The first two games admittedly weren't our finest performances. It's fair to say we have embarrassed ourselves a little over the past couple of games with sub-par performances, but for a nation that usually loves to root for the underdog, I can't help feeling it's châtiment divin of our involvement in the tournament.
How does a sort-of supporter but uber-consumer get behind their country? Buy stuff of course! To get me and the mister behind England on Wednesday, I've been clicking furiously to find some stuff to keep us tongue in cheek patriotic.
You wouldn't expect to view a Monet by candlelight would you? Get the best visual quality without paying a fortune and buy a new Freeview+ HD PVRs (personal video recorders). It combines up to five times higher picture quality and 5.1 surround sound with the power of a digital TV recorder all without the need for contracts, subscriptions or a satellite dish. So good it makes you feel like you're in South Africa! Okay not quite, but at least you can watch, stop and record in great quality.
In terms of apparel, football shirts et al are never going to be catwalk-appropriate, so I decided to embrace it and found he and I some cheeky England inspiring attire.
To fire the pre-match stokes, feel like you're putting on the Blitz instead of Ritz with these charming Winston Churchill inspired tees from Yukka.co.uk for only £11.99.
www.yukka.co.uk
Do your bit to help boost the troops in South Africa with Simply Be's Robert Indiana inspired tee. Only £20!
www.simplybe.co.uk
Take a little inspiration from the underwear as outwear trend, and look to the go-to men's brief, Calvin Klein.
www.cku.com
Also helps with the post match celebration, which is equally as important to morale.
(Insert your own pun about scoring on and off the pitch here)
Go En-ger-land!
CC
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