Grace on Football

Grace on Football

Share this post

Grace on Football
Grace on Football
The England Retrospective, Part 18
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

The England Retrospective, Part 18

Gareth Southgate's... reckless abandon?

Grace Robertson's avatar
Grace Robertson
Aug 11, 2021
∙ Paid
12

Share this post

Grace on Football
Grace on Football
The England Retrospective, Part 18
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

For the first time since I’d been following football, the press didn’t send any criticism England’s way after Croatia knocked them out of the 2018 World Cup.

“Heroes... we’re proud of you all” was the headline from the Daily Mirror. The Express went with “We lived the dream... thank you England”. The Star decided to go with “You did us proud”. I could go…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Grace Robertson
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More