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RogerMilla
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Posted: 19 Jun 2019 at 1:35pm |
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There's a nice thread on our best goals but what about the pure and utter misery ?
off the top of my head Wim Kieft - complete and utter fluke Harte and Kilbane v Spain , the two eejits Spain in Gdansk , misery unbound , dont dare mention the fields of Athenry Schillaci loads more of course if we didn't just mention finals but lets just keep it to the tournaments
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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The Huntacha
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Watching Mendieta's peno bobble over Given's foot.
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Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic."
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Het-field
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As controversial an opinion as it may be, Im still not sure I don’t believe we would have been better off not qualifying for Euro 2012.
The whole thing was such a debacle, between leaving behind/in the stands about 11 players who would have made a demonstrable difference to the players who were brought, the style of experimentation Trap tried, with Cox playing as a form of winger, the horrendous defeat to Spain, the overlooked injuries etc. I’m not sure we’ve ever truly recovered from it.
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Roberto Baggio
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I'd agree that the whole of Euro 2012 was the worst finals "moment"
Totally devoid of everything
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ConorMac77
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The whole 2nd half of the Euro 2016 match v Belgium.
That utter c*nt of a Turkish ref refusing us a blatant penno at the start of that half from which Belgium broke straight up the other end to score - and it kept going downhill from there. Can you still create a poll for this thread now that it's been opened btw?
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The nation holds it's breath...YES, WE'RE THERE!!!
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Ibaraki
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Packie in Orlando v Netherlands
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pre Madonna
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We weren’t getting anything from that game, no matter who reffed it and what they gave us. We got it all wrong.
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Banjaxed
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Euro 2012 was a sh*tshow from start to finish. I don't think will come across a tournament like that again hopefully.
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pre Madonna
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Not a hope, we would have to qualify first!
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skylarking
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Euro 88 - no shame whatsoever, all fine performances. The USSR match in particular was the best Ireland performance I've ever seen.
Italia 90 - Egypt. As boring as it gets USA 94 - Packie's mistake v Wim Jonk Japan/Korea 02 - Big Mick not realising Spain were down to 10 men Poland/Ukraine 12 - Spain match set records for levels of poxiness never seen in a major finals before or since France 16 - Clarke was unlucky not to have scored several own goals in that tournament. We did alright though |
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Bob Hoskins
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Euro 2012, after 35mins or whatever it was when the 2nd goal went in. You just new the tournament was over right there. It was a surreal and dperessing feeling knowing there was another 2 weeks of the trip left
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Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government.
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Devrozex
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And in Rome vs Italy.
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Drumcondra 69er
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Not remotely comparable.
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Trap junior
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Packie wasn't the best keeper was he? Still can't forgive Shay Given for Euro 2012. I read his autobiography and was utter selfishness to play in that finals.
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16426 |
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I think Orlando one was worse. You can kind of blame perhaps the defence for not reacting to Schillaci quick enough, but of course Bonner should have done better with the Donadoni(?) shot Jonk's shot he for some tried to punch it or catch it and it went through him, pam it and he could have collected or the defense could have cleared.
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In fairness there was more than just players playing through the pain barrier. The nonsense for leaving Coleman at home etc made the tournament a real farce.
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Trap junior
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Dave O'LEARY was left out of the Euro 88 squad as was Liam BRADY. I didn't have a big issue with Coleman as he was young and had a poor season at Everton. Trap probably overtrained the players and should have dropped Dunne and Given and taken the decision out of their hands. Given said he couldn't jump off his left leg FFS and was getting treatment off the German team doctor on the day of the Croatia match unknown to everybody. He went way down in my estimation that day.
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16426 |
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Can't remember much of Bonner tbh, but I always think he was helped in fact we had a pretty decent defence during his time Moran,McCarthy, McGrath ahead of him they were hard to get through. He was a tall enough and was decent on the high balls (Can't remember him being beaten much of hand). and had a decent long boot on him. The penalty save though I think does gloss over a lot of his flaws though and probably makes us look upon him with more tinted glasses. I'll agree Shay shouldn't have played 2012, in fact I don't think he should have come back. Still the best keeper we've ever produced his shot stopping and reflexes were superb. P.S. haven't read his book any use? it be somewhere in the house
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