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I knew if I lived long enough I’d see England one win away from a World Cup final and Germany home and cooled out. While we await the drama to unfold in Russia, here are the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.

• At this point in their season the B.C. Lions can’t stop the run or the pass, can’t move the ball and they lack team discipline. Though their first three games, the only thing they’ve had is a semblance of a running game with Jeremiah Johnson which, of course, they’ve had to abandon by the second quarter because their defence can’t stop a sneeze.

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That was the case in Edmonton two weeks ago and the case again in Winnipeg on Saturday night. But, just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the Lions, the two key figures in the Bombers’ lopsided win were Andrew Harris and Adam Bighill, two former Lions the team let go because they didn’t want to pay them.

This isn’t what Wally Buono’s final year as a head coach was supposed to look like and now, any hope of a turnaround appears to be riding on Travis Lulay, a 34-year-old quarterback coming off major knee surgery.