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Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Shoes from Simon Hart - Loafers, Suede Slip-ons, Shoes with sideways laces all worn with with pristine white towel socks. Spent many a Saturday evening with steam from the kettle getting a shine on the suede slip-ons before a night in The Harp or Rainbows. Chunky knit jumpers in pastel colours worn inside your jeans. And not forgetting the stone or snow washed jeans. Mullets, pencil moustaches and hoop earrings. Thin leather ties and button down shirts, mock tweed sports jackets and navy blazers, and full length wool coats. Pints of Furstenberg and Steiger, Pernod and Black, Malibu and Pineapple. 12 inch picture disc singles and ting the charts off the Radio..


That made for some pretty grim reading
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Editing every post.
Yes and will continue to do so.
glad to read it.

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Is there any player to have 1 cap and 1 goal to his name for us?
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Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Remember yo-yos were cool in school for a while
Coca-Cola and fanta ones

And skittle wans 

Remember them alright. Remember 2 people promoting the yo-yo's showing up to our primary school teaching us how to do the tricks.

Pogs are another. Everyone having a bumbag full of them.
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Having football boots with a big overhanging tongue
Goalkeeper bags and goalkeeper towels.
Maybe in the Premier League on their carpeted pitches but any amatuer goalie worth his salt should still be using a towel.
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Those tracksuit pants with the poppers on the side. Some **** would always get them ripped off.
Reebok pump shoes.
WWF during the attitude era.
 
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Sitting up the front = nerd

Getting on a bus you had to go down the back.  Upper deck front seat = a bating
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Sitting up the front = nerd

Getting on a bus you had to go down the back.  Upper deck front seat = a bating
Smoking on the Nitelink. Last few times I’ve been on one, nobody smokes anymore.
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Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Shoes from Simon Hart - Loafers, Suede Slip-ons, Shoes with sideways laces all worn with with pristine white towel socks. Spent many a Saturday evening with steam from the kettle getting a shine on the suede slip-ons before a night in The Harp or Rainbows. Chunky knit jumpers in pastel colours worn inside your jeans. And not forgetting the stone or snow washed jeans. Mullets, pencil moustaches and hoop earrings. Thin leather ties and button down shirts, mock tweed sports jackets and navy blazers, and full length wool coats. Pints of Furstenberg and Steiger, Pernod and Black, Malibu and Pineapple. 12 inch picture disc singles and ting the charts off the Radio..

Most of this. LOLLOL, old mate of mine used to manage Simon Hart on Talbot Street so always got a few pound off the oul loafers/George Webbs......chunky knit jumpers also from Talbot Street and the white socks, Jaysus we were the biz.  Said no young wan ever. 
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Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Had the bleached hair as well. Bald now Cry


Never got it bleached but always got the hi-lights in.
 
Lads  Dyeing your hair or even worse getting highlights was never cool FFS 
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Who was that sh1te band that tried to make wearing jeans back to front cool? 

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Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Who was that sh1te band that tried to make wearing jeans back to front cool? 

Kriss Kross. Again though, never remotely cool. 




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Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Had the bleached hair as well. Bald now Cry


Never got it bleached but always got the hi-lights in.
 
Lads  Dyeing your hair or even worse getting highlights was never cool FFS 
Hey, you just don’t know what cool is.
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Originally posted by Drumcondra 69er Drumcondra 69er wrote:

Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Who was that sh1te band that tried to make wearing jeans back to front cool? 


Kriss Kross. Again though, never remotely cool. 





I saw them live They played support to Michael Jackson in Lansdowne in the early 90's. I've no idea which year specifically. I think it was the Dangerous tour.
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

Originally posted by Shoco Shoco wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Had the bleached hair as well. Bald now Cry


Never got it bleached but always got the hi-lights in.
 
Lads  Dyeing your hair or even worse getting highlights was never cool FFS 
Hey, you just don’t know what cool is.

Easy , he did have hair once well a very long time ago Big smile
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