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At the u20 World Cup Final in 1991 between Portugal (Golden Generation) and Brasil there were 127,000 spectators in the Stade du Luz.
 
Imagine being 18/19 playing in front of 127,000.
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Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:


At the u20 World Cup Final in 1991 between Portugal (Golden Generation) and Brasil there were 127,000 spectators in the Stade du Luz.
 
Imagine being 18/19 playing in front of 127,000.



Just read on wiki we were in that. Had a gander at the squad and not one of them went on to play for the Senior team unless I'm mistaken
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Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:


At the u20 World Cup Final in 1991 between Portugal (Golden Generation) and Brasil there were 127,000 spectators in the Stade du Luz.
 
Imagine being 18/19 playing in front of 127,000.



Just read on wiki we were in that. Had a gander at the squad and not one of them went on to play for the Senior team unless I'm mistaken


Wow that's crazy I do remember the old estadio de luz being massive but not that capacity.
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Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:


At the u20 World Cup Final in 1991 between Portugal (Golden Generation) and Brasil there were 127,000 spectators in the Stade du Luz.
 
Imagine being 18/19 playing in front of 127,000.



Just read on wiki we were in that. Had a gander at the squad and not one of them went on to play for the Senior team unless I'm mistaken


Wow that's crazy I do remember the old estadio de luz being massive but not that capacity.

When we played there in 1995, it had been reduced down in capacity to around 95,000 I believe due to safety reasons but was definitely over 100,000 before
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Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:


At the u20 World Cup Final in 1991 between Portugal (Golden Generation) and Brasil there were 127,000 spectators in the Stade du Luz.
 
Imagine being 18/19 playing in front of 127,000.
Just read on wiki we were in that. Had a gander at the squad and not one of them went on to play for the Senior team unless I'm mistaken
Yes I looked too.
 
Although a few of the names I remember as being good prospects none actually gained senior caps.
 
11GKJohn Connolly(1971-12-28)28 December 1971 (aged 19)Republic of Ireland Bohemians
22DFDavid Collins(1971-10-30)30 October 1971 (aged 19)England Liverpool
32DFKen Gillard(1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 19)England Luton Town
42DFPaul McCarthy(1971-08-04)4 August 1971 (aged 19)England Brighton & Hove Albion
52DFJohn Carroll(1971-10-13)13 October 1971 (aged 19)England Liverpool
63MFKieran Toal(1971-12-14)14 December 1971 (aged 19)England Manchester United
73MFKieron Brady(1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 19)England Sunderland
84FWDerek McGrath(1971-01-21)21 January 1971 (aged 20)England Brighton & Hove Albion
94FWLee Power(1972-06-30)30 June 1972 (aged 18)England Norwich City
102DFBarry O'Connor(1972-06-17)17 June 1972 (aged 18)Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
114FWStephen Gallagher(1971-12-27)27 December 1971 (aged 19)England Birmingham City
122DFKeith Brady(1971-10-10)10 October 1971 (aged 19)Republic of Ireland Bohemians
132DFLeonard Curtis(1973-01-02)2 January 1973 (aged 18)England Leeds United
142DFJohn Bacon(1973-03-23)23 March 1973 (aged 18)England Arsenal
152DFTommy Dunne(1972-04-27)27 April 1972 (aged 19)Republic of Ireland Dundalk
161GKGeorge O'Hanlon(1972-12-09)9 December 1972 (aged 18)England Leyton Orient
174FWJason Byrne(1972-05-16)16 May 1972 (aged 19)England Huddersfield Town
183MFLiam Dunne(1971-09-01)1 September 1971 (aged 19)Republic of Ireland Bohemians
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Be great to read a what happened next section on those lads, only heard of 3 or 4
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That there is an entire Hasidic community in New Square, New York. Women must dress appropriately and there is segregation by sex on the street. Anyone who moves there is expected to comply with the religion.





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Absolute odd balls.

They are f**king everywhere in NYC.
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Absolute odd balls.

They are f**king everywhere in NYC.
I have seen quite a few in Stamford Hill too, including a bizarre incident early in the morning in a bakery that was ran by Hasidic Jews and an inebriated man who genuinely couldn't understand why they had no sausage rolls, but I never realised they had their own village. That video is pretty nuts.

The film I saw yesterday, Menashe, is a fascinating look at them and well worth watching if you are curious about them.
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America is quirky like that - My mate lives in a town in the suburbs of Philly and it's totally dry : No boozers or alcohol sold anywhere. Go across the boundary of the town into the next town, back to normal !
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Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Be great to read a what happened next section on those lads, only heard of 3 or 4

Barry O'Connor and John Connolly finished their careers with Kildare County. Barry ended up being Assistant Manager to John Ryan for a couple of seasons.
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Random one I'm not sure how (perhaps someone might know) but Trap Juniors favourite manager Paul Clement is related to Roy Hodgson somehow. (so Football Manager says anyway)
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Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Random one I'm not sure how (perhaps someone might know) but Trap Juniors favourite manager Paul Clement is related to Roy Hodgson somehow. (so Football Manager says anyway)


That explains the failure gene he has inherited so
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Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Random one I'm not sure how (perhaps someone might know) but Trap Juniors favourite manager Paul Clement is related to Roy Hodgson somehow. (so Football Manager says anyway)


That explains the failure gene he has inherited so


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