Rob Green plays his last game for England

Forget what Rob Green said after the game about the light ball, forget the comforting noises from England Captain Stevie G, forget what Capello said about him being pleased with Green.

Make no mistake, this is the end for Green. His international career is over. Sure everyone makes mistakes, everyone is entitled to an off night, but what cannot be overlooked, what cannot be ignored is when a sportsman can’t hack the pressure.  And Robert Green mentally cracked last night.

You could see it right from the start when the teams lined up in the tunnel. Green stood, like a startled rabbit in headlights about to be squashed by an oncoming car, gazing forward motionless, he was either ‘in the zone’ or absolutely terrified of what lay before him.  A few minutes later we knew the answer.

When he spoke after the match Green said “you don’t prepare to make great saves, you don’t prepare to be a hero, you prepare for when things go wrong”. What book on positive visualisation has Green been reading? Why would anyone prepare for things to go wrong? That sentence shows the negative thoughts that were swirling around Green’s mind coming up to this match.

I’m betting the poor lad has been having sleepless nights, probably highly anxious and stressed about the risk of making a blunder that would be seen by the world. Well now that has happened and there is no way back from here.  You can’t solve such a deep seated psychology weakness in a few days. The only sensible decision that Capello has left is to drop Green. The tradegy for Green is that he will never get another chance again.

Cast your predictions for whether you agree with me.

Will Rob Green be dropped for the Algeria game?

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The correct prediction was: Yes

40.0% of the people predicted "Yes"
60.0% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: June 19, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (5): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "No"...janem is predicting "Yes"...Pocketmonster is predicting "No"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...

Cast your predictions now for England vs USA. The latest odds are England to win 1\2, a draw 3\1, USA to win 6\1. Tomorrow Times is predicting that it will end in a disappointing draw but what do you think? Cast your predictions now.

World Cup 2010: England vs USA, who wins?

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The correct prediction was: Draw

80.0% of the people predicted "England win"
0.0% of the people predicted "USA win"
20.0% of the people predicted "Draw"

Closing Date: June 13, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (5): TT Editor is predicting "Draw"...robg is predicting "England win"...hetty is predicting "England win"...rosiemarsland is predicting "England win"...janem is predicting "England win"...

Below are the latest odds from Paddy Power.  Tomorrow Times is putting money on Spain, but Italy and Germany have good odds right now so might be worth a few quid.  Cast your predictions now for who you think will win.

Spain 4/1
Brazil 9/2
Argentina 13/2
England 15/2
Holland 10/1
Italy 14/1
Germany 14/1
France 18/1
Portugal 25/1
Ivory Coast 50/1
New Zealand 2000/1

Who will win the 2010 world cup?

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42.9% of the people predicted "Spain"
28.6% of the people predicted "Brazil"
14.3% of the people predicted "England"
0.0% of the people predicted "Germany"
0.0% of the people predicted "Italy"
14.3% of the people predicted "None of the above"

Closing Date: July 5, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (7): TT Editor is predicting "Spain"...robg is predicting "None of the above"...hetty is predicting "Brazil"...rosiemarsland is predicting "Spain"...Pocketmonster is predicting "Brazil"...paulanslow is predicting "England"...Pamela Pengelley is predicting "Spain"...

Will the next Labour leader be a Miliband, a Balls, a Burnham or some-one else? Cast your predictions now.

Who will be the next Labour leader?

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83.3% of the people predicted "David Miliband"
0.0% of the people predicted "Ed Miliband"
16.7% of the people predicted "Ed Balls"
0.0% of the people predicted "Andy Burnham"
0.0% of the people predicted "Someone else"

Closing Date: June 21, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (6): TT Editor is predicting "David Miliband"...robg is predicting "Ed Balls"...hetty is predicting "David Miliband"...Pocketmonster is predicting "David Miliband"...paulanslow is predicting "David Miliband"...Pamela Pengelley is predicting "David Miliband"...

Oh crap! I have  pre-world cup belief syndrome.  A syndrome that allows my normally well centred brain to start to think that we may actually have a chance of winning the thing. But no matter, we shall know soon enough. England have the USA, Slovenia and Algeria in their group, so no problems there. But what happens next? Cast your predictions now for how far you think England will get this year.

How far will England go in the 2010 World Cup?

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14.3% of the people predicted "They will lose at the Group stage or last 16"
42.9% of the people predicted "They will lose in the quarter finals"
14.3% of the people predicted "They will lose in the semi-finals"
28.6% of the people predicted "They will lose in the final"
0.0% of the people predicted "They will win the world cup!"

Closing Date: June 14, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (7): TT Editor is predicting "They will lose in the quarter finals"...robg is predicting "They will lose in the semi-finals"...rosiemarsland is predicting "They will lose at the Group stage or last 16"...hetty is predicting "They will lose in the final"...leckie online is predicting "They will lose in the quarter finals"...paulanslow is predicting "They will lose in the quarter finals"...Pocketmonster is predicting "They will lose in the final"...

The Nick and Dave ‘love in’ continues for now, but how long do you think the Lib Dem / Conservative coalition will last?  Tomorrow Times is predicting it will fall apart next year once the massive budget cuts to public spending start to bite. Cast your predictions now.

How many years will the Conservative and Lib Dem coalition last?

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0.0% of the people predicted "It's doomed: Under 1 year"
28.6% of the people predicted "1-2 years"
0.0% of the people predicted "2-3 years"
0.0% of the people predicted "3-4 years"
71.4% of the people predicted "By some miracle over 4 years"

Closing Date: July 3, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (7): TT Editor is predicting "1-2 years"...robg is predicting "By some miracle over 4 years"...rosiemarsland is predicting "By some miracle over 4 years"...hetty is predicting "By some miracle over 4 years"...leckie online is predicting "By some miracle over 4 years"...paulanslow is predicting "By some miracle over 4 years"...Pocketmonster is predicting "1-2 years"...

So the Tories are trying to do a deal with the Lib Dems tonite but we are predicting any agreement or coalition will fall apart by the end of the year. Cast your prediction for what you think will happen.

Will there be another election in 2010?

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50.0% of the people predicted "Yes"
50.0% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: June 22, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (6): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...hetty is predicting "No"...leckie online is predicting "No"...Pocketmonster is predicting "No"...

Will Gordon Brown come 3rd again in the final leaders debate?

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The correct prediction was: Yes

83.3% of the people predicted "Yes"
16.7% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: May 4, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (6): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "Yes"...rosiemarsland is predicting "Yes"...jamiem is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...leckie online is predicting "No"...

Will Iceland Volcano cause flights to be cancelled in May 2010?

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The correct prediction was: Yes

20.0% of the people predicted "Yes"
80.0% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: May 8, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (5): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...robg is predicting "No"...jamiem is predicting "No"...leckie online is predicting "No"...

Who will win the most seats in Election 2010

So the race is started and we are in for 6 weeks of politicians filling the airwaves. Tomorrow Times is predicting a hung parliament with the Tories winning more seats than any other party. But what do you think? Cast your predictions below.

General Election 2010: Can you predict who will win the most seats?

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The correct prediction was: Conservative

80.0% of the people predicted "Conservative"
20.0% of the people predicted "Labour"
0.0% of the people predicted "Lib Dem"

Closing Date: May 8, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (5): TT Editor is predicting "Conservative"...robg is predicting "Conservative"...rosiemarsland is predicting "Labour"...paulanslow is predicting "Conservative"...jamiem is predicting "Conservative"...