On This Day

[tetsujin1979]

new thread for important anniversaries, today is 30 years since the Euro 88 qualifiers victory over Scotland in 1987.
Lineup: Bonner, Lawrenson, McCarthy, Moran, McGrath, Brady, Galvin, Houghton, Whelan, Aldridge, Stapleton(c)
John Byrne came on for Brady on 60 minutes

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[tetsujin1979]

might move this to the Fans Forum

[CraftyToePoke]

Any idea how that back four lined up ?

[gastric]

I know McGrath played at right back and made, I believe, wee Davy Cooper, look ordinary . The tv coverage also missed Lawrenson's goal initially as it did a replay of an earlier incident.

[OwlsFan]

I know McGrath played at right back and made, I believe, wee Davy Cooper, look ordinary . The tv coverage also missed Lawrenson's goal initially as it did a replay of an earlier incident.

Yes, one of the most important goals in Irish history and we almost miss it. Such a pity that Lawrenson missed Euro 88 due to an injury. It must still hurt him not to have been there and he might have been the difference between us and a semi-final place. Class player.

p.s. Wonder what Charlton and the police inspector are talking about. Is Charlton being told to sit down ?

[jbyrne]

I know McGrath played at right back and made, I believe, wee Davy Cooper, look ordinary . The tv coverage also missed Lawrenson's goal initially as it did a replay of an earlier incident.

pretty sure Whelan played left back that night

[OwlsFan]

pretty sure Whelan played left back that night

Think so. With Lawrenson and Brady in midfield supported by Galvin and Houghton out wide.

[tetsujin1979]

15 years since Ireland beat Denmark 3-0 in a friendly - Harte (with a header!!), Keane and Morrison with the goals
Kiely (Colgan, 66); Kelly, Cunningham, Staunton, Harte; McAteer (Reid, 66), Holland, Kinsella (Healy, 64), Duff (Dunne, 85); Morrison, Keane (Connolly,77).
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[OwlsFan]

One of only 10 caps for Colgan. Didn't realise he got that many https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Colgan Could any of the Drogs supporters fill in the missing appearances for that club?

[tetsujin1979]

Ten tears on since Ireland beat Slovakia with an early Kevin Doyle header
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Starting XI: Given (c), O’Shea, Finnan, McShane, Dunne, Carsley, Ireland(Hunt 70), McGeady(Quinn 87), Kilbane, Duff, Doyle(Long 74)

[tetsujin1979]

40 years since Ireland beat France 1-0 with this goal from Brady
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Starting XI: Kearns, Mulligan, O'Leary, Holmes, Brady, Daly, Giles(c), Heighway, Martin, Givens, Treacy

[Closed Account]

15 years ago to this
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Lying in a hospital bed in Merlin Park with my 2nd of many knee surgeries. Rang the nurses bell when Mattie scored, got in trouble.

[CraftyToePoke]

The most healing in an Irish goal award goes to Matty Holland. It was medicinal, it was more than a goal, it stopped the country from bleeding out :)

[tetsujin1979]

15 years since we beat Saudi Arabia 3-0 in Japan
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[DannyInvincible]

22 years to the day since we lost 3-1 to Austria at home:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFnxlT4K7Mk

Hopefully, history will not be repeating itself today!

[BonnieShels]

22 years to the day since we lost 3-1 to Austria at home:

[video=youtube;gFnxlT4K7Mk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFnxlT4K7Mk[video]

Hopefully, history will not be repeating itself today!

How bloody dare you.

[BonnieShels]

Yesterday was 29 years since Ray put the ball in the English net.

Adn 5 years since I imbibed a lot of vodka with some Croatians in Poznan. Well... that's what Bookface said anyway.

[DeLorean]

Adn 5 years since I imbibed a lot of vodka with some Croatians in Poznan. Well... that's what Bookface said anyway.

Five years on Saturday it seems - http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18180105

Same as that, kind of, I ended up swapping jerseys with one of them. Mine was a brand new, swanky looking training top. His was a well worn unofficial away jersey, about two sizes too big for me and soaked in b.o. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time though.

[DeLorean]

Five years yesterday since this...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp2UOdrMSr8

And Roy Keane's comments are still taken out of context - http://pogmogoal.com/video-just-hold-it-there/green-armys-finest-hour/24954/

[BonnieShels]

On this day in '88...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3l5zUw8vGM

[Stuttgart88]

First anniversary of Robbie Brady's goal in Lille today. I spent a hot afternoon drinking crap beer with CraftyToePoke then and I'll be doing the same tonight. We're going to see Mark Lanegan at Koko in Camden. Isn't the internet great?

[CraftyToePoke]

I've a pretty frock on Stutts and I hope you wear those earrings I got you. All excited.

[DeLorean]

Heard this on Off The Ball earlier, the hairs was firmly standing up on the back of my neck. Give it some volume - https://soundcloud.com/offtheball/ireland-beat-italy-the-otb-tribute

[Stuttgart88]

I think the FAI should keep that away kit forever.

[DeLorean]

On this day sixteen years ago U2 played Shane Castle.

Oh, and this...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4dgDHMCkLw

[tetsujin1979]

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 :(

[DeLorean]

Can't find any video of it online :(

Coincidentally, I came across this discussion (https://twitter.com/OhDunnoWho/status/909095606660009984) on Twitter not too long ago. Hopefully that killianM2 guy gets it for his YouTube channel at some stage - https://www.youtube.com/user/killianm2

[mypost]

It's November 11 1987, and we're top of European Championship Group 7 after finishing our campaign with 3 straight wins. Despite that, we only lead Bulgaria on goal difference, before their final game at home to an already eliminated Scotland in fortress Sofia, where they haven't lost in 4 years. In Dublin, Jack Charlton is about to be let go as , as the football isn't attractive enough, unless Scotland win. Having done nothing of note in 85 minutes, the chances of a miracle are getting longer and longer.

Then.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YifGTfAAJs4

Life would never be the same again.

[BonnieShels]

It's November 11 1987, and we're top of European Championship Group 7 after finishing our campaign with 3 straight wins. Despite that, we only lead Bulgaria on goal difference, before their final game at home to an already eliminated Scotland in fortress Sofia, where they haven't lost in 4 years. In Dublin, Jack Charlton is about to be let go as , as the football isn't attractive enough, unless Scotland win. Having done nothing of note in 85 minutes, the chances of a miracle are getting longer and longer.

Then.

[video=youtube;YifGTfAAJs4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YifGTfAAJs4[video]

Life would never be the same again.

Welcome back!

[DeLorean]

It's November 11 1987, and we're top of European Championship Group 7 after finishing our campaign with 3 straight wins. Despite that, we only lead Bulgaria on goal difference, before their final game at home to an already eliminated Scotland in fortress Sofia, where they haven't lost in 4 years.

We actually led Bulgaria by a point and had an inferior goal difference.

[mypost]

December 1

Our last World Cup Finals Draw to date. With then FIFA GS, Michel Zen Ruffinen


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9AsZMM7rK4

[mypost]

1/3:

1989:

Our first World Cup draw.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTnyBu6A9ZU

[mypost]

2/3

Ireland section


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAH11L8QXj4

[mypost]

3/3

Reaction from the FAI and LOI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKyyXZ9fhhw

[tetsujin1979]

15 years today since Brian Kerr's first game in charge, a 2-0 win over Scotland with Kilbane and Morrison scoring.
Can't find any videos of the game, even match reviews are hard to come by.
Here's how the BBC saw the game: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/scotland/2750033.stm

[pineapple stu]

Fairly sure I listened to that one on the radio cos it wasn't on the telly. Seems unthinkable now. And surprised it was the case even then tbh.

Also, how the hell is that 15 years ago?

[tetsujin1979]

I definitely watched it on the telly, I was living in Beaumont at the time, so I'm pretty sure I was either in Beaumont House, or in the Goose pub in Whitehall.

[pineapple stu]

The highlights were on the news, I remember, so there was definitely cameras there anyway!

It could well be that it was on Sky, and so not having Sky, I listened on the radio rather than go down the pub.

[tetsujin1979]

yeah, I think it might have been one of the first games that was only on Sky. IIRC the FAI signed the exclusive deal with Sky after the 2002 world cup, then there was uproar, and the government added all competitive internationals to the list of protected events that had to free to air. Since it was a friendly, it would have been exclusive to Sky. I definitely watched the previous friendly, a 0-0 draw with Greece that redefined dull, in the Goose.

I believe the IRFU are trying to take Six Nations games off that list of protected events to make more money from them.

[DeLorean]

Can't find any videos of the game, even match reviews are hard to come by.

I also had it in my head that the Scotland game wasn't televised.

Kilbane's goal is here - https://youtu.be/PPo793NTGz8?t=2m5s

Came across this fairly detailed match tracker from The Guardian too - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/feb/12/minutebyminute.sport2

There were surely one or two from here who made the short trip (looking at you Paul O'Shea!)?

Can't find any video of Morrison's goal so here's a picture of him celebrating instead!

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/clinton-morrison-of-republic-of-ireland-celebrates-scoring-the-second-picture-id1801541

[DeLorean]

And On This Day a further year back we were building up for Saipan... I mean... the World Cup, with a routine win over Russia...

Two decades (minimum) is a long time to wait for another World Cup qualification, granted we had waited six decades before 1990!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2laTkj59zvQ

[OwlsFan]

I haven't played the video but it is an interesting set up with a line of Russian defenders not in front of the goal and unmarked Irish players. My guess would be a free kick to the right which was played across ?

[DeLorean]

Pretty much. An Ian Harte free kick from the left which was only headed as far as Steven Reid by a Russian defender. Reid buries it to the net though so at least it wasn't as anti-climatic as this still shot :)

http://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/938746/original/?width=433&version=938746

[Stuttgart88]

I predict a riot. 23 years today.

[OwlsFan]

And On This Day a further year back we were building up for Saipan... I mean... the World Cup, with a routine win over Russia...

Two decades (minimum) is a long time to wait for another World Cup qualification, granted we had waited six decades before 1990!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2laTkj59zvQ

Had a chance to look at the video. I wonder why the commentator said that we were lucky to qualify.

When mentioning Roy Keane, he said that Keane was the players "the Republic would be looking to in the Far East". Indeed he was.

And a rare Robbie Keane headed goal :)

[DeLorean]

Had a chance to look at the video. I wonder why the commentator said that we were lucky to qualify.

Had only watched it in mute myself, that's bonkers! I can't think of any reason that he would say that, at a push maybe that we rode our luck against the Netherlands?

[seanfhear]

Pretty much. An Ian Harte free kick from the left which was only headed as far as Steven Reid by a Russian defender. Reid buries it to the net though so at least it wasn't as anti-climatic as this still shot :)

http://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/938746/original/?width=433&version=938746
That is football fear captured in one shot .

[tetsujin1979]

That is football fear captured in one shot .

there's an interesting story behind that photo: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jul/05/diego-maradona-belgium-famous-photo

[DeLorean]

That was kind of my joke, oh well :o

[geysir]

Had a chance to look at the video. I wonder why the commentator said that we were lucky to qualify.
He said "a touch lucky to qualify", only a touch of luck, I can live with that comment, even if it probably only refers to beating the Dutch and not all the games that went before that.


And a rare Robbie Keane headed goal :)
after which the commentator says,
"the crowd could hardly believe what they were seeing"