Day two of watching football over the internet…no! no! no! - I mean, grafting away in the British Library. It’s certainly an innovation watching Euro 2008 via the BBC website except…it’s a bit like watching animated ‘painting by numbers’. This may just be a glitch in the British Library set up but on full screen, it’s all very blurry. If the screen is kept about the size of a postcard, it’s not so blurry - but it’s not so sharp either. It’s fairly difficult to impossible to work out who the players are most of the time and the grass keeps swimming around like a sea, rather than a static terra firma object.

Having said all that, the second goal that Spain have just scored was good no matter how crumby the technology in delivering the images.

Also - within the confines of the library there is no sound - although having just checked the PC here, it looks like headphones could be plugged in. Although is the lack of commentary a good or bad thing?

There is of course an even better alternative - big screen, comfortable chairs, bit of atmosphere with any luck…and cool beer - it’s called the pub and I’ve got plenty of time to get there during half time.