Many of the comments for this video display nostalgia for the classic staring matches of the past - we all look up these incredible moments of sporting history on the inter-tube, but where are the starers of the future? Look at the England staring team's performance in the last Staring World Cup. Knocked out in the second round by Azerbaijan on an eyelash ruling by a frankly biased referee.
Such memories this brings back after all these years. I was privileged enough to attend the final in person. A mere 3 rows behind the legend himself! You could have cut the tension with a knife in the closing minutes of the game. Quite spectacular.
Sad to say you just don't get this quality of play in the modern game.
The new trend of eyebrow raising as a form of unorthodox offence, whilst not in breach of the laws of the game, is certainly not in the spirit of the game. I for one agree with decision of Head Official Tony Crabbage during the recent league playoffs, in the disqualification of Reginald Jones, for excessive use against Hamish Finnegan. Unfortunately the resultant carnage in the clash between fans led to over 600 casualties, many of which are still in critical condition. A dark day in our sport
@MrDerekMonty Just the first, if I recall correctly. I heard on the dvd commentary that they didn't think it had gone down so well, which is a shame I think!
I think we can all remeber the controversy of the 79 semi final when Henry Jackson (CANADA) turned up having had his eyelids surgically removed, and the subsequent dilamma of it not actually being against the rules (rule #32 subsection ii states 'no contender may may use surgery to alter the MUSCLES of the eyelid') Well there's no need for me to remind you of how he waltzed towards the final only to pick up a severe gangrene infection from not cleaning the surgical incicions and went blind
Is that a flex I see from Spatsky as he exits the table? Well deserved, as this was a true humiliation. Does anyone know more about Kampagnola? Are his hobbies cats and wine tasting or cats/wine tasting? I myself am a cat taster and would like to know if he's still interested in the pastime.
One of the ugliest incidents ever witnessed at a staring competition was in the 1969 Home International tournament. There had been tension leading up to the final between England's Terry Philpott and Scotland's Colin Grant.
After an opening full of aggression, Philpott lit up a cigar while still staring! In response Grant made tractor noises.
Then suddenly,the table collapsed! Both sides claimed victory. Fans, team members and officials became embroiled in a riot.
I bought Stare-Out for the Nintendo Wii last week. (£19.99 from Morrisons was the cheapest I could find). Some great gameplay, though having to use the nunchuck makes it awkward sometimes. Somewhat stuck on Level 12 now, though. I give it 7.5 / 10, mainly for value for money.
I figure it's because he is so well versed in feigning interest while commentating on the Men's 52m Underwater Backwards Swimming Cross during the Olympics.
This brings back fond memories - back when staring was just staring and real men played the sport. Compare those to the modern day twats, who use those dreadful botox injections, and you will know what I mean!
This 2006 final truly is a testament to Spatsky's ability to reinvent himself and counter even the most unorthodox of opponents.
Of course right now Spatsky is dominating in a fashion that can only bring to mind legends like J. 'The Beholder' Hendersen or William 'The Foe' Larsen.
But in games like this, when put to the test, he shows the versatility and mental strength that tells us he's actually worthy of the throne.
Does anyone know where I can get any of the action figures urgently! My six year old son has just done his Xmas list and I am desperate to get my hands on a Ted 'The Head' Stead and a classic Giggles Clifton (in his suit - not match gear!) before the shops shut.
I am really struggling. If I dont get them I think it could be the end for me and my wife. I drank last years Xmas present money.
One of the classic finals. Can anyone find any clips of the 2006 final when the controversial Xavier Xantia forfeited his final shot at the world title when he launched a ferocious headbutt at Carlo Cunti after sledging him with obscene comments about his pet guinea pig under his breath
I didn't get tickets for this - watched it in pub near the stadium. It worked out well though - I met my wife there! Watching this on Youtube brings back great memories.
His World Championship wins in 1991 and 1992 were never fully ratified by the WSF due to the decision to allow Serbian Luke 'Bog Eye' Bogojevic enter the championships despite the war in Yugoslavia and the boycott of Serbian sports people.
Barry Davies was technically correct, it is six official titles only.
I think you expressed a very important truth there and did so succinctly. There's a viscious streak in most top-flight stareathon contenders. I heard that the competitive-edge introduced by severe constipation has lead many players into cheese abuse. It is amazing the lengths some will go to in order to avoid the much-feared 'natural needs break'.
Given the level of unregulated illegal betting which has so ruined the reputation of Stareathon in recent years, it's anybody's guess as to how many matches have been fixed. With the average 'bung' standing at a reported US$3.7m., World Cup Finalists can a hundred times more money by 'throwing a match' than by winning it. Where will it all end, David?
I thought this was a piss take of how they used to screen those chess championships some years ago. Sometimes the commentators would have to speak for ages while the players worked out their move.
I think it's also a piss take of the seriousness with which commentators manage to muster when commentating on ridiculous sports like curling, usually on Eurosport.
Chang Jin-Min again. Why the World Stare Out Federation insist on using this embittered loser to referee at high-level matches defeats me. Read his self-serving guide to Stare Out refereeing to see the black heart of a man who was never good enough as a player. The final should have been Nanak/Spassky - that would have been watching. As it was, Campagnola gets torn to pieces in minutes.
Thats harsh on Jin-Min. He was dealt a real blow during his playing career regarding al the controversy over his glass eye after the car crash during the Dubai Cup.
He should have been allowed to continue by the WSF and not have been forced to play in para-staring competitions for players with eye defects. His remaining fully intact eye was clearly too good for that.
I can see why he was so embittered but I dont think that comes through in his refereeing.
Saw Kampagnola at the Rome final in 95, unbelievable match, couldn't believe I was watching my hero in the flesh, looks alot smaller in real life though.
