Wow, Sula, you're a better man than I; I would have rather known the result and not watched that game, given what occurred. Although I wanted to get some revenge on the Japanese team for what happened 4 years ago (we shall see), I was very much rooting for the English and that ending hurt, so I can imagine what it must have been like for true English fans. For Ms. Bassett, well who knows, but I wish her the absolute best, may the rest of the flukes in her life be happy ones!
And may the "fluke" of investment in now tiny POET be a happy one as well! As you aptly say, "the ingredients are now in the pressure cooker."