slasher Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Apparently aired for the first time today 25 years ago! ? I used to love that show, particularly James Richardson's little insights from a pavement cafe whilst sipping an espresso. They don't make them like that anymore......it's all tidy birds and fancy graphics ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Jim Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Used to love the show as well, it was also at a time when the Italian league was easily the strongest in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, slasher said: Apparently aired for the first time today 25 years ago! ? I used to love that show, particularly James Richardson's little insights from a pavement cafe whilst sipping an espresso. They don't make them like that anymore......it's all tidy birds and fancy graphics ? http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/09/19/the-lob-the-football-italia-years/ richardson is still around https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/listen/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 minute ago, dan cake said: http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/09/19/the-lob-the-football-italia-years/ richardson is still around https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/listen/ Yeah I've seen him on BT, it was more the format of the show I liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Loved that back in the day, as it was probably one of the first dedicated foreign football shows on UK tv Plus the format was more 90's lad's tv-ish, which made it refreshing to watch. After Channel 4 lost the rights didn't it move to Bravo or Challenge TV on sky and was just not the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) 32 minutes ago, wanderer said: Loved that back in the day, as it was probably one of the first dedicated foreign football shows on UK tv Plus the format was more 90's lad's tv-ish, which made it refreshing to watch. After Channel 4 lost the rights didn't it move to Bravo or Challenge TV on sky and was just not the same? Yeah, I never caught it after it moved and isn't that just the way of things when someone else gets their hands on something good.....they ruin it. As Jersey Jim says Serie A was the place to be back then. The 3 way battle in 1990 between Sampdoria, Inter and Milan was epic stuff that made Gazzeta must see TV. It culminated in an amazing game at the San Siro where Inter pounded Sampdoria but somehow lost 2-0 to hand the underdogs the Scudetto! ? Edited September 7, 2017 by slasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 minute ago, slasher said: Yeah, I never caught it after it moved and isn't that just the way of things when someone else gets their hands on something good.....they ruin it. Yeah, did they not stick Ron Atkinson on it or something after he was sacked by ITV? As you said, took a good format and just ruined it as it was more studio based than on location which Channel 4 did. When we played Italy in Milan years ago just could not fight the urge to grab a outside table at a cafe on the Duomo Square, order a espresso and just sit back flicking through a copy of gazzetta dello sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, dan cake said: http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/09/19/the-lob-the-football-italia-years/ richardson is still around https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/listen/ Wondered what he was doing after leaving the guardian podcast. Will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Donaldo87 said: Wondered what he was doing after leaving the guardian podcast. Will check it out. It's been better than the Guardian one this far. Mainly due to the absence of the ignorant oaf Barry Glendenning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) GOOOOOLACCIO! Edited September 7, 2017 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 41 minutes ago, Toepoke said: GOOOOOLACCIO! Iconic, but not goal lazio as many think Portuguese commentary of a portugueser scoring in seria A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 45 minutes ago, Toepoke said: GOOOOOLACCIO! For years and years growing up i thought that said "GGooooooooaallll Laaaazioooooooo" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, dan cake said: Iconic, but not goal lazio as many think Portuguese commentary of a portugueser scoring in seria A Does it not translate as "Christ/God, what an amazing goal?" or along those lines.....recall James Richardson explaining it years ago in a interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, dan cake said: Iconic, but not goal lazio as many think Portuguese commentary of a portugueser scoring in seria A 1 hour ago, Parklife said: For years and years growing up i thought that said "GGooooooooaallll Laaaazioooooooo" I think it was designed to be taken both ways with the whole Gazza at Lazio thing. Some trivia, the first live game on Channel4 was Australia v Scotland in 1985! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Sat morning, still in bed. Transworld Sport and then Football Italia. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 luckily the taboard hadnt been invented so we could enjoy watching non scottish football without betraying our country at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 8 hours ago, Big Col said: Transworld Sport That woman who narrated it earned her money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McTeeko Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 9 hours ago, dan cake said: luckily the taboard hadnt been invented so we could enjoy watching non scottish football without betraying our country at the time ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 19 hours ago, Big Col said: Sat morning, still in bed. Transworld Sport and then Football Italia. Happy days This. Breakfast in bed and some of the best footballers in the world on the telly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapofGlencoe Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Still coming to terms with the news it's not goal laaaazio...? Agree format was part of the charm. There's too much football on tv now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Loved Football Italia back in the day, essential Sunday viewing that introduced me to some great players and great teams. Still often find myself in a youtube hole watching old 90's game from Seria A that I remember, a great era for football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 07/09/2017 at 11:37 AM, Parklife said: It's been better than the Guardian one this far. Mainly due to the absence of the ignorant oaf Barry Glendenning. New pod is good aye and although I'm not a huge fan of Rushden he seems to have done a decent job at replacing Richardson. I like Glendenning, although I can understand why people find him annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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