Yep... things end up as landfill but memories last forever without losing their shine. By the way another surprisingly small person was Mrs Thatcher. I know cos I knowcked her over by mistake by not looking where I was going. (I was admiring a big Fordson tractor with a 7 furrow plough at the Aberystwyth Agricultural Show. She was on the ground still clutching her handbag and all the 'suits' reached for their inside pockets, but without drawing their weapons. True.
The best place to see Stareathon is in a pub on a big HDTV projection system, don't you think? Beats the British Art of "Silent Staring at Yer Pint" hands down. Down our local, the bar staff got freaked during the 2007 Stareathon Semi-Final stage, 'cos they had fifty pairs of half-p****d eyes drillin' into them when we all lined up after the match waiting to get served. 'Magine being asked for a "Pint of Ordinary" by four dozen zombie-like 1000 yard stares.
Ah, I suspect that you are the same Martin Matux that was stripped of his medal in the Junior Stare Out European Championships in Minsk in 2006 following the drug revelations. Always sad to see someone with such potential secome to drugs and then turn on the sport that they once loved.
i cant believe kampagnola crumbled after 9 minutes he was just outclassed from the outset ,spatsky was only just getting warmed up. i personally think Annan Nannack would have put up a better performance as hes stared with spatsky before when he stared him out at the 94 championship nobody saw it coming then and i think he might of caused another upset , i knew kampagnolas semi final win was a fluke
We all know now that Spatsky (being from the Eastern bloc) was on Eyelid Steroids! When oh when is the ISF going to hand (eye) a retrospective championship belt to the Eyetalian Stallion, Kampagnola....This is a clear cut case of the pupil being better then the master!!
(sorry but my shit jokes are getting cornea and cornea)
I see your point but I think despite all the eyelid steroids allegations spatsky has to be the most naturally gifted starer to have ever stared. His tactical awareness and raw ability have always shone through
This final was all over in the first 9 minutes, Spatsky's swashbuckling staring quickly getting the better of Kampagnola. It dragged on, but after that first blow the title was in the bag for Spatsky.
I think we have to ask ourselves a searching question here. Would the UK Stareathon Authority ever be prepared to demand that the Government clear the atmospheric pollution for Stareathon Finals, like the Chinese did this year? In starathon, PM10 (particles of less than ten microns diameter) are a major problem as an eye irritant. What that means in practical terms is that serious contenders have to work in kipper-works in preparation, to get their PM10 tollerances to a reasonable level.
While there has been a (deserved) great deal of congratulation for our Olympic athletes, I can't help but feel that we let ourselves down badly in the staring events. Jeff "The Laser" Philips was expected to get a medal at least. He's had Lottery funding for his staring since the Sydney games, and only finished 19th in the staring. You have to question his commitment to staring. The Chinese starer who won gold was in a different league.
Agree. Yi Po was good but to describe him has a different league relegates that real genius of the gods of the sport such as Spatsky and Giggles Clifton. The judges were dodgy.
Jeff Phillips was out of shape for the Olympics. There was a picture of him in The Mirror just before he flew out there and he clearly was on drunken night out with Darren Day and Derrick Griffiths (from Playaway). He should leave the 'celebrity friends' bit alone until he makes his mark. Those two will do him no good.
Youre absolutely right. I saw those pictures of Jeff in "the dentists chair," pissed in a nightclub with Derek Griffiths, Chris Evans, Kevin the Gerbil, Mr T , Carol Vorderman and Norm from Cheers. They don't care about the grass roots staring fan.
I remember my dad taking me to my first stare. Krushcek & the young American upstart, Tommy Cotts in the 1995 UK Open.
Cotts, of course, went on to great things, raising the profile of the sport in the US.
Its inclusion in the 2012 Olympics should do wonders for staring over here, and lift it from the niche appeal of less deserving sports like sliding and labrador arranging.
What really raised the profile of staring in the US was the contest between Spatski and IBM's deep Blue eyes in 89 shortly after Spatski became World champion.
The are still conspiracy theories going around even now that deep blue eyes had some human input to stop its lights from blinking.
If it wasn't for that infamous match Cott's would still be taking part in winking competitions.
i saw spatsky when he was only 4.he was staring in the junoir world staring open.when he beat big eye in the final..it was a classic peace of staring wich whent on for 19hours....but spatsky in the end pumping out all the staring wich he had left in his body managed to put up a counter attack and masecerd the last of big eye.......
I had no idea his genius was already showing through at such a young age. Thank goodness he was not taken into care by well-meaning but over-zealous social workers.
This whole thing is a fiasco. I saw Spatsky in the final in 93 and he was twitching like a mauled grasshopper. The moment his apponent moved it was all over. The Poles have long been accused of match fixing and there is your proof!
What a wasted youth. Watching when you could be staring is a total waste of a kids life. My folks gave me a puppy and we never wasted time with TV. He was a magnificent staring dog. The Whiby Shrimp Hound was bred to stare at it's quarry thus rendering it mesmerised. Slothful it may have been but lethal to any animal who became caught in his gaze. Many hours we would stare at each other. He made me the stareout master I am today.
Have you seen this? Search for Unflinching Triumph on here. It's an american tongue-in-cheek thing about staring. Sort of taking the piss but quite well done. Takes you a minute to get your head around it. They are talking about the sport as if it isn't real but then pretending it is, with their own league the NASP!
I looked and to be honest, look what the americans call football, and look at what they call rounders, they will never have a quality stare tournament, never never never never. For a start they were stood up, to me that speaks volumes
I have to admit that it is a disturbing allegation. Just because Spatsky has a strange look about him people accuse him of this type of behaviour. The girl was 15 and a half but looked older especially in the NOW picture of her in that basque. They have since entered into a loving if not a bit weird relationship, now that she is turned 16 so it just shows.
to be honest, i think a genius who's done so much for the sport of stare-out and provided vital staring workshops for young children in africa should be allowed to fuck a fifteen year old if he really wants.
