On This Day [Archive] - Page 2

geysir

15/02/2018, 6:03 PM

The cheek of him, after England needing an injury time equaliser at home to Greece to qualify as well. :)
They needed an injury time equaliser to avoid having to qualify via the play offs.
Brave Beckham, "what feats he did that day"

mypost

31/03/2018, 7:55 PM

1993:

Ireland 3-0 N. Ireland.

The 25th anniversary of the 3-0 win v NI at home. The goals are widely available. This however, is the pre game minute's silence, when they didn't happen before every game, and so resonated with more people.

https://youtu.be/a0JhZ-qBtWI

tetsujin1979

30/04/2018, 1:36 PM

15 years today since Brian Kerr's first home game as senior intentional manager, a 1-0 win against Norway.
Also my first Ireland game

DeLorean

30/04/2018, 9:58 PM

OwlsFan

01/05/2018, 9:24 AM

Happy anniversary. My first game was the Faroe Islands match (not too long after that I presume), when Robbie Keane broke the goalscoring record. It was actually my only match at the old Lansdowne Road,

Your only game at the old Lansdowne ! You weren't there to see McAteer's goal against the Dutch - arguably the most important home goal ever scored and many other great results (e.g. beating the French at home) ? It took me years to accept Lansdowne as the home of Irish international football, having been brought up seeing Ireland play at Dalymount. Despite all these years of playing at Lansdowne, I still get the feeling that I am entering a rugby stadium (which of course it is) and am not 100% at home there.

DeLorean

01/05/2018, 10:05 AM

I was barely in existence for that France game! Four months old.

I hadn't even considered going to games really before my mid-20's, wouldn't have even known how to go about getting a ticket. I did have a ticket for Slane (U2) the same day as the Dutch game, but refused it because I didn't want to miss the match. As it turned out they showed the game on the big screen there, which would have been pretty cool.

Stuttgart88

02/05/2018, 8:30 AM

I so wish Dalyer was refurbed a bit like the Cardiff City stadium or that eircom Park went ahead.

OwlsFan

02/05/2018, 11:16 AM

I so wish Dalyer was refurbed a bit like the Cardiff City stadium or that eircom Park went ahead.

Saggart is even on a Luas line as well (can't remember if it was then). Would have been great and the 45,000 seater which would have been about right in size.

I was at around 20 internationals at Dalymount. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalymount_Park. These two results I remember with sadness. Played on sunny days if I recall, particularly the Hungarian match.

4/5/1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1�2
8/6/1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Hungary Hungary 1�2

I never regarded the place as being the home of Bohs (well I wouldn't as a Rovers supporter) but as the home of Irish football.

Charlie Darwin

09/05/2018, 12:13 AM

Saggart is even on a Luas line as well (can't remember if it was then).
No, it was only extended to Saggart five years ago or so.

tetsujin1979

22/05/2018, 12:12 PM

30 years since a 3-1 friendly win against Poland. Notable because it was Tony Cascarino's first goal for Ireland
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tetsujin1979

29/05/2018, 10:41 PM

Ten years ago today (the 29th) Ireland beat Colombia 1-0 at Craven Cottage. It was my first away game (well, first game away from Lansdowne Road) and also Wes Hoolahan's international debut
Check out that bench.
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DeLorean

05/06/2018, 9:11 AM

On this day sixteen years ago... "look at these scenes, just look at these scenes".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSSOXkoNPVY

DeLorean

07/06/2018, 11:18 AM

On this day fifteen years ago, an injury time goal gave us a 2-1 win over Albania at Lansdowne Road. Footage of the match seems to be hard to come by. I remember Gary Doherty being involved in the winner and little else, other than it was a Saturday and I was in the pub.

http://inpho.ie/cache/inpho/d0/5b/3e/f1b503b81b2fdef79899cb16dfd0d6d3d05bea60ef/INPHO_00094255.jpg

On this day five years ago, Robbie Keane broke the Irish appearance record (126) and celebrated with a hat-trick against the Faroe Islands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=SHxFU6GIxCE

tetsujin1979

07/06/2018, 11:34 AM

On this day fifteen years ago, an injury time goal gave us a 2-1 win over Albania at Lansdowne Road. Footage of the match seems to be hard to come by. I remember Gary Doherty being involved in the winner and little else, other than it was a Saturday and I was in the pub.

http://inpho.ie/cache/inpho/d0/5b/3e/f1b503b81b2fdef79899cb16dfd0d6d3d05bea60ef/INPHO_00094255.jpg

I was at the game, it was a late winner. The Albanians had feigned injury a towards the end of the game, and they put the ball out for a throw in so their players could receive treatment. We refused to give it back from the throw in and Doc forced it over the line.

