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@badradger saidYeah; the winning goals in both 1966 and 1974 were illegal, and both championships should have been reversed.
The unaimed bullet allways hits the target.
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15 May 22
@shallow-blue said1966 4-2 winning goal 3 or 4
Yeah; the winning goals in both 1966 and 1974 were illegal, and both championships should have been reversed.
@badradger saidOf course the 2-1 was offside already and the 3-2 was not a goal...
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15 May 22
@badradger saidAgreed, Those were the days before replay which would change the way the game was called. They also added a referee having 2 instead of just 1. Even then they both miss things and it has to go to the replay. If the replay is inconclusive they will go with the call on the ice.
1966 4-2 winning goal 3 or 4
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15 May 22
@ponderable saidYup, They wouldn't have been allowed in this day and age with the replay being introduced.
Of course the 2-1 was offside already and the 3-2 was not a goal...
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@divegeester saidEnglish still dining out on winning it, ignoring the 56 subsequent years of failure.
Germans still moaning about losing a game of football to England 56 years ago 😂
@fmf saidI don’t think that is the case, not at all, in fact I’d say the culture and attitudes toward the English National Football team are quite the opposite.
English still dining out on winning it, ignoring the 56 subsequent years of failure.
While there is the cyclic head-up-the-metaphorical-ass silly optimism every time the international calendar crops up with another opportunity to lose on penalties, generally speaking us English are painfully aware of the lack of progress by the national team. Although the squad have stopped making dreadful pop songs, which is a win of sorts.
@divegeester saidI think the English assume that their national team should be in the WORLD top 6 or so teams, having won the world cup and all. But for most of the last 50+ years, they haven't even been consistently among EUROPE's top 6 teams.
I don’t think that is the case, not at all, in fact I’d say the culture and attitudes toward the English National Football team are quite the opposite.
While there is the cyclic head-up-the-metaphorical-ass silly optimism every time the international calendar crops up with another opportunity to lose on penalties, generally speaking us English are painfully aware of t ...[text shortened]... e national team. Although the squad have stopped making dreadful pop songs, which is a win of sorts.
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16 May 22
@very-rusty saidErm... neither England team has won anything since 1966... Even both Dutch teams have done (slightly) better since 1967.
I love how dedicated the English football/soccer fans are. Kind of like the Toronto Maple leaf fans only the English football/soccer team has won more Championships than the the Toronto Maple leaf's since 1967.
16 May 22
@shallow-blue saidYes Toronto beat Montreal In 1967 for the Stanley cup, look it up my friend.
Erm... neither England team has won anything since 1966... Even both Dutch teams have done (slightly) better since 1967.
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16 May 22
@fmf saidI disagree; in fact being in the “top 6” in world football is irrelevant to the England supporter’s deluded mindset, which is centred on the trophy itself. A delusion protected by walls of cognitive dissonance and a stubborn refusal to consider reality.
I think the English assume that their national team should be in the WORLD top 6 or so teams, having won the world cup and all. But for most of the last 50+ years, they haven't even been consistently among EUROPE's top 6 teams.
16 May 22
@very-rusty saidThe England football team haven’t won any trophies since 1966.
I love how dedicated the English football/soccer fans are. Kind of like the Toronto Maple leaf fans only the English football/soccer team has won more Championships than the the Toronto Maple leaf's since 1967.
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