It's not as if this whole nonsenses hasn't happened many times before. Let's face it, these mega stars attract a very young audience. How many of us can say, hand on heart, that we wouldn't go astray if subjected to endless worship by teenage girls. Spatsky is God. All I pray for is that this current affair doesn't bring on another attack of "Dry Eye". We all remember 2004.
I'm with you there, I remember the "dry eye" of the '04 campaign, not seen since the Timmon glawsky years, and what a champ he was. I am also concerned as I settled back in my chair hoping to see some "warm up" action and hopefully some qualifiers, then to my disgust I just get edited highlights, still what a joy to see the real raw talent of spatsky, a champion on all levels of the sport and a great mentor to the younger starer
Its not the stars of staring that worry me, rather its the 'self taught coaches' who advertise themselves in the local press and online. They attract loads of young kids, get them into an advanced state of stare and are then at liberty to abuse them! Although there is no actual proof of this the fact that children are involved (at least in my mind) makes it wrong and makes them guilty.
You're not wrong there mate! If children are involved then any adult is probably guilty. Unless they're female school teachers. They can't be in the wrong either.
It is well known that only drunks and kids tell the truth. And if it comes down to a choice between them two, the law will side with the kids as was proved when I got pissed and ran over that bairn in Blackpool.
There is proof of "stare start up courses" being run on the internet and Esther Rantzen blew the whole thing wide open with the help of Roger cook and Jimmy Krankie. One such course was being run in a converted barn in devon, not sure if anyone saw the clips on the news where children as young as 6 were being given eye drops and taught to keep quiet for hours on end, it was absolutely sickening. I'm all for young starers, but it has to be in a safe controlled environment.
Give us a break from all this wrapping the kids up in cotton wool balls. When I was a bairn, me father used to force Swan Vestas into my eyes to hold em open during the pre-Sky days of Live Staring on ITV. He used to say that it was good training, that if I didn't hold my eyes open with matches, then one day I might be good enough to stare for the Stainland Starers. Truth be told, I was that shit-scared of me father, my eyes were like saucers anyway whenever he was in the mood for staring.
I appreciate what your saying and to be honest this sort of treatment of the smaller starer is totally acceptable as it is done under controlled conditions and with the aide of a loved one
Sorry, but no. The father in that scenario is living his staring dreams through his son. Swan Vestas? Thats got to be wrong. I am all for us allowing our sons and daughters to enjoy staring but allow them a life too. Just because our own staring dreams may have been dashed by I dont know, a freak injury such as in-growing eyelashes at inopportune moments in our fledgling careers, does not give us a right to force staring onto the minds and eyes of little ones.
For my money it's so wrong to just show the edited highlights. It's like a watching only the goals and none of the football. This has been cut to shreds. None of the foreplay or tactical manoeuvres. This should be 30 times longer!!!!
With no speech and little or no action, we form immediate opinions about the the starers largely on their physical appearance, eg the wild eyed stare of Spasky with his sleeves rolled up looks like an intense artist-Kampagnola looks more easy going though also learned which may be reinforced or dispelled by what the commentators tell us. Statistics are revealed to us, verbally and in visual presentation. I think that the first series of Big Train was better than the second but it was great.
It's genius. To all intents and purposes the competitors look still but are slightly moving as they would in real life. To make a commentary, to guess at tactics when faced with no or little action and no after-match interviews reveals a larger truth about how the commentator, or anyone, justifies their job. The little jokes between the commentators, who try to make the
viewer feel welcome and the incidental pieces of information are all realistically, beautifully done.
I dont need to train I can do it naturally. I am doing it right now. I am staring at the screen. But if you feel you need a camp to learn how to do it, so be it! Hehe.
I know Spatsky's third cousin, Dupro Temratantrum and Dupro says Spatsky-the- Dude sleeps on a pillow impregnated with cornflour, which 'glues' his eyes open. But there's no dope test for cornfloured eye-balls, so he gets away with it. It's a disgrace. Kampagnola was robbed blind!
Thanks, Genyouwin. I think I only did two things that would have looked funny: 1) knocked Mrs Thatcher over at the West Wales Agricultural show, by not looking where I was going. (Men in Black went for their inside pockets all at once). 2) Worse: 'laughed down my nose', landing a large 'inflated-bubble' snot on my boss' shoe when he told a joke on Day 1. of my first job. (I was too nervous to do a regular mouth-laugh and had a heavy cold.) Don't you just hate it when that happens?
Is this in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin??
Gruenkreuz100 4 days ago
i like sitting on the tube and doing this to the person sitting opposite.
Simon0 1 month ago
Great stuff
LithiumTheKid 1 month ago
I watched it without blinking an eye!
mateoo9304 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Lmao evil laugh at 0:16
Hahaha love it
rosalielove11 2 months ago
Comment removed
rosalielove11 2 months ago
"This is incredible, John!"
rosalielove11 2 months ago
What a final! I remember it well...
trema006 2 months ago
I love Phil Cornwell, I'm a big fan of him. Great comedian, really good actor, and he has a really nice, even sexy, deep voice.
Atheneastro 4 months ago
I know that it was just malicious gossip, but I think that Spatsky never really recovered from the anaesthetic eye drops allegations.
Dannytheheadhunter 6 months ago
Kampagnola's boys completely melted that day..
they'd been giving it the large for days before online and via texts but when they saw the numbers we had out they didnt want to know..
We waded into them near the entrance to their end and scattered them all over the place..quite a few of them got a proper hiding...
