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Ian Walker
Wow pitch side, what as?
Corner flag?
Wow pitch side, what as?
Do you ever get to London for games ?
If yes I alongside a few on here would love to have an afternoon drinking with you just to listen to all your stories, they are awesome
Wow pitch side, what as?
Great picture! This is actually the first time I have seen what it was that cast that iconic star shaped shadow on the pitch of Azteca during that world cup!Photographer.
Me. Halftime at the final game of the '86 World Cup in the Azteca.
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Photographer.
Me. Halftime at the final game of the '86 World Cup in the Azteca.
Still at it. NHL, NBA, MLB, MLS, tennis, golf, motorsports.
About (vantagepointsports.com)
Great World Cup to cover. Maradona dominated everyone's thoughts. Danish fans were a blast, Argies were intimidating. English writers were simply obnoxious. Shared a bus seat with Brian Glanville. Didn't make that mistake again. Now a famous golf photographer, David Cannon was England's ambassadorial redemption. Fun guy.
Canadian training camp was so laid back - maybe eight journos in total, including me, a photog, and we all knew one another. Sit around a big table with the charming Englishman coaching the team, Tony Waiters, and have a casual, chummy breakfast - pass the jam, would you Morris? - while discussing what was in store for the days ahead. Everyone relaxed and happy to be there.
Italian training camp was the exact opposite - simply insane with scores of frantic, rabid journalists shouting, gesturing, pushing for position, TV camera tripods wielded to open space or bully others away. Strolled through Irapuato one morning to discover that the Soviet Union players all washed their own kits which were hanging over the railings of their hotel room balconies.
Mexico City is simply incredible. Huge, sprawling, dynamic place. Great history, culture and architecture. Smog you could cut with a canoe paddle.
Made three separate trips to Mexico - WC draw, Canada friendlies, WC - so, really got to know the place. Never once visited the coastal areas where all the tourist traps were. The people I met were all just genuine, decent souls who were delighted to meet una Canadiense. Since I had been at the '82 World Cup in Spain, I decided to learn some rudimentary Spanish at night school before Mexico '86. Made a huge difference - buying food, arguing cab fares, laughing at dubbed Conan The Barbarian in a theatre, getting directions or help from people. Came in handy when I covered the Canadian team tour to Peru and Brazil in 1987. Pretty much forgot most of it now, just out of non-use.
Great World Cup to cover. Maradona dominated everyone's thoughts. Danish fans were a blast, Argies were intimidating. English writers were simply obnoxious. Shared a bus seat with Brian Glanville. Didn't make that mistake again. Now a famous golf photographer, David Cannon was England's ambassadorial redemption. Fun guy.
Canadian training camp was so laid back - maybe eight journos in total, including me, a photog, and we all knew one another. Sit around a big table with the charming Englishman coaching the team, Tony Waiters, and have a casual, chummy breakfast - pass the jam, would you Morris? - while discussing what was in store for the days ahead. Everyone relaxed and happy to be there.
Italian training camp was the exact opposite - simply insane with scores of frantic, rabid journalists shouting, gesturing, pushing for position, TV camera tripods wielded to open space or bully others away. Strolled through Irapuato one morning to discover that the Soviet Union players all washed their own kits which were hanging over the railings of their hotel room balconies.
Mexico City is simply incredible. Huge, sprawling, dynamic place. Great history, culture and architecture. Smog you could cut with a canoe paddle.
Made three separate trips to Mexico - WC draw, Canada friendlies, WC - so, really got to know the place. Never once visited the coastal areas where all the tourist traps were. The people I met were all just genuine, decent souls who were delighted to meet una Canadiense. Since I had been at the '82 World Cup in Spain, I decided to learn some rudimentary Spanish at night school before Mexico '86. Made a huge difference - buying food, arguing cab fares, laughing at dubbed Conan The Barbarian in a theatre, getting directions or help from people. Came in handy when I covered the Canadian team tour to Peru and Brazil in 1987. Pretty much forgot most of it now, just out of non-use.
Great post, working in the media is a great privilege and opens so many doors, shame about Brian Glanville as he was one of my favourite writers, I suppose it's why you should never meet your heros.
Great post, working in the media is a great privilege and opens so many doors, shame about Brian Glanville as he was one of my favourite writers, I suppose it's why you should never meet your heros.
I hope it’s a total disaster in every aspect and I resent FIFA for that because I absolutely love tournament football!
I'd like to know (Can't be bothered to check myself) how many of our squad will be going and how likely some of them will be to go deep in the tournament? Some PL clubs might have a real advantage with players missing the world cup completely or getting knocked out early and having a massive rest compared to others
So our worst case scenario team, if the WC players are crocked or knackered:Something like this:
Argentina – Romero
Brazil – Richarlison
Croatia – Perisic
Denmark – Højbjerg
England – Dier, Kane
France – Lloris
Senegal – Pape Matar Sarr
South Korea – Heung-Min Son
Uruguay – Bentancur
Wales – Davies
As you say, the big question is how far each player will go in the tournament.
Quarterfinals is on 9-10 December, so the players out at that point will get at least 16 days rest before the game at Boxing Day.
So our worst case scenario team, if the WC players are crocked or knackered:
Forster
Tanganga...Sanchez...Lenglet
Emerson/Doherty/Spence...Skipp...Bissouma...Sessegnon
Kulusevski...Moura...Gil
Better.What you're saying is that things will be fine
I guess no one will know the full impact of this circus winter World Cup until well after we come back and resume games. I wonder what the clubs will do with all the players that don't go? Will there be some winter pre-season and training camps abroad with random friendlies or do you think they will just rest them all and keep them wrapped in cotton wool?