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Dermot

Dermot Report 21 Mar 2013 21:27

What excuse would you use for not wishing to play for England?

Researching:
Classic English virtues of mad swivel-eyed loons.

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 21 Mar 2013 21:38

1. I hate football.
2. I really hate football

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 21 Mar 2013 22:03

I'm Welsh and I hate football :-D

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION DON'T SEND ME MESSAGES

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 21 Mar 2013 22:09

Too old and rejected before!

Gins

Gins Report 21 Mar 2013 22:13

Not paid enough?

Researching:
You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)

Lesley

Lesley Report 21 Mar 2013 22:20

Got a date with Harry Styles :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Hare London/Essex Preston Devon/Essex Rollinson Birmingham/Essex Driver Essex Gowers Essex Monk Essex

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Mar 2013 22:30

Too old and hate any sports especially football.

Researching:
Photo clematis in the garden: Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 21 Mar 2013 23:16

My heart and boots are with Liverpool only!!!!

JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 21 Mar 2013 23:21

Diito all of above.

Substitute Liverpool for Wolves

Substitute Harry Styles for Nobby Stiles

Oh, and I am on a regimented fitness regime that prevents me playing football, eating my dinner or typing this post :-( :-( :-(

Researching:
Bondi Beach, Kovalam, Maldives, Chamonix, Palm Springs, Leamore, Pleck, Groeswen, Bagillt, Splott and Gabalfa

Robert

Robert Report 22 Mar 2013 14:13

As an 82 year old Scotsman, I wouldn't want to and they wouldn't want me to.!!!

JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 22 Mar 2013 19:23

Robert. You stick to playing rugby. Football is a Sassenach game anyway - for sassies. ;-)

Researching:
Bondi Beach, Kovalam, Maldives, Chamonix, Palm Springs, Leamore, Pleck, Groeswen, Bagillt, Splott and Gabalfa

UzziInSunshine

UzziInSunshine Report 22 Mar 2013 19:28

Too old
hate football
Live in Spain not England

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

terryj

terryj Report 22 Mar 2013 21:30

best excuse i ever saw and stuck in my mind was in grange hill

lad didn't want to go swimming and found out how the girls got out of it
so he faked a letter of his mom
?"can't go swimming today he is having a heavy period i understand theres a lot of it about :-D
i laughed for ages at that

Researching:
having a mod life crisis i was born with nothing and have most of it left

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 22 Mar 2013 22:11

My excuse is the sheer horrible noise of the fans so called music :-| :-| :-|. Blasted repetitive and tuneless

Researching:
The planet to where all lost Ancesters go .

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 22 Mar 2013 22:21

Who's Rio Ferdinand ??? ;-) :-D

terryj

terryj Report 22 Mar 2013 23:48

he is the one who "liked" john terry on facebook
hr thought it said lynch :-D

Researching:
having a mod life crisis i was born with nothing and have most of it left

Hayley Empress of Drama

Hayley Empress of Drama Report 23 Mar 2013 11:23

dearie me, has he got an injury? Did the england manager think he was needed erm no not really was there all this fuss because Andy Carroll is also injured ermm no :-D

Researching:
Same as Muffy says ;)