“England fans have been praying that Rooney could step off the treatment table and immediately transform England from unimaginative plodders into sparkling world-beaters.”
“In every state, there are players earning a million dollars a year who are plodders by international standards.”
“With only 8st 2lb on her back, and opposed by a clutch of one-paced plodders, I was convinced Boonga Roogeta would run them ragged, and rated her a 7-2 chance.”