What is the first World Cup you remember?
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RubberBuccaneer
Hedd Wyn
Bomber said:1966 , I was 9 and I remember it very well. The Final obviously but also England v Portugal in the semis with Eusebio !Oh & World Cup Willie !!
Have you stopped talking about it yet?
fishfingerer
sultan of cringe
1982. That haircut.
jugularvein
extra
twister said:'86 and I had the Panini sticker album, was complete bar two - dont ask me to remember who, but i think it was one Columbian player ond one something else - had all the silver badges tho!!!
my brother completed this one so
i don't think he knows i have it in my posession though... my earliest was italia 90. it burned a deep sense of longing and pessimism into my heart when it came to england...
Bomber
The Oatcake Kid !!
RubberBuccaneer said:
Funny you should ask, because when England, who won the trophy that year by the way, went to the 1970 finals as Champions [due largely to winning it in 1966 as you probably know] the greatest Goalkeeper in the World was then playing for Stoke City and I actually saw his winners medal, you know the one he got in 1966 when he kept goal for winners England, on one of many trips to the Victoria Ground {My dad new the groundsman and he let us have a free tour around behind the scenes} . I have met Banksy on many occasions and only just recently saw him at a Sportsmans evening when he re-counted tales of that glorious day in 1966 when he kept goal for England who went on to win the World Cup ........ in 1966, as you know ..........................
RubberBuccaneer
Hedd Wyn
Bomber said:Funny you should ask, because when England, who won the trophy that year by the way, went to the 1970 finals as Champions [due largely to winning it in 1966 as you probably know] the greatest Goalkeeper in the World was then playing for Stoke City and I actually saw his winners medal, you know the one he got in 1966 when he kept goal for winners England, on one of many trips to the Victoria Ground {My dad new the groundsman and he let us have a free tour around behind the scenes} . I have met Banksy on many occasions and only just recently saw him at a Sportsmans evening when he re-counted tales of that glorious day in 1966 when he kept goal for England who went on to win the World Cup ........ in 1966, as you know ..........................
Thanks for that, I had almost forgotten that England had one the World Cup In 1966.
Nice to see you back ... been a bit quiet on the home front
Bomber
The Oatcake Kid !!
RubberBuccaneer said:Thanks for that, I had almost forgotten that England had one the World Cup In 1966.
Nice to see you back ... been a bit quiet on the home front
Not long after that I saw my first ever FA Cup match, Stoke v Cardiff with a young lanky John Toshack up front for the Bluebirds. Seriously though, what a lift '66 gave the game and more importantly the Country, the English bit anyway
RubberBuccaneer
Hedd Wyn
Bomber said:
Seriously though, what a lift '66 gave the game and more importantly the Country, the English bit anyway
Did you go to the one in 1979 i think you won 3-1 , fuck that was nasty afterwards
twister said:'86 and I had the Panini sticker album, was complete bar two - dont ask me to remember who, but i think it was one Columbian player ond one something else - had all the silver badges tho!!!
Colombia didn't qualify for the 1986 world cup
1986 for me. Josimar's ridiculous goal against Norn iron from about 50 yards out, Pat Jennings being ancient in the North's goal, Scotland failing to beat Uruguay despite Jose Batista being sent off in the first minute, Uruguay playing up to every cynical south american stereotype in that match, Michael Laudrup, Preben Elkjaer, Jesper Olsen and the rest of that great Danish side, Ray Wilkins getting sent off, France v Brazil quarter final, Gary Lineker being slated as not good enough by the expert panel on the telly who all wanted Mark Hately in the side, Lineker suddenly catching fire and making Jimmy Hill and co look like dicks...
Fantastic summer
I was 8 and collected the panini sticker album.This summer I am 28 and shall do likewise
Anyone fancy arranging an Urban swapsies session?RubberBuccaneer
Hedd Wyn
Could we do like an urban sweepstake for the cup?
fishfingerer
sultan of cringe
I distinctly remember hearing him say "give me the facking ball" to a ballboy as he came over to take a throw-in. Charming.JTG said:
Prince Rhyus
Spokesman of King Antonio
Italia 1990 - Argentina 0 - 1 Cameroon.
Being from the sticks, I was one of the few coloured people in an otherwise white middle class town.
I was fascinated by Cameroon - hoping that they wouldn't get hammered a la Zaire in 1974, concentrating intently on Maradona to see if he was as great as people said, and hoping that Argentina would get a beating because they knocked out England in 1986 - even though I can't remember anything of Mexico.
I watched a large number of the games. Several things stand out:
Alemao's free kicks
Holland and Sweden flopping
Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia's swan songs.
'West' Germany
The fact that the above never met Italy in the final
England not getting knocked out by both Belgium and Cameroon.
Costa Rica
Being from the sticks, I was one of the few coloured people in an otherwise white middle class town.
I was fascinated by Cameroon - hoping that they wouldn't get hammered a la Zaire in 1974, concentrating intently on Maradona to see if he was as great as people said, and hoping that Argentina would get a beating because they knocked out England in 1986 - even though I can't remember anything of Mexico.
I watched a large number of the games. Several things stand out:
Alemao's free kicks
Holland and Sweden flopping
Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia's swan songs.
'West' Germany
The fact that the above never met Italy in the final
England not getting knocked out by both Belgium and Cameroon.
Costa Rica
It was somewhat surreal at the time seeing England in a world cup semi. Looking back, it still seems a bit surreal.
Still, at least we won a game or two. Unlike Ireland who didn't win any at all, were a terrible side to watch and came out of it all smelling of roses
Still, at least we won a game or two. Unlike Ireland who didn't win any at all, were a terrible side to watch and came out of it all smelling of roses
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
1966 - but I only remember little bits about it. I was on holiday w/ parents in Wales when the final was held - I never saw it live but remember that there was a lot of loud drunkren people that night, but I never really understood what the fuss was about at the time.
Remember the 1970 finals much better, particularly the England v Brasil game and then us losing to W Germany 3-2. Gutted.
Remember the 1970 finals much better, particularly the England v Brasil game and then us losing to W Germany 3-2. Gutted.
Although born in 76, I didn't have a TV as a kid, so didn't get to watch any of them but I remember everyone else going on about Mexico 86 and Italia 90...
The first one I watched in great detail, barely missed a game, was France 98. I was living in paris at the time and the buzz around the place was fantastic.
but I remember everyone else going on about Mexico 86 and Italia 90... The first one I watched in great detail, barely missed a game, was France 98. I was living in paris at the time and the buzz around the place was fantastic.
Ich bin ein Mod
does his make up in his room
Italia 90, aged 7. Toto Schillachi and sellick legend Packie Bonner
(and us getting humped by costa rica
)
(and us getting humped by costa rica
)
ScallyWag II
New Member
Rollem said:
i had one for the last WC...and filled it 100%
1974 for me, holland, rudi kroll (sp?) and ari haan...his piledriving free kicks were just
1982 - it was all about that Admiral England kit, Bryan Robson's soopa-quik goal and Trevor Brooking's will-he / won't-he squad inclusion. Oh, and this book kept me going throughout
Clicky linky
Ahh, memories
Clicky linky
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