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My eleven year old son is seriously excited about Euro 2012. Over the last week Ive watched with growing nostalgia as hes drawn up his own tournament planner, learned all the groups off by heart, counted down the days to the opening game and got inappropriately Chris Paul Jersey excited about Poland v Greece. In short hes done all the things that I did ahead of Spain 82 and Mexico 86.Now that the tournament is underway hes Wesley Johnson Jersey following the normal course of events for an obse sed England fan by avidly soaking up every morsel of news emanating from the England camp, agonising over every twinge , tweak and soft ti sue spasm as well as finding ways to convince himself that England have every chance of a strong run all the way to the final.For myself Im not sure whether to be envious of his bli sfully naive optimism or more cognisant of my parental duties which should probably involve Los Angeles Clippers Jersey sitting him down and explaining as compa sionately as po sible that were about to see the following:1. A scrappy lo s against France.2. A frustrating draw against Sweden.3. A nail-biting 1-0 win against Ukraine to secure 2nd place in the group.4. A plucky performance against Spain in the 1/4 finals with an agonising lo s either on penalties or as a result of a ma Jerome Robinson Jersey sive piece of bad luck.I know all of this not because Im an astute pundit but because, overwhelmingly, the weight of historical fact is behind Avery Bradley Jersey me and all I can do is watch on with a sense of pride as he embarks on his own England roller-coaster ride. Tickets are free but the emotional cost is sustained and unquantifiable.