Strange...

[Noelys Guitar]

Strange is how Mike Walsh of Everton ever got his one cap for Ireland. He made Paul Butler's solitary performance look brilliant and at one point he pulled on the ball and nearly removed an opposition player's head. How he got called up remains one of life's great mysteries!

Almost correct. Definetely the worst performance from an Irish player I have ever seen. He kicked an Icelandic player in the town halls. Somehow only got booked and the then Icelandic manger said it was the worst tackle he had ever seen. I can also remember Walsh
taking not one but two shots that went out for throw ins. Never seen again in an Ireland shirt. I met the other Mickey Walsh when he was playing non league for Chorley. My uncle had a pub in Chorley and Mickey Walsh used to drink in it. Great head and 100% Irish. For some reason Giles rarely started him in games.

[geysir]

I don't remember Mikey Walsh at all then. Ireland kicked anything that moved in that game, Grealish reveled like a pig in shíte.
The Icelanders still talk about it.

[gastric]

Almost correct. Definetely the worst performance from an Irish player I have ever seen. He kicked an Icelandic player in the town halls. Somehow only got booked and the then Icelandic manger said it was the worst tackle he had ever seen. I can also remember Walsh
taking not one but two shots that went out for throw ins. Never seen again in an Ireland shirt. I met the other Mickey Walsh when he was playing non league for Chorley. My uncle had a pub in Chorley and Mickey Walsh used to drink in it. Great head and 100% Irish. For some reason Giles rarely started him in games.
Noely, I 'm glad there are other old farts who remember such games!

[OwlsFan]

I have boxes full of Betamax tapes in the attic of Irish games going back many years. I suspect the quality is pretty poor by now.

My main memory of Michael Walsh is him coming on and the caption on the tv reading "Mice Walsh". :)

[geysir]

I had a few boxes of games recorded on VHS tapes but they lost out in a battle against clutter, clutter still winning the war though.
The only one I kept was the 1-1 game in Portugal, recorded from Portugal tv on satellite. I always had a soft spot for that game and it sounded great in Portuguese.

[paul_oshea]

I don't remember Mikey Walsh at all then. Ireland kicked anything that moved in that game, Grealish reveled like a pig in shíte.
The Icelanders still talk about it.

I thought they'd be talking about the banks or something at this stage.


Which portugal game? Matt holland one?

[geysir]

There is only one 1-1 game that was played in Portugal and yes Matt Holland scored the equaliser.

And like most other places, economy goes up and down, governments come and go but sports are always with us.

[paul_oshea]

If there was one piece of advice you could offer geysir what would that be....? Wear sunscreen?

Ya i was trying to remember about the charlton 3-0 game for some reason I had it in my head that we lost 3-0 at home and drew 1-1 away.

[geysir]

One piece of advice to you? let me dwell on that one for a while.

[paul_oshea]

No not me geysir, sorry I was just paraphrasing the headline of a well known article written by a female journalist in the Chicago Tribue some time ago.

[geysir]

Are you saying now you don't want my advice? I have just spent the last 5 minutes chewing and churning the myriad of possibilities.

Here's one anyway that I came across in the Indo that might resonate.
'Single girl: Why would I date a man who can't punctuate'?

[paul_oshea]

I read that as punctual....:D So many possibilities there.

Its a fair point though geysir, why would s/he want to?