I was at the Spain game - tunnel end in front of the penalties

Fuck me, the NOISE that day!!!

The whistling when Spain players walked up for their pens rattled your bones.

Posted By: norwaay on June 26th 2026 at 09:40:59

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30 years ago today England V Germany Euro 96 (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 26, 08:04:45
- Euro 96 was the best tournament that year. (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 26, 09:35:23
  - Golden goals (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Jun 26, 10:05:14
  - Probably the only one too (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 26, 09:36:36
- School trip that day (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 26, 09:29:12
- Great record.... Walk Away.... (n/m) (Other Football) - Saucerer, Jun 26, 08:12:16
- Where did everyone watch it? (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 26, 08:08:37
  - On holiday in Ibiza I think. (Other Football) - lurd, Jun 26, 11:10:28
    - We're you off your tits on tequila and e, and bleached white from 72 hours (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Jun 26, 11:54:03
      - That didn't happen until I went about 20 years later (n/m) (Other Football) - lurd, Jun 26, 12:17:19
  - The George Long Melford, was like being on the terraces! (n/m) (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Jun 26, 10:31:48
  - I was at primary school - so I watched it at home (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 26, 09:22:41
  - The Wenns in Kings lynn (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Jun 26, 09:05:19
  - Wembley. Went to all the Wembley games except one. Best atmospheres I can recall (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 26, 08:57:51
    - That must have been great / heartbreaking (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 26, 09:33:53
    - The frustrating thing must have been the fact Germany were bang average? (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 26, 09:27:37
      - Nawty (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 26, 11:01:57
      - haha (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 26, 09:42:12
      - They were pretty average and yes we should have beaten them (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 26, 09:35:21
      - Rofl (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 26, 09:33:36
      - defo a quick log in to lol (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 26, 09:31:31
    - Must have been pretty shit at the end (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 26, 09:21:36
      - Yes it was. But the atmosphere for Scotland, Holland and Spain was immense (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 26, 09:34:44
        
        Jim…. (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 26, 10:01:02
        
        I was at the Spain game - tunnel end in front of the penalties (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 26, 09:40:59
        
        Yes - the old Wembley was a bit of a dump in some ways but when full and like that it (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 26, 09:48:06
        
        Do you remember the ticket prices? (n/m) (Other Football) - Adster, Jun 26, 09:36:32
        
        35 quid, above the tunnel, for group games (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jun 26, 09:51:10
        
        Yep (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 26, 11:37:04
        
        I don't. I was lucky and got free tickets for most of them but i did buy tickets for the (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 26, 09:49:22
        
        you're right as it happens (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 26, 09:36:16
  - Woodside in Thorpe. (Other Football) - gordon ottershaw, Jun 26, 08:56:32
  - My grandad told me about that game (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 26, 08:50:20
    - Haha (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 26, 09:38:47
  - The Ebury Arms, Pimlico (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Jun 26, 08:47:34
  - in the legendary globetrotter pub aldershot (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 26, 08:22:10
    - Lollers (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 26, 08:33:38
      - meh! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 26, 08:46:25
        
        More pints with fewer arms? (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 26, 08:55:20
        
        Handstand, carried with his feet (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 26, 08:56:59
  - Biddy Mulligans - Kilburn (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 26, 08:14:40
  - I was playing Tennis.... Rearranged game, had to be played that evening (Other Football) - Saucerer, Jun 26, 08:11:32
    - "6-1" (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 26, 09:28:16
    - Ffs (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 26, 09:27:54
    - Did you win? (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jun 26, 09:05:21
      - To my recollection....Yes (n/m) (Other Football) - Saucerer, Jun 26, 15:20:22
- 20 years ago yesterday England Ecuador (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 26, 08:07:35
  - You've only ever had one wash? (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 26, 09:26:18

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