Before Blatter the position has obviously been held by pathetic humans. Rous admired apartheid and waxed lyrical about Pinochet . See the 1973 play off between chile and USSR . Wiping the blood of slaughtered from the venue , USSR asked for a new location .Rous told em to You Are Banned
26 December 2016
this leaden paul
Failed goalkeeper (q.v.), mediocre referee (q.v.). As noted by Peter Mc, his support for racist regimes in Southern Africa – to the point of proposing a confederation purely for South Africa and Rhodesia – hastened his own demise. Also first suggested the idea of having the Israeli F.A. affiliate to UEFA, in 1967.
27 December 2016
Paul f
Largely responsible for qualifying for the 1966 World Cup effectively only consisting of two teams for 3 entire continents.
27 December 2016
hendrix-tattoo
Was the referee of the 1934 F.A Cup final.
27 December 2016
Liquid len
PAUL F: what?
Kindly expand on this.
2 January 2017
Paul f
Africa, Asia and Oceania were given one place in the finals between them. The Africans all withdrew in protest. In Asia/Oceania only three countries were involved: Australia and North and South Korea. Because the other two wouldn’t play in North Korea, there was meant to be a round robin tournament in Japan. But then it got moved to Cambodia, so the South Koreans withdrew. So qualifying consisted of two games in Phnom Penh between Australia and North Korea. The Aussies (mostly British ex-pats) prepared at a training camp in Cairns (to acclimatise to the expected humidity) playing warm-up games against local amateurs.
Unsurprisingly the Koreans battered them, winning 9-2 on aggregate.
2 January 2017
matt999
I watched Derby play at the Baseball Ground the Saturday after he died. In the middle of his minute of memorial silence a solitary shout rang out – ‘Are you watching Stanley Rous?’. Some people…
2 January 2017
matt999
A slight correction to head off any potential pedants who may inexplicably give a toss – he died in July so the game in which the appallingly disrespectful incident occurred was in all probability the Rams first day of the season 1-0 defeat by Oldham.
2 January 2017
dr desperate
Oh, I hope it was to the tune of ‘Can you hear Talvin Singh?’
2 January 2017
matt999
Not sure there is a tune as such, it’s an adapted droned excerpt from the standard ‘Are you watching Manchester/Liverpool/Nottingham/Arsenal/club or city with 3 syllable name,’ chant.
3 January 2017
FLINTLOCK
Dr D & Matt: Cwm Rhondda surely ?
3 January 2017
matt999
It seems obvious now that it was a proper tune before a terrace chant and having consulted You Tube I can confirm Cwm Rhondda is indeed the tune in question, thanks Flintlock. I’m now going to hang up the washing and go to bed.
3 January 2017
BOBBY SVARC
Original sixties terrace chant to Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven). Hundreds of versions, one of the first was “??????????, ??????????, You’re not fit to wipe my arse” (???????? Insert name, Player, Ref, Noel Cantwell etc,etc)
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Peter mcornotholgist
Before Blatter the position has obviously been held by pathetic humans. Rous admired apartheid and waxed lyrical about Pinochet . See the 1973 play off between chile and USSR . Wiping the blood of slaughtered from the venue ,
USSR asked for a new location .Rous told em to You Are Banned
26 December 2016
this leaden paul
Failed goalkeeper (q.v.), mediocre referee (q.v.). As noted by Peter Mc, his support for racist regimes in Southern Africa – to the point of proposing a confederation purely for South Africa and Rhodesia – hastened his own demise. Also first suggested the idea of having the Israeli F.A. affiliate to UEFA, in 1967.
27 December 2016
Paul f
Largely responsible for qualifying for the 1966 World Cup effectively only consisting of two teams for 3 entire continents.
27 December 2016
hendrix-tattoo
Was the referee of the 1934 F.A Cup final.
27 December 2016
Liquid len
PAUL F: what?
Kindly expand on this.
2 January 2017
Paul f
Africa, Asia and Oceania were given one place in the finals between them. The Africans all withdrew in protest. In Asia/Oceania only three countries were involved: Australia and North and South Korea. Because the other two wouldn’t play in North Korea, there was meant to be a round robin tournament in Japan. But then it got moved to Cambodia, so the South Koreans withdrew. So qualifying consisted of two games in Phnom Penh between Australia and North Korea. The Aussies (mostly British ex-pats) prepared at a training camp in Cairns (to acclimatise to the expected humidity) playing warm-up games against local amateurs.
Unsurprisingly the Koreans battered them, winning 9-2 on aggregate.
2 January 2017
matt999
I watched Derby play at the Baseball Ground the Saturday after he died. In the middle of his minute of memorial silence a solitary shout rang out – ‘Are you watching Stanley Rous?’. Some people…
2 January 2017
matt999
A slight correction to head off any potential pedants who may inexplicably give a toss – he died in July so the game in which the appallingly disrespectful incident occurred was in all probability the Rams first day of the season 1-0 defeat by Oldham.
2 January 2017
dr desperate
Oh, I hope it was to the tune of ‘Can you hear Talvin Singh?’
2 January 2017
matt999
Not sure there is a tune as such, it’s an adapted droned excerpt from the standard ‘Are you watching Manchester/Liverpool/Nottingham/Arsenal/club or city with 3 syllable name,’ chant.
3 January 2017
FLINTLOCK
Dr D & Matt: Cwm Rhondda surely ?
3 January 2017
matt999
It seems obvious now that it was a proper tune before a terrace chant and having consulted You Tube I can confirm Cwm Rhondda is indeed the tune in question, thanks Flintlock. I’m now going to hang up the washing and go to bed.
3 January 2017
BOBBY SVARC
Original sixties terrace chant to Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven). Hundreds of versions, one of the first was “??????????, ??????????, You’re not fit to wipe my arse” (???????? Insert name, Player, Ref, Noel Cantwell etc,etc)
4 January 2017