Michael Robinson

yeah and there we are bleating on about a certain manager getting the sack, this puts it all in perspective I loved Michael Robinson my stand out moment 1981 ROI 3-2 France he puts us three one up, my late Father and older brother were at it and I got to watch in School thru Religion class still have the programme somewhere my father and second eldest brother were both diagnose with cancer within 3 months of each other in 2016, brother passed away March 2017 53, my father passed away the end of January this year 79, cancer can fcuk off!

Really liked Robbo as a player, a marauding, strong and really honest lad who scored some cracking goals for us and always left everything on the pitch.

Drumcondra 69er wrote: reddladd wrote: Great watching that clip. I liked Jimmy Magee but he's a bit disingenuous with his remarks about Robinsons Irish qualification. Bit embarrassing the way he gives himself credit for changing McDonagh's name to Seamus as well.

Yes certainly a disappointing campaign given the Russian result and the players that were in and around that squad:

McDonagh,Bonner,Langan, Moran,McCarthy,Lawrenson, O Callaghan, Daly, O Leary, Beglin, Brady, Grealish, Robinson, Whelan, Stapelton, McGrath, Hughton, Galvin, Sheedy, Cascarino

Many of these players probably grew into international football during Eoin Hands reign and when Jack arrived in 1986 the likes of Bonner,Hughton Moran,McGrath,Lawrenson,Whelan,Sheedy,Galvin,Stapelton were in or around their prime from 1986-1990.


The really incredible thing was the amount of different O Neills kits that the Irish team wore from 1983 to 1985. Many for only one game.




Edited by irelandshirts - 19 Dec 2018 at 12:13pm

He famously set up Mickey Walsh's goal against the USSR in September 1984 too......went on a charging run down the right and whipped in the cross for him

Strazdas wrote: He famously set up Mickey Walsh's goal against the USSR in September 1984 too......went on a charging run down the right and whipped in the cross for him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEHiZRvZH8o

one of my earlier memories - jumping around the living room when that one went in. RIP.

Very sad news indeed. Got into the squad just after I starting attending games as a boy. Scored a couple of big goals against Holland and France in the 82 qualifiers and would have played in that Worhd Cup had we not been robbed of our rightful place. It was also his goal that was disallowed for no reason whatsoever away to France in that campaign. Unfortunately no one got to see it as the feed from Paris failed just before it and all we had was commentary. 

Edited by Drumcondra 69er - 28 Apr 2020 at 9:25am

RIP. I remember him well from those games in the early '80s. A friend who lives in Barcelona said he was the go-to pundit on TV for him, very insightful and not full of the one-sided bluster that a lot of the other pundits were guilty of.

Ar Dheis de go raibh a anam.