Daniel_

Hi People.

Wonder if anyone can help. I am certain that I remember a warm up game between England and some really odd club side (English) back in the 80's that was embarrassingly bad.

None of the people I work with have a clue what I'm talking about, despite me being the least interested in football of anyone in the office.

Can anyone remember (or google) the answer to this? I've tried, fruitlessly.

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Cimarron29414

All I can do is confirm that I have a vague recollection of the same thing. I don't remember the club, date, score, or anything else of value.

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Daniel_

This is exactly my problem - I think it was in the Taylor era, but I've got thoughts that Kevin Keegan was involved, which would put it earlier.

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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Cimarron29414

My recollection is that it was some 2nd or 3rd division club, and that the club team killed them, by complete fluke. However, I could be mixing up my stories. I did some google searching and it's nearly impossible to isolate "England National Team Embarrassment". Though I'm a Yank, I have a fondness for the English National Team and root for them every day but Saturday.

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Gives a man a halo, does mead.

"Here lies The_Jazz: Killed by an ambitious, sparkly, pink butterfly."

Daniel_

That's as I remember it too. Anyone else?

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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djtestudo

Am I the only person who was hoping this would be a query about the London Monarchs?

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Daniel_

Yes?

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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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