Sorry England – the rules are also from the Stone Age

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by in 2010

The writing's on the wall

The writing's on the wall

Poor ol’ England should have seen this one coming. The writing was on the wall when Nike insisted on putting up this pre-World Cup sculpture on Cromwell Road in London. It’s a rip off of that Mount Rushmore place in the US. Maybe if they’re rushed more they wouldn’t have gone down so horribly to the Germans.

Oh well – there’s always next time.

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One Response to “Sorry England – the rules are also from the Stone Age”

  1. Mike

    28. Jun, 2010

    None off the players that appeared in the advert have had a good world cup so far really. The american players are out. Rooney had a shocker, Walcott never got picked, Ronaldinho never got picked. Spain struggled to get past the group stage, Ronaldo’s only managed to score one, the 6th in a 7-0 rampage. Ribery had a shocker and got knocked out, Cannavaro’s Italy also got knocked out at the group stage. This has happened before with one of Nikes adverts before a major tournament but I can’t remember which one….

    Mike
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