I had watched all the lead up games to the final against Germany.
The day of the final I was off to France with 2 mates , so it was planned to get the cross channel ferry early in the morning and get to Calais to watch the game.
It didn't work out as planned and was on the ferry during the game , listening to a radio broadcast of the game with a group of Germans.
It still hurts that I didn't see the game live.

 

I had gone to France/Spain in a beaten up camper van with a bunch of mates We actually watched the game in a bar in Spain with a mix of Brits, Germans, French and Spanish. Lots of beer and a great friendly atmosphere.


One of my pals was an ardent Southampton fan and he insisted on covering the camper with Union Jacks and had the words "BANKS FOR GOD" written in large letters on the back doors in toothpaste


Who won?


David

 

Spot the two old men if they were driving around in 1966

 

I was still in my old mans *******

 

I was 1 year old, and my birthday is tomorrow:-)

 

Happy birthday

 

In front of my TV. 8 years old. Lol.

 

 

Ditto.....
Far too young to have seen it myself........

 

I was 11 years old & remember watching the game at home.The most significant memory was at half time.I was standing by the front door where the local London bus route ran by.The driver saw me & pulled up,lent out of his cab & asked for the score! I felt for him as there was absolutely nobody on his bus!!! Obvoiusly

 

Do they still do maths at school then sonny


d

 

Yes ,you old buggers.I didn't come along until 1968 and have only had the 50 years of hurt,Lol.Anyway,that has helped lower my expectations every four years.

And Happy Birthday Hodgy

 

 

Same here.

I would've been "T minus 770 days".

 

Trying to get out my cot

 

not even a twinkle in my dads eye

 

Why is this even being celebrated?

 

it is this ridiculous eulogising of the past

a bit pathetic if you ask me

 

Do you mean Math and yes they do

 

Math? What sort of word is that? Maths is short word for mathematics. Math must be short word for mathematic which isn't a word.


May be it's just English they don't teach any more


Old David

 

Apparently I was at a wedding when the match was playing. I don't remember it, I was only 4 at the time. Seems there were 'one or two' of the congregation kept popping out of the church to get radio updates..

 

50th Anniversary (July 30th, Saturday just gone).

 

Sure, but we have 1966 every 4 years

 

And every time one of them sells their world cup medal

Or the owner of the dog that found the world cup dies

Or ..............

 

More like every two!

For some strange reason, the media/TV go mental on it leading up to and during the Euros, too!

It's so embarrassing that 'we' cling on to it, in that desperate way we do. The Germans, what with their 4, must think ze stupid Englanders are bloody weird.

Which we are lol