It’s a GAME OF FOOTBALL FFS!

[wiggydiggy]

 

[Drago]

Why not do away with the football bit and just have a nice game of penalties?

 

[Dirk]

"Clissum View"?

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

I'd have no issue with having an additional bank holiday for England, to take us from having the second lowest number of them in the world, to being on a Saturday.

An awful lot of jobs compared to decades ago treat Saturdays as a normal working day and Sundays are steadily heading in the same direction.

This would give those Saturday workers the day off without using annual leave, possibly giving them a 2+ day weekend break, or even more if they work selected days part time.

Don't work Saturday? You get an extra day added to your annual leave.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

It didn't happen in 1966, so there's no chance of it happening for an arguably more significant achievement.

You'd be surprised at how low key the '66 World Cup win was regarded compared to what the same thing would be today. Apart from the next day (Sunday) the press confined all reporting of the game to the back pages, and that included the build up on the day itself.

By Monday it had almost disappeared from the news.

 

[Drago]

Besause in 1966 people had a sense of proportion.

 

[MontyVeda]

But there will be no bank holiday to mark the occasion, the BBC understands.

Was there ever a suggestion that winning a tournament would give us a bank holiday?

 

[Dogtrousers]

I blame Jimmy Hill

 

[postman]

Ere we retired peeps don't get extra holidays.It's all wrong i tell you.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I blame Jimmy Hill

Careful you don’t get chinned

 

[mistyoptic]

Besause in 1966 people had a sense of proportion.

…and no social media to whinge about stuff and demand stuff and and…

 

[Ming the Merciless]

…and no social media to whinge about stuff and demand stuff and and…

This is how it was


View: https://youtu.be/WbwZMnx2HkY?feature=shared

 

[DRM]

You'd be surprised at how low key the '66 World Cup win was regarded compared to what the same thing would be today.

Apparently, at full time my dad leapt up with a shout, stumbled and fell over the back of the settee, with an almighty crash, mum wasn't too impressed as she'd just got yours truly off to sleep in my pram !

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

You'd be surprised at how low key the '66 World Cup win was regarded compared to what the same thing would be today. Apart from the next day (Sunday) the press confined all reporting of the game to the back pages, and that included the build up on the day itself.

By Monday it had almost disappeared from the news.

Besause in 1966 people had a sense of proportion.

Just a pity the people in subsequent decades never did! 🙄

"ENGERLUND!! FOOTBALLS COMING HOM..."

"NO IT'S NOT, Shut UP!!"

... Alternatively, if you want something done, ask a woman.

Apparently, at full time my dad leapt up with a shout, stumbled and fell over the back of the settee, with an almighty crash, mum wasn't too impressed as she'd just got yours truly off to sleep in my pram !

... And you have never been the same since...