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Points: 1651 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Apr 2008 at 7:04pm
I to was behind the goal in Stuttgart. That is far and away the best memory (aside from tormenting the english with a reminder about what Michael Fagan did to their queen).
 
The goal (michel's OG) against the Spanish at Landsdowne in '89 was also a magic moment. Fcuk knows we are due a few more moments like that.
 
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Points: 26237 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Apr 2008 at 5:20am
Originally posted by ernesto guevara ernesto guevara wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Think my worst Ireland moment was Macadonia scoring from a corner with 6 seconds to go. We would have qualified for Euro 2000 ahead of Yugoslavia and Croatia in first place but for that moment
 
Davor Suker's injury time goal in the same campaign in Zagreb was a horrible kick to the gut,we had held them out and were well on the way to Qualifying and that dreded chant "Youll never beat the Irish" was in full flow then BANG, never forget it,what a sickner,ill always hate that chant now
 
On the contary i would love us to get back to the days when we could sing "you'll never beat the Irish"
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Agree with you, billybunter, we need a few more days of "you'll never beat the Irish" .
 
As for the 10 worst moments, FW, I think the Belgium match must top the list. We are from an era of honourable defeats and celebrating for weeks when we actually won a match. Well maybe I am overstating the case but the post-Charlton era brought us to a place we had only dreamed of in the early '80's.
 
As for the 10 worst, I would offer
1. 1981 Belgium 1 - 0 Ireland
2. San Marino 1 - 2 Ireland (even if it was a win)
3. Cyprus 5 - 2 Ireland
4. 1957 Ireland 1 - 1 England (I'm not THAT old but to be denied by an injury time goal at Dalynount when a win would have forced a play-off)
5. 1980 France 2 - 0 Ireland (a Michael Robinson goal disallowed for no reason)
6. The injury time goal by the Macedonians and their players taunting the Irish bench soon after
7. A tour of South America in 1982.
8. 1979 Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Ireland
9. The Lansdowne riot which denied us a "proper" win over England (it is still a win though!!)
10. Ger Keano's own goals and Illigimate children
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The Belgium defeat to qualify for the 1998 World Cup was a bit of a sickener as well. We should have taking them but everything went wrong over the 2 legs
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Forgot about that one, Andy. Houghton's goal, Charlton going mad in the commentary box, Belgium scoring again, Connolly's sending off. Horrible.
 
Best 10 moments in Irish soccer. IMO:
 
1. 1988 England 0 - 1 Ireland (Houghton)
2. Ireland 1 - 0 Holland
3. Ireland 1 - 0 Italy
4. Keane's last minute goal against Germany
5. Sheedy's and Cascarino's goals against England
6. Whelan's goal against USSR
7. The Italia '90 experience
8. 1980 Ireland 2 - 1 Holland
9. Bonner's penalty save against Timofte
10. Gary Mackay's goal for Scotland against Bulgaria.
 
These are just off the top of my head, any more?
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Points: 26237 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Apr 2008 at 9:28am
Hopefully in 2 years time this will be included
 
Ireland finishing 1st in group to qualify automatically for South Africa
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or even ireland scraping into the world cup in south africa by the skins of their sacks through the playoffs...
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Originally posted by RogerMilla RogerMilla wrote:

or even ireland scraping into the world cup in south africa by the skins of their sacks through the playoffs...
 
Id settle for that. Sure id take a denmark in 92 if i knew it was coming
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Originally posted by RogerMilla RogerMilla wrote:

or even ireland scraping into the world cup in south africa by the skins of their sacks through the playoffs...


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