England's dreaming

As a West Ham fan it's very difficult to feel optimistic about any football match and in particular an assured march to the World Cup Final. As W B Yeats, the bloke who started all those wine bars, might put it, "the centre forward fails to hold, things fall apart…" I didn't get where I am today by feeling optimistic. And we'll never win the World Cup unless we play three Hammers.

 PS I never doubted you for a moment, Captain Southgate!