Comments on: Is there a World Cup on?

By: Blub

Blub — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:46:51 +0000

Article in the online Guardian today (nothing to do with Music). Well worth a read, particularly for those of a clichéd mindset;
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2015/sep/04/chasing-the-chariot-in-search-of-the-soul-of-english-rugby

By: Blub

Blub — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:03:12 +0000

Not sure I would want to Google Marc Almond!

In fairness they had the one enormous (cover) hit, but pretty sure they had a few other half decent ones too.

Again, feeling really old now.

By: Stu

Stu — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:02:40 +0000

Lol sorry Brighty and thanks Leon …. sounds like the perfect guy to spearhead the fanzone !

By: dingdongdenny

dingdongdenny — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:59:42 +0000

Marc Almond is Alain (Starsign Pyrex) Roland’s surrogate father. – that’s not for public consumption though – Marc consumed all sorts of things in private!!! Making a bit of a Cumback at the mo.

DDD
Master of the single entendre!

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:55:44 +0000

To be fair i had no idea who he was until i googled him. Maybe because most people know him as that bloke from SoftCell who had that one hit wonder with tainted love

By: brighty

brighty — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:34:21 +0000

Way to go to make me feel old there Stu….

By: Stu

Stu — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:33:12 +0000

Who the f!@$ is Marc almond?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:59:45 +0000

Definitely think they make sense away from Twickenham to raise the perception and awareness.

There should be mini-fan zones (been tents with merchandise in) dotted all across London but there doesn’t seem to be anything.

By: Blub

Blub — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:57:23 +0000

Fan Zones sound like a good idea to me. Having one at Twickenham though – not quite sure how that works. Presumably this is not on Match days?

I may be of a different generation to others, but I heard Heaven 17 (live) on the Radio the other day and they were great. Indeed, Duran Duran and Squeeze were (live) on the Radio just this morning and they are releasing new albums. All sound goo dto me. Maybe its my age, but we seem to be in an age where these 80’s/90’s groups are becoming retrospectively popular again.

Marc Almond, on the other hand……..not so sure!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:31:02 +0000

To be fair I was much of the same opinion on them until 2011. I was in Auckland for a 3 weeks to watch the last WC (slight waste of cash as and England fan…) but the fanzone was by the Harbour and was the centre of everything for fans. It wasn’t right next to the stadium, but place for fans from all teams around the world to come to. Massive screens, big beer tents, games and the like. Watching the NZ vs Aus semi final in the Fanzone with thousands of fans was one of the highlights on my time over there.

The choice of bands however, not so great!

By: brighty

brighty — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:14:05 +0000

Just had an email from RFU/World Cup inviting me to buy tickets for the “Twickenham Fanzone” performances by Heaven 17 and Marc Almond. WTF? Is the marketing team at Twickenham on crack or something? Who the hell, when confronted with promoting the world cup, immediately thought “let’s get those 80s has beens in!!”?

And for the record this old curmudgeon detests fanzones. Do you ever (genuine question, I don’t go) see them at football matches? I can’t see it happening. Why do we need a special area of the ground for fans – isn’t the whole area a fanzone? I fear that in it’s desperation to push for new markets Rugby has decided to get the whole Nathan Barley crew in.

By: Blub

Blub — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:02:18 +0000

Spot on Brighty. Having grown up playing in the West Country, there is not much link to upper middle classes at Dings Crusaders, Matson, Bridgwater or Barnstable.