In 1990, I took a coach party to Belgium to watch a re-enactment of Waterloo (175th anniversary). Before it kicked off, There was long delay while the Frenchies were trying get the promoters to change the ending to a truce settlement rather than a English/Prussian win.There was a headline in The Sun: "Immigration Row: England becomes Dutch Colony"
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Whenever ITV televised a footy game you were always prepared for some issue or another that would put a blight on the viewers 'matchday experience'!Big Dave,
Do you remember the England game, I cannot recall who we were playing, and Granada had the match. Gerry Loftus was the commentator and he had to apologise at the end because somebody in the editing suite had accidently cut the winning goal. It was really amateur hour, the only good thing was one commentator without endless waffle.
Mrs Ewing and I were part of a French school exchange in the early 80s and one weekend one of the French teacher hosts took us to Waterloo. We went round the Waterloo museum and the teacher's husband had a quite upsetting afternoon.In 1990, I took a coach party to Belgium to watch a re-enactment of Waterloo (175th anniversary). Before it kicked off, There was long delay while the Frenchies were trying get the promoters to change the ending to a truce settlement rather than a English/Prussian win.
England 4 - France 1
Crecy 1346 Hastings 1066
Poitiers 1356
Agincourt 1415
Waterloo 1815
He landed, and then James fled.William of Orange
Your missing the famous exploits of Corporal John such as Blenheim, Ramillies etcIn 1990, I took a coach party to Belgium to watch a re-enactment of Waterloo (175th anniversary). Before it kicked off, There was long delay while the Frenchies were trying get the promoters to change the ending to a truce settlement rather than a English/Prussian win.
England 4 - France 1
Crecy 1346 Hastings 1066
Poitiers 1356
Agincourt 1415
Waterloo 1815
A Glorious RevolutionHe landed, and then James fled.
He invaded, I’ll concede that! - didn’t know it was such a large army (35000).
But he didn’t really conquer, more a political overthrow. :-)
Bad away defeat at Fontenoy thoughIn 1990, I took a coach party to Belgium to watch a re-enactment of Waterloo (175th anniversary). Before it kicked off, There was long delay while the Frenchies were trying get the promoters to change the ending to a truce settlement rather than a English/Prussian win.
England 4 - France 1
Crecy 1346 Hastings 1066
Poitiers 1356
Agincourt 1415
Waterloo 1815
They actually made him an offer i believe, way higher than PSG but he turned them down. Bet we did not even make an offer but of course no facts as usual in a mail clickbait storyI believe the rags also lost that race, they’re linked to every fucker else ;-)
How did we manage without the army of pundits?Whenever ITV televised a footy game you were always prepared for some issue or another that would put a blight on the viewers 'matchday experience'!