On This Day;

[Eggs]

 

[kev]

55 years ago

On this date in 1970 Bobby Charlton played in his 106th and last game for England.
(v West Germany at the Mexico World Cup)

 

[degsy]

55 years ago

On this date in 1970 Bobby Charlton played in his 106th and last game for England.
(v West Germany at the Mexico World Cup)

Yep, Ramsey subbed him off with England in the lead to rest him for the Semi.
This allowed Beckenbuar to push forward more and, iirc, 2-1 became 2-3

 

[summerisle]

You sometimes forget how fast those Windies bowlers were in the 1980s.

 

[summerisle]

Good times.

 

[Eggs]

 

[The Binman]

Religion is really lost in this generation mate.

You shpuld.come over to the middle east... religion ia very much the centre point of their lives

 

[Benicetoourboys]

Koeman.
Because of him I always thought Dutch managers would continue to fail in the Premier League, how wrong I was!
I think us sacking him affected him badly though & shocked him.

 

[davids]

Yep, Ramsey subbed him off with England in the lead to rest him for the Semi.
This allowed Beckenbuar to push forward more and, iirc, 2-1 became 2-3

Remember it well, English press blamed Labour. It was a Sunday late afternoon game and we ended up in the Mardi Gras afterwards

 

[summerisle]

Halcyon days.

 

[degsy]

Remember it well, English press blamed Labour. It was a Sunday late afternoon game and we ended up in the Mardi Gras afterwards

iirc, Ted Heath was Prime Minister at the time.
As Harold Wilson remarked later on...gist..."we never lost the world cup under a Labour Govt."

 

[kev]

iirc, Ted Heath was Prime Minister at the time.
As Harold Wilson remarked later on...gist..."we never lost the world cup under a Labour Govt."

It was still Harold Wilson at the time of that match @degsy . Heath was elected 18th June (55 years ago this Wednesday)
I think the Wilson quote was along the lines of "we have only ever won the world cup under a Labour Government"

 

[davids]

It was still Harold Wilson at the time of that match @degsy . Heath was elected 18thJune (55 years ago this Wednesday)
I think the Wilson quote was along the lines of "we have only ever won the world cup under a Labour Government"

Should proof-read my posts. It should have been...the English press blamed Labone

 

[kev]

Should proof-read my posts. It should have been...the English press blamed Labone

I think the electorate may have blamed Labour. They were well ahead in all the polls going into election week. It was a real shock election result.

Labby would have made a great PM mind you.

 

[Eggs]

…June 18th 1815, The Battle of Waterloo;