Friday's Rave

[blockhead]

An entire month of football is just around the corner.
Watch out for those Danes.

[Dave Cahill]

Dave in the leadup to every world cup since 78 -

As soon as the dates for the games are announced Dave books annual leave/plans holiday summer camps and activities so he can watch every match.

Dave in the leadup to this World Cup -

Not sure when the games are on or what times they are on.


I'll watch a fair bit of it, but it's the least connected I've ever felt to a tournament (and for a global corporate behemoth like the world cup that's saying something). I guess ambivalent and conflicted anticipation would be the feeling

[the spoofer]

Dave in the leadup to every world cup since 78 -

As soon as the dates for the games are announced Dave books annual leave/plans holiday summer camps and activities so he can watch every match.

Dave in the leadup to this World Cup -

Not sure when the games are on or what times they are on.


I'll watch a fair bit of it, but it's the least connected I've ever felt to a tournament (and for a global corporate behemoth like the world cup that's saying something). I guess ambivalent and conflicted anticipation would be the feeling

I remember my father buying a colour TV in 1982 for the world cup. That was a huge deal. I don't even know what channels it is on or who has qualified.

[Dave Cahill]

Dave in the leadup to every world cup since 78 -

As soon as the dates for the games are announced Dave books annual leave/plans holiday summer camps and activities so he can watch every match.

Dave in the leadup to this World Cup -

Not sure when the games are on or what times they are on.


I'll watch a fair bit of it, but it's the least connected I've ever felt to a tournament (and for a global corporate behemoth like the world cup that's saying something). I guess ambivalent and conflicted anticipation would be the feeling

I remember my father buying a colour TV in 1982 for the world cup. That was a huge deal. I don't even know what channels it is on or who has qualified.

In 1990 my grandmother was staying with us for the summer. She, a former C na mB member, was less than fond of soccer and was not happy that my Dad and I had charted out every game we were watching. So, to keep her quiet, my Dad bought a colour portable for the Kitchen where she could watch not soccer. It lasted well until the last round of games where Brazil were playing Scotland and Costa Rica were playing Sweden with Scots qualification on the line. We put one game on in the sitting room and one on in the Kitchen. She had mellowed at that stage though because of Ireland's exploits.

[blockhead]

Dave in the leadup to every world cup since 78 -

As soon as the dates for the games are announced Dave books annual leave/plans holiday summer camps and activities so he can watch every match.

Dave in the leadup to this World Cup -

Not sure when the games are on or what times they are on.


I'll watch a fair bit of it, but it's the least connected I've ever felt to a tournament (and for a global corporate behemoth like the world cup that's saying something). I guess ambivalent and conflicted anticipation would be the feeling

78 was my first too
But Brazil in 82-the beautiful game indeed-couldn't process that they lost to Italy

All games are on RTE btw, and probably a lot of other channels too. There is no other football on the tele until Christmas. All those people who say that they're not gonna watch this time.....liars.

[the spoofer]

Dave in the leadup to every world cup since 78 -

As soon as the dates for the games are announced Dave books annual leave/plans holiday summer camps and activities so he can watch every match.

Dave in the leadup to this World Cup -

Not sure when the games are on or what times they are on.


I'll watch a fair bit of it, but it's the least connected I've ever felt to a tournament (and for a global corporate behemoth like the world cup that's saying something). I guess ambivalent and conflicted anticipation would be the feeling

78 was my first too
But Brazil in 82-the beautiful game indeed-couldn't process that they lost to Italy

All games are on RTE btw, and probably a lot of other channels too. There is no other football on the tele until Christmas. All those people who say that they're not gonna watch this time.....liars.

I watched the 78 WC final in a bar in Fuengirola with my Dad and brother. The Spanish bar men were more impressed by my fathers ability to drink litre glasses of beer than they were the football but the football was magical.

[ronk]

I was in Holland watching outdoors on a big screen in a yacht club. Great atmosphere. Within 5 minutes the air went out of the balloon and almost everyone had left.

[paddyor]

Dave in the leadup to every world cup since 78 -

As soon as the dates for the games are announced Dave books annual leave/plans holiday summer camps and activities so he can watch every match.

Dave in the leadup to this World Cup -

Not sure when the games are on or what times they are on.


I'll watch a fair bit of it, but it's the least connected I've ever felt to a tournament (and for a global corporate behemoth like the world cup that's saying something). I guess ambivalent and conflicted anticipation would be the feeling

The rest is history podcast has done a good series on the previous world cups and the history of Qatar. Only up to the 2nd history pod now but they make the point that the low point was the 82 WC in Argentina which was under a brutal military dictatorship at the time. When the RGs won the prisoners in the nearby torture centre could hear the cheers of the crowds in concert with their torturers(some of whom let them watch the game). It's fairly bleak but not new. Argentina wasn't the only dictatorship to host the WC but it was considered the closest in political terms to the German olympics in 38(?).

I get that it's not just the reputation laundering, but it's really not new. Like the Susie scandal has nothing on the rumoured scandals of the football WC.

[Dave Cahill]

Argentina in 78 is probably the lowest point in World Cup history alright - it'll be hard to go lower if only because Josef Mengele is rumoured to have attended a number of games.

That torture centre was the naval prision ESMA, of the 5000 people taken there only 150 survived

[cormac]

Italy in 1934 was hardly a shining moment either.

[Dave Cahill]

In fairness, trying to find a country that wasn't under some kind of ultra nationalist (shall we say) government in the 30s would have been tricky!

[Dexter]

Argentina 78 was my first memory of a WC too, still remember the theme music, the exploits of Scotland and Mario Kempes! I was, of course, much too young to understand the political/human rights situation in Argentina.
The 86 WC is my high point of WC tournament memories.. I did love that Danish team

[Avenger]

Ye lads are all old. My first world cup memory is 86.

[Oldschoolsocks]

Ye lads are all old. My first world cup memory is 86.

Was that Maradonna’s World Cup? Thats the first one I remember

[Dave Cahill]

Ye lads are all old. My first world cup memory is 86.

Was that Maradonna’s World Cup? Thats the first one I remember

twas

[JohnB]

1970 is the first Soccer World Cup that I remember. I can still see Gordon Banks's wonder save in the match against Brazil. It was if he had wings to propel himself across the goal to stop what should have been a great score.

[berliner]

Ye lads are all old. My first world cup memory is 86.

Was that Maradonna’s World Cup? Thats the first one I remember

twas

'86 was the world Cup that Maradona won, but he also played in 1982.

[The Doc]

Was that Maradonna’s World Cup? Thats the first one I remember

twas

'86 was the world Cup that Maradona won, but he also played in 1982.

And in 1990 and 1994 (for part of it anyway)

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[blockhead]

Fuppin awesome World Cup so far!

[IanD]

The Dublin Canvas project in general. Great idea to brighten up the city.

But this one in particular stands out.

https://www.dublincanvas.com/dublin-can ... /david-lee