Cant wait when we're on their manor next time..we'll proper take the piss just like we always do...S S Spasky boys! S S Spasky boys!
bigmeuprudeboy 6 months ago
Barry Davis is a legend even on this!
jasbk 6 months ago
dude i remember seeing this a couple years ago without sound and i was getting creeped the fuck out.
RikaRulez 6 months ago
Got tickets for 2012! So excited!
jamesthefool 7 months ago
Many of the comments for this video display nostalgia for the classic staring matches of the past - we all look up these incredible moments of sporting history on the inter-tube, but where are the starers of the future? Look at the England staring team's performance in the last Staring World Cup. Knocked out in the second round by Azerbaijan on an eyelash ruling by a frankly biased referee.
MrGoneTroppo 7 months ago
Such memories this brings back after all these years. I was privileged enough to attend the final in person. A mere 3 rows behind the legend himself! You could have cut the tension with a knife in the closing minutes of the game. Quite spectacular.
Sad to say you just don't get this quality of play in the modern game.
walmartio 8 months ago 4
The new trend of eyebrow raising as a form of unorthodox offence, whilst not in breach of the laws of the game, is certainly not in the spirit of the game. I for one agree with decision of Head Official Tony Crabbage during the recent league playoffs, in the disqualification of Reginald Jones, for excessive use against Hamish Finnegan. Unfortunately the resultant carnage in the clash between fans led to over 600 casualties, many of which are still in critical condition. A dark day in our sport
mmscott9 9 months ago 9
Has anyone else heard the rumour that the London 2012 Olympic games demonstration event is going to be open to under-23-year-old amateurs only?
I was going to apply for tickets, but the cheapest seats are fifty quid each - just for the preliminary rounds!
I think I'll save my money and try to get to the pro-event in Vienna next April.
BREADBIN63 9 months ago 2
Apparently these guys hone their skills by watching rugby league
TheAccurate1 10 months ago
i only ask because The Brak Show has a funny staring competition episode
MrDerekMonty 10 months ago
were all these staring skits from the first or second series?
MrDerekMonty 11 months ago
@MrDerekMonty Just the first, if I recall correctly. I heard on the dvd commentary that they didn't think it had gone down so well, which is a shame I think!
77Fortran 10 months ago
I think we can all remeber the controversy of the 79 semi final when Henry Jackson (CANADA) turned up having had his eyelids surgically removed, and the subsequent dilamma of it not actually being against the rules (rule #32 subsection ii states 'no contender may may use surgery to alter the MUSCLES of the eyelid') Well there's no need for me to remind you of how he waltzed towards the final only to pick up a severe gangrene infection from not cleaning the surgical incicions and went blind
Duncansbaby 11 months ago 2
Is that a flex I see from Spatsky as he exits the table? Well deserved, as this was a true humiliation. Does anyone know more about Kampagnola? Are his hobbies cats and wine tasting or cats/wine tasting? I myself am a cat taster and would like to know if he's still interested in the pastime.
medicinalchicken 1 year ago 2
One of the ugliest incidents ever witnessed at a staring competition was in the 1969 Home International tournament. There had been tension leading up to the final between England's Terry Philpott and Scotland's Colin Grant.
After an opening full of aggression, Philpott lit up a cigar while still staring! In response Grant made tractor noises.
Then suddenly,the table collapsed! Both sides claimed victory. Fans, team members and officials became embroiled in a riot.
Absolute disgrace!
BillDFC 1 year ago
"well that's the first idiot of the day..." I remember laffing my arse off at that line when the series was first on!!!!
dalymc 1 year ago
this was an edge of the seat match big props to spatsky
themarcrpearson 1 year ago
Great sketch from a brilliant and underated programme.
kabuya98 1 year ago 2
What a shame, he really gave it his best.
matt4utd 1 year ago 2
These are amazing sportsmen. Incredible stamina.
GuyGG76 1 year ago 4
I bought Stare-Out for the Nintendo Wii last week. (£19.99 from Morrisons was the cheapest I could find). Some great gameplay, though having to use the nunchuck makes it awkward sometimes. Somewhat stuck on Level 12 now, though. I give it 7.5 / 10, mainly for value for money.
samthebitofalad 1 year ago 2
Celtic 2 Inter Milan 1
England 4 West Germany 2
catblanket14uk 1 year ago
Barry Davies is superbly believable in these.
I figure it's because he is so well versed in feigning interest while commentating on the Men's 52m Underwater Backwards Swimming Cross during the Olympics.
anononomous 1 year ago
boooring!
Akron162 1 year ago
Comment removed
IceHawk2504 1 year ago
Weren't the announcers actual football commentators?
The1962driftingaway 1 year ago
@The1962driftingaway Yes - one of them was - Barry Davies. The other was impressionist Phil Cornwell - or Dave Clifton as mentioned below.
stevebritgimp 1 year ago
hey, it's dave clifton from alan partridge! I used to think he was a real dj
jamesjonesrocket 1 year ago
this is actually more exciting than soccer
Bluekill 1 year ago
I prefer re-watching the classics such as Popodopulus, a lot of these new comers are ruin the sport
franEnglish1 1 year ago 3
This brings back fond memories - back when staring was just staring and real men played the sport. Compare those to the modern day twats, who use those dreadful botox injections, and you will know what I mean!
nisith1983 1 year ago
Aahahaahhaha loved it!
Chantinelle666 1 year ago
Kampagnola relies too much on tactics whereas Spatsky has more natural talent. All those hours of training paid off.
cprince10 1 year ago 5
Comment removed
righto2k 2 years ago
This 2006 final truly is a testament to Spatsky's ability to reinvent himself and counter even the most unorthodox of opponents.
Of course right now Spatsky is dominating in a fashion that can only bring to mind legends like J. 'The Beholder' Hendersen or William 'The Foe' Larsen.
