why do england fans keep going on about 1966?
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'Cause that's all they will ever get... And they say that Italians are loud...
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Have to agree with you there Monty. a lot of blues fans have been coming out of the woodwork since Roman took over. It's easy to hop onto a bandwagon when it's the fashion.\nI've supported them since i was 6. I've followed them when they were in the old Div 2 and got teased mercilessly when it was all Liverpool and Man Utd. I've been used to years of nothing won! You were lucky if you got 20,000 at the Bridge back then. Now it's just a fashion to wear the tops.\nI went to a friend from work' barbecue - he's suddenly decided to support Chelsea and is wearing the shirt after ( and this is a fact) years of following Blackburn! He says he's fed up of disappointment. I thought that was all part of being a fan?
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1966 and we won 4-2 against West Germany after extra time and the final was played at wembly
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This kind of question really pisses me off, apparently it's only England fans that fight and cause trouble is it? Totally blinkered. The so called "ultras" of Italy and Holland have been making plans for violence for ages, as have the Turkish.\nThe Germans also have a hardcore of hooligans who will be active at home and the Polish hooligans have actually been quoted that they are going to target England fans at every opportunity.
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the world cup and its value?? good one...\nDo you means worth its weight in gold or how much the players and countries benefit from it??.\nCan only comment on the latter though the first must easily be 20 Rothmans and a cup of tea.\n\nThe latter is priceless, apparently 1966 is still the most valuable of years and because of its so rare the value is priceless.  Although it has become tarnished over the years. The actually cost in pound sterling must be in the billions by now because every four years its crammed down our throats. England would be devestated it they actually won it again, it would spoil the achievements of the ball that DIDNT cross the line. And the tv producers would have to make new programs and stop showing that "They think its all over" drivel all the time.
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Being from the US and hosting football coaches from all over the UK every summer for the past 10 years for them to coach our summer soccer camps, I've heard quite a bit of differing opinions .... and one common theme.\n\nThe English think they have the best Football in the world\n( and in 1966 they did) \n\nSo to even fathom the thought that a Yank or a Spaniard or Brazilian "belongs" in the EPL tears them up.\n\nThe Yankees (Baseball) have Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, etc...\n\nas long as they win the Series, everyone's happy (in NY)\n\nThe Club supporters whine and cry when their team is losing , so Club Managers go out and buy the best available to get the club winning, then supporters cry foul because they're not British.  ( Catch 22 )
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What is everyone talking about?!  \n\nChelsea fan's are still English!... they are choked.  Second of all Ferreira is not happy he injuryed someone.  A real footballer would want to beat England, but not Rooney-less, They would want to take out England at their best ie: with Rooney.  \n\nI have never seen such stupid answers holy crap!
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I currently live in the United Kingdom, but I am American. I started enjoying football when I saw Brazil will the penalty shootout at the 1994 World Cup. I currently support England because I kind of have to since my wife is British, hehehe. Club wise I support West Bromwich Albion, again because of my wife, and personally I also am rooting for Aston Villa in the EPL. Don't really have a favourite player. I've watched 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cups. 1994 was my favourite, followed by 2002.
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Geoff Hurst - From the Wikipedia entry on the subject.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Cup_1966\n\n"After 12 minutes Helmut Haller had put West Germany ahead, but the score was levelled by Geoff Hurst four minutes later.\n...\nWith the score level at 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes, the game went to extra time. In the 98th minute Hurst found himself on the score sheet again; his shot hit the crossbar, bounced down onto the goal line, and then back into play and was controversially deemed to have crossed the line by the linesman and referee. In the last minute, it was Hurst again to easily sprint through the (then almost empty) German half and net his third, just as the gathered crowd invaded the pitch to celebrate with the team, thus cementing the victory for England. This made Geoff Hurst the only player ever to have scored three times in a World Cup Final."
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1966 England beat the GERMANS !!!!!!  :)
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No I DON'T agree.\nNot all English football fans are hooligans lots of the are great.\n\nIt's not fair to wish a team loses just because you/we don't like some of their fans.\n\nYou/We can wish they lose for any other reason, But this one is not acceptable.
