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[scappaflow]

I hope Scotland are at the WC and they show a game. Obviously they could use a much smaller stage but there would definately be enough Scots and ancestry at Glasto to have a good ole atmosphere.

Obviously ideal scenario is that any England game does not clash with Fri / Sat / Sun as they would probably have to show on the Pyramid or Other stage given the numbers who would want to watch it.

I don't know if I would go and watch an England game, perhaps depends who they were playing and how important the game was but I could easilly get caught up in the atmosphere despite my Scottishness and being brought up to hate the English football team... as it seems some English do also.

[mynameisearl]

scappaflow, on Aug 6 2009, 07:52 PM, said:

I hope Scotland are at the WC and they show a game. Obviously they could use a much smaller stage but there would definately be enough Scots and ancestry at Glasto to have a good ole atmosphere.

Obviously ideal scenario is that any England game does not clash with Fri / Sat / Sun as they would probably have to show on the Pyramid or Other stage given the numbers who would want to watch it.

I don't know if I would go and watch an England game, perhaps depends who they were playing and how important the game was but I could easilly get caught up in the atmosphere despite my Scottishness and being brought up to hate the English football team... as it seems some English do also.

Watching the England - Portugal game in 2004 was great.  Tremendous atmosphere at the Pyramid with (as previously mentioned) the largest gathering anywhere to watch the game.  And with myself being a Scot in attendance with 3 Welsh we allowed ourselves a wee chuckle at the end.     Seriously though one of the best football match atmospheres I've been in (outwith a game) and if it happens again I'd be one of the first down there to watch the game.  

[The Nal]

Langdale Wolf, on Aug 6 2009, 04:19 PM, said:

  

You might want to remove these from your shoulder.

Yeah, take that chip off your shoulder!!

[YetAnotherOldHippy]

Hand of god on the radio in a tent in '86?

A different radio and tent for the convincing (cough) win against Egypt in '90?

Jumpers for goalposts, etc.

Thankfully the dark old days of NOT being able to watch have (hopefully) gone.

The almost instant recovery after the Portugal defeat by walking into a beer tent with hundreds of others feeling the same was far easier to cope with than thousands of people who didn't know the score  



Edit: I'm fairly sure the 1990 commentary stopped to report on the other game in the group (Republic of Ireland v Netherlands?)  just in time to miss the goal! Could have just blacked out...

Edited by YetAnotherOldHippy, 06 August 2009 - 09:39 PM.

[Chazeboy]

hogga, on Aug 6 2009, 02:03 PM, said:

There wasn't any cheating needed in Englands win at the efestivals world cup this year. It was just a case of holding back in the second half so we didn't humiliate the Rest of the World/Scots!

We'll be ready for next year...........you heard it here first

[mattrik3]

dr_billy, on Aug 6 2009, 05:28 PM, said:

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"I look forward to the stage at which England are disposed from the tournament"
"i just blood curdlingly hate the English attitude to Sport."
"Oh wait, i wouldnt mind having a yob reputation throughout the world!"

"Dont see how my comments make you think i have a chip on my shoulder mate?"

Think these comments might have given the impression you did, maybe.

My understanding of having a chip on your shoulder is that someone is resentful/feel they have been unfairly treated! I am in no way resentful of England!

[fullfathom5]

If England are playing during Glasto ME has to show the game/s - simple as!

[Chazeboy]

fullfathom5, on Aug 7 2009, 01:05 PM, said:

If England are playing during Glasto ME has to show the game/s - simple as!

and be at the games    

[Billy09]

mattrik3, on Aug 7 2009, 12:02 PM, said:

My understanding of having a chip on your shoulder is that someone is resentful/feel they have been unfairly treated! I am in no way resentful of England!

Just pointing out that those elements of your posts sounded somewhat negative (or resentful even) towards England, and might have given rise to the "chip on shoulder" impression.

You did ask.

[mattrik3]

dr_billy, on Aug 7 2009, 03:01 PM, said:

Just pointing out that those elements of your posts sounded somewhat negative (or resentful even) towards England, and might have given rise to the "chip on shoulder" impression.

You did ask.

I suppose you could say im resentful of the ignorance of english sport!

[Billy09]

mattrik3, on Aug 7 2009, 03:09 PM, said:

I suppose you could say im resentful of the ignorance of english sport!

Fair enough, no arguing with that!

[cole4ord]

To be honest if there is an England game on while Glasto is i think they will have to show it somewhere, simply because so many people will want to watch it. From a personal point of view if they decide not to then i will be leaving the site and finding a pub somewhere to watch it. Nothing would make me miss an England game and i feel i might not be the only one. could cause problems with traffic

[Storm_NL]

steven4321, on Aug 7 2009, 09:34 PM, said:

hai puppetmode,
U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named a roster of 20 players that will train in advance of the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mexico that will take place Aug. 12 in Mexico City. The U.S. seeks its first-ever victory on Mexican soil, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. CT at Estadio Azteca, famed for its grueling combination of altitude, smog and more than 100,000 spectators. The match will be broadcast live on Telemundo, mun2, and the Futbol de Primera Radio Networks. Fans can follow live online via ussoccer.com’s newly upgraded MatchTracker and twitter.com/ussoccer.

Additionally, ESPN will provide unprecedented studio coverage, highlighted by a 30-minute SportsCenter 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Special from outside Estadio Azteca beginning at 2:30 p.m. CT. The special marks the first time in its 30-year history that ESPN will air a live pre-match show for a soccer event it is not televising.
bye,
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steven

Oh mike, you big kidder...  

[scudetto_boy]

I'd expect England to be out of the world cup by the time Glastonbury starts, that's if they even qualify  

[Al the CAT]

If they repeat the big screens experiment near the Leftfield Tower, it'll be no good for the football. Even with just the Lions game on this year (which isn't the biggest Rugby attraction of the year), the place was very crowded, and jammed the paths from the Acoustic/Kids, Jazz World and Pyramid directions.

What's needed is an outdoor cinema field, how about that. But surely that'll never catch on and the space would be better [strikethrough]wasted[/strikethrough] used as corporate camping  

Personally, after a pre-Glasto week in Cape Town (not for the footy, but overlapping with it), I think I'll have had enough of it, thanks very much. Either that, or I'll just dig out the long forgotten / much thrown to the back of the wardrobe Welsh shirt and plead ignorance of the whole thing.