But in games like this, when put to the test, he shows the versatility and mental strength that tells us he's actually worthy of the throne.
righto2k 2 years ago 4
@righto2k
ha ha ha ha ha ha h a brilliant
boydegg 2 years ago
at last some sarcastic reviews!!!! staring!!!! what a genius concept!!
petehuskins 2 years ago
Barry Davies is an absolute legend. He made these segments hilarious.
randomjrr1422 2 years ago 2
@randomjrr1422 yeah
YuusukeOnodera 1 year ago
Does anyone know where I can get any of the action figures urgently! My six year old son has just done his Xmas list and I am desperate to get my hands on a Ted 'The Head' Stead and a classic Giggles Clifton (in his suit - not match gear!) before the shops shut.
I am really struggling. If I dont get them I think it could be the end for me and my wife. I drank last years Xmas present money.
Reluctant5 2 years ago 3
@Reluctant5
You, sir, are hilarious.
boydegg 2 years ago 2
I reached the regional semi-final of the paraplegic staring competition in 2002.
In these days there were no video refs. or appeal system.
I was defeated due to a mistake when I was distracted by my opponents guide dog.
BillDFC 2 years ago 3
One of the classic finals. Can anyone find any clips of the 2006 final when the controversial Xavier Xantia forfeited his final shot at the world title when he launched a ferocious headbutt at Carlo Cunti after sledging him with obscene comments about his pet guinea pig under his breath
barrybas 2 years ago
does anyone know the whereabouts of Paul Hatcher the artist of these "Stareouts"??? Helen
3rdbar 2 years ago
I didn't get tickets for this - watched it in pub near the stadium. It worked out well though - I met my wife there! Watching this on Youtube brings back great memories.
antistar1000 2 years ago 110
@antistar1000 I would stop picking your own mushrooms if I were you mate!
armandin2048 11 months ago
Is staring included in the olympics in 2K12 ?.. I cant find any reference to it anywhere.
and,if so, does the U.K have anyone with a chance of success. .
raysondetra 2 years ago
Did you notice how according to his statistics he's an 8 times world champion, not 6 as the commentator said.
redplague 2 years ago
His World Championship wins in 1991 and 1992 were never fully ratified by the WSF due to the decision to allow Serbian Luke 'Bog Eye' Bogojevic enter the championships despite the war in Yugoslavia and the boycott of Serbian sports people.
Barry Davies was technically correct, it is six official titles only.
Reluctant5 2 years ago 2
Was that on Big Train or did you come up with that yourself? If the latter then it is the best comment I have ever read on youtube.
redplague 2 years ago
I thought of it myself! I am ashamed and yet proud at the same time.
Reluctant5 2 years ago 2
after the stare cam, i had this demonic negative of his close up face in my vision for a few minutes, icky
kazaneth 2 years ago
I know all the Old School guys will hate me for this but i much prefer to watch the 20/20
2stevejc 2 years ago
I think you expressed a very important truth there and did so succinctly. There's a viscious streak in most top-flight stareathon contenders. I heard that the competitive-edge introduced by severe constipation has lead many players into cheese abuse. It is amazing the lengths some will go to in order to avoid the much-feared 'natural needs break'.
SteffanLlwyd 2 years ago 2
Given the level of unregulated illegal betting which has so ruined the reputation of Stareathon in recent years, it's anybody's guess as to how many matches have been fixed. With the average 'bung' standing at a reported US$3.7m., World Cup Finalists can a hundred times more money by 'throwing a match' than by winning it. Where will it all end, David?
SteffanLlwyd 2 years ago
come on stiggy
vinnybro 2 years ago
come on stiggy
vinnybro 2 years ago
Comment removed
Simon0 2 years ago
"Got a bet on Kampagnola yet?"
"hehehehe...I wouldn't go that far"
gingermagish 2 years ago
Comment removed
CJKMerriman 2 years ago
If staring does get into the olympics hopefully its the classic traditional format and not the shortened novelty rubbish that's gaining popularity.
dknox9 2 years ago 70
He really does eat, drink and breath staring. LOL
TipTopTimes 2 years ago
I thought this was a piss take of how they used to screen those chess championships some years ago. Sometimes the commentators would have to speak for ages while the players worked out their move.
mintwithahole 2 years ago 2
it's the best parody i've ever seen. I LOVE THAT THINK!!! The power of POL... ppl ;P
shadowdoknedzy 2 years ago
this is a piss take of football
harrytuttle100 2 years ago
I think it's also a piss take of the seriousness with which commentators manage to muster when commentating on ridiculous sports like curling, usually on Eurosport.
starrynightuk 2 years ago
Annan Nanak should have beaten Campagnola in the second round. Shite refereeing....
orient1961 2 years ago 4
Fucking right - I was at the game. The ref made some shocking decisions that night. It was a fucking disgrace.
captainfuckwit 2 years ago 2
Chang Jin-Min again. Why the World Stare Out Federation insist on using this embittered loser to referee at high-level matches defeats me. Read his self-serving guide to Stare Out refereeing to see the black heart of a man who was never good enough as a player. The final should have been Nanak/Spassky - that would have been watching. As it was, Campagnola gets torn to pieces in minutes.
red1964 2 years ago 5
Thats harsh on Jin-Min. He was dealt a real blow during his playing career regarding al the controversy over his glass eye after the car crash during the Dubai Cup.
He should have been allowed to continue by the WSF and not have been forced to play in para-staring competitions for players with eye defects. His remaining fully intact eye was clearly too good for that.
I can see why he was so embittered but I dont think that comes through in his refereeing.
Reluctant5 2 years ago 3
Spatsky retired from the game due to health reasons....but can be seen on Corrie these days as Gail's dad!
voxymuzak 2 years ago
Oh man, such a good sketch. Classic!
myouounoanji 2 years ago
I want that starecam still on a t-shirt!
