Countries you've been to following Ireland

[OwlsFan]

France x 2
Belgium x 2
Romania
Latvia
Malta
Spain
Portugal
Holland x2
Switzerland x 2
Germany
Korea
Italy
England x 3
United States
Denmark

[soylent green]

Belgium
Japan
Korea
Russia
Scotland
Switzerland
Poland
France
Israel

P11 W2 D6 L3 (match v Spain in Korea is classed as a draw)

[Cowboy]

England,Scotland,Wales,Portugal,Spain,
(+ Andorra),France,belgium,Netherlands,Italy
Switzerland,Liechstenstein,Germany,Austria,Poland, Denmark,Iceland,
Finland, Estonia,Malta, Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary,Albania,Croatia,Turkey, Israel, US, Japan, Korea, hell and back

Soon Faroes, Cyprus :)

[OwlsFan]

Not many you've missed. Can't remember the Finnish game. What happened there ?

[Shae_B2D]

Not many you've missed. Can't remember the Finnish game. What happened there ?

Was Finland the away friendly after the WC in 2002?

[Cowboy]

Not many you've missed. Can't remember the Finnish game. What happened there ?

Boring 0 0 Draw but i think I might be confused with Norway, I remember it being just before a tournament, I think the drink has killed too many brain cells.
Definitely went to Finland on the way to estonia
Anyone else help my fading memory :)

[Superhoops]

Boring 0 0 Draw
You were definitely on the beer that day or else were watching a different game. Game was played in August 2002, Ireland won 3-0, goals by Robbie Keane, Colin Healy and Graham Barrett!

[Cowboy]

Ah yes wasnt Don Givens in charge for that, was not at that game so it must have been Norway, Charlton era


You were definitely on the beer that day or else were watching a different game. Game was played in August 2002, Ireland won 3-0, goals by Robbie Keane, Colin Healy and Graham Barrett!

[FarBeag]

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Belgium
Portugal
Switzerland x 2
Cyprus
Turkey
Holland
Malta
United States
Italy
Croatisa
Estonia
France
England
Russia
Spain
Andorra
Macedonia
Albania ... Some wonderfull times and some near misses too.

[Cowboy]

were you not in Georgia too since you made the Albania game?


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Belgium
Portugal
Switzerland x 2
Cyprus
Turkey
Holland
Malta
United States
Italy
Croatisa
Estonia
France
England
Russia
Spain
Andorra
Macedonia
Albania ... Some wonderfull times and some near misses too.

[Superhoops]

Ah yes wasnt Don Givens in charge for that, was not at that game so it must have been Norway, Charlton era
No McCarthy was still in charge, this game was the first time he ever started with a team of players all drawn from Premiership clubs. Don Givens game in the spotlighlight was against Greece in November 2002 (now that was a boring 0-0 draw!). The Greece game was the first after our home defeat to Switzerland after which McCarthy resigned and the last game we played before Kerr took over in February 2003.

Stay off the hooch!

PS: I think the last time we played Norway away was in Oslo, a 0-0 draw, in June 1988, about a fortnight before that glorious day in Stuttgart, you do remember us beating England 1-0?

[adamcarr]

Don Givens game in the spotlighlight was against Greece in November 2002 (now that was a boring 0-0 draw!).
Didnt Crowe start in that game??

[Superhoops]

Didnt Crowe start in that game??
Yes he did. Also playing that night were Stephen McPhail and Richard Dunne.

Crowe could have scored a couple that night. He had one disallowed after the Doc was pulled up for a push. On a pitch that must have been one of the worst Ireland ever played on, Shay Given nearly carved a back pass from O'Shea into his own goal but made up for it with soem great saves in the second half.

The strange thing about the game was the Greek crowd had no interest in the game as they were playing a big basketball match at the same time and the locals were more interested in that. It was only two or three euro to get into the game (the FAI didnt sell any tickets for this game). Less than two years later, Greece were European champions - funnly ol' game!

[pineapple stu]

Just Portugal (95), Switzerland (03) and France (04) for me... :( Missed Malta in 1999 (? - the 3-2 win - is it that long ago?!) because of exams - was going to skip them and fly out, but I thought that might be taking it a bit too far! Still failed, of course!

Still, getting into the away games habit now - will be crossing off the Faroes in June...confidently expect to be at a major finals any decade now! :)

[Cowboy]

N

PS: I think the last time we played Norway away was in Oslo, a 0-0 draw, in June 1988, about a fortnight before that glorious day in Stuttgart, you do remember us beating England 1-0?

we beat England ?

[sylvo]

Portugal,
Spain,
France,
Belgium,
Holland,
Germany,
Poland,
Latvia,
Lituania,
Estonia,
Iceland,
USA,
liectenstein,
Switzerland,
Malta,
Croatia,
Macadonia,
Turkey,
Romania,
Japan,
Korea,
Wales,
Scotland,
Sassana.

[lopez]

Sounds a bit big headed I know, but for me it's easier to list the countries (within Europe) I haven't seen Ireland play in, being a bit of an old c*nt. :o

Greece, Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, San Marino, Slovenia, Bosnia, none of the new former Soviet republics (Baltic States excepted) although saw Ireland in the old Soviet Union. Faroes I'm going to in June and Andorra saw against in Barcelona.

[Cowboy]

Looks more when you list them down Sylvo huh ? :) :)



Portugal,
Spain,
France,
Belgium,
Holland,
Germany,
Poland,
Latvia,
Lituania,
Estonia,
Iceland,
USA,
liectenstein,
Switzerland,
Malta,
Croatia,
Macadonia,
Turkey,
Romania,
Japan,
Korea,
Wales,
Scotland,
Sassana.

[sylvo]

Looks more when you list them down Sylvo huh ? :) :)



Thats why I did it dude.

What disco did yerself and everyone end up in on tuesday, I noticed DG from Lemington Spa at the airport wednesday morning bright and early so I took it that he wasn't out on the tear with you all, after the Portugal blitz I don't blame him.

PS I forgot to add Barcalonia when we played Andorra.

[lopez]

...Wales,
Scotland,
Sassana.Sorry horse. These are not proper countries. :D

[Docboy]

Holland, France, Japan & Korea is all for me. Trying to squueze trips in around all the other travelling that needs to be done. But there will be more to come....

[sylvo]

Sorry horse. These are not proper countries. :D



True, comes under the term GB :D

[centre mid]

France

[FarBeag]

Question from Cowboy....were you not in Georgia too since you made the Albania game?


No..I went to Albania for the June 07th game but I had to come back as my Sister got married June the 10th..Got the beer in either way but much more expensive.

[Cowboy]

I actually went home about an hour after the match as i was driving , did not seem to be much going on.



Thats why I did it dude.

What disco did yerself and everyone end up in on tuesday, I noticed DG from Lemington Spa at the airport wednesday morning bright and early so I took it that he wasn't out on the tear with you all, after the Portugal blitz I don't blame him.

PS I forgot to add Barcalonia when we played Andorra.

[Cowboy]

Question from Cowboy....were you not in Georgia too since you made the Albania game?


No..I went to Albania for the June 07th game but I had to come back as my Sister got married June the 10th..Got the beer in either way but much more expensive.

good man, like your style

[Superhoops]

No..I went to Albania for the June 07th game but I had to come back as my Sister got married June the 10th..Got the beer in either way but much more expensive.
That was a good trick. The Albania game on the 7th June was played in Dublin!

[Beavis]

That was a good trick. The Albania game on the 7th June was played in Dublin!
Ha Ha busted :p

[FarBeag]

Superhoops...That was a good trick. The Albania game on the 7th June was played in Dublin!


My mistake..The Albanian game away was in
April. Sorry a little mixed up.Anyway i knew my sister was somehow to blame for me not going to Georgia. Will never forgive her.

[Superhoops]

Superhoops...That was a good trick. The Albania game on the 7th June was played in Dublin!


My mistake..The Albanian game away was in
April. Sorry a little mixed up.Anyway i knew my sister was somehow to blame for me not going to Georgia. Will never forgive her.
Yeah, the away game was on 2 April and the Georgia away game was on 29 March! Must have been some pre-wedding bash! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: !

[FarBeag]

Alright boys.I feel like i have been done up like a kipper here but the old memory is not what it was,it must be all that foreign beer but the wedding was good.

[Superhoops]

Alright boys.I feel like i have been done up like a kipper here but the old memory is not what it was,it must be all that foreign beer but the wedding was good.
Sorry, Little Man, no offence intended!

[FarBeag]

None taken Superhoops..Excellent observation though..

[OwlsFan]

No brave hearts gone to Bulgaria then ?

Impossible missions (in Europe) - we've never played them away: Czech Republic, Slovakia (although we did play in Czechoslovakia), Slovenia, Bosnia H, Ukraine, Azerbyjan, Armenia, Sweden (?), Kazakhstan, Faroes (soon), Belarus, Moldova and San Marino - any more ?

Sweden is interesting. I cannot recall us ever playing there. Anyone know any better ?

[Stuttgart88]

Ah yes wasnt Don Givens in charge for that, was not at that game so it must have been Norway, Charlton era

I think we drew 0-0 in Norway in a warm up a few days before Euro 88.

[Snoop Drog]

Suprised that none of you dedicated away followers mentioned going to Iran.

[Cowboy]

I think we drew 0-0 in Norway in a warm up a few days before Euro 88.


Thanks, still dont remember much about it :)

[Cowboy]

Suprised that none of you dedicated away followers mentioned going to Iran.

I missed that one but I know Fudge was there and G. Spain even made a documnentary for RTE. You could see the booze in the backround :)

[gspain]

I missed that one but I know Fudge was there and G. Spain even made a documnentary for RTE. You could see the booze in the backround :)

And we didn't touch a drop of it. :D Honest!!!!!

We played away to Sweden a couple of times - 1949 and 1970 but before any great numbers travelling. Should have been there in 92 too but that's another story.

[Junior]

England x 2
U.S. x 2
Latvia
Portugal x 2
Wales
Romania
Belgium
Croatia
Malta
Macedonia
Turkey
Holland
Cyprus
Spain
Estonia
Japan
South Korea
Russia
Scotland
Albania
Switzerland
France

Played 30: Won 9 Drawn 12 Lost 9

[lopez]

No brave hearts gone to Bulgaria then ?

Impossible missions (in Europe) - we've never played them away: Czech Republic, Slovakia (although we did play in Czechoslovakia), Slovenia, Bosnia H, Ukraine, Azerbyjan, Armenia, Sweden (?), Kazakhstan, Faroes (soon), Belarus, Moldova and San Marino - any more ?

Sweden is interesting. I cannot recall us ever playing there. Anyone know any better ?Was in Sofia myself in 87. Quite a tame place then and nowhere near as bad as Belgrade and Skopje a decade later. Spent the week skiing. Catchphrase of the trip 'You change money' where you entered the bogs and got yourself a nice exchange with the waiter (told not to trust ordinary street spivs). Couldn't get a decent pint though.

Sweden away last time was in 1970 but possible it will be at least a friendly when Lansdowne is closed (as we owe them a game, if that's how things are worked out). We only played Greece (home or away) for the first time a few years back and sadly we never got to play the GDR.

Suprised that none of you dedicated away followers mentioned going to Iran.Went to Iran myself. Another place where you couldn't get a decent pint (beginning to sound like a Tan and his cuppa tea in Benidorm I know). Outside of Europe seen Ireland in Israel, US (twice) and Japan/Korea. Loved to have been a couple of years older for the 1982 trips to Algeria (when it was relatively safe) and the Chile/Brazil/Trinidad and Tobago fiasco.

How about countries you want to see Ireland play in before you die?

Mine are Argentina and Brazil as joint definites. Also Uruguay and Peru if they can be added to a South American tour. And a return game in China would be nice. :)

[Paulie]

Latvia
Liechtenstein
Portugal x 2
Belgium
Holland x 2
Estonia
Cyprus
Russia
Switzerland x 2
Scotland
France
Japan

and am booked for The Faroes and Cyprus!

Apart from Japan I'd have to say that Estonia was probably the best one. Liechtenstein would be up there as well except for the bloody result.

[Dotsy]

West Germany
Malta
Italy
Latvia
Wales
Iceland
Holland
Estonia
Portugal
Japan
France

[Baker]

No brave hearts gone to Bulgaria then ?

Impossible missions (in Europe) - we've never played them away: Czech Republic, Slovakia (although we did play in Czechoslovakia), Slovenia, Bosnia H, Ukraine, Azerbyjan, Armenia, Sweden (?), Kazakhstan, Faroes (soon), Belarus, Moldova and San Marino - any more ?

Sweden is interesting. I cannot recall us ever playing there. Anyone know any better ?


Didnt we play away in the Czech Rep around Feb/ March of 1998? It wasnt Prague but some other city out there. Think we lost 2-1 and there was a few of the Irish guys making their debuts, possibly Robbie Keane and Kinsella among them?

[Stuttgart88]

Didnt we play away in the Czech Rep around Feb/ March of 1998? It wasnt Prague but some other city out there. Think we lost 2-1 and there was a few of the Irish guys making their debuts, possibly Robbie Keane and Kinsella among them?
That's right, but wasn't it a bit earlier? Very early in Mick's tenure.

Does Cork count as a foreign country? (Spain 0-0 in '85)

[NeilMcD]

I think this thread is interesting if people tell stories from their trips rather than just listing the places they have been too. Not slaggin or anything but its would be a great thread if people gave a great insight to the places they haev been too etc and stories from there etc. I know its hard as we are all probably at work etc.

I am a relative novice at this stage

So just


Scotland
Switzerland x2
Holland
France


Scotland was a great trip as I live with 2 scottish lads so the banter was great, esp when we stuffed them 2-0. It was Brian Kerrs first game in charge and my first away trip. I had recently secured a job for life so I could start planning my trips away on a regular basis and this was a great start.


Switzerland 2003 What a disaster of a match. The worst performance I think I have ever seen an Irish team play, although I do have recollection ofa few bad away games for teh qualifiers for 1986 when i was a kid and watching them on TV. We stayed in Strasbourg which is cool spot and got the train down on teh day. GOt a train back after the game but the thing only went as far as Mulhouse so we were stuck along with about 40 Irish supporter in Mulhouse no trains or buses. Eventurally got a taxi and bargained him down to 120 between 4 of us so not so bad.

Holland away 2004 - Best laugh I have had on a trip and a sweet away victory. The night Brians boys came of age Cunningham was outstanding so was reid, and quinn and barrett and Steve Finnan. The perfect away performance and if we could have repepated it in the future we would be seriously going places. Great social trip as well, only downer was my mate shat the bed and we lost the deposit. Dirty *******.



Switzerland. 2004

Went to this on my own and had a great laugh. Performance was ok but had a great few days singing and drinking. Great moment heading out to the game and chating to a lot of swiss girls. Did not realied they were 16 and when we found out a few of teh guys started singing a song about Jail Bait. They did not have a clue, funny if a non Pc moment.


France away 2004. Great trip great performance. The phones going down were a disaster though as my borther was arriving in from Brusselss and I hate tickets etc name of hotel. He gets a taxi down from Charleroi and we are waiting at the Train station. Eventually we give up and head out to the ground. Who do we bump into right outside the ground only my stupid brother. Arrived at our seats when an Irish fan attacks me and my brother. Knocks my brother to the ground, nearly thrown out of the ground and wuld have been without the help of a few irish fans that said we did nothing wrong. I hope that ******** does not post on this.


There you go.

Roll on Cyprus and Germany

[Paulie]

I had a great night in Estonia. Myself and my mate got chatting with some Estonian college students who took us off to their college fraternity house where I taught them the lyrics to "Niall Quinn's Disco Pants". After a few drinks there we ended up in a cuban bar where, and I've no idea how this happened, we ended up at a private area at the back at some locals birthday party. There were Chechnyans, Russians (unusual mix!), Estonians amongst others at this thing. We're sitting there smoking these huge cuban cigars when they tell us that the real way to drink beer is to mix it with vodka. This guy proceeds to pour a few shots of vodka into his beer and then knocks it back. We couldn't let ourselves down so we did just the one each. I am never doing that again. Once again taught some of the locals the words to NQDP and then it was on to the local pool hall for a few frames, back to our hotel for an hour's sleep followed by our flight home......it was not a pleasant journey. Some night though, great craic. The only thing which freaked me out about Estonia was that there was only about 1 hour of darkness a night so nearly no matter what time you came out of the pub it was bright!

[slow2anger]

USA
England
Wales
Iceland
Scotland
Andorra
Portugal
France
Holland x 3
Belguim
Liechtenstein x 2
Switzerland x 2
Austria
Malta
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
Lithuania
Poland
Czech Republic x 2
Romania
Macedonia x 2
Greece
Croatia
Israel
Albania
Russia
Georgia
Iran
Japan
Korea

[Cowboy]

How about countries you want to see Ireland play in before you die?



Montserrat

[stojkovic]

England x 2
U.S. x 2
Latvia
Portugal x 2
Wales
Romania
Belgium
Croatia
Malta
Macedonia
Turkey
Holland
Cyprus
Spain
Estonia
Japan
South Korea
Russia
Scotland
Albania
Switzerland
France

Played 30: Won 9 Drawn 12 Lost 9
Ya fcuking jinx.
Dont go to anymore ;)