In person the most joyous moment was
In person...
Huddersfield vs reading at Wembley this year, because premiership.
Huddersfield (what would be come giants) vs Blackpool gladiators in 1994 (rugby league)
The score? 142-4, the highest winning score ever (not too bad a cricket score either)
In person
South Africa v New Zealand Rugby 1992 - first game back after apartheid
Mansell v Piquet at silverstone and sat on Stowe corner for that maneuver!
Track cycling is, in my opinion, the best spectator sport in the world
Agree...... for noise, colour, intensity and the fact that even the biggest velodromes are still small and you are so close to what's happening.
The 2012 Olympics - for the atmosphere. We did very poorly out of the ticket ballot and only got into the park for an early morning hockey session (26th place playoff - why the hell do they even do a 26th place playoff?) but the atmosphere was worth the time and expense. We saw a couple of the freebies while we were in town too (Hyde Park: swimming in the Serpentine, and the marathon).
My lad was obsessed with football and insisted we watched Team GB getting knocked out on BBC2 while everyone else in the country was watching "Super Saturday" on BBC1. I've still not quite forgiven him for that one.
For watching in the pub, Owen's goal against Argentina was pretty good, but Man Utd coming from behind in injury time to win the Champions League ('99?) was a good moment, mainly because my mate had been busting for a pee, then when they equalised with about a minute to go he said "bugger, extra time, I'm off now then" and missed the winning goal. As a Leeds boy (and LUFC fan) it was odd being in London and everyone wanting to see the dirty red scum win - back home about the only team they wouldn't have cheered on against them would be Galitasary.
nothing comes close to the 1999 Champions League final for me
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"Football eh, bloody hell"
Or the equally-spine-tingling solo goal from Giggs in the FA semi replay in the same year
I think how involved you personally feel plays a big part either as a fan or in another capacity.
13 or 14 years ago the BBC asked me to the be a 'spotter' for the London Triathlon that they were filming which was a still a vaguely important event and not the corporate money making machine for city boys it is today. Not a commentator but someone who vaguely knew about racing who could read the race and get their limited mobile assets to be filming the right things at the right time. The mans and the woman's races were happening simultaneously which made it a bit tricky. On the back of a motorbike on closed roads to zip where we liked. Then by about half way in the radios of the other two spotters failed leaving me as the only person with control of a helicopter and 3 motorbikes. Not only was it cool saying get to x to watch y at the turn around as I think they are about to make a charge and watching the helicopter change direction but I've never been some immersed in a race that I have not been in in my life. In fact deeper than when you are racing yourself as you only really care about your bubble.
Yeah the ManYuu Champions' League final was a bit special too. Even as a Leeds fan I have always had a bit of a soft spot for them (my mum and dad supported them, two of my mates do). We watched it (with my ManYuu supporting mates) in a local pub and it was a great spectacle to witness.
Not been to many sporting events other than Fort Bill several times; mine would be seeing Steve Peat win in 2005 - the atmosphere was electric!
Another one for Germany v England 5-1 in Munich. Great match and after-party, journey home the following day with a massive hangover and 2 hours sleep... not so good!
Also seeing Mansell clinch the 1992 F1 driver's title at the Hungaroring.
Gasgoine and the rest of the England team in the match v Scotland in the Euros.
In person- same as househusband, the 2005 Fort William world cup when Peaty won, just brilliant!
On the telly, hmmm, I'm not sure, there's been a few. As above I think Jenson's win in Canada was pretty special.
First time my Dad took me to the IOM TT (1978)was the year that Mike Hailwood came back and won the F1 race on the Ducati.I was just a youngster but I still remember how excited my Dad and his brothers were that day.
Me,I just couldn't believe how fast they were riding on 'ordinary' roads.
My highlights are seeing Valentino Rossi's first ever win on a 500cc Honda at Donington 2000, Rossi v Stoner at Laguna Seca 2008 and Lewis Hamilton's win in the wet at Silverstone 2008 (& 2016).
Yeah the ManYuu Champions' League final was a bit special too. Even as a Leeds fan I have always had a bit of a soft spot for them (my mum and dad supported them, two of my mates do). We watched it (with my ManYuu supporting mates) in a local pub and it was a great spectacle to witness.
I have a differing view. Sure was a great event and occasion but I remember it for the phone call i got on the Friday night, and my opening quickie pulling out of the top of the table clash we had the following day. Because he couldn't bend his knees. Because he'd been in the pub watching the game and when OGS scored did exactly the same knee slide as in the piccy above. Except on a pub carpet, he'd put two massive carpet burns on his knees which had now become infected (while alcohol is antiseptic, month's old beer combined with crisp crumbs and peanut bits isn't - who'd have known!)
In person - Beckham's free kick against Greece. To be fair, he missed about a dozen before that!
And Richard Whitehead winning the 200m gold at the London Paralympics. Bumped into him a couple of months later in Sainsbury's and thanked him for his performance. Nice guy. Shorter than you'd thinking his walking legs.
Tdf in Essex, they were just rolling along and waited 3hrs for them to turn up and then they're gone in less than a minute, but weirdly awesome!
So many really. Sport is the greatest. In person was either Arsenal Everton Tony Adam's goal or Ashes 2005 fifth day final test. That fifth day was the one of the most enjoyable days of my life.
On TV, Gazza's goal against Scotland was just utter utter brilliance, especially as they had just been awarded an unfair penalty , had it saved then gazza did that leaving Hendry on his arse. plus the celebration. oh wow I get a bit teary eyed when I think about it. Wonderful memories
Henry against Leeds too, his hug with Wenger. oh god i'm blubbing now
Linford Christie winning Olympic Gold, and zidane's headbutt also sticks out as just what the F*c* happened.
Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal for me. Wouldn't have wanted to be in the pub for that one. The tension was unbelievable throughout the game, close, dirty, rough, the Aussie friendly penalty decisions, I couldn't sit still, I was climbing all over the sofa.
I used to play club rugby with Jonny, so I'm a bit of a fan. All the Aussie sledging in the run-up got me wound up - full page shot of Jonny with the headline "Is that all you've got?" I remember saying to someone how amazing it would be if Jonny won an England/Aus final with a drop goal at the death - shove it back right in their faces! Should have put some money on it!
In terms of sheer impact live, seeing/hearing/feeling 500GP/MotoGP and anything at the TT is up there at the top, closely followed by watching the TDF peleton smash past my office about 4 miles from the finish, ambling back to my desk to see them come over the line a few minutes later!
on tv,
Newcastle putting 5 past Man U finished with Albert's chip over Schmichal
Newcastle beating Barca 3-2 at St Jamses
RWCFinal against Australia - in a climbing hut in N Wales with about 40 of us in there, we had to bring our own tv and aerial
In person
Red Bull Rampage
nothing comes close to the 1999 Champions League final for me
Yip. Me too. Watched it in the White Lion in town - a proper red pub. it was all the better for being so last gasp. When that second goal went in the place went ****ing bananas! As did Manchester. The atmosphere in town that night was bonkers!
We stayed out celebrating all night, all chucked a sicky the next morning, along with half of Manchester, and carried on all the next day 🙂
Stade Francais v Leicester Tigers Heineken Cup final, Parc de Princes Paris 2001. Best game of rugby ever!
I was there too, lived just down the road at the time! SF produced the 2nd best performance by any team that I've ever witnessed. It's just a pity for them that the Tigers produced the best!
[i]But if I think about it, Arsenal winning the league at Anfield in '89.[/i]
Standing in the Kop that day was one of my WORST !
Are you over it yet Weeksy? 🙂
In person Japan vs South Africa in the right World Cup last year
On telly I loved Gwinn's chainless win although I'm not a particular fan of him
Also Edwards vs Bayliss in World Superbikes final round and Hill vs Hopkins in BSB, I forget the years
Trying to think of a sport worth watching...
... Nup
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I watched that match in the pub with my Scouse mates lodders
I really, really enjoyed the first half. The second? Not so much 😉
In person, the 2011 league cup when little old Birmingham snatched a late winner against the Arsenals. On the radio, it was listening to Tyson Bruno 1("And Bruno's rocked him!"), telly might be Derek Redmond and his hamstring-ouch at the Barcelona olympics. Good topic. 🙂
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Trying to think of a sport worth watching...... Nup
Thanks for coming 😉 reminds me of a dreary Carling Cup game that ended 0-0 between 2 teams I can't even remember, only went because me and my mate wanted an excuse for a beer
Yep, gotta be Istanbul. No other cup final has ever got close, since.
Other than that: Lemond beating Fignon in the final time trail to win the TdF by 8 seconds.
In person, 2003 Rugby World Cup final or the First Day of the 2005 Ashes.
Beckham and Greece, isn't that a case of massive overhype, he ran around for half the game like a headless chicken so the team had no shape, missed 7 "trademark freekicks" before finally getting one in to secure a draw so we scraped qualification from what should have been a relatively easy group.
