All Time Worst Games

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31/03/2006, 10:14 PM
Thunderblaster

All Time Worst Games

1988 Friendly. Saudi Arabia 1-1 England

1989 WCQ. Malta 0-2 Rep Ireland. Although we got to the World Cup, it was a dreadful game to watch and never looked like scoring, besides Aldo's strikes.

1990 WC. Rep Ireland 0-0 Egypt

1991 European Cup Final. Marseille 0-0 Red Star Belgrade

1992 EC. Sweden 1-1 France

1993 European Cup Final. Marseille 1-0 AC Milan

1994 WC. Rep Ireland 0-0 Norway

1995 ECQ. Liechtenstein 0-0 Rep Ireland

1996 FA Cup Final. M*******er United 1-0 Liverpool

1997 WCQ. Macedonia 3-2 Rep Ireland

1998 WC. Spain 0-0 Paraguay

1999 ECQ. Bulgaria 1-1 England

2000 WCQ. Rep Ireland 2-0 Estonia

2001 Champions League Final. Bayern Munich 0-0 Valencia

2002 WC. France 0-0 Uruguay

2003 ECQ. Albania 0-0 Rep Ireland

2004 EC. Germany 0-0 Latvia

2005 WCQ. Faroe Islands 0-2 Rep Ireland
31/03/2006, 11:19 PM
CollegeTillIDie

Worst game ever seen :
Shown on RTE on a Saturday afternoon , deferred coverage.

Luton 0 SHeffield Wednesday 0 Old First Division 1987

Not just a no-score draw.... an appallingly bad one!
01/04/2006, 8:10 AM
drinkfeckarse

I think the sh!te games that come into my mind are the ones where it was built up to be classic only to be a major let-down and there's a few of them that spring to mind,

Brazil v Italy 1994 WC Final,

Liverpool v Man Utd F.A. Cup Final 1996

Bayern Munich v Valencia 2001 CL Final
01/04/2006, 12:11 PM
jebus

second the World Cup 94 final, and the Utd - Liverpool FA CUp final, but I think the worst gamew I've ever watched would be a circa 1998 Arsenal - Sheff Wed game that was shown on Sky one wekday night. It ended 0-0 and as far as I can remember a tame Bergkamp shot that rolled about 5mph into Pressman's gloves was the only shot on traget that night.

Also the Arsenal-Utd game this season was pretty uneventful, and every Chelsaea game I've watched this season as well
02/04/2006, 10:18 PM
hamish

Back in 1975 (I think) RTE were thinking of showing English league games as part of their newish Saturday afternoon sports show.
They showed West Ham United v Derby County - two good footballing sides at the time but it was truly awful and ended 0-0. Even as an Irons - a club reknowned for attractive footie - fan, I have to admit it was shocking.
RTE quietly dropped the idea for a few years after that.
02/04/2006, 11:58 PM
dfx-

The more important, the more boring naturally.

Juventus 0-0 AC Milan, 03.
Romania 0-0 Ireland
Ireland 0-0 Norway
Liverpool v. Chelsea (any game)
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United, league 2005

to name but a few - not that many Rovers games I can remember (or want to remember) though..
03/04/2006, 9:06 AM
OwlsFan

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Worst game ever seen :
Shown on RTE on a Saturday afternoon , deferred coverage.

Luton 0 SHeffield Wednesday 0 Old First Division 1987

Not just a no-score draw.... an appallingly bad one!

Remember it well - enjoyed it. DOn't see the Owls that often on TV.

Worst game I remember:

Ireland 0 Iceland 0, with our best player Keane (not Robbie) playing centre-half. Not sure we mustered 1 decent shot on goal the whole game.

How anyone can list Malta 0 Ireland 2 as one of the worst games of all time is beyond me - our first ever qualification for the WC and we score 2 away from home :confused: . I was at it as well. Fantastic game - maybe because the viewer was watching it from a barstool someplace and the transmission from Malta was cr+p.
03/04/2006, 10:32 AM
Junior

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Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Ireland 0 Iceland 0, with our best player Keane (not Robbie) playing centre-half. Not sure we mustered 1 decent shot on goal the whole game.

That was the one I was going to go for - truly awful, was that about 1995?
03/04/2006, 10:48 AM
pete

Ireland v Egypt in the World Cup :(
03/04/2006, 12:18 PM
OwlsFan

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Originally Posted by pete

Ireland v Egypt in the World Cup :(

Not sure that one was at bad as people make out. I was at it and we created a fair few chances. It was the frustration of being unable to break down the 10 man Egyptian defence. One of the most frustrating games (like Lichtenstein 0-0) but not the worst game ever.
03/04/2006, 12:20 PM
Rory H

most games in the 1st division last year....
03/04/2006, 12:22 PM
John83

UCD v Pats. Doesn't matter when or where. It's just crap.
03/04/2006, 2:31 PM
Metrostars

The year Steua Bucharest won the European Cup, 1986 or 87? Ended 0-0, was always destined to go to penalties. Even the penalties were unexciting.
03/04/2006, 3:11 PM
PaulB

Austria vs germany, 1982 world cup finals, fix if ever i saw one, shocking stuff.

Rep ireland vx Northern ireland, friendly, not sure on the year, late ninties i think. Norn ire won one-nil, same days as the scottish cup final between caltic/rangers. About 20,000 turned up..
03/04/2006, 3:40 PM
John83

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Originally Posted by Metrostars

The year Steua Bucharest won the European Cup, 1986 or 87? Ended 0-0, was always destined to go to penalties. Even the penalties were unexciting.

Actually, on that note, the year Red Star Belgrade won the European Cup, 1990, I think. 0-0, went to penalties. That match sucked so bad, I still see older fans mention it.
03/04/2006, 4:17 PM
Marked Man

W. Germany V Austria in the 82 world cup. The reason the final games in groups are all played simultaneously these days. The Germans won 1-0, scored in the first 10 minutes. That result meant both would go through at the expense of Algeria. The remaining 80 minutes was equivalent to watching a team game consisting of one team of 22.
03/04/2006, 6:17 PM
John83

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marked Man

W. Germany V Austria in the 82 world cup. The reason the final games in groups are all played simultaneously these days.

Tell that to the Italians. They're still sore over Sweden-Denmark.
03/04/2006, 11:46 PM
Marked Man

Italians sore over match fixing?
04/04/2006, 7:51 AM
footballplease

...'Juventus 0-0 AC Milan, 03.'

Are you serious? I thought that was a master-class in defending! Just because a game isn't 100mph and kick-and-rush (a la premiership) doesn't mean it's crap!
04/04/2006, 9:02 AM
OwlsFan

Quote:

Originally Posted by footballplease

...'Juventus 0-0 AC Milan, 03.'

Are you serious? I thought that was a master-class in defending! Just because a game isn't 100mph and kick-and-rush (a la premiership) doesn't mean it's crap!

Are you Dunphy in disguise ? "A master-class of defending". Not sure I'd cross the road to see that. There was barely a goal scoring opportunity in the whole game. It wasn't the worst game I've ever seen but it was boring with neither team giving it a go.

Kick and rush a la premiership: I am sure Man U and Arsenal will love to hear their game being described as such.

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