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reddladd
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Location: Virgin Islands Status: Offline Points: 6945 |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020 at 10:18am |
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We've had best headers and best penalties so might as well get a few more. Plenty of time on ye're hands so plenty of time to think about it. 2 - Favourite match 3 - Favourite player pre 2000, post 2000 (for the older lads) 4 - Best goal/Favourite goal 5 - Best individual display in a match 6 - Match with best atmosphere 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away) 8 - Favourite away ground 9- Most disappointing memory ( you can rank them) 10 - Worst refereeing decision against us If more than 1 in a category then list 1,2,3 in order of preference.
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craiglen
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 25 Mar 2013 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 386 |
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1 - Best memory supporting the Boys in Green:
Tie between: -John O'Shea in Gelsenkirchen, being off the ground for about half an hour in the away end with a cigar and f**king my hostel key away knowing I wouldn't be going back, and the open bar in Fritzpatricks afterwards. -Robbie Brady in Lille, the sheer energy spent that night and booking a train to Lyon with shaking hands at 3 in the morning. -Running the length of a waterlogged pitch and scoring from the edge of the box on against a load of seven foot Serbians. Game finished 3-3. Getting a lift back into Belgrade then, nearly getting killed in the back of a Yugo with 6 lads in it, driven by a Serbian with an open can, lit smoke and gearstick in his right hand, steering wheel and a nokia (not handfree) in his left... 2 - Favourite match: Bosnia, and Robbie Brady emerging from thick fog on the back of a white horse.
3 - Favourite player pre 2000, post 2000 (for the older lads): Paul McGrath, Robbie Keane. 4 - Best goal/Favourite goal: Shane Long v Germany 5 - Best individual display in a match: Stephen Ward v Germany. Had played f**k all that season up to that point. Great example of a player hitting a level of performance for Ireland far higher than for any club. 6 - Match with best atmosphere: Tie between Lille and Poland away in 2015 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away): Home, Germany; Away, Germany. Same campaign. 8 - Favourite away ground: Atmosphere wise, National Stadium in Warsaw is the best designed modern stadium I've been in. Bilino Polje in Zenica for sheer scaldiness. 9- Most disappointing memory ( you can rank them): Henry and the Denmarl collapse 10 - Worst refereeing decision against us: Henry Edited by craiglen - 03 Apr 2020 at 10:41am |
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Fan's game record: 5 Caps, 1 goal, 2 assists, 140 km covered
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Claret Murph
Paul McGrath Hmmm, Goodness, I must say Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Location: Tibet Status: Offline Points: 15754 |
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1 - Stood behind the goal where David O'Leary scored the penalty in Genoa . Nothing in football has ever before or since could close to that moment .
2 - Favourite match 3 - Robbie Keane 4 - Robbie Brady in lille 5 - 6 - 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away) 8 - Wembley 9- 6-1 home defeat to Germany 10 - t**ser henry |
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Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days .
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thebronze14
Jack Charlton Derry City Til I Die Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Location: Dublin/Donegal Status: Offline Points: 7178 |
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1 - Best memory supporting the Boys in Green. Brady's goal in Lille
2 - Favourite match Lille 3 - Favourite player pre 2000, post 2000 (for the older lads) McGrath/Robbie Keane 4 - Best goal/Favourite goal We really don't score that many great goals. Well when I've been in attendance anyway. Remember Gibson scoring a cracker in a friendly against Wales/Brady's closely followed by MC Clean in Cardiff and Vienna 5 - Best individual display in a match Roy Keane v Holland 6 - Match with best atmosphere. Last ten minutes v Spain in Gdansk 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away) Germany home/Estonia away or distress half against France in Lyon 8 - Favourite away ground the now gone Nepstadion, a good Auld Communist bowl. Stadium in Torshavn was a good little stadium for what it was. Bordeaux was my favourite of the euro stadiums 9- Most disappointing memory ( you can rank them) world cup qualifiers 18. Both the Denmark and Georgia matches. The last second Austria equiliser. Was also very disillusioned after drawing at home to Slovakia in 2011 10 - Worst refereeing decision against us. |
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32814 |
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Jesus Murph you mad a dogs dinner of that.
