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Rhiannon

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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #425 on: July 11, 2018, 02:07:55 PM »
Quote from: wigginhall on July 11, 2018, 01:22:48 PM
I'm nervous.   It's the hope that's so horrible.

I guess the consolation is that we went into this tournament with no hope at all.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #426 on: July 11, 2018, 04:37:25 PM »
Quote from: Trentvoyager on July 11, 2018, 01:51:48 PM
I'm sure we didn't have all this bollocking hyperbole in 1966.
I bet we did.

Don't forget that the 1966 world cup final remains the most watched event on tv in the UK ever. And in those days the population of the UK was lower than today and not everyone even had a tv.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #427 on: July 11, 2018, 04:41:10 PM »
It was pretty ott.  I was working in a pub, what larks.   And I saw the game.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #428 on: July 11, 2018, 04:41:57 PM »
Quote from: ProfessorDavey on July 11, 2018, 04:37:25 PM
I bet we did.

Don't forget that the 1966 world cup final remains the most watched event on tv in the UK ever. And in those days the population of the UK was lower than today and not everyone even had a tv.
More so than the Coronation, or the 1977 Morecambe & Wise Christmas thing?

(Not being provocatively rhetorical; genuinely interested. I admit the memory is hazy but I always thought it was M&W '77 or possibly the assumed end of Only Fools and Horses c. 1999 (?)).
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #429 on: July 11, 2018, 04:46:06 PM »
Yep Prof is right, see table in link below.
Not sure if it shows that the amount of hyperbole  was the same.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #430 on: July 11, 2018, 04:48:00 PM »
Quote from: wigginhall on July 11, 2018, 04:41:10 PM
It was pretty ott.  I was working in a pub, what larks.   And I saw the game.
What were you doing "working" in a pub in '66, wiggy? Drinking limeade through a waxed straw with a packet of crisps?
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #431 on: July 11, 2018, 04:51:18 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 11, 2018, 04:46:06 PM
Yep Prof is right, see table in link below.
Not sure if it shows that the amount of hyperbole  was the same.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts
Well bugger me.

(Although to me the difference between "programmes" and "special events" seems a fine one).
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #432 on: July 11, 2018, 04:55:50 PM »
Quote from: Shaker on July 11, 2018, 04:48:00 PM
What were you doing "working" in a pub in '66, wiggy? Drinking limeade through a waxed straw with a packet of crisps?


You don't realize how ancient I am.  I remember seeing Disraeli put his bicycle clips on.  I can't tell you on what, as this is a family programme.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #433 on: July 11, 2018, 04:58:25 PM »
Quote from: Shaker on July 11, 2018, 04:51:18 PM
Well bugger me.

(Although to me the difference between "programmes" and "special events" seems a fine one).
It's still the highest but it's noticeable that special events are often on both main channels. And in 66 there were only 2 channels.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #434 on: July 11, 2018, 10:06:55 PM »
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #435 on: July 11, 2018, 10:16:52 PM »
Heard in my living room:

'It's staying there, it's staying there, it's staying, football's staying there...'
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #436 on: July 11, 2018, 10:24:40 PM »
Quote from: Shaker on July 11, 2018, 04:41:57 PM
More so than the Coronation, or the 1977 Morecambe & Wise Christmas thing?

(Not being provocatively rhetorical; genuinely interested. I admit the memory is hazy but I always thought it was M&W '77 or possibly the assumed end of Only Fools and Horses c. 1999 (?)).
Well, certainly more than the Coronation, because hardly anyone had a telly in 1952.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #437 on: July 11, 2018, 10:25:16 PM »
Oh buggerybollocks.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #438 on: July 11, 2018, 10:26:19 PM »
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #439 on: July 11, 2018, 10:28:41 PM »
 ;D
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #440 on: July 11, 2018, 11:29:13 PM »
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #441 on: July 12, 2018, 07:40:41 AM »
After the initial disappointment I think the England team and especially Southgate can hold their heads high and be proud. They gave us a reason to hope and I for one have fallen in love with the England team again. No one gave us a chance before the tournament. In the end we just seemed to run out of steam.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #442 on: July 12, 2018, 10:54:02 AM »
So disappointing, particularly after a stunning first half. We needed another goal when we were on top.

On viewing figures, the reports are that 26.5M watched last night - not sure whether that includes those watching on streaming services or just traditional tv. Certainly doesn't include all those watching on big screens in public spaces or pubs etc.

Certainly puts it well up there with the most watched events ever in the UK - and possibly even the most watched ever on a single channel and not repeated.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #443 on: July 12, 2018, 11:08:29 AM »
I hope Croatia go on to win now.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #444 on: July 12, 2018, 11:08:39 AM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on July 12, 2018, 07:40:41 AM
After the initial disappointment I think the England team and especially Southgate can hold their heads high and be proud. They gave us a reason to hope and I for one have fallen in love with the England team again. No one gave us a chance before the tournament. In the end we just seemed to run out of steam.

Agree with this. I've been cynical about the national side for some time. This has really changed how I feel about it.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #445 on: July 15, 2018, 06:11:27 PM »
Wow, some game.  France were battered in the first half, then turned on the style, Mbappe, Griezmann, Pogba, came forward.  Six goals, one of the great finals.    Football, bloody hell.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #446 on: July 15, 2018, 06:23:12 PM »
Bollocks! Wabted Croatia to win but an entertaining game nonetheless.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #447 on: July 15, 2018, 06:23:51 PM »
VIVE LA FRANCE!
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #448 on: July 15, 2018, 08:27:02 PM »
Quote from: ProfessorDavey on July 11, 2018, 04:37:25 PM
I bet we did.

Don't forget that the 1966 world cup final remains the most watched event on tv in the UK ever. And in those days the population of the UK was lower than today and not everyone even had a tv.
There were only two channels and it wouldn’t surprise me if they were both showing the final.
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Re: World Cup 2018
« Reply #449 on: July 15, 2018, 09:08:32 PM »
Bleedin' 'ell! We couldn't even win the third-place play-off!
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