The new market research division of FootballCynic.com can reveal the results of two surveys carried out before and after the England v Germany friendly. Before the game, 83% of football followers agreed that the game was meaningless with 94% agreeing that it was not a measure of England's ability as England would be fielding a reserve team. After the game, 98% of football followers agreed that it was a significant result in world football and that England showed the Germans how to play football on their own patch.