Our lowest moment?

Skopje for me was the ultimate sickener. 
The last minute goal in Israel for WC 2006 was a particular low too. That cost us 2nd spot. That and the 2 goal lead we gave up in the home game against Israel meant we came 4th in a group we should have won.  France topped the group and drew 5 games !!

There are some massive overreactions here, this instant social media age is a pain in the hole. If we lose to France in Paris in a friendly, there will be lads on here telling us that this (May 28th or the day after we lose to them) is the lowest they have ever felt etc etc. Complete bollix. 

I don't understand the constant snobbery towards the rugby. I follow both but football will always come 1st. At least we are a world class team in one sport.

I think 2009 was a particularly low point having completely let the reigns off and outplayed France in their own back yard to having World Cup qualification snatched away by a deliberate double handball!


Edited by Mr. Snrub - 30 Mar 2018 at 8:52am

John Wick wrote: Rugby is taking over....I know in my neck of the woods all the kids are opting for rugby over soccer. Hard to blame them I suppose.

Rugby Union playing numbers are dropping. Very few actually play the sport. Tag rugby numbers boost the figure that's already small.

In rugby heartlands such as South Dublin soccer and gaa numbers are growing big time but rugby is not.

FrankosHereNow wrote: irishmufc wrote: schillaci wrote: Skopje for me was the ultimate sickener.  The last minute goal in Israel for WC 2006 was a particular low too. That cost us 2nd spot. That and the 2 goal lead we gave up in the home game against Israel meant we came 4th in a group we should have won.  France topped the group and drew 5 games !! Tbh we never really looked like a side that would see out a win against France/Switzerland (even if O'Shea scored in Paris) The leads lost to Israel were more avoidable but under Kerr (like Trap) we never looked like beating anyone of any significance or topping our group despite Kerr winning a few friendlies. Don't agree with you at all there. I stated on this thread before that the Switzerland match in 2005 was my lowest point supporting Ireland. France were there for the taking in Oct 2004. We were the better side that night and should have won. O'Shea's chance that went wide was in injury time or final few minutes. Very close to the end. Away to the Swiss we were hanging on but at home, they didn't threaten at all. The problem was that we didn't either.  That was a good Ireland team, I don't think France were better than us in the group, apart from Henry's great goal, and they got to the World Cup final. We should have won the group. Those 4 lost points against Israel killed us. A draw against Switzerland would have been enough with those points.

From memory, I think this was our team back then. Might be wrong with one or two of these.

Wembley 1991 - Houghton's miss & Lineker's goal in Poland...team was at it's pinnacle would have come close to winning the EC in 1992.

Still to this day don't know how we threw away that lead in Poland hammered Turkey away in the last match...BBC's favourite son stole the show and ended up going out quietly into retirement at that championship.

What was it all for Gary?

John Wick wrote: I'd rather not get to a tournament... playing 3 games scoring 1 and conceding 9. No thanks. That set us back no end. Even Richard Dunne said after that has was total disillusioned and wondered about playing international football every again.

I remember a Scottish fan posting something similar on TAMB during the tournament - I nearly fell off my chair laughing - mind you I was in Poznań at the time

It's the current position for me.

I haven't been this disheartened about things before than I am now. The Skopje last minute was a horrible blow but not as bad as the immediate aftermath as last November. After missing out in qualifying from the group, In '99 we had a playoff to look towards and even after that we had +ves with a lot a young talented group of players with the trend going upwards.

Now it's just s**t with the Stoke stuff, the belligerence of the manager in general, the draw for the Narions league and squad that lacks any top quality players. We all know it's a campaign too many for the managements team but Delaney would rather not take a risk.