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pre Madonna
Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Online Points: 16478 |
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1 - Best memory supporting the Boys in Green :when the final whistle went in Italy game, pure joy of turning to my dad and hugging him both with tears in our eyes.
2 - Favourite match : hard not to pick not the above against Italians but from a entirely entertaining pov the game against Portugal at home in 2001 just a great game of football and we matched a very strong Portugal team. 3 - Favourite player pre 2000, post 2000 (for the older lads) pre 2000- Always loved Niall Quinn, post Kevin Doyle just because he always comes across a nice guy + scored some crackers as well as vital goals. 4 - Best goal/Favourite goal: Roy Keane away to Cyprus lovely skill from arguably our best player ever 5 - Best individual display in a match: a few have gone down in legend alright, Dunne was Russia, Keane against the Dutch but none come close to McGrath vs Italy in 94 6 - Match with best atmosphere: The Bosnia home playoff or beating Germany probably the best i've seen in new stadium when we we beat the Dutch in 2001 during the landsdowne days 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away)probably that Dutch game in 2001 down to 10 men we weren't the better team that day but every player dug deep. Away I'd probably say Sweden at the Euro 2016 deserved much more from that game. 8 - Favourite away ground : Veltins Arena very impressive, area crap but probably one of the most impressive stadiums i've been too. I liked Moldova's ground too had that real old style feel about it. 9- Most disappointing memory ( you can rank them) : Loss away to Austria in 2005 was bitter in terms that it was the end for Trap 10 - Worst refereeing decision against us: Only one winner here, Paul McShane and his lack of clearing the ball to row Z. Any match officiated by Cüneyt Çakır |
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Drumcondra 69er
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Online Points: 7123 |
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Bored at home so may as well give this a good lash. Just usoing games I was at. Robbie's equaliser in Ibriaki. Was despondent going into stoppage time as we'd played so well and just couldn't find a way past Khan. Was sat down with my head in my hands behind the goal thinking we're going home when the throw was taken and Finann got on the ball. Ball comes in and Quinn gets the flick and myself and everyone around me are suddenly up out of our seats. 'Go on, Robbie! Go on, Robbie!" I remember screaming as he chests it down and everything seems to go into slow motion. Bang. He pulls the trigger and we see the net ripple and suddenly everyhting speeds up and the end errupts into absolute pandemonium. Still the greatest mental I've ever been involved in, just absolute mayhem, I must have gone down a good five or six rows, limbs everywhere. By the time we managed to settle the game had already kicked off again and teh scoreboard still showed 1-0 to Germany. For one horrible second we actually questioned had it been disallowed for some reason and then the ref below for full time, our lads raised their arms and we errupted again. Have goosebumps even typing this. Doubt it'll ever be matched unless we win something. 2 - Favourite match - See above. Spain would have topped it had we won the shoot-out. Italy in Giants stadium comes close. 3 - Favourite player pre 2000, post 2000 (for the older lads) - Paul McGrath / Robbie Keane 4 - Best goal - McAteer v Holland at Lansdowne Road is the one that's remembered but hos goal in the Amsterdam Arena was an absolute peach. Really good passing, two back heels and a sensational finish. Was behind that goal as well nicely chilled after a day of craic in the Dam and just soaked in the celebration around me thinking 'Twp up away to Holland, does it get much better?'. Shame we couldn't hold out but it was a savahe day and immense trip. Favourite goal - Cas v England in 1990 - One down at a time when we had the upper hand over them and their fans in the West Upper were giving it loads. Staunton cross, Casa leap, boom! This was the last campaign the terraces were standing for and the whole South Stand just moved as one swilring mass. Proper limbs with no seats to get in the way. And then everyone turns to the West Upper, arms outstretched and starts roaring 'YOU'LL NEVER BEAT THE IRISH!!" as lighters and 50ps rained down. God, I miss those days. 5 - Best individual display in a match Paul McGrath v Italy in Giants Stadium. Need I say more? Roy Keane v Portugal in 2001 was close but I missed that game as I was at a wedding. Contrary to popular belief, that was his best performance of that campaign rather than Holland where he played well but realistically we were poxed to win that day. The Portugal performance was as good a midfield performance as you'd see anyhwere in the world. 