On This Day

[DeLorean]

Sheridans was his weaker foot though, so therefore millions better.

Sheridan was right footed? Maybe you're getting him mixed up with Shels legend, Tony Sheridan. :)

[CraftyToePoke]

Maybe you are right :)
Maybe

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhM2KElhO8A

[geysir]

Sheridan was right footed? Maybe you're getting him mixed up with Shels legend, Tony Sheridan. :)

The left footer is Sheridan's twin, Kevin Sheedy, it's an easy mix up to make. Give CTP some slack on this one.

[tetsujin1979]

15 years since Ireland beat Romania 1-0 in a friendly, most notable for being Roy Keane's comeback game
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[tetsujin1979]

25 years since Gary Kelly scored his first international goal in a 2-0 defeat of then world champions Germany
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[tetsujin1979]

15 years since Robbie Keane scored arguably his beat goal at international level as Ireland beat the Netherlands 1-0
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[DeLorean]

15 years since Robbie Keane scored arguably his beat goal at international level as Ireland beat the Netherlands 1-0.

Without thinking too deeply, his goal against Israel (https://youtu.be/4r9x68LLAKs?t=12) is probably my favourite, despite the match being a torturefest.

[Fixer82]

15 years since Robbie Keane scored arguably his beat goal at international level as Ireland beat the Netherlands 1-0
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I agree, this was his best. A great decoy run as well in the build-up by Andy Reid. Although Israel was not far behind either. I remember a cracker in a friendly against Denmark too before 2002 World Cup

[tetsujin1979]

25 years ago.
Full game is on YouTube
It's on 23:30
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[tetsujin1979]

20 years ago today, Robbie Keane and Mark Kennedy both scored their third international goals as Ireland beat Yugoslavia 2-1
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[tetsujin1979]

30 years since beating the North 3-0 in a qualifier for Italia '90 at Lansdowne Road
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[tetsujin1979]

15 years since Robbie Keane broke the national goalscoring record with a brace against the Faroes
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[Fixer82]

15 years since Robbie Keane broke the national goalscoring record with a brace against the Faroes
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He was trying to break that record in a previous match I remember when he wouldn’t pass to better placed players.

Still though, what a player

[tetsujin1979]

40 years today since Chris Hughton made his debut for Ireland, in a 3-2 friendly win against the US

[tetsujin1979]

60 years today since John Giles made his debut against Sweden in a friendly
He scored in that game too. Can't find any video footage of the game, but there's a description of Giles' goal and a short interview with Jackie Carey after the game available here via RTE Archives
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/1106/740020-john-giles-debut/

[tetsujin1979]

30 years ago today. Can remember watching it at home.
Started my love/hate affair with Irish international football
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[Diggs246]

30 years ago today. Can remember watching it at home.
Started my love/hate affair with Irish international football
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The link didn't work ( for me anyway) what game was it?

[pineapple stu]

Malta 0-2 Ireland I presume. Qualification for Italia 90

[tetsujin1979]

Malta 0-2 Ireland I presume. Qualification for Italia 90

yep, fixed up now.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Has it only been 10 years? RTE have a couple of articles up about Paris and Martin Hansson:

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/1115/1091201-i-didnt-blame-henry-the-handball-10-years-on/

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/1114/1090806-martin-hansson/

Duff's comment is interesting at the end of the second article.

[tetsujin1979]

15 years since Andy O'Brien's only international goal, against Portugal
at 0;17 in this video
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[tetsujin1979]

25 years ago today
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[dynamo kerry]

Everyone looks so young... massive shirts..

2 big failures. The fa selling tickets to people without checking
Placing away fans in that part of a stadium

The shame, that the game was allowed to be cancelled...

[DeLorean]

Anybody here at it?

[D24Saint]

Anybody here at it?

I was in the South Terrace even kept the ticket stub, mental night.

[jbyrne]

was at it. was in college in dublin city ctre at the time and there was trouble all day in town. some awful eejits on the south terrace around me from our side also

[DeLorean]

Got a sense of deja vu reading that, jbyrne - no wonder as it was discussed previously here (https://foot.ie/threads/22016-Ireland-v-England-1995?p=1889066&viewfull=1#post1889066).

[geysir]

I watched the game in a pub on Sky in Reykjavik, electric atmosphere at the game, the best friendly ever, then a switch was flipped and we were were just witnessing the ugliest scenes ever. I remember the bad feeling I had on the way home, probably would have needed to talk with Joe on Liveline the next day.

David Kelly had a bet on himself to score the first goal (those were the days), I wonder was he able to collect?