Stuttgart88

07/06/2018, 11:51 AM

It was on OG under pressure from Doherty, no?

pineapple stu

07/06/2018, 11:59 AM

Yep.

I remember everyone going mad in the South Terrace immediately after, and Rocking All Over The World on the PA, and apparently Dunphy on his high horse about Irish fans celebrating the win like that.

Late winner, nice day, good music - **** off Dunphy

DeLorean

07/06/2018, 12:27 PM

I remember it wasn't very good but it was a vital win at the time.

This is the match report from The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/jun/09/match.sport

If this was indicative of Brian Kerr's luck, it would be worth putting money on the Republic Ireland not just to reach Euro 2004 but win the tournament.

I think it's safe to say that, alas, it was not indicative of Kerr's luck.

DeLorean

07/06/2018, 12:36 PM

Remember the previous time Albania came to Lansdowne - https://museumofjerseys.com/tag/albania/

BonnieShels

11/06/2018, 8:23 PM

Charlie Darwin

11/06/2018, 10:35 PM

BonnieShels

11/06/2018, 11:46 PM

Stuttgart in 88*

DeLorean

12/06/2018, 2:50 PM

Hard to know where to lob this, but the Indo (vomit) are doing a commemorative jobbie tomrrow about Stuttgart88 and Ray Houghton.

Reprinting the coverage from the game at the time.

I might buy it. Eugh.

Well worth the €2 in fairness! The supplement itself is pretty standard but the reprint of the old newspaper is a real collector's item.

DeLorean

18/06/2018, 11:46 AM

On This Day 24 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_Av65L4R0

pineapple stu

18/06/2018, 12:13 PM

Was only thinking of that game there yesterday - the Mexico v Germany game was very similar I thought

backstothewall

19/06/2018, 12:31 AM

Anonymity is useful sometimes.

I was 11 years old in 94 and only had hazy awareness of the World Cup in 1990. Screw the wedding day and the kids being born and getting the shift for the first time. That was the best day of my life.

tetsujin1979

19/06/2018, 12:12 PM

30 years since the homecoming after Euro 88, RTE have made the news report from that day available on their website: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0614/970529-welcome-home-to-irish-soccer-team/

DeLorean

25/06/2018, 11:44 AM

On This Day 28 years ago we worked our way into the BBC's 'World Cup's most shocking moments' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA_ErcB519k) list. You'd think the events at Euro 88 might have lessened the element of surprise for them. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-aahFmNqaE

CraftyToePoke

25/06/2018, 1:52 PM

What a day. Bliss on tap.

Favourite pen ? Townsend for me, like he was born for that specific moment.

DeLorean

26/06/2018, 7:27 AM

I like Sheedy's, especially the way Jack Charlton remembers it.

Loosely:

JC: "What are you going to do with it?"

KS: "I'm gonna bash it right off his head."

JC: "Good for you. Lads, I don't think you should place 'em, I think you should bash 'em."

samhaydenjr

26/06/2018, 11:47 PM

I remember watching it on a big screen in Douglas Court shopping centre as a fourteen-year-old and my memory of it was that it was more epic than recent shootouts I've watched, like Ireland v Spain in 2002, Cork City v Dundalk in 2017 - so I went and had a look at it again a while back and my memory wasn't playing tricks on me - the shoot-out itself takes around 10 minutes, compared with around 6-7 minutes for modern ones. So whatever they're doing to make penos more efficient, they should stop, as it is making it less dramatic

DeLorean

27/06/2018, 7:34 AM

Yeah that's quite noticeable, it seemed more drawn out at the time and watching it back confirms it. After Bonner's save, Townsend & Cascarino ran from the halfway line to embrace him, you'd never see that now. Maybe they weren't supposed to do it then either though as the lineman seemed to be ushering them back!

tetsujin1979

05/09/2018, 12:35 PM

20 years today since Ireland beat Croatia 2-0 in Dublin.
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DeLorean

05/09/2018, 12:39 PM

20 years today since Ireland beat Croatia 2-0 in Dublin.

