Carlos J wrote:[...]
Maybe just me and drink has been taken, but Zico (second right on the bottom) looks a bit like long haired Messi there.
Carlos J wrote:[...]
kancutlawns wrote:Carlos J wrote:kancutlawns wrote:Bad Blue 2000 wrote:WC 1990.
Bought 'World in Motion' 12" and 12" remix. Bought the t-shirt as well.
My first ever time in a pub.
Italia ‘90 seems to be universally held up as THE ultimately memorable World Cup finals (if you take away 1966 which many of us weren’t around for). I happen to have really enjoyed it too but I don’t know why this is. Was it World In Motion, real household greats like Gullit, Van Basten, Gazza, Klinsmann and Maradona, the aitslian game which was the best in the world or anything else? I’ve watched all the World Cups since 1978 and they’ve all been memorable in their own way?
On the subject of these finals, I’ve not really looked forward to it as I have the previous ones. The novelty isn’t really there nor the build up. Could be a host of reasons such as age, wall to wall coverage not just on TS but other news networks, the fact that football has long ceased being the ‘peoples’ game’, the astronomical wages or that there are no real global superstars other than Messi and Ronnie.
I think it's a part nostalgia thing and because England got to the semis. England though stank through an awful group, Platty last minute v Belgium, two pens from the boy Lineacre v Cameroon and actually played well in parts v West Germany.
The rest of the tournament wasn't much better and an awful final. Aside the choppping of Cannigia by Massing RIP, Cameroon's win over the Argies, Costa Rica beating Scotland, Higuita fucking up to allow Milla to score and Schillaci's efforts there wasn't much memorable about it.
Paolo was there and Pete Davies' 'All Played Out' is an excellent read.
Brazil in 82 were a dream. Loved that World Cup from distant memory:
Massing taking out Caniggia was probably the most memorable foul of any World Cup finals I can remember, probably with the exception of Klismnann’s treble back somersault by Monzon in the final of the same tournament. That two of Massing’s team mates tried unsuccessfully to break the marauding solo by the long haired Argentinian striker only exacerbated the scandalous chest high assault. He lost a boot in the process and the French ref gave him only a yellow!
He was shown a red later though but yes, aside from a few nuggets like England vs Germany, conclusion of Belgium, quarter final vs Cameroon and even the third place play off against Italy, as well as the incendiary Holland vs Germany knock out match, the football was generally forgettable. The Ireland matches were good though.
delboy1983 wrote:Monique 1998 say no more,nudge nudge,wink wink
Basualdo wrote:Scottish send their infamous midges to Russia to plague England match.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44519710
Basualdo wrote:The Scottish?
Bad Blue 2000 wrote:WC 1990.
Bought 'World in Motion' 12" and 12" remix. Bought the t-shirt as well.
My first ever time in a pub.
kancutlawns wrote:Schumacher was a proper cunt who revelled in the notoriety of his act against the Frenchman years later. An unreconstructed cunt a lá Big Ron and Ben Johnson.