LordBaguette 833 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just simple question what is the best sporting spectacle you have seen live, can’t be after it has happened, has to be as it happened at the time. On TV or in person Mine is the 2008 Wimbledon final. Was actually the first Wimbledon I ever watch properly and the Nadal Federer final for me is the best sporting event ever, so glad I saw it as it happened GazzaGarratt, IRaMPaGe and Lurchzy 3 cba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMuggySpud 221 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 100% engagement. I am still in FG. Probably Phil Babb slide tackling the goalpost whilst playing against Chelsea. That or Liverpools miracle 4-0 against Barcelona that time back then. I love you, Tom ❤️ GazzaGarratt, IRaMPaGe, Lurchzy and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurchzy 1,570 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Champions League semifinal Spurs vs Ajax second leg. GazzaGarratt, LordBaguette and IRaMPaGe 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,998 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Hmm, that is hard. Weirdly, one that sticks out is the Cricket World Cup final England vs New Zealand. Insane game. Scores level and tied at the very end, which is rare in itself but then the Super Over was effectively ending level too but England winning on countback for Wickets. So many random things happened. Bear in mind our captain Stokes is a broken injured man through it all, and to top it all off, England actually ended up as the winner. I accidentally punched my ceiling jumping up in celebration 🤣 From just under 5 minutes, it is absolute carnage. Lurchzy, IRaMPaGe and LordBaguette 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,998 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Football? Oh go on then. There's so many, probably why we love the game so much. But this following 2 minute montage just reminded how much I was so behind the England team in 2021. That was a magical day. A time where everyone doesn't believe we can beat big teams. That Southgate can't do it. That Kane can't do it. What a day that was. I'm literally tearing up watching it all over again. And again. And again. This is what we live for. ❤️ phil bottle, LordBaguette, IRaMPaGe and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurchzy 1,570 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 On 5/16/2024 at 12:23 PM, GazzaGarratt said: Football? Oh go on then. There's so many, probably why we love the game so much. But this following 2 minute montage just reminded how much I was so behind the England team in 2021. That was a magical day. A time where everyone doesn't believe we can beat big teams. That Southgate can't do it. That Kane can't do it. What a day that was. I'm literally tearing up watching it all over again. And again. And again. This is what we live for. ❤️ Never seen so many pints thrown in the air 😂 phil bottle, LordBaguette, IRaMPaGe and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,055 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Apologies for the video quality but it was quite a while ago. St Etienne had a certain Mr Platini playing for them. This was my first "European Tour" and it was almost a bucket list destination. That was after hearing the "Green Roar" against Liverpool FC on a tinny tranny in the '70's. The green roar was quite muted as the game went on and the home support melted away as the fourth goal went in IIRC the away support for that match was about 400. The coach trip was 18 hours each way with two drivers hot shopping. Despite all the fan problems of the time, there wasn't a single arrest at any of our EUFA Cup away games. J4MES OX4D, GazzaGarratt, IRaMPaGe and 3 others 2 4 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,714 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Big Daddy v Giant Haystacks Butlins Minehead 1987 J4MES OX4D, jordie1892 and IRaMPaGe 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 9,965 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 These two live Along with this Block 134 at Wembley is really lucky for me😎 Also on TV England 4-1 v Holland in Euro 96 was absolutely incredible back then but this was the shit IRaMPaGe and GazzaGarratt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,998 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Yes! The Holland 4-1 and Germany 5-1 destructions were incredible days for me too. I actually would add England 3-2 Argentina, which was a friendly but dictated who would be the higher seed at the World Cup and it was far from a friendly! I have both 5-1 Germany and 3-2 Argentina on DVD still as those games were that good. IRaMPaGe and J4MES OX4D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1999 champs final, Man Utd vs Bayern or England vs Australia 2003, when Wilko won it with that drop kick. Either of them for me, hard to pick one tbh. They’ll only get beaten if England ever win anything at footie. IRaMPaGe, J4MES OX4D, Lurchzy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurchzy 1,570 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 5/20/2024 at 1:30 PM, tronic44 said: 1999 champs final, Man Utd vs Bayern or England vs Australia 2003, when Wilko won it with that drop kick. Either of them for me, hard to pick one tbh. They’ll only get beaten if England ever win anything at footie. My step-dad still has a signed photo of Martin Johnson holding the trophy in the living room! IRaMPaGe, GazzaGarratt, tronic44 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordie1892 674 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Staying up late at 9 years old to watch The Miracle of Istanbul… Outside of football, I remember watching GB beating the Americans in the 2004 4x100m final felt very special when it happened. GazzaGarratt and IRaMPaGe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosGladiator 808 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Norway beating Brazil in 98’. Last time we’ve even had a half decent tournament… GazzaGarratt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,998 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, ChaosGladiator said: Norway beating Brazil in 98’. Last time we’ve even had a half decent tournament… YES! That was a great game too. On 5/23/2024 at 11:42 AM, jordie1892 said: Outside of football, I remember watching GB beating the Americans in the 2004 4x100m final felt very special when it happened. This made me think of Super Saturday at the London Olympics. Some great scenes whilst watching this unfold through the whole day. Can't believe the whole event was 12 years ago 🤯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baabcat 1,646 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 5/20/2024 at 12:56 PM, GazzaGarratt said: Yes! The Holland 4-1 and Germany 5-1 destructions were incredible days for me too. I actually would add England 3-2 Argentina, which was a friendly but dictated who would be the higher seed at the World Cup and it was far from a friendly! I have both 5-1 Germany and 3-2 Argentina on DVD still as those games were that good. Me and my mates watched that Germany 1 England 5 in a pub in Scotland. Was hilarious. The jocks had played earlier that day and got knocked out of contention by The Dog &Duck (might have been Isreal thinking about it) but the jocks stuck around to watch England get thrashed. By half time, the pub was empty apart from 6 drunk Englishmen GazzaGarratt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno 3,494 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 A few things stand out. Football back when it was good😉 David Platt against Belgium in the 118th minute in 1990. Dennis Taylor beating Steve Davis in the 85 world snooker final, staying up to see the conclusion on the last black. More recently it has to be bike racing ,Rossi's 100th win at Assen But the one that will always stand out is being in the stand at Siberia at Phillip island, I never thought I'd get to Australia so to be there back in 2016 two months after my grandad had passed away and actually seeing a British winner too in Cal Crutchlow what a great memory. J4MES OX4D and GazzaGarratt 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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