World Cup Build Up - TV Programmes

[Simon W]

The best and cheapest wall chart I have seen were being sold in The Range ... £3.99 I think I payed .. www.therange.co.uk to find your closest store

 

[Brentford 4 Life]

Just finished watching One Night In Turin and found myself welling up at the end.

Some great memories though, and a few things really stood out.... Firstly, was the bond between the England players - regularly sat around the pool, sharing beers, laughs etc. Just like a bunch of mates would. I know they wouldn't be allowed to drink now but you wonder how much of that team building/bonding goes on these days?

I'd forgotten Waddle hitting the inside of the post in the West Germany game - I just leaped off my settee watching that. How the hell did that not go in?
On the subject of Chris Waddle, how negative was his body language in his walk up to take the pen? He was never going to score in a month of Sundays. I also noticed that when he missed and the Germans were celebrating like loons, Lothar Matteus was the first to put his arm around Waddle and talk to him. It was genuine empathy from the German. A class act.

Bobby Robson had so much sh*t to deal with, which he did fantastically.

The English press were (still are) scum.

The producer of the film understood it from a fans perspective as well which was refreshing, he understood that the fans weren’t all scum and that the police were to blame for some of the trouble.

 

[IslandBee]

BBC1 9pm Scotland 78 - got to be worth a look

Some great stories in this: the highland folk who dug a 100 yard or so trench to install TV for the first time to watch; the couple of mates who arrived in the Caribbean with only a single page Daily Telegraph map to guide them to Argentina more than 5000 miles away; the guy who met a girl on the trip with whom he met up with six years later and is still married to; and the Scottish team's hotel with a swimming pool without water.

 

[RoyBee]

Some great stories in this: the highland folk who dug a 100 yard or so trench to install TV for the first time to watch; the couple of mates who arrived in the Caribbean with only a single page Daily Telegraph map to guide them to Argentina more than 5000 miles away; the guy who met a girl on the trip with whom he met up with six years later and is still married to; and the Scottish team's hotel with a swimming pool without water.

Just watched it on iPlayer - wonderful programme.

 

[TW3Bee]

BBC1 9pm Scotland 78 - got to be worth a look

Watched it on the iPlayer.

Well worth a view for the comedy value alone.

 

[Paul O'Brien]

Seen loads of programmes featuring the best world cup songs and trying to push a new World Cup song. I reckon it should be this one - it's old but relevant...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uexCnM-PS9k