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Pat's vs Lonford, Fahey was sent off. Hahhaha what a game. We had just come back from Belgium(where I had been living all my life) and my dad took me to lansdowne to see the cup final the day after.
i have relatives from longford so was happy to see them victorious.
oh and dont even remind me off 99, came home and all for that and was horrible.
That was a particularly memorable occasion for us alright. Nasty tackle from Fahey on Prunty, he was in his brat phase at that stage. All of our cup finals (:cool:) were memorable in their own way but 2003 will always be special. Almost no pub in the town closed until about 7 or 8 the next morning, the guards didn't give a flying one they were having the craic as well.
Fahey got the ball, no way should he have been sent off, bad day:(
It's been a while since I looked at it but from recollection he went in two footed and didn't get the ball, Prunty had pushed it on ahead of himself and Fahey caught him. All ancient history now anyway!.
99 was great, especially Jayo in the third match.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58LFLdxnJlY
Good times. I went to my first cup final in '87 to see Dundalk play Rovers, not good times. '88 was much better. :)
Someone start a thread for todays final :D
Most recently the 2006 final stands out for me, absolutely extraordinary game aided by the horrendous conditions, I wonder will the weather have a similar impact on today's final?
Longford's late turnaround in 2004 and Tony Sheridan's classy lob over the keeper in the 1996 final are my other stand out cup final moments
My best Cup memory is actually the semi final in 2007 in Dalymount. Magic night.
Final was a bit of an anticlimax as a game after that, apart from lifting the trophy.
During the game the atmosphere actually kicked off at half time, everyone's freezing, bucketing rain, so someone lights a flare, and another and another and the whole stand stands jumping up and down to seven nation army, as much to keep warm as anything.
Was convinced the stand was going to come down, didnt seem stable at all. I stopped jumping at one stage but the stand kept moving
Mine is the 200 final where we came from behind agaisnt all ods to beat Bohs,simply as that was the only final Iv ever been to! super Gary Haylock, nearly kept us in the Premier all on his own and won the final for us all on his own. Got meself into the paper the following week too!
2005.
1996 - Tony Sheridan's performance in both games stands out in the memory. Cork - Derry games in 89 were good as well. But I suppose St Francis' achievement of getting to Final in 1990 merits praise also.
Losing
my top 5five cup finals of all time are:
1. pats derry city game the best cup final of all time
2.Longford town st pats 2003our first ever trophy
3.Dundalk bohs 2002 for gary haylock double
4.Shamrock Rovers Derry City 2002-03 for Liam Coyles glorious winner
5. Sligo Rovers 1-0 Derry City Gerry carr winner
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Originally Posted by Martinho II
Mad that our win is top of your list rather than Longford's triumph, classic though the 2006 final was. :eek:
I missed Liam Coyle's goal in 2002 as I went to the toilet just before the second half started thinking I'd be smart and miss the half time rush. I hear the cheer just as I was zipping up :(
Surely our 2 wins should be your top 2 Marty? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
John Flanagan coming into us with the cup in 2002, Class And Haylock.
Freezing my nuts off in Tallaght.
Fingal pulling a thousand or so fans out of a hat.
Jim Flanagan > John FlanaganQuote:
Originally Posted by Dunny