Come on Ziggy!
GigglesClifton9 2 years ago
Classic sketch but who ruined it with the dubbed over laughter track?
staggabob 2 years ago
poor kampagnola..the polish kicked the italian's ass..i mean he mustve cast a spell on him,,look at spatsky's eyes..SCARRY o_O
sweetappletits 2 years ago
I'm from Milan, and I went to a seminar held by Kampagnola last year. A good athlete, but a superb teacher. Mindblowing, really.
edoedo76 2 years ago
Great stuff from Spatsky! Staring at it best! Those were the days, the sports gone to hell nowadays of course...
tdkzero 2 years ago 3
Saw Kampagnola at the Rome final in 95, unbelievable match, couldn't believe I was watching my hero in the flesh, looks alot smaller in real life though.
Boltchkoff 2 years ago 3
Yep... things end up as landfill but memories last forever without losing their shine. By the way another surprisingly small person was Mrs Thatcher. I know cos I knowcked her over by mistake by not looking where I was going. (I was admiring a big Fordson tractor with a 7 furrow plough at the Aberystwyth Agricultural Show. She was on the ground still clutching her handbag and all the 'suits' reached for their inside pockets, but without drawing their weapons. True.
SteffanLlwyd 2 years ago
Has anyone noticed Sebasky looks like Hannibal Lecter?
chrissys1009 2 years ago
ive seen Kampagnola in the clubs a few times here in Milan, total douchebag
i guess the succes really changed him for the worse
Slikbrick 2 years ago
motson WAT A LEG!!
wiseman18 2 years ago
Indeed...But sorry to piss on your parade. That was the great Barry Davies commentating.
Motty couldn't be arsed because he was doing some other stuff...Champions league final i think.
Ha!...His loss methinks.
johnthefarmer 2 years ago
Good lord! The most exciting finals of all finals!
Fatal548 2 years ago
The best place to see Stareathon is in a pub on a big HDTV projection system, don't you think? Beats the British Art of "Silent Staring at Yer Pint" hands down. Down our local, the bar staff got freaked during the 2007 Stareathon Semi-Final stage, 'cos they had fifty pairs of half-p****d eyes drillin' into them when we all lined up after the match waiting to get served. 'Magine being asked for a "Pint of Ordinary" by four dozen zombie-like 1000 yard stares.
SteffanLlwyd 2 years ago 2
Brilliant video! I've seen it hundreds of times and I laugh every time! :D
And everybody needs to cut out that wannabe humorous announcer/critic comment thing, trying to relate to the video.... It comes off really idiotic!
Matuxmatux 3 years ago
Ah, I suspect that you are the same Martin Matux that was stripped of his medal in the Junior Stare Out European Championships in Minsk in 2006 following the drug revelations. Always sad to see someone with such potential secome to drugs and then turn on the sport that they once loved.
Reluctant5 2 years ago 2
Ok! Ok... :D
That was pretty good, I'll give you that :D...
Matuxmatux 2 years ago
I was so amazed by this final that my eyes were literally bleeding...true story.
DarSpar 3 years ago 4
i cant believe kampagnola crumbled after 9 minutes he was just outclassed from the outset ,spatsky was only just getting warmed up. i personally think Annan Nannack would have put up a better performance as hes stared with spatsky before when he stared him out at the 94 championship nobody saw it coming then and i think he might of caused another upset , i knew kampagnolas semi final win was a fluke
FFFUUUCCCKKKEEEDDD 3 years ago 3
Amazing final, I'll always remember this one
theweddingsinger1970 3 years ago 2
Our VW Camper Van broke down on the way there, so I missed it.
SteffanLlwyd 2 years ago
I cant believe that he's only 32!
Reluctant5 3 years ago 3
We all know now that Spatsky (being from the Eastern bloc) was on Eyelid Steroids! When oh when is the ISF going to hand (eye) a retrospective championship belt to the Eyetalian Stallion, Kampagnola....This is a clear cut case of the pupil being better then the master!!
(sorry but my shit jokes are getting cornea and cornea)
jtrayne 3 years ago 4
I see your point but I think despite all the eyelid steroids allegations spatsky has to be the most naturally gifted starer to have ever stared. His tactical awareness and raw ability have always shone through
kurtcobain1 3 years ago 4
This final was all over in the first 9 minutes, Spatsky's swashbuckling staring quickly getting the better of Kampagnola. It dragged on, but after that first blow the title was in the bag for Spatsky.
UpTheShakers 3 years ago 2
lol swashbuckling staring
kurtcobain1 3 years ago
Sport doesn't come any better than this
riotman1968 3 years ago 7
thannk shit someone had the sense to keep a copy of this amazing moment in sporting history.
DreamedOfHugeSpiders 3 years ago 3
Such an unbelievable example of staring. Super.
CharitableView 3 years ago 6
Personally I think far too little is being done to get kids into staring these days.
8piecechicken 3 years ago 8
This has been flagged as spam show
r 0 f l
gothikjelleebean 3 years ago
It was Timothy Claypole who started all this silly celebrity nonsense. Staring and celebrities shouldnt really mix.
Reluctant5 3 years ago
I think we have to ask ourselves a searching question here. Would the UK Stareathon Authority ever be prepared to demand that the Government clear the atmospheric pollution for Stareathon Finals, like the Chinese did this year? In starathon, PM10 (particles of less than ten microns diameter) are a major problem as an eye irritant. What that means in practical terms is that serious contenders have to work in kipper-works in preparation, to get their PM10 tollerances to a reasonable level.
SteffanLlwyd 3 years ago 4
While there has been a (deserved) great deal of congratulation for our Olympic athletes, I can't help but feel that we let ourselves down badly in the staring events. Jeff "The Laser" Philips was expected to get a medal at least. He's had Lottery funding for his staring since the Sydney games, and only finished 19th in the staring. You have to question his commitment to staring. The Chinese starer who won gold was in a different league.
