Buckley at his acerbic best

At the end, Brian Barwick (ex-TV, now inevitably head of the FA) was still spinning away attempting to present the England team's debacle as a triumph on the bizarre grounds that Brazil and Argentina had departed from the airport before them. That's right, thanks to a delayed flight England are now officially the fifth best team in the world. Shortly thereafter, during an interregnum for the position of England captain, David Beckham announced his resignation from a position that didn't exist. A non-announcement designed to deflect attention from his friend and ex-boss that succeeded so well it knocked the death of English soldiers in Afghanistan down the news agenda.