Foot.ie decides - Ireland's best goal!

Group A
1. Whelan
2. Doyle
3. Miller
4. O'Shea
5. Brady
6. Quinn

Group B
1. McGeady
2. Staunton
3. Keane (vs Holland)
4. Townsend
5. Houghton
6. Keane (vs Nigeria)

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Originally Posted by geysir

It's too much work for me to select 12345, I'll pass on that.
Seeing as it's a group fest, a 1 2 at most. i could manage that

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You can vote 1-2 if you want.

I'll see if it impacts the standings and might change to just counting 1-2 votes. I know it's changing the rules mid-race - but so what.

Obviously won't be an issue come the knock-outs.

Group C will be up in an hour or so - which means an hour or so left to vote in Group A!

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Originally Posted by osarusan

How are you going to manage the blend of votes just for the top goal (like my vote) and those who vote for all 6 in order?

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Actually, maybe a fairer way to do this is to score up, not score down, so a single vote would be 1 point each. The absolute score doesn't matter; it's the relative score that counts - and so relatively speaking, giving 1/0 for the top two is the same as giving 6/5. (Well, not exactly the same because you don't give a 6/4 or 6/3 vote, but it's certainly closer than the other way)

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Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

you could have picked out any of the goals from 2-6 to be fair to make that point - just in terms of importance, that particular goal i make an exception.

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True - though I was as surprised to see McGeady down at number 5 to be honest.

Not going to argue against it of course! Entirely your call.

Group A is now closed - fairly clear result in the end, with Kevin Doyle topping the group (63 points, counting osarusan's as 1) and Glenn Whelan (54) going through as runner-up. Liam Miller (45), Robbie Brady and John O'Shea (both 29) and Niall Quinn (12) saw the group out.

I'll post Group C now.

Group C -

1) Kevin Sheedy N v England, 1990
2) Keith Andrews N v Italy, 2011
3) Kevin O'Callaghan H v Malta, 1983
4) Robbie Keane N v Saudi Arabia, 2002
5) Ronnie Whelan N v USSR, 1988
6) James McClean A v Wales, 2017

Videos on the way.

1) Kevin Sheedy N v England, 1990
The second-best goal in the game, per Bobby Robson. Time is 0:20; time-stamped link is here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuUzu0ZWgXU&t=0m20s

2) Keith Andrews N v Italy, 2011
Our first hit of daft American commentary - Andrews laserbeaming the freebie in Liege. Time is 0:40; time-stamped link is here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfb9lVQSMmw&t=0m40s

3) Kevin O'Callaghan H v Malta, 1983
Lots of goals in our record win, so I had to pick one. Some great passing moves in it actually, but I discounted some because Malta are plainly so ****e. (This was the same group that they famously lost 12-1 to Spain in, when Spain needed to win by 11 to pip Holland to qualification on goal difference). But a nice reverse-angle pass is the same regardless of the opposition. Time is 1:00, or time-stamped link is here. Bonus point if anyone can tell me why the commentator refers to Maradona at the very start of the video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wNWjsJulXY&t=1m0s

4) Robbie Keane N v Saudi Arabia, 2002
Does Al-Deayea spoil this one? Your call. (That UEFA numpty of a commentator certainly does - I hate retrospective commentary like the "Bullseye!" comment)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmDSEHeMKTA

5) Ronnie Whelan N v USSR, 1988
One of the tournament favourites makes its bow. Martinho will be delighted - but will he vote for it? :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3l5zUw8vGM

6) James McClean A v Wales, 2017
I seem to remember this split opinions on here at the time - a chance well-generated and a goal well-worked, or careless Welsh defending? Now is the moment of truth I guