England, My England ; Great Scot! A Wee Lad Celebrates St George's Day in Our Green and Pleasant Land
Sunday Mercury › April 22, 2007
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IT was a rude awakening for a wee Scottish boy.
Nine years-old at the time, I was discussing football with my dad when he happened to mention England's victory in the 1966 World Cup.See the full content of this document
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England, My England ; Great Scot! A Wee Lad Celebrates St George's Day in Our Green and Pleasant Land
"So, England managed to win it once?" I chortled, barely disguising the scorn in my voice.
"I guess that's not too disgraceful. So how many times have we won it, then?"Dad?"Dad?"But Dad had changed the subject and was now discussing the magnificent Scottish victory over the English at Bannockburn.But I could tell from his w...See the full content of this document
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