Our lowest moment?

Cyprus was terrible but we produced a huge turnaround to be unlucky not to beat a good Czech Republic team days later. We actually recovered pretty well from it (results wise, not performance wise - see San Marino (A)) and it was the late goal we conceded against Slovakia which was the killer in that campaign.

Staunton's pre-match analysis of San Marino would've been a low point if it wasn't so hilarious. He actually said "Well they conceded 13 against the Germans and then 7 against the Czechs, so they're tightening up at the back".

The home qualifier v Switzerland for the 2004 Euros was pretty crap. Post Saipan, 2-1 defeat and some of the crowd turned on Mick. Was on the South bucket seats and honestly thought there was going to be a digging match between Ireland fans.
One mullet headed gentleman decides to get a “we want Roy” chant going and others around him shout him down with “He’s f**king injured”, got pretty heated.

Trapped wrote: Staunton's pre-match analysis of San Marino would've been a low point if it wasn't so hilarious. He actually said "Well they conceded 13 against the Germans and then 7 against the Czechs, so they're tightening up at the back".

Worst I felt was after the defeat to Holland in 88 closely followed by lose to Italy in Rome in 1990. Liechtenstein 0_0 away was another low.1-0 Defeat away to Norway in 1984 was a f**ker.

Failure to make it to Germany in 2006 was a sickener. We blew it against the Swiss, but even worse was throwing away the lead in both games against Israel, the ****s.

Too young to remember 81 - broken hearted v Dutch in '88 as a youngster.

Gashley Grimes wrote: Too young to remember 81 - broken hearted v Dutch in '88 as a youngster.  Gary Lineker's late goal away to Poland in '92 Euro qualification group was a sickener.  Lowest I felt was standing on the Kop in 1995 it was the end of an era as we said our goodbyes.  The talent is just not there compared to yesteryear - the Thatcherite/Murdoch driven Premier League hasn't helped our cause either - same sh*t different season.

Drumcondra 69er wrote: Strazdas wrote: bundy wrote: FrankosHereNow wrote: 2005 against Switzerland. Felt terrible, we were gutless that night. Had a row with my now wife that night because I had go at some chap walking out of the ground because he was laughing. I actually think I felt worse after the Swiss game than I did the other night. I was convinced 1 goal was going to come from somewhere, anywhere, that night and it didn't. I always felt Kerr got a raw deal in the Irish job and if I remember correctly he was gone a few days after that game. We were beaten once in that campaign and I thought we performed well overall but threw away qualification against Israel home and away. When you look at who replaced Kerr, the decision to sack him looks rash and misguided. He would at least have given qualification for Euro 2008 a good shot. You have to look at the decision in its own right. We were two wins away from topping the group in euro 04 qualifiers with a strong squad with a home game v Russia and away game v the Swiss to finish and got a point. Next campaign we blew a goal lead and a two goal lead home and away to Israel to get two points when six would have ended up qualifying us. We lost at home to France, waxed a one nil away to Cyprus and had a miserable draw at home to the Swiss again to finish fourth when we had a great chance to top the group. I'd far sooner have seen Kerr remain in charge than see Stan get it but I wanted him gone after the campaign. Some of the football under him was poison. If anything, it shows how rash it was letting elements of a pro Man u crowd and media force McCarthy out was.

Agree there, Brian Kerr seems be held up as kind of a god of Irish football by elements of the media in recent years and while his achievements at underage level were marvellous his tenure in charge of the senior team was a waste of two campaigns in my opinion. The Euro 2004 qualification campaign must go down as one of the biggest opportunities wasted in Irish football. Have we ever been first seeds in a group before? The performance against the Swiss in the last game was so bad that it was probably a mistake to keep Kerr on even then. The style of football played under Kerr was horrendous also, as bad at times as anything we did under Trapp or O'Neill.