CharitableView 3 years ago 6
biased judges
starrynightuk 3 years ago
Agree. Yi Po was good but to describe him has a different league relegates that real genius of the gods of the sport such as Spatsky and Giggles Clifton. The judges were dodgy.
Jeff Phillips was out of shape for the Olympics. There was a picture of him in The Mirror just before he flew out there and he clearly was on drunken night out with Darren Day and Derrick Griffiths (from Playaway). He should leave the 'celebrity friends' bit alone until he makes his mark. Those two will do him no good.
Reluctant5 3 years ago 2
Youre absolutely right. I saw those pictures of Jeff in "the dentists chair," pissed in a nightclub with Derek Griffiths, Chris Evans, Kevin the Gerbil, Mr T , Carol Vorderman and Norm from Cheers. They don't care about the grass roots staring fan.
CharitableView 3 years ago
Good luck Derek! 2012 baby!!
philpheburbs 3 years ago 2
I remember my dad taking me to my first stare. Krushcek & the young American upstart, Tommy Cotts in the 1995 UK Open.
Cotts, of course, went on to great things, raising the profile of the sport in the US.
Its inclusion in the 2012 Olympics should do wonders for staring over here, and lift it from the niche appeal of less deserving sports like sliding and labrador arranging.
hotdoctorscomedy 3 years ago 3
That is bollocks.
What really raised the profile of staring in the US was the contest between Spatski and IBM's deep Blue eyes in 89 shortly after Spatski became World champion.
The are still conspiracy theories going around even now that deep blue eyes had some human input to stop its lights from blinking.
If it wasn't for that infamous match Cott's would still be taking part in winking competitions.
Mucky1little2me3 3 years ago 5
i saw spatsky when he was only 4.he was staring in the junoir world staring open.when he beat big eye in the final..it was a classic peace of staring wich whent on for 19hours....but spatsky in the end pumping out all the staring wich he had left in his body managed to put up a counter attack and masecerd the last of big eye.......
chewie255 3 years ago 2
I had no idea his genius was already showing through at such a young age. Thank goodness he was not taken into care by well-meaning but over-zealous social workers.
SteffanLlwyd 2 years ago
I a word 'Quality'.
SteffanLlwyd 2 years ago
is the video with the amateur competition up? the one with the big screen that came down between the players for a blinking break.
johngferguson 3 years ago
This whole thing is a fiasco. I saw Spatsky in the final in 93 and he was twitching like a mauled grasshopper. The moment his apponent moved it was all over. The Poles have long been accused of match fixing and there is your proof!
benhandkarenh 3 years ago 3
excellent i used to watch that show all the time when i was a youth
g20 3 years ago
What a wasted youth. Watching when you could be staring is a total waste of a kids life. My folks gave me a puppy and we never wasted time with TV. He was a magnificent staring dog. The Whiby Shrimp Hound was bred to stare at it's quarry thus rendering it mesmerised. Slothful it may have been but lethal to any animal who became caught in his gaze. Many hours we would stare at each other. He made me the stareout master I am today.
tonysuffolk 3 years ago 2
that was fuckin funny!
StreetMagic101 3 years ago
Staring is COOL!!!!
mmartini50 3 years ago
At What? :p
Spenk009 3 years ago
Have you seen this? Search for Unflinching Triumph on here. It's an american tongue-in-cheek thing about staring. Sort of taking the piss but quite well done. Takes you a minute to get your head around it. They are talking about the sport as if it isn't real but then pretending it is, with their own league the NASP!
UpTheShakers 3 years ago
I looked and to be honest, look what the americans call football, and look at what they call rounders, they will never have a quality stare tournament, never never never never. For a start they were stood up, to me that speaks volumes
principools 3 years ago
It made me feel physically sick. Standing up? Crowd shouting out? Clowning around for the cameras?? And the players looked so out of shape.
What would Giggles Clifton have made of all this???
Reluctant5 3 years ago
love this!!!!!!!!!!! miss this show so bad!!
DMEB 3 years ago
love this!!!!!!!!!!! miss this show so bad!!
DMEB 3 years ago 2
Awesome, staring is definitely the best part of Big Train
TravellingClouds 3 years ago
Hahahah...what a crack-up!
zorbadegeek 3 years ago
prvni a jediny vtipny linomadeo, helimadoe a tak... cool....
radyovokurka 3 years ago
You seen the News of the World? Spatsky's a nonce!
Withnail68 3 years ago 3
I have to admit that it is a disturbing allegation. Just because Spatsky has a strange look about him people accuse him of this type of behaviour. The girl was 15 and a half but looked older especially in the NOW picture of her in that basque. They have since entered into a loving if not a bit weird relationship, now that she is turned 16 so it just shows.
Reluctant5 3 years ago
15!
UpTheShakers 3 years ago
to be honest, i think a genius who's done so much for the sport of stare-out and provided vital staring workshops for young children in africa should be allowed to fuck a fifteen year old if he really wants.
brannonery 3 years ago 10
It's not as if this whole nonsenses hasn't happened many times before. Let's face it, these mega stars attract a very young audience. How many of us can say, hand on heart, that we wouldn't go astray if subjected to endless worship by teenage girls. Spatsky is God. All I pray for is that this current affair doesn't bring on another attack of "Dry Eye". We all remember 2004.
tonysuffolk 3 years ago 4
I'm with you there, I remember the "dry eye" of the '04 campaign, not seen since the Timmon glawsky years, and what a champ he was. I am also concerned as I settled back in my chair hoping to see some "warm up" action and hopefully some qualifiers, then to my disgust I just get edited highlights, still what a joy to see the real raw talent of spatsky, a champion on all levels of the sport and a great mentor to the younger starer
principools 3 years ago 2
Its not the stars of staring that worry me, rather its the 'self taught coaches' who advertise themselves in the local press and online. They attract loads of young kids, get them into an advanced state of stare and are then at liberty to abuse them! Although there is no actual proof of this the fact that children are involved (at least in my mind) makes it wrong and makes them guilty.