I was at Hampton Court on the last corner when Wiggins won gold in 2012. The noise as he went past was unbelieveable... it died down slightly until 10 seconds or so later when he crossed the line to win and it erupted again, only louder!
Not the greatest sporting achievement ever, but the culmination of having won the Tour, then rung the bell at the opening ceremony and then this just seemed to make the whole crowd/country behind him.
Max Sciandri's very British failure at the Atlanta Olympics.
Chelsea v Barcelona 2nd leg in 2005...
In person: watching Britain's first yellow jersey winner secure our first TdF win in the individual TT at Chartres. We were in the crowd cheering him on the podium. Millar and Cav signed my kids jerseys. Sir Dave signed mine. The Paris stage was icing on the cake, but we watched that on TV the next day.
On TV: Must be Liverpool in Istanbul. I sent (the now, but then much younger) teen1 to bed telling him there was no point staying up!
On TV; still the RWC 2003 - I was living in Germany and i was up at silly o'clock after a major session the night before to watch it. My breakfast was a neat double jim beam and a beer
In person; probably one of my favourites was a Halifax vs Wigan game back in the 90's at thrum hall. Wigan were on an unbeaten run and were favourites for the game. It was the Edwards/Offiah/Robinson/Farrell/Tuigmala/Connolly era and Fax beat them.
I was in the scratching shed with my dad and sisters, not sure why as we pretty much always watched from the cricket ground end, but the atmosphere and the noise in the ground was insane. Huge chants of YORKSHIRE, YORKSHIRE, YORKSHIRE.... drowning out anything the fairly large contingent of Wigan fans who'd headed over could come up with.
Another one was the Fax vs Australia touring game in 1994 again at thrum hall. Brilliant game even though we lost, but the aussies had to play some proper rugby to win it.
Shrewsbury Town vs Everton, January 2003
We were pretty much bottom of the league, they were about 6th in the premier league. We had just been battered 5-0 by Rushden & Diamonds, they had a lot of hype building around this kid 'Wayne Rooney'.
Then, at a corner, Nigel Jemson bundled in a header in the 89th minute. I was on the terraces at the other end trying to work out whether it had actually gone in 😀
In person - 1987 World Athletics Champs in Rome.
In the space of about an hour, Ben Johnson won the 100m Final (new world record, since banned of course), Stefka Kostadinova won the Womens' High Jump in a new world record, and a local boy (Francesco Panetta) won the 3000m steeplechase.
On TV.
Cav being lead out by Wiggo in yellow in the final stage of the 2012 TdF
And how about Bruno having the audacity to wobble Tyson – had he followed that up rather than stand back thinking 'ohh shit, I have hurt him, he'll be properly mad now' the outcome *could* have been different.
In person: London 2012 Paralympics velodrome - including when Jamie Cundy lost it big time after his false start that wasn't.
There's something humbling when you realise that you'd get royally beaten by an amputee.
Mississippi State Bulldogs against Ole Miss rebels at the Hump (Humphrey Coliseum - the toughest venue in the Southeastern Conference). 10,645 people in an indoor stadium! It was loud, and lively, and Bulldogs won!
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There's lots of great moments and a lot of them have been covered above so I'm going to go for one that altered my long term perception as well as being brilliant in the moment.
Ellie Simmonds winning the 400m freestyle in the London 2012 Paralympics. That was the event that made me think differently about Paralympic sport, the first time I can recall not giving the disability a thought and just marvelling at the effort and the sheer excellence of the execution. It was a beautifully timed effort, on the shoulder of the lead swimmer right up to the last length then one almighty effort to overhaul her.
Race starts at 3:55
I was at the Munich olympics in 72 and the marathon was going on and there was intermittent commentary going on but our main focus was in the stadium Mary Peters was winning a gold medal and there was an epic pole vault struggle going on between the last 2 men left in . All of a sudden the crowd went wild as the leader of the marathon entered the stadium although he wasn't expected to be leading . It turned out that he was a random bloke who just dressed as an athlete and ran into the stadium just before the leaders and he was arrested as he crossed the line . Looking back it just seems so surreal that it was possible to do that in a world before mobile phones , LCD screens in stadiums etc . It was also a bit of light hearted fun in an olympics in which so many athletes lost their lives .
Beckham and Greece, isn't that a case of massive overhype, he ran around for half the game like a headless chicken so the team had no shape, missed 7 "trademark freekicks" before finally getting one in to secure a draw so we scraped qualification from what should have been a relatively easy group.
That's how I recalled it too! 😐
