Ireland v Holland 2001

Gary McKay wrote:

Strazdas wrote:

The game was nothing like last week's win over Germany. The only reason the Netherlands had a hatful of chances in the second half is because we were down to 10 men (we had already drawn 2-2 in Amsterdam and should have won comfortably there).

The win over Germany was a bigger achievement given the amount of possession and chances they had.

Kluivert should have had two in the first half !!!

Ireland had chances too though : Robbie Keane had a great game and ran at the Dutch defence all day long, and the likes of Duff, Keane and McAteer put in a great shift in midfield.

Our memories of that game have been slightly coloured by the fact that we were down to 10 men for the last half hour and the Dutch ended up with four strikers on the pitch.

In terms of upsets though and being up against it, the Irish win over Germany was much more significant : the Germans totally dominated the first hour in terms of possession and chances, we hardly got a look in.

The Germans could afford to lose last week, the Dutch couldn't in this game. That's the difference. And at the end the tannoy played A Nation Once Again...not some U2 dirge.

" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "

Cabra Hoop wrote:

The Germans could afford to lose last week, the Dutch couldn't in this game. That's the difference. And at the end the tannoy played A Nation Once Again...not some U2 dirge.

The game was more of a tall order for NL than people think, even a late equaliser wouldn't have gotten them into the play offs (final group table read Ireland 24 NL 20)

eire77 wrote:

irelandfan wrote:

A great recent upload on YouTube of the RTE panel at Pre/HT/FT of the great win over the dutch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atgkS8L6axk

Giles saying he would have played Quinn and gone more direct as Holland better technically. Yet now thinks we should try play possession football with inferior players technically. Absolute bluffer.

Some of the comments made about the dutch players are priceless...especially those players that went on to have great careers - absolute spoofers in the studio LOL

"One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942.

irelandfan wrote:

Gashley Grimes wrote:

U2 played Slane that night - Lansdowne was rocking at the end remember they played 'Elevation' over the tannoy- I thought the West Stand was going to collapse.

Although all downhill after that... Cry

Picture says a thousand words, if you didn't know either of the opposition you'd swear Mick was an opposing manager, so much tension.

It doesn't in this case. If you watch the youtube clip on this thread you will see they are both facing each other when shaking hands. The pic above is the last split second of their interaction.

"One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942.

More appropriate bump

It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me,
He wouldn't set me free,
So he kept me soul for ransom.
na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na.
I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to

The old Lansdowne Rd😍

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South Bucket temporary stand nearly fell apart after the goal went in.

2 in a row, 2 in a row, 2 in a row

They don't do Lansdowne roars like that anymore

They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car...