Reluctant5 3 years ago 2
You're not wrong there mate! If children are involved then any adult is probably guilty. Unless they're female school teachers. They can't be in the wrong either.
It is well known that only drunks and kids tell the truth. And if it comes down to a choice between them two, the law will side with the kids as was proved when I got pissed and ran over that bairn in Blackpool.
Withnail68 3 years ago
There is proof of "stare start up courses" being run on the internet and Esther Rantzen blew the whole thing wide open with the help of Roger cook and Jimmy Krankie. One such course was being run in a converted barn in devon, not sure if anyone saw the clips on the news where children as young as 6 were being given eye drops and taught to keep quiet for hours on end, it was absolutely sickening. I'm all for young starers, but it has to be in a safe controlled environment.
principools 3 years ago
Give us a break from all this wrapping the kids up in cotton wool balls. When I was a bairn, me father used to force Swan Vestas into my eyes to hold em open during the pre-Sky days of Live Staring on ITV. He used to say that it was good training, that if I didn't hold my eyes open with matches, then one day I might be good enough to stare for the Stainland Starers. Truth be told, I was that shit-scared of me father, my eyes were like saucers anyway whenever he was in the mood for staring.
Withnail68 3 years ago
I appreciate what your saying and to be honest this sort of treatment of the smaller starer is totally acceptable as it is done under controlled conditions and with the aide of a loved one
principools 3 years ago
Sorry, but no. The father in that scenario is living his staring dreams through his son. Swan Vestas? Thats got to be wrong. I am all for us allowing our sons and daughters to enjoy staring but allow them a life too. Just because our own staring dreams may have been dashed by I dont know, a freak injury such as in-growing eyelashes at inopportune moments in our fledgling careers, does not give us a right to force staring onto the minds and eyes of little ones.
Reluctant5 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Funny but it's about 2 thirds too long...
mickyk200 3 years ago
For my money it's so wrong to just show the edited highlights. It's like a watching only the goals and none of the football. This has been cut to shreds. None of the foreplay or tactical manoeuvres. This should be 30 times longer!!!!
tonysuffolk 3 years ago 2
maybe I'm just impatient. I prefer to watch the highlights lol
Fair enuf..just my two cents =]
mickyk200 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Funny but it's about 2 thirds too long...
mickyk200 3 years ago
With no speech and little or no action, we form immediate opinions about the the starers largely on their physical appearance, eg the wild eyed stare of Spasky with his sleeves rolled up looks like an intense artist-Kampagnola looks more easy going though also learned which may be reinforced or dispelled by what the commentators tell us. Statistics are revealed to us, verbally and in visual presentation. I think that the first series of Big Train was better than the second but it was great.
Picnic10 3 years ago
It's genius. To all intents and purposes the competitors look still but are slightly moving as they would in real life. To make a commentary, to guess at tactics when faced with no or little action and no after-match interviews reveals a larger truth about how the commentator, or anyone, justifies their job. The little jokes between the commentators, who try to make the
viewer feel welcome and the incidental pieces of information are all realistically, beautifully done.
Picnic10 3 years ago
jesus, you sound like an AS Level english essay
ghill06 3 years ago 7
i agree
adamskiyo 3 years ago 3
brilliantly funny
fergiesredarmy2007 3 years ago
a great example for young player watchin today
lol
classic stuff
ozzielando01 3 years ago
It's a shame you don't get staring competitions like this anymore...I remember watching Spatsky when he won back in '91 in Moscow..classic..
Rizla300 4 years ago
i'd go watch this for real!!! ha ha loved this show!!!
DMEB 4 years ago
MRirian would win the tournament, hands down.
yetson 4 years ago
I love how the commentators sound just like they would in a real sports event (good voice acting!)
Simon0 4 years ago
If this was real, I'd watch it.
AlQasraam 4 years ago
What do you mean, "if this was real"?
UpTheShakers 3 years ago
Wtf? The sickest and funniest movie i have seen:D Nice work^^ haha
brolopet 4 years ago
a knock off of boxing?
siripswich 4 years ago
I went to a training camp for staring....
BillDFC 4 years ago
I dont need to train I can do it naturally. I am doing it right now. I am staring at the screen. But if you feel you need a camp to learn how to do it, so be it! Hehe.
Simon0 4 years ago
I know Spatsky's third cousin, Dupro Temratantrum and Dupro says Spatsky-the- Dude sleeps on a pillow impregnated with cornflour, which 'glues' his eyes open. But there's no dope test for cornfloured eye-balls, so he gets away with it. It's a disgrace. Kampagnola was robbed blind!
SteffanLlwyd 4 years ago 2
Hahahaha! You stopped me sleeping all night! LOl!
genyouwin 4 years ago
Thanks, Genyouwin. I think I only did two things that would have looked funny: 1) knocked Mrs Thatcher over at the West Wales Agricultural show, by not looking where I was going. (Men in Black went for their inside pockets all at once). 2) Worse: 'laughed down my nose', landing a large 'inflated-bubble' snot on my boss' shoe when he told a joke on Day 1. of my first job. (I was too nervous to do a regular mouth-laugh and had a heavy cold.) Don't you just hate it when that happens?
SteffanLlwyd 4 years ago
The man himself. Legend. That fact he retired and the risible (now) John Motson is still commentating beggars belief.
cmjones83 4 years ago