Wembley's Greatest Moment

As a now rather dodgey Welsh comedian used to say. I was there! For some reason the anticipation for the last match of the 1999 five nations competition, between Wales and England, was unusually high. Wales were no longer in the tournement and had nothing to play for but pride, and of course, to beat the English. Oh to be an English rugby fan, is there a more lonely occupation in sport. I doubt it. Anyway, what makes the anticipation and build to the match even more amazing was the fact that is was being played on a Sunday. There would be no wild parties afterwards or drunken staggering around the streets of London, even if Wales were to win. ...  Read the complete review

Well there has been some truely great moments at wembley stadium, London. Like when england beat Holland 4-1 in Euro '96, or when David Seaman made an excellent save in a penalty shoot out against spain in that very same tournament. ??? Who knows!!!. But i personally think that in that very same tournament again was gazza's tremendous run from the half way through two players amd slotting the ball madjestically past andy goram was the best goal in wembley history!! I remember it as if it was yesterday, the whole country anticipating the score and hoping for a win, but also the nerves of a shocking defeat that could be on the cards. Playin on ...  Read the complete review

Them good old Twin Towers, gone but never forgotten, saw a lot of history over the years since Wembley Stadium first came into use in the early 1920's, with the famous White Horse FA Cup final of 1923 being the first big occasion, right on through to last year's closer, which saw Germany beat England 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier. It's very, very difficult to pick a greatest moment from that 78 year history, so I'm not even going to try - what I will do is pick a number of excellent moments, with no apologies or excuses - come with me and wallow in the glory. PS I wasn't alive for all of them, I hasten to add, but you have to guess which... ...  Read the complete review

In the nearly 80 years that wembley has been standing it cannot be said that this majestic and captivating stadium has had a single greatest moment. in my own short lifetime i have seen many and there are some images which i can only associate with that stadium. Now i will be the first to admit that wembley is not the most attractive of grounds. Heck the inside of the place looks like an old dilapitated bus station and the seating was somewhat archaic. but did people ever complain? not really. And why?. Because people only went to wmbley on special occassions. cup finals, huge concerts and the like. Each of those events was probably one of the most memorable of ...  Read the complete review

Not just my opinion, but actually the title of the video that went on sale to commemorate this epic thriller. Monday 25th May, 1998 Nationwide First Division Playoff Final. Charlton Athletic 4 Sunderland 4 (aet) Charlton won 7 – 6 on penalties. An amazing encounter which ended in delirious celebrations for myself and the other 35,000 fans inside the famous old stadium. It was the first time a Premiership place has ever been decided on penalties, in front of the highest crowd for a play-off final. Certainly the stadium had never witnessed 21 goals in one encounter, nor had a hat trick ever been scored in a play-off final. ...  Read the complete review