NewzAfter lifting the trophy 60 years ago, some still supplemented their income by performing in working men’s clubs and as after dinner speakersWith each passing World Cup I am reminded of the times I spent in the company of those wonderful “Boys of 66”. What a privilege it was getting to know them in a much simpler era when, unlike today’s mollycoddled stars, household names remained unaffected by money and fame.Where were you on 30 July 1966, the day England won the World Cup? I was at my nan and grandad’s house.
They had a minute television which seemed no bigger than a matchbox. Intermittently the picture, which was in black and white, would roll around the screen. My grandad talked about needing to get the “horizontal hold fixed” (unless you are of a certain age you will need to Google that).
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