[Fixer82]

15 years since Andy O'Brien's only international goal, against Portugal
at 0;17 in this video
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Didn't Duffer and Ronaldo have a bit of a spat during this game?

[DeLorean]

Didn't Duffer and Ronaldo have a bit of a spat during this game?

Good memory, Fixer. He was booked for a foul on Ronaldo anyway so presume that was it (yellows aren't given out lightly in friendlies) - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/10/newsstory.sport2


Yet Kerr's team are not all about defending and there was again a smattering of good attacking, led by the tireless Damien Duff on his 50th appearance and Andy Reid. If Duff caught the eye going forward, he also impressed with his work getting back.

Mourinho, already without Arjen Robben at Stamford Bridge, may have been dismayed in some ways by Duff's effort levels during the 68 minutes that he was given by Kerr. It was a sign of how seriously the winger was taking matters that he earned a booking for tripping Cristiano Ronaldo.

[elatedscum]

i remember being a kid at that game. Ronaldo milked a tackle early with about 6 rolls and got a player, presumably Duffer, booked for what was a robust but fair tackle. Ronaldo was booed every time he touched the ball from that point on. Unless it was a different player who initially got booked and duffer laid into him later...

[tetsujin1979]

Was on the north terrace that night, Kilbane was immense

[tetsujin1979]

30 years since Bernie Slaven scored on his debut for our first win against Wales, in the fifth tie between the sides
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[seanfhear]

30 years since Bernie Slaven scored on his debut for our first win against Wales, in the fifth tie between the sides
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Wasn’t he a real favourite for Middlesborough for years but to be honest for us overall he was a pretty much a non event ! ! !

[tetsujin1979]

30 years since Steve Staunton scored his first goal for Ireland
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[seanfhear]

30 years since Steve Staunton scored his first goal for Ireland
reCcX0t31roHe had a few years as a very good free taker for Ireland and Liverpool / Villa.

He had a great left foot. A Fine Player for Ireland.

[tetsujin1979]

25 years since beating Portugal 1-0 at home in a Euro 96 qualifier
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[John83]

Bloody good pass from Quinn!

[seanfhear]

25 years since beating Portugal 1-0 at home in a Euro 96 qualifier
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The head on the Portuguese lad ( was it Couto ) looking at Aldridge ! !

[tetsujin1979]

The head on the Portuguese lad ( was it Couto ) looking at Aldridge ! !

it led to this confrontation (can't embed for some reason)
http://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2015/03/john-aldridge-ireland-v-portugal-2641995-358x500.jpg

[seanfhear]

it led to this confrontation (can't embed for some reason)
http://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2015/03/john-aldridge-ireland-v-portugal-2641995-358x500.jpg
You’d wonder had the Portuguese Fella being given a bit of Lip Previously ? ? ?

[DeLorean]

You’d wonder had the Portuguese Fella being given a bit of Lip Previously ? ? ?

Worse than that, according to Aldridge - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/john-aldridge-i-remember-being-spat-at-by-portugal-defender-fernando-couto-i-was-tempted-to-smack-him-36702053.html


I remember being spat at by Portugal defender Fernando Couto when I was playing for Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1995 and I was tempted to smack him.

My response was to shout 'filha da puta' in his direction to suggest his mother was not the best and then I scored, celebrating right in his face to make my point.

Annoyingly, the goal was later taken off me and put down as an own goal from their keeper, but I still had my moment and Couto was suitably annoyed.

[seanfhear]

Not Good from Couto

As an Aside; He had a great head of hair. I wonder did he get it from the mother or elsewhere ! !

[tetsujin1979]

30 years since Liam Brady's final cap, substituted early in a 1-1 draw with Finland
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[seanfhear]

30 years since Liam Brady's final cap, substituted early in a 1-1 draw with Finland
SFbDWUiJVswIts a pity his knee was shot. I think one of the signs of how good a player Brady was that when he went to Italy that different Italian Clubs bought him. This was when Italy was the place for the best Players in the World. You would see a top player go there and if the Italians did not rate him they they would be back after a year or so. Had Brady gone a year or two earlier he could have had an even bigger impact ! ! !

[DeLorean]

18 years - https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/52783745

[tetsujin1979]

30 years ago today
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[Fixer82]

Razor’s Left Peg became famous this day 26 years ago.

I always feel like Pagliuca kind of left it thinking it would go over.
Like if he’d really tried he’d have gotten a fingertip to it.
But I’m sure he wouldnt have

[tetsujin1979]

30 years ago today
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[tetsujin1979]

30 years ago this evening, a nation held its breath
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