Gazza's tears...

[amir]

It makes me angry seeing that and then thinking about what we have watched this summer!!

[bushcelt1]

Great talent wasted....feel sorry for his kids.....geordie plick

[amir]

While i was watching the way Gazza went passed the dutch players made me think of Taraabt i know they arent even in the same league but if we get him i think he can really achieve.

[BennyBoyRs]

Unfortunately it's how they've been exposed to the game. I was only 10 in Italia 90 and only remember watching it on TV, seeing how it effected all the older members of the family. I loved footy always as I kid and only wish I was old enough back then to have really enjoyed it. Not the same when you can't hit the booze with your pals, watching it in a busy pub, not caring who the random bloke is you celebrate goals with...good times. 98 was the World Cup for me...the last one I remember where our players looked like they cared. Michael Owen scoring THAT goal against the Argies. Even when qualifying for 2001 when Becks scored the free kick to send us to the finals. Football has gotten greedy and that reflects in players performances.

I honesy feel sorry for the younger generation. I doubt they'll ever enjoy moments like that. Too many big time charlies in the game now.

[Factamondo]

unless the grey suited middle class know nothings who run the fa/premier league are outed our national side is finished.i truely believe this to be true!

[loneranger]

yeah but its always been like that facto.why else would brian clough of not been made manager ?? in my book our national side aint the pinnacle of an englishmans career but the premier is,they are greedy no goods.

[kron-1664]

world cup 90, you didnt watch it , you lived it if you were an England fan, only people who 'lived' it will know what i mean.

[davidla80]

Everyone seems to be talking about it as if England's team was fantastic - however do you all remember the first 2 games...

David

[SirLes]

I honesy feel sorry for the younger generation. I doubt they'll ever enjoy moments like that. Too many big time charlies in the game now.

Completely agree and its pretty sad. Maybe we look back with rose tinted specs but I just cant get the same feeling for modern footballers as I did for that generation.

[amir]

Everyone seems to be talking about it as if England's team was fantastic - however do you all remember the first 2 games...

David

Yeah we were rubbish however we turned it around unlike these days were we were consistently rubbish. The 1st few games of a world cup are always dodgy games for every side.

[Youvebeenrangered]

Good program, when did this air?

I watched it on itv player, should have been shown to the england players before they went to the world cup..

[amir]

Good program, when did this air?

I watched it on itv player, should have been shown to the england players before they went to the world cup..

It was aired on Sunday i think and repeated yesterday. I think everyone of the current England team should have been made to watch that and maybe that will get them to think about how and why they were not welcomed back as national heroes even though both sides lost to the Germans!!

[LBLOCK]

I watched the DVD of "One Night in Turin" before this World Cup to get me right in the mood -- not bad but a touch "luvvie". The Gazza tears programme was the dogs danglies however.

I also felt a salty tear drop from my eye.

Italia '90 had EVERYTHING except the absolute pinnacle being the final.
I wept buckets as a 19 year old after that game - it made it even worse that the ball looped up off of Paul Parker, our rep at the finals.
If you ever get the chance then watch the whole 120 minutes and penalties again plus ITV's montage at the end of the tournament set to Nessum Dorma. Spine tingling.

You can sum the whole thing up between then and now in one statement from Gazza:-
"I'm no different to the unemployed fella at home in the local club - the only difference is I get to kick this stoopid football around on a Saturday doing the thing I love"
Stick that in your £100k+ a week pay packets you schlags!

We were pony going into that tournament only managing to qualify through Butch's blood and grit from the team.
Sir Bobby failed to build on the momentum of '86 when we fell upon a winning formula by accident and injuries / suspensions. The same happened in '90 but the players were more behind that.

As said by a poster above - I lived that tournament and being at raves hearing the Carabineri mix of World in Motion and seeing the place bouncing to it will live long, long, long in my memory.

You'll never stop me being English, you'll never take my pride - you used to say me and my friends brought shame on us for following our team home and away --- just look at you now, oh what a mess.