Golden age of league football in the Republic?

[pineapple stu]

pineapple stu

Given there was only 2 points for a win at the time in both Leagues, Rovers would have picked up 2 points out of 4 , had these been League games.
Hardly a disgraceful showing.
(a) Your point has nothing to do with anything and
(b) I never said it was a disgraceful performance.

The fact remains, however, that it is the only time an Irish League side has knocked a League of Ireland side out of Europe and so cannot possibly be held up as an example of the mid-80s being a Golden Age,

[Aaron]

So basically what you're saying is that Pats beating Derry to the 1990 league title knocked 9,000 off your home gate? ;)

For the record the biggest (by far) crowd I've seen at a Pats home game was a game v Derry in March 1990. The whole of Harolds Cross was packed (even behind the goal).

I have that on one of my Derry City videos. Thats the game Liam Coyle scored the winner with plenty of City fans invading the pitch when he scored. I think its the same one. Was Ennis with you at that time and were we playin in blue and white stripes?

[Dodge]

It finished 1-1. We went on to win the league. Derry in blue and white stripes alright.