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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 11, 2019 2:40:00 GMT
30 years since we drew 0-0 in Poland to qualify for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. And young uns might not have much grasp on just how significant it was. Right at the end Poland had a shot from distance that hit the bar. If that had gone in Bob Robson's reign would have been deemed a dismal failure. The resurgence of English football wouldn't have got the huge push it got with Italia 90 so no Gazza blarting, no Platt volley in the last minute of extra time etc. Where would English football be?
We qualified without conceding a goal.
After the game I went the beer festival at the Kings hall.
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Post by Davef on Oct 11, 2019 14:58:10 GMT
All that to tell us it's 30 years since you went to the beer festival at the Kings Hall.
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Post by PotterLog on Oct 11, 2019 15:20:17 GMT
30 years since we drew 0-0 in Poland to qualify for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. And young uns might not have much grasp on just how significant it was. Right at the end Poland had a shot from distance that hit the bar. If that had gone in Bob Robson's reign would have been deemed a dismal failure. The resurgence of English football wouldn't have got the huge push it got with Italia 90 so no Gazza blarting, no Platt volley in the last minute of extra time etc. Where would English football be? We qualified without conceding a goal. After the game I went the beer festival at the Kings hall. We did well in that World Cup but that wasn't really the trigger for a resurgence was it? Dismal at Euro '92 then didn't even qualify for '94... I always think of Euro '96 as the catalyst for a revival (of sorts)?
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Oct 11, 2019 15:26:20 GMT
It's also 22 years since we ground out a 0-0 in Rome to qualify for France 98.
Ian Wright hit the post after rounding the keeper and Christian Vieri missed an absolute sitter that spared us a nasty playoff tie.
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Post by PotterLog on Oct 11, 2019 15:38:38 GMT
It's also 22 years since we ground out a 0-0 in Rome to qualify for France 98. Ian Wright hit the post after rounding the keeper and Christian Vieri missed an absolute sitter that spared us a nasty playoff tie. Incey's bloodied bonce
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Post by silsdenstokie on Oct 11, 2019 15:56:56 GMT
It's also 22 years since we ground out a 0-0 in Rome to qualify for France 98. Ian Wright hit the post after rounding the keeper and Christian Vieri missed an absolute sitter that spared us a nasty playoff tie. And the day after that we beat Vale 2-1 with Kevin Keen scoring the winner 'Twas a good weekend
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Post by tony1234 on Oct 11, 2019 16:07:53 GMT
30 years since we drew 0-0 in Poland to qualify for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. And young uns might not have much grasp on just how significant it was. Right at the end Poland had a shot from distance that hit the bar. If that had gone in Bob Robson's reign would have been deemed a dismal failure. The resurgence of English football wouldn't have got the huge push it got with Italia 90 so no Gazza blarting, no Platt volley in the last minute of extra time etc. Where would English football be? We qualified without conceding a goal. After the game I went the beer festival at the Kings hall. Always watched these East European away ties from behind the sofa! Tense as hell.
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 11, 2019 22:59:40 GMT
30 years since we drew 0-0 in Poland to qualify for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. And young uns might not have much grasp on just how significant it was. Right at the end Poland had a shot from distance that hit the bar. If that had gone in Bob Robson's reign would have been deemed a dismal failure. The resurgence of English football wouldn't have got the huge push it got with Italia 90 so no Gazza blarting, no Platt volley in the last minute of extra time etc. Where would English football be? We qualified without conceding a goal. After the game I went the beer festival at the Kings hall. We did well in that World Cup but that wasn't really the trigger for a resurgence was it? Dismal at Euro '92 then didn't even qualify for '94... I always think of Euro '96 as the catalyst for a revival (of sorts)? I was thinking more the resurgence of football in general. In the mid 80s football supporters were pariahs, regarded with disgust and contempt. Walking down a street wearing a football shirt could result in people crossing the road to avoid you and if fathers found out their teenage daughter was dating a football fan it could signal a sudden halt to blossoming love. I remember starting work in 1985 and telling one of my colleagues I was a Stoke fan and attended matches and she nearly dropped her sponge. She shook her head and told me she was surprised because I’d “Seemed such a nice lad”. In the mid 80s football was not something the nation could easily hold close to it’s heart. Things had started to improve but it was Italia 90 that really opened up football to the country.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 12, 2019 7:11:55 GMT
We did well in that World Cup but that wasn't really the trigger for a resurgence was it? Dismal at Euro '92 then didn't even qualify for '94... I always think of Euro '96 as the catalyst for a revival (of sorts)? I was thinking more the resurgence of football in general. In the mid 80s football supporters were pariahs, regarded with disgust and contempt. Walking down a street wearing a football shirt could result in people crossing the road to avoid you and if fathers found out their teenage daughter was dating a football fan it could signal a sudden halt to blossoming love. I remember starting work in 1985 and telling one of my colleagues I was a Stoke fan and attended matches and she nearly dropped her sponge. She shook her head and told me she was surprised because I’d “Seemed such a nice lad”. In the mid 80s football was not something the nation could easily hold close to it’s heart. Things had started to improve but it was Italia 90 that really opened up football to the country. I remember ‘When Saturday Comes’ magazine commenting in 1989, how crowds were going up and the standard of football was better. English Football’s recovery probably had more roots than we think, as they say success has many fathers.
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 12, 2019 7:50:56 GMT
I was thinking more the resurgence of football in general. In the mid 80s football supporters were pariahs, regarded with disgust and contempt. Walking down a street wearing a football shirt could result in people crossing the road to avoid you and if fathers found out their teenage daughter was dating a football fan it could signal a sudden halt to blossoming love. I remember starting work in 1985 and telling one of my colleagues I was a Stoke fan and attended matches and she nearly dropped her sponge. She shook her head and told me she was surprised because I’d “Seemed such a nice lad”. In the mid 80s football was not something the nation could easily hold close to it’s heart. Things had started to improve but it was Italia 90 that really opened up football to the country. I remember ‘When Saturday Comes’ magazine commenting in 1989, how crowds were going up and the standard of football was better. English Football’s recovery probably had more roots than we think, as they say success has many fathers. Yes. The fanzines and the winter of inflatables. Two factors. Both driven by fans.
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