FRIDAY’S SOLUTIONS
ACROSS: 2 Amazon, 5 Stag, 6 Runner, 7 Epee, 8 End, 11 Elks, 13 Imogen, 14 Seed, 15 Eeyore. DOWN: 1 Stop, 2 Agree, 3 Zone, 4 Nurses, 7 Engine, 9 Dense 10 Cosy, 12 Keep.
Friday and Saturday. Retailers need to make sure they’re prepared for the extra footfall on a stock and staffing level.
“Long queues and empty shelves just before kick-off will not go down well with shoppers.
“Alcohol will be the big winner. We’d expect sales to go up by a whopping 25% and over 30% of the extra shopping trips made would include alcohol in some format.”
Sainsbury’s, M&S, and Iceland were also braced for a beer and food frenzy in the run up to the kick-off today.
Morrison’s has slashed the price of Piper Heidsieck champagne from £30 to £19.66 in honour of our World Cup winning team.
But stores in London’s Oxford Street are expecting a significant downturn in trade as the high streets empty ahead of kick-off.
Apart from those supporters watching at home, millions more will pour into fan zones, pubs, bars and clubs to see the game.
Thousands of revellers at the Wireless Festival in London can see the game after organisers announced it will be shown on the main stage, the reservoir and VIP village screens.
More than 2,000 people are expected at the Luna Cinema big screen on Brighton beach and there is a dedicated Fan Zone in Newcastle’s Times Square. Millennium Square in Leeds has a specially installed stand for supporters to watch the clash.
Bristol City’s Ashton Gate football stadium is broadcasting the match on the largest indoor pub screen in the UK.
Major events have been moved or cancelled to avoid clashes with the game.
Some brides and grooms have even agreed to have TV screens installed at wedding receptions.
IKEA is offering a special “plate of two halves” in its restaurants, Swedish meatballs, and traditional English fish and chips.
There are street parties planned up and down the land.
England’s boys are prepared… it’s coming home ASDA SPOKESMAN ON SPENDING FOR BIG DAY
WE don’t need to tell you to set your watches, get the shopping done early, water the plants and finish the chores.
The whole country knows what it will be doing at 3pm today – cheering on England.
Rarely has an England team been so deserving of our support. The tone has been set by the gaffer, Gareth Southgate, who has shown that nice guys can come first.
Then there’s the heroics of Harry Kane, the bulldog spirit of Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford’s silky skills. There’s the resilience of John Stones and the enthusiasm of Raheem Sterling. Take your pick – or your Pickford, if you will – of any one of the squad.
There were high expectations for these young lions, and they have more than lived up to them in Russia. They have played with flair and, unlike other sides, they have played fair.
They have lifted the spirits of our country and rekindled our love for the beautiful game. Hell, they can even win a penalty shoot-out.
Here’s to England hitting the Swede spot.