Disappointingly, although they commented favourably on some aspects, their general view was that the situation had not improved.
All who were there have commented on the supercharged atmosphere among a crowd whipped into a frenzy by the nationalism stirred up by their first clash with Albania in Belgrade since 1967.
However, Brazil's Marta Vieira da Silva, the world's highest ranking female footballer, has commented this week that there is no reason a woman shouldn't take the role in future.
The prime minister commented: "That's buying British, I approve of that".
Who wants to beat themselves up?" "A certificate is a more powerful instrument than one would think," anther official commented.
David Pemsel, deputy chief executive of Guardian News & Media, commented: "The Guardian continues to go from strength to strength and break new ground - all thanks to the unwavering quality and integrity of our journalism.
"I've shared the video we made about the challenge on Facebook and I've been really surprised at how many people have shared it, commented on it and said how interesting it was.
We were openly and intrusively commented on when we went out together.
At the time of the Gear launch Ian Fogg, director for mobile and telecoms at research company IHS commented that the Gear was "a prototype masquerading as a commercial product and because of that, it is unlikely to be successful in the market".
He also commented on US president Obama's push to improve healthcare for tens of millions of uninsured citizens, remarking on France's system.
DH Lawrence perhaps recognised a similar sensation when, in his semi-autobiographical novel, Kangaroo (1923), Lovat – the pseudonym the author used for the book, commented upon a night-time walk in the outback, and felt overwhelmed by its peculiar vibe the land gave off.