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England won the last and their only 'World Cup' in 1966
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Barmy Army!\n\nBarmy has been derived from the english word Barm meaning "fan".\nActually it all started with the English fans who went to cheer up their team in Australia. At that time England (1995) were in dire straits and hardly winning any matches and lost to even lowly placed teams like Zimbabwe. This organised fan club boosted the England team with various ways dancing, chanting songs, drums, banners, etc. And fortunately England could win a Test Match at Adelaide and there on this fan club become popular and started supporting the England team on overseas tours. The following history of events could be of interest to you: \n\nJanuary 1995; Barmy Army 1,000 strong in Sydney\n\nMarch 1995; Cheer on England to famous victory in Adelaide. First Barmy Army T-shirt design created.\n\nSummer 1995; Edgbaston reunion. On day 3, England lost by lunch to the West Indies.\n\nNovember 1995; Tour to South Africa, no victories.\n\nJanuary 1996; First Barmy Army Cricket Club game against a Soweto XI - began as we carried on by losing. We raised 5,000 Rand (approximately £900).\n\nSummer 1996; Barmy Army reunions at India and Pakistan tests.\n\nNovember 1996; Zimbabwe, tied test and the Army do well not to react to goading from opposition fans.\n\nJanuary 1997; Great night celebrating series win over New Zealand\n\nSummer 1997; Ashes series at home. CD single 'We are England' released two months too late, just after England lose the series 3-2. The reunion at Edgbaston saw the Army cheer England to a one nil lead; after a marvellous knock by Mark Taylor, under intense media pressure, and a deluge of rain, England attacked the Australian bowling as if it was a one-day game. Athers cannot remember such awesome support at a home game on that famous Sunday afternoon in Birmingham.\n\nJan-Mar 1998; Caribbean tour - The Barmy Army were out-sung and out-partied by the Trini Posse, a sponsored, professional supporters group from Trinidad and backed by the W.I.C.B. - they vowed to out-sing them next time.\n\nAugust 1998; Win a series at home against the South Africans. Watched by many members but not in large groups due to difficulty in obtaining tickets.\n\nNov 98-Feb 99; Ashes tour in Australia. Brilliant tour, huge media interest, two big Barmy Army bashes, some good cricket and an amazing win at Melbourne. Barmy Army CC take on Middle Park and, true to form, lose. Barmy Army wedding at Adelaide Oval.\n\nApril 1999; Sharjah tournament, those who could make it had a great time.\n\nSummer 1999; Barmy Army's World Cup anthem, 'Come on England' produced and attracts support from many celebrities and sports personalities who appear in the promotional video.\n\nNovember 1999-2000; Another successful tour to South Africa, great support for the boys and a Pretoria victory. Memorable tour for those lucky enough to be there - is the England team starting to come together?\n\nSummer 2000; Areas set aside for the Barmy Army at Test match weekends - when the game lasted that long! BACC played six games in the South West, winning two of them. Aiming to have BACC games in other regions soon.\n\nNovember 2000: Pakistan The Barmy Army faithful braved the hardest tour of all to Pakistan, witnessing some resilient English cricket, and leaving with memories never to be forgotten.\n\nMarch 2001: Sri Lanka The Army turned up in their thousands for the far more exotic location of Sri Lanka. The victories in Kandy and Colombo were perhaps as memorable as recent away wins in Melbourne and Pretoria. The noise at Colombo when England chased the small target set them vibrated around the whole ground, with all England fans singing together.\n\nNovember 2001: India The Barmy Army faithful once again braved a difficult tour, the threat of violence between India and Pakistan was ignored by many with Bangalore being the most popular venue, but unfortunately having the worst weather.\n\nFebruary 2002: New Zealand Again the Army turned out in th
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There is a natural insularity in England which fosters the belief that England and all things English is superior to anything foreign. The English media fosters this illusion by extravagant claims that the premiership is the "best league in the world" when in reality England is only playing catch up with the rest of the major footballing nations. Ironically, English football has only become attractive and exiting in recent years due to the influx of foreign players. The England players however have too much respect for the quality of the major football teams to believe that winning the World Cup is their "birthright"
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Um lol it's cool but it really is speculative though. For every example raised to prove this "theory", many more counter-examples can be raised too.\n\nFor instance, France won in 1998 and (3964 - 1998 = 1966)\nBut it was England who won in 1966!\n\nYou can obtain a list of past winners from this site: http://worldsoccer.about.com/cs/worldcup/a/wcupwinz.htm.\n\nBasically if this "theory" is to be believed, then we can predict the winners of the World Cup for the future years as follows:\n2010: Germany\n2014: Uruguay\n2018: Italy\n2022: Italy\n2026: Uruguay\n\nYou can check the math.\n\nSo just because a couple of World Cup winners can be "linked" up like that doesn't mean that it's always gonna work. Interesting, but at the end of the day, it ain't accurate.
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Yes - without a doubt.  The levels of football hooliganism are much better than they have been in the past - but generally I don't think our fans are much to be proud of - they tend to be very loud, drunken, yobbish and violent.  Which is a real shame as there are plenty of English footie fans who do behave well, it is the great number who are a disgrace that everyone remembers.  I am 100% behind the police's zero tolerance attitude to football hooliganism in this country.
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This is a tough one.  I'm English and very proud of it.  I don't like the idea of hooligans though.  However if someone starts giving me grief, there is no way I will back down.  I guess this is the same for a group of lads who are supporting football.  If you look back in the history of English football there has always been hooligans.  However I believe that the action should be kept on the pitch.  Look at rugby fans, the game is violent and the fans get on great with each other.