richmond park 1988

 

Pats fans at celtic park 1998

 

Pats fans at Tolka c. 2001

 

 

 

two in a row celebrations at Inchicore 1999

 

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Think he even wore number 12 as well!! Back in the days with the ridiculous squad numbers at Pats. Ian Gilzean wearing number 41!!!

 

Me neither! Pity the league has gone the way its gone. Used to have great nights at Tolka....

 

no blue man the pic was taken in Jan 2001

 

that EPIC cup quarter final tie was 1998, we won the league in the last five minutes on the last day to pip shels (who only needed a draw away to dundalk for the title).

 

we met four times in the space of two weeks. first game was the first cup tie with Pats equalising at the death, shels admittedly having the better of it that night in Inchicore - that was a friday night game.Then we had the cup replay the following monday, right battle with shels equalising at the death - pats having had the better of it (with ten men if memory serves right).

 

there was then a league draw between the two sides on the following friday night - 0-0, both sides knackered from the previous cup games.

 

Then ridiculously, the second replay at tolka the following monday went to extra time when geoghegan scored in the seventh minute of injury time totally against the run of play after Devereaux put is ahead. after extra time, the game went to penalties - Kelly scoring the winning peno.

 

it was the height of the rivalry, the two biggest clubs of the nineties and each night there were huge crowds. second replay must have had 9000 at it. Drama, passion, rivalry, goals, red cards, tough tackles and heartbreak - the games had it all. as much as it was hurtful at the time (because pats would probably have won the cup - and double - afterwards after soooo many years, and considering shels had beaten us in 96 final after a replay, having scored at the death in the original game, tony sheridan with a fabulous goal to be fair), it was still probably the most entertaining live series of games i was ever at. proper winter football too

 

Ah rite, I remember the 2nd replay was a bumper crowd and when I seen the pic, it was the only game that jumped out. Freezing nights, huge crowds and watery soup at half time.  The 2 cup final games were amazing too. Alan Gough getting sent off at Lansdowne, Brian Flood initially refusing to go in goal, then when he did, made a save and walked behind the line to remove ticker tape with the ball in his hand and there was no goal!!!!. Then Gough saving a penalty in the replay at Dalymount and Geoghegan scoring smashing lob on the break to win it! Those 3 or 4 seasons were one of the best Ive seen in this league

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCLYPvOY6s0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCLYPvOY6s0

 

Sorry Tom, the Saint etc it won t make pleasent viewing

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1IdFUXeb3w - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1IdFUXeb3w  

 

radio reports filtering through from oriel!

 

Another day ill never forget

 

Paul Marney ------------ Legend

 

 

I assume it was 1910/'11 ( beat Bohs in the final after a replay). That's the only cup winning year you're missing so it seems logical! That's according to Wiki anyways

 

is that the last time Rovers won something??

 

 

 

 

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Pic taken in 1938. This was the Celtic 'minor' team. First ever Celtic team to win a trophy (The Alfie Byrne Cup - A lot of you here will know who that is ) My late grandad played throughout that campaign in goal and he's pictured here too. Anybody remember the episode of Nationwide with Tom Ketterick a while ago? The Sligo Rovers fan. Well that's him sitting at the bottom left hand corner. 96 years young...

 

Yup

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