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Gary McKay
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Which is why he can never be mentioned (in my opinion) in same breath as Diego Armando who dragged average club and country teams to titles. |
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"Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex
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Zinedine Kilbane 110
Jack Charlton Man City records obsession Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 9647 |
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1990 was the first one I saw but I’ve been looking at the FIFA documentaries of the previous World Cups (They are on YouTube). 1986 looks a great World Cup. Madonna truly was the best player ever at the peak of his powers. He took some kicking too. 3-2 in a Final takes some beating. Platini misses a peno for France to win it but they beat Brazil anyways. The French really are Brazil’s bogey team. How did Canada qualify? And 14 European teams out of 24?? Thats more than half. Scotland taking the lead against Brazil! That was some Brazil team too. All the players look like German porn stars . Long hair, moustaches... and they all look in their 40’s. Are we getting younger looking? Didn’t realise Mexico had an earthquake the previous year. Watching the fans as they win their first match was unbelievable. All the footage of the fans looks great. You can tell how much it means to them. The athmosphere at the stadiums and outside look amazing. Simplier times - no selfies, drunkenness, social media One of the best and I highly recommend people watching it. Have started watching 1982.... Report to follow. |
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Scotland didn't play Brazil in '86! Are you sure you watched the right video?
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Steve Amsterdam
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Most of us will always base this on emotion and nostalgia. Same for me, and1994 to me will always be the best.
Being 13 years old at the time meant it was the first World Cup I could actively enjoy and get excited about. And to top it off Ireland and Holland were both in it! Looking back at it now it was also the last World Cup before the Bosman arrest changed football forever. Money and commercial interest hadn't yet taken over the game fully and the fact that there was no real internet yet meant that everything was still a bit of a mystery surrounding many of the players and countries that were taking part. There was still a bit of romance of simpler times. |
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Zinedine Kilbane 110
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My Bad, I finished 86 last night and watched the first half of 82. 82 was when Scotland lead Brazil for about 10 mins and then Brazil won 4-1. |
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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I know I'm hungover and therefore more irritable, but my bad must be the most annoying of all the Americanisms.
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Zinedine Kilbane 110
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Dude, you totally have never been in America. In the 1982 WC you also get the chance to see a young Martin O’Neil playing football on the ground. Some viewers may find this disturbing.
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Gary McKay
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And Gerry Armstrong scoring a header almost on the line as it rebounded back off the bar. The commentator said “Armstrong, deadly from six inches”.
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"Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex
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Zinedine Kilbane 110
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1978 Gary, Really? Just finished the FIFA documentary and it was terrible. I know it was the 70's but those pitches were a disgrace. You couldn't play football on some of them. Also you had Brazil v Argentina which should have been a cracking game and finished a dull 0-0. Kempes was brilliant for Argentina but they had an advantage of playing last in each group knowing what result was needed to qualify. That Dutch team minus Cruyff were not that good although they hit the post in the last minute and could have won the World Cup. I didn't realise a young 17 Maradona was considered for the squad. He made his senor debut a year before. Didn't realise when Renton says he hadn't felt this good since Archie Gemmill scored against the Dutch it was a game that Scotland actually needed to win by 3 clear goals to qualify. Overall the football was poor, not helped by the pitches. |
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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I was always under the impression that Scotland only needed to win by two?
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reddladd
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yep it was 2 goals
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I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong.
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Zinedine Kilbane 110
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Zinedine Kilbane 110
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Really???
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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I always had it in my head that that goal put them into the next round, as it stood.
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too young for 78 but from what have I read, Argentina literal stole the cup. Crazy calls all the way through and had to beat a great Peruvian team to make the final or semi final by 4 and win by 5. Sure.
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Drumcondra 69er
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Nah, the Gemmell goal meant they needed one more but they had all the momentum at that stage. Seconds Dutch goal killed the game. That's the first World Cup game I can really remember watching. Vaguely remember the Peru Scotland tie as it was a shock but not much about the match.
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Terzino
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All of my World Cup predictions were terrible, but I was able to pick the league winners months before a ball was even kicked. The big leagues are almost sclerotic at this stage. They have the appearance of something going on, while in reality nothing is going on. Atletico, Napoli, Dortmund and Liverpool are like a form of misdirection, occasionally helping to give these leagues the illusion of competition. Ligue 1 doesn't even bother with the illusion. However good or bad international football is, it has one thing going for it, and that happens to be the most important thing - competition. |
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