Probably the day Mick's Ireland began to click into gear, albeit a soul destroying campaign in the end.

tetsujin1979

14/10/2018, 5:34 PM

20 years since Robbie keane scored his first international goal as Ireland beat Malta 5-0 at home.
Keane actually scored twice that day, along with Niall Quinn, Roy Keane and Gary Breen
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DeLorean

01/11/2018, 11:52 AM

30 years since David Kelly marked his international debut with a hat trick against Israel in a 5-0 win. Niall Quinn and John Byrne with the other two goals
Can't find any video of it online :(

Footage of this has surfaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_A0js-l2A

seanfhear

01/11/2018, 4:30 PM

Footage of this has surfaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_A0js-l2AA few Liverpool , Utd , Sheedy at Everton when they were good and others at big clubs and thats from only looking at about half of the highlights and this was an understrength team .

Lawrenson doing well in midfield . A fine player he was . Only Paul McGrath abetter or as good centre half for Ireland off the top of my head .

Those were the days !

SkStu

02/11/2018, 1:36 PM

Footage of this has surfaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_A0js-l2A

a few observations...

1) we played a little better with the ball than I remember and most of the long balls were into the channels although it was Israel and Jack hadn't had too long to implement his style.
2) Jon Byrne - totally forgot about him. Classy. I think I've meshed my memories of him and of John Sheridan together.
3) Houghton missed a sitter. Shocker.
4) Only Chris Morris appeared to play his position
5) State of that pitch
6) Israeli keepers eh?

Great video Del, thanks.

DeLorean

02/11/2018, 3:06 PM

Byrne follows me on Twitter. Well, he followed me because I followed him. No blue tick but I'm pretty sure it's him. ;)

That YouTube account (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxhhUKJ4SUpOLR3HwZZtxfw) is worth keeping an eye on, he adds some good Irish stuff from time to time.

pineapple stu

02/11/2018, 4:37 PM

5) State of that pitch.
Described by Alkin as "the carpet" at one stage.

Eh, no. Thought the ball moved remarkably well on it though.

And bloody heck, but football's changed a lot since then

SkStu

11/11/2018, 1:22 PM

https://twitter.com/killianm2/status/1061506914100502528?s=21

We weren�t playing but it was the most important goal in our history...

tetsujin1979

13/11/2018, 12:17 PM

80 years since Ireland beat Poland 3-2 in Dalymount
There's footage of this game on YouTube, must be some of the earliest footage available of Irish football?
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SkStu

13/11/2018, 12:51 PM

80 years since Ireland beat Poland 3-2 in Dalymount
There's footage of this game on YouTube, must be some of the earliest footage available of Irish football?
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Don't know if you have seen the games in this thread?

https://foot.ie/threads/229012-England-v-Ireland-1905

tetsujin1979

18/11/2018, 12:50 PM

15 years since Andy Reid made his debut in a 3-0 win over Canada at Lansdowne Road. John Thompson made his only senior international appearance as a second half substitute
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tetsujin1979

31/03/2019, 12:56 PM

15 years ago today, Liam Miller made his debut for Ireland in a 2-1 win over Czech Republic
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tetsujin1979

20/04/2019, 12:38 PM

today is the 25th anniversary of beating the Netherlands 1-0 in Tilburg
Footage of Tommy Coyne's goal on YouTube
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tetsujin1979

26/04/2019, 1:14 PM

30 yrs ago today...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF8Iq5ofgyI

my first really big match in Lansdowne

There's extended highlights available here
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It was the first time Ireland had beaten Spain since 1965, also notable for being Packie Bonner's 30th international cap

tetsujin1979

24/05/2019, 12:59 PM

25 years since Ireland beat Bolivia 1-0, notable since it was the first game played at Lansdowne Road under floodlights
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DeLorean

24/05/2019, 1:18 PM

25 years since Ireland beat Bolivia 1-0, notable since it was the first game played at Lansdowne Road under floodlights

I'm sure it's been mentioned before but how similar are these goals...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upCq1YkmuNE