Blood, sweat and beers

SO, on the eve of renewed battle with the old foe, the big question for England: is the glass half-full or half-empty?

Ask the pundits at the Beeb and ITV and they’ll happily declare it’s the former; ask the brutal enforcers out in Montrose and they’ll laugh contemptuously and suggest you stop viewing the World Cup through the bottom of the said glass.

Aye, but there’s the rub.