the next few weeks.