6 - Match with best atmosphere Ireland 1 Spain 0 in 1989. People forget that before Gary McKay, the Jack era hadn't really grabbed the public imagination. Belgium and Scotland nearly sold out during the Euro '88 qualifiers but both with boring nial all draws and there were only 18,000 at the Luxembourg game and 26,000 at the final qualifier v Bulgaria even though we were still in with a shot at topping the group. Only 17,000 turned up on a Saturday evening to watch us beat Brazil during that campaign Post Euro 88, it was a different story. Tickets became like gold dust. I was getting them through college at the time but couldn't get one for this. Managed to get an all areas pass into the ground through a contact in Dundalk FC. So I went onto the North Terrace we were attacking for the first half and the South for the second. Right from kick off, every man jack in the ground was on top of the Spanish, the atmosphere was as intimidating as I've ever seen it. Everytime a Spanish player went over the touchline to get the ball for a throw, they were getting proper stick. Same with the kepper whenever he was collecting the ball for a goal-kick. It's no wonder the goal came from an error by them. Never seen an Irish crowd rattle the opposition as much as that day and it set the tone for the next few years until the bucket seats came in. 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away) Home - If not that Spain game, then the 5-0 trashing of Turkey in 1990 was as good as it got. AnAldo hat-trick, a rare goal from Dave O'Leary and another from Quinn. To put into context, England only beat the Turks 1-0 in both games with a Denis Wise handball giving them the win in Turkey. We demolished them twice and it's criminal that we let that lead in Poland slip to let Englanfd in the back door. Team was at its peak by the time the tournament came round and I'd jave fancied us to win it. Honourable mention for the 2-0 against Crotia in 1998 just after they'd finished 3rd at the World Cup. Have exlcuded tournament performances here - Italy in 1994 would top that list. Missed the away game in England in '91 as couldn't get a ticket so can't include that. Much as it's a painful memory, Paris in 2009 was an incredible performance all over the pitch and it's criminal that we were done in the manner we were. 8 - Favourite away ground Amsterdam Arena. 9- Most disappointing memory ( you can rank them) 1. Paris 2009 - Was at the other end of the ground bitoing my nails when that free was hit and breathed a sigh of relief when it was hit thinking it was going out of play. Even I could tell that there was something wrong when Henry managed to keep it in. Immediately, my phone started hopping in my pocket with messages from home screaming handball. Anbsolutely sickening. Just galling that we didn't take our chances and have it done but to be done by blatant cheating still hurts to this day. 2 Suwon 2002 - Having played so well, battled to level it and battered them in Extra Time, I was praying the penalties would be our end. Got a bad feeling when they went down the other end of the ground and the disappointment and we started missing penalty after penalty was gutting. Feel like it must have been the polar opposite of Genoa. 10 - Worst refereeing decision against us See Paris 2009.
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Het-field
Roy Keane By Appointment to His Majesty The King Joined: 08 Mar 2016 Status: Offline Points: 10674 |
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Johnny Logan’s rendition of the anthem in 2013.
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Cabra Hoop
Roy Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Location: Royal County Status: Offline Points: 10841 |
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1. Stuttgart. 2. Stuttgart. 3. Liam Brady/Robbie Keane 4. Ashley Grimes v Spain/ Robbie Keane v Germany 2002 5. Roy Keane v Portugal 6. against France 1981 7. against England, Wembley 1991. 8. Celtic Park. 9. WC defeat to Italy in 1990 10. Away games 1977-1981, especially that Portuguese poxbottle.
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Fruice
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 26255 |
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started answering while in work earlier but was taking too long to decide each answer that I ran out of time before my next meeting. Too many choices for each question!
