1970

[New York Red]

This may completely cut out an awful lot of posters. Sorry about that. But...

 

I remember it just being totally magical. It was my first real memory of colour TV and the first time I can remember seeing colour tele.

 

The weird delay in the commentary was awesome. The only thing similar was the Apollo misssions.

 

The football was incredible. Pele was unbelievable. Gerson ran the show. Tostao was amazing. jairzinho kept knocking in the goals. Carlos Alberto led them amazingly.

 

Not to mention the trauma of England losing to West Germany like they did and Muller being awesome.

 

Maybe the greatest football ever.

[Kahnee]

I was bon in '73, grandad, so nothing

[Falconhoof]

me too kahnee 1973ers rule.

 

I seem to remember the 20p coin came out in 1982. That seemed quite special.

[Kahnee]

The loss of the pound note was a shame, although it did mean that the amount of cash sent in birthday cards went up. Which was nice

[Mike]

born in may 71.

[Ombudsam]

feb 1982. I can however state that everything in the past was better

[John am Rhein]

Farleys Rusks, Prams, Mary Mungo and Midge on the TV

 

and Muller being awesome.

 

The greatest of all

[Guest efcrmagic]

Not being alive won't help but Everton being champions would of been nice.

 

Up the blues!!

[New York Red]

Farleys Rusks, Prams, Mary Mungo and Midge on the TV

The greatest of all

 

Jeez, I loved them rusks. I'd eat one now.

[SteveT]

Jeez, I loved them rusks. I'd eat one now.

 

I still used to buy them when i was at university.....

[John am Rhein]

Jeez, I loved them rusks. I'd eat one now.

 

Gripe water

[New York Red]

Gripe water

 

Dinnefords. Loved it. You've got a great memory John. Didn't like the other gripe water though.

 

What a strange name...

[Crazy Horse]

I wasn't born till '74. But I agree that old-time football was much better than today's. It's like a girls sport nowadays.

[Nebraska Red]

born in 59, i seem to remember lots of bits of the games.

 

we watched some of the games at my uncles house as he had color TV, we poor folks still had black and white.

 

one recollection is the terrible droning background noise during every game.

 

Brazil and Italy were a cut above the rest.

[New York Red]

born in 59, i seem to remember lots of bits of the games.

 

we watched some of the games at my uncles house as he had color TV, we poor folks still had black and white.

 

one recollection is the terrible droning background noise during every game.

 

Brazil and Italy were a cut above the rest.

 

Same deal for us. We actually rented a color tele for the tournament and then had to give it back after it was over. It was facinating to look at. I remember England losing to the Germans on the Sunday night. It began my love/hate relationship with the England team.

 

That Brazilian team was just cool to look at though. It was football like nobody had seen before.

[Bootle Buck]

I remember coming back from a holiday at Butlins listening to the England v Brazil game and the amazing Banks save. I remember we stopped and got petrol and they were giving out World Cup coins at Esso. I got Bobby Moore and kept it for ages.

Edited April 1, 2007 by Bootle Buck

[New York Red]

I remember coming back from a holiday at Butlins listening to the England v Brazil game and the amazing Banks save. I remember we stopped and got petrol and they were giving out World Cup coins at Esso. I got Bobby Moore and kept it for ages.

 

That was a great set of coins.

 

I loved the set of photos you could get of all of the teams in the world cup too. I think they were 5p a packet.

[Guest]

I remember the coins too.

[£440,000]

I remember the coins but from '74 I think.

[Duncan Disorderly]

I was being potty-trained.

[Guest]

I was being potty-trained.

 

with the coins?

[Duncan Disorderly]

with the coins?

A florin for each dump.

A year before decimalisation, my folks knew it was coming so they gave me money I couldn`t spend, no pun intended.

[Guest]

I've did that with my daughters - gave them all my pesetas thinking that they couldn't change them anymore.

 

Get back home one afternoon and the two of them are reading through a pile of new books in the lounge.

 

"Where did you get all those books from?" I stupidly asked.

 

"Mama took us to a bank that changed your pesetas" they replied.

 

Lesson to be learned - hang on to all your old coins.

[Bootle Buck]

That was a great set of coins.

 

I loved the set of photos you could get of all of the teams in the world cup too. I think they were 5p a packet.

 

Soccerstars, I had the whole set apart from Fachetti the Italian. Spent numerous hours saying Got it, got it, aven't got it.

[New York Red]

Soccerstars, I had the whole set apart from Fachetti the Italian. Spent numerous hours saying Got it, got it, aven't got it.

 

I had the full set and some b*stard stole my Bobby Moore. I battered him when I found out it was him.