@owlstalk Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Anyone on here go to these games? If so what were they like and what's your memories from them? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl999 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Before my time but heard West Germany used the Park Hotel for their pre match prep . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigaltheowl Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 yes I went the swiss team were classed as the "home team" so they played most of their matches also so West Germany play against them .Franz beckenbaur was brilliant My dad worked selling some kind of development tickets so that's how I managed to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Cromwell Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I went to all four games, don't remember having any trouble getting tickets. The quarter final was memorable for two Uruguayans getting sent off against West Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_D Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 How far we have fallen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlicer Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 56 minutes ago, Ian_D said: How far we have fallen! I know I can't believe we haven't had any World Cup games held at hillsborough since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfast owl lad Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 at least hillsborough is still here,unlike wembley,white city,roker park,and ayersome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I went to Switzerland v Argentina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 33 minutes ago, acquiescefc said: Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodys Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 45 minutes ago, acquiescefc said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengrass Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 "Sheffield goes gay for World Cup Fortnight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumboldowl Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 17 hours ago, Greengrass said: "Sheffield goes gay for World Cup Fortnight" Never caught on like Brighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimisticowl Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 12/07/2017 at 11:56, mogbad said: I went to Switzerland v Argentina I went to that one, the atmosphere was great, not only in and around the stadium, but also in the city centre, it's very difficult to explain what the 1960's were like, I wouldn't have wanted to spend my teens and early 20's in any other decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I went but not sure if I saw a game , I was only 10 at the time but I remember going to the speedway and met Franz Bechenbaur there he had a Boler hat on and a umbrella . Maybe it was just a dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuttyTeabags Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 23 hours ago, acquiescefc said: Franz Barrymore had a great game. Was lucky to stay on after he went through a couple of their players right in front of the tunnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Homelessness is not new before the time the World Cup Groups were put on in Sheffield we had a homeless Lady who practically lived in the Sheffield Bus station in Pond Street. Everyone knew her as Nora. Nora was completely harmless. However, her mental state would not allow anyone to walk past her without shouting out some profanity or other nonsense at them. No problem, we all knew Nora. The City elders, who had given very little credence to the plight of Nora prior to the World Cup organised a section for her under the Mental Health Act in order that our visiting fans would not be offended. So Nora became a guest of Middlewood Hospital for the duration of the World Cup group stages along with other ladies detained their for years; Their only crime becoming pregnant and cast out by their families. I don't recall seeing much of Nora after 66, obviously passed on now, but would love to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 12/07/2017 at 09:35, Owl999 said: Before my time but heard West Germany used the Park Hotel for their pre match prep . Ive been doing that for 30 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Wicket Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Went to see West Germany demolish Switzerland 5-0 and Spain beating Swiss 2-1, stood on Leppings Lane both times, Switzerland played all their games at Hillsborough and lost the lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 5 hours ago, nevthelodgemoorowl said: Homelessness is not new before the time the World Cup Groups were put on in Sheffield we had a homeless Lady who practically lived in the Sheffield Bus station in Pond Street. Everyone knew her as Nora. Nora was completely harmless. However, her mental state would not allow anyone to walk past her without shouting out some profanity or other nonsense at them. No problem, we all knew Nora. The City elders, who had given very little credence to the plight of Nora prior to the World Cup organised a section for her under the Mental Health Act in order that our visiting fans would not be offended. So Nora became a guest of Middlewood Hospital for the duration of the World Cup group stages along with other ladies detained their for years; Their only crime becoming pregnant and cast out by their families. I don't recall seeing much of Nora after 66, obviously passed on now, but would love to know. A sad story http://www.funfiles.plus.com/sheffield/sheff_characters/pond_street_nora/pond_street_nora.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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