The Football.....

[Smokin Joe]

I'm surprised you don't remember 66, they haven't stopped going on about it since!

But they did, and for quite a long time. '66 was fading into the background till football began to take off again with the 1990 World cup and it was only then that the winners started to make any money out of it. None of them received gongs of any sort till then, with the exception of manager Alf Ramsey.

 

[ianrauk]

Evra's dogs...

 

[slow scot]

A little known fact.
66 is the only world cup ever where venues were changed mid competition. This was to ensure Ingerlund played every game at Wembley.

One of their group games, I'm pretty sure, was not played at Wembley.

 

[Slick]

No, all at Wembley and the semi final between England and Portugal was switched from Goodison Park to Wembley. A group game in England's group was played at White City Stadium but it was not a game that involved England.

Thus it was and still is the only time a venue has been changed as all venues are predetermined prior to a tournament regardless of who is playing.

Nobody in Aberdeen would have spoken to him again if he was right anyway.

 

[slow scot]

No, all at Wembley and the semi final between England and Portugal was switched from Goodison Park to Wembley. A group game in England's group was played at White City Stadium but it was not a game that involved England.

Thus it was and still is the only time a venue has been changed as all venues are predetermined prior to a tournament regardless of who is playing.

You're quite right! I knew one game was played at the White City, and I just presumed it was England v. France, but I was wrong. Thanks for that.

 

[slow scot]

Nobody in Aberdeen would have spoken to him again if he was right anyway.

I'm not often right, but I was wrong again!

 

[Smokin Joe]

How things have changed though. Up to the semi finals you could turn up at the gate and pay to get in.

 

[Slick]

How things have changed though. Up to the semi finals you could turn up at the gate and pay to get in.

Yeah and look at how that turned out. Stadium safety is unrecognisable now, although I'm told there is still work to do.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Yeah and look at how that turned out. Stadium safety is unrecognisable now, although I'm told there is still work to do.

The World cup matches ran perfectly well without incident, though I get your point.

 

[Slick]

The World cup matches ran perfectly well without incident, though I get your point.

Nearly 150 thousand at hampden and it very much depends upon your definition of without incident as to how successful they were.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampden_Park#:~:text=Records,record for an international match.

 

[pjd57]

I'm surprised you don't remember 66, they haven't stopped going on about it since!

I remember the 66 final. I watched it in my aunt's pub in Wexford.
I'd never been to a football match at the time.
But by 1970 I'd caught the bug and loved the game.
Brazil were magnificent

 

[Smokin Joe]

LIVERPOOL RELEGATED SHOCK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52907395

 

[The Crofted Crest]

LIVERPOOL RELEGATED SHOCK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52907395

Naughty.

 

[vickster]

 

[jowwy]

I wonder which game Liverpool will clinch the title with......could city lose at home to arsenal and give us the chance of winning it at Goodison or will it be palace at home and then we get a guard of honour at the emptihad.....