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deise316
Moderator Group Don't ask me about car warranty Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Location: The Déise Status: Offline Points: 10921 |
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Much like D69, just sticking to games I was at. Robbie equaliser V Germans- see D69's post for excellent description of the madness. 2 - Favourite match Same as. 3 - Favourite player pre 2000, post 2000 (for the older lads) Paul McGrath/Robbie Keane 4 - Best goal/Favourite goal Best- Kevin Doyle V Slovakia away 2007 (Matt Holland V Cameroon very close) Favourite- see No.1. 5 - Best individual display in a match Richard Dunne V the Russians 6 - Match with best atmosphere Maybe a strange pick here, but also Slovakia away in 2007. Whole Irish crowd behind goal standing on seats for the duration of game, and rarely stopped singing/chanting. Doesn't happen as much these days. 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away) Home- Bosnia playoff- a team that did the usual battling/making hard work of the campaign and playoff first leg suddenly pulled a performance out of nowhere and controlled a vital home game, while making it look, I won't say easy, but relatively comfortable. We haven't looked comfortable, relatively or otherwise, since, in any competitive game. Away- France in 09. Armenia away in 2010 also close- only team in the group to win there, and ya had to be there to appreciate the stifling heat and how hard the players worked. 8 - Favourite away ground Still Craven Cottage, all the modern stadia are much the same to me. 9- Most disappointing memory ( you can rank them) 1. The cheat in France 2. Denmark home playoff, we all knew it was a tough ask, but the total humiliation was hard to take. Also realising, a full year before the FAI did, that MON and his disastrous 'tactics' were certified as a busted flush, but knowing they would likely stick with him anyway. 3. Not strictly a game of football, but finding out exactly where fans stood with the FAI at Scotland away. 10 - Worst refereeing decision against us Henry, France etc. Going to mention a game I wasn't at, but the disgrace that was ref Raul Nazare V Belgium in 1981 shouldn't go unmentioned here. |
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seanyshuffler
Jack Charlton PM snitch Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 9538 |
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My fav memory was buying some hollister polo shirts from justice before send off game for euro 2012. The galway yacht club had their flags floating around too. In the end the polo shirts were too big! Is justice still around these days and the 8 to late in the dail bar crew?
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 26255 |
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how is justice getting on actually?
I remember he came out to Tallaght to my local and we had a few pints...the lads didn’t know what to make of him but I always got on great with Justice, hope he is well. |
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 26255 |
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Bought 1 or 2 garments off him too
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MayoMark
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1 - Best memory supporting the Boys in Green
First ever game i actually attended was friendly v Denmark in 2001. The ould buck brought me up and it was fairly special as i had been a massive Ireland fan for years at that stage Robbie's goal v Germany a massive highlight. Just the general excitement and build up to 2002. Getting up at daft o'clock to watch matches Everyone leaving school at 12pm to go up town to watch the Iran game was fantastic. The school urging lads not to leave. The pubs up town packed. Fabulous memory 2004 onwards attended a load of matches with a few friends as we were old enough to travel up ourselves. Some very fond memories going up and down on the train. First away day in Sofia in 2009 2 - Favourite match Estonia away 2012. 3 - Favourite player pre 2000, post 2000 (for the older lads) Robbie Keane post 2000. 4 - Best goal/Favourite goal Robbie Keane v Holland Amsterdam 2000, best goal we have ever scored. Favourite goal Robbie v Germany 5 - Best individual display in a match Richard Dunne in Moscow 6 - Match with best atmosphere Bulgaria away 2009. A mad bunch with the Levski and CSKA fans segregated! Croatia 2012 pre match was really spine tingling. Incredible when teams were in the tunnel before the match 7 - Most impressive team performance (Home and Away) France 2010 away Some brilliant home performances in 2002 campaign 8 - Favourite away ground Loved Tallinn and Zilina. 9- Most disappointing memory ( you can rank them) Obviously Henry. Bawled after Belgium beat us in 1998. Some awful ones like Israel 2-2, Croatia away, Macedonia away in the 1998 and 2000 campaigns 10 - Worst refereeing decision against us France 2010
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They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car...
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Drumcondra 69er
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Online Points: 7123 |
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Macedonia away in 99 is still the worst I've ever felt after an Irish game and that was just watching it in a boozer in the city centre as I couldn't make the trip. Just horrendous.
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