pineapple stu
22/06/2020, 5:27 PM
So following on from a musing in SkStu's other thread (https://foot.ie/threads/257103-POLL-What-is-the-best-goal-we-ve-scored-in-a-major-finals), I'm going to give this tournament a go. foot.ie decides - Ireland's best ever goal.
Format
The format will be a straight head-to-head (maybe with a preliminary round or an initial qualifying stage to get us to a round number first). I'll try post two bouts per day, and the one with the most votes over 24 hours will go through to the next round. Last one standing is our best ever goal.
Nominations
I'm going back through the YouTube archives to dig up as many good nominations as I can - but if you want to nominate one (or more), you can. Just PM me a link to the goal, ideally on YouTube so I can embed it. Let me know scorer/match/year as well if it's not obvious from the clip (or if it's one goal from a full match highlights) I'd ask you not to post it here cos that'd ruin the element of surprise a little bit :) I expect part of the fun of this will be a new pairing coming along and hitting you with a goal you'd long forgotten about.
Criteria
What makes one goal better than another? That's entirely up to you. A scrappy last-minute winner in a qualifier could well be better than a 20-pass move in another friendly v Oman. So for now, nominate away, and if your choice gets knocked out in the first round, that's democracy for you.
Timeline
It'll be the end of next week at the earliest when I get this up and running. From the last 32 stage, two matches per day will take 16 days to complete. Add in any preliminary stage as well then and it'd mean a July-ful of memories! But it does of course need people to join in and make it a success.
Format
The format will be a straight head-to-head (maybe with a preliminary round or an initial qualifying stage to get us to a round number first). I'll try post two bouts per day, and the one with the most votes over 24 hours will go through to the next round. Last one standing is our best ever goal.
Nominations
I'm going back through the YouTube archives to dig up as many good nominations as I can - but if you want to nominate one (or more), you can. Just PM me a link to the goal, ideally on YouTube so I can embed it. Let me know scorer/match/year as well if it's not obvious from the clip (or if it's one goal from a full match highlights) I'd ask you not to post it here cos that'd ruin the element of surprise a little bit :) I expect part of the fun of this will be a new pairing coming along and hitting you with a goal you'd long forgotten about.
Criteria
What makes one goal better than another? That's entirely up to you. A scrappy last-minute winner in a qualifier could well be better than a 20-pass move in another friendly v Oman. So for now, nominate away, and if your choice gets knocked out in the first round, that's democracy for you.
Timeline
It'll be the end of next week at the earliest when I get this up and running. From the last 32 stage, two matches per day will take 16 days to complete. Add in any preliminary stage as well then and it'd mean a July-ful of memories! But it does of course need people to join in and make it a success.