A-Z of moments that made you proud to be YBIG fan

Cabra Hoop wrote: As regards the national team - 3-2 v France 1981 1-0 v Scotland 1987   1-0 v England 1988   0-1 v Italy 1990 - very proud in defeat   1-1 v England 1991 - proud and frustrated   1-0 v  Netherlands 2001   1-1 v Germany 2002   1-1 v Germany 2014 - getting a result in Gelsenkirchen buried a personal ghost from 18th June 1988   1-0 v Germany 2015   As for the FOA game in Gdansk against Spain I didn't exactly feel proud, more a feeling of curmudgeon resilience

1989WCQ Ireland 1(Michel OG) - Spain 0 has to be in there.

Gashley Grimes wrote: Cabra Hoop wrote: As regards the national team - 3-2 v France 1981 1-0 v Scotland 1987   1-0 v England 1988   0-1 v Italy 1990 - very proud in defeat   1-1 v England 1991 - proud and frustrated   1-0 v  Netherlands 2001   1-1 v Germany 2002   1-1 v Germany 2014 - getting a result in Gelsenkirchen buried a personal ghost from 18th June 1988   1-0 v Germany 2015   As for the FOA game in Gdansk against Spain I didn't exactly feel proud, more a feeling of curmudgeon resilience 1989WCQ Ireland 1(Michel OG) - Spain 0 has to be in there.

St ledgers header against Italy

greenforever wrote: Also the Shamrock Rovers all Ireland X1 V Brazil, I think it was 73, fantastic athmosphere and we could have got an equaliser if i remember right.... 4 3 against the Worlds best team

Being there - the single moment is Robbie Keane V Germany in Japan 02. Never seen anything like the celebrations, have mentioned it before on some other thread, but when fans eventually started leaving the stadium, they had small TVs out at the back of the stands (would ya call that the concourse ?), where the equaliser was being played on loop. So lads would stop on their way out, watch it again on the TV, and then start celebrating all over again, usually with the volunteer Japanese stewards joining in. Great days. 

The problem is too many of the greatest moments got cancelled out a few minutes later  The Shane Long goal was unbelievable but there was a sense of utter shock in the stadium as well. I was euphoric and emotional but at the same time it hadn't sunk in that it had actually happened  I've never celebrated a goal more intensely than Walters goal against the Scots. Real edge to the atmosphere in that game, it was more like 'lets f**king get one over on these' rather than the hopeful/nervous atmosphere for ze Germans, the mental shouting and roaring only came in that game once we had a lead to protect. We got on top of them in the first half, then when the goal finally came there was absolute pandemonium. then 45 seconds into the second half they threw it away so i don't count it 

Edited by OnTheOneRoad - 23 Apr 2016 at 2:22pm

The  best irish performance that i watched as a team was  the defeat in Italy at 1990...we played so well....WE OUTPLAYED THEM .....THE WHOLE GAME.......and the charismatic  Aldridge who was having his best game in that WC,...  was man marked the whole game by 2 italians .... at the time/.. Jack should have introduced  RONNIE WHELAN AND STAPLETON THAT DAY......  later on for someone.... not ALDO

The Huntacha wrote: Thought you would have said Eunan O'Kane's debut.

Euro 88 in Germany from Rayo to Ronnie to "Auf Wiedersehen" in Gelsenkirchen after losing to Holland.
"Fields" in Gdansk.
John O'Shea in Gelsenkirchen as my kids were with me to experience an Irish away game
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysrtU-sb8C4