OK agree with the issue that the decisions are even, but we need an incorrect decision to go our way to "right the wrong" of the Lampard goal not being given.
Of course there was doubt. Even Sky Sport's supposedly final word through their technology only shows the ball a millimetre or two over the line.
^^^^This^^^^ I've had the privilege of spending some quality time with more than one member of the 1966 team, including Hurst, gentlemen all. Jackie Charlton is hilarious, basically a kid that never grew up. I'm well made up for Hurst, although he is in no doubt it crossed the line.
I watched the full game recently. A strange experience. It was so slow and lacking intensity that I was bored ****less after a few minutes. No wonder players could look so good back then; there was rarely anyone within 10 yards of them!
That's so weird to hear, it just shows how things change with age and time - I was 12 years old when I sat and watched it, our living room was full of friends and neighbours, in '66 it was without a doubt the most exciting, intense game of football that anyone there had ever seen.
I was 20 at the time and agree with you about the game, but don’t you think that top football has changed out of all recognition, the speed, skill, fitness etc nowadays puts the game on an entirely different level......some of the time.
I agree 100% - the athleticism of the modern player is so far removed from those of that era it doesn't bear comparison.
They were real fans back in those days anyway, no one actually paid any attention to what was happening on the pitch, they were all too busy throwing and shouting things at the enemies fans.
Older than you might think - The first instance of football violence is unknown, but the phenomenon can be traced back to 14th-century England. In 1314, Edward II banned football (at that time, a violent, unruly activity involving rival villages kicking a pig's bladder across the local heath) because he believed the disorder surrounding matches might lead to social unrest, or even treason. According to a University of Liverpool academic paper, conflict at an 1846 match in Derby, England, required a reading of the "riot act" and two groups of dragoons to effectively respond to the disorderly crowd. This same paper also identified "pitch invasions" as a common occurrence during the 1880s in English football.
Sorry, misunderstood your post - I thought you meant their were hoolies at the '66 Final, my wife's a Londoner and in her youth she was with a group of Arsenal 'ladyskins' (my title, not hers), that was '68 - the skins were a splinter from the original mods. As you rightly say, they had their hey-day in the mid to late 70's; the older guys who post here would have more info I'm guessing *wheres Castro when you need him*
You didn't misread my post, I was just being a knob - sorry. I deliberately tried to imply I thought England won the cup in 76 as I thought it might offend some on here that I didn't even know when we won the bloody thing!
Jesus H Christ Dont tell me we've got 7 months of this wallowing in the past in the lead up to July 30th anniversary Zzzzz!!!
