any1 no the exact date of a shamrock rvs xi v brazil game that took place in which martin sheehan and miah dennehy played for rvs
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any1 no the exact date of a shamrock rvs xi v brazil game that took place in which martin sheehan and miah dennehy played for rvs
last nights evening herald had an article about rovers attepmted revival and the match you are talking about was mentioned.
not sure if it mentioned exact date.
03/07/73-dunno if sheehan played-it was a shamrock rovers/ireland select.
that's the date alright - here's some more info..
ticket
line up
article...
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com...m?id=183212004
This may be a silly question, but does anyone know why George Best did not play?
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Originally Posted by strangeirish
The usual reason I'd say!
What, washing his hair ? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jimhacker
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Originally Posted by jimhacker
All that aside, was there a political reason or injury?Quote:
What, washing his hair ?
nice one lost me a few pound but nice one anyway
Best quit playing a couple of times during that period, once due to a falling out with Tommy Docherty, so I'd guess that was the reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by strangeirish
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Only Best knows why he didn't play, But the then IFA president Mr Harry Cavan stopped Derek Dougan from calling the team 'Ireland', as it had representitives from both North and South of the island.
Harry Cavan was well known for his bigoted views, and he insured Dougan was never picked for NI again.
Read the OWC site and you will see that some have never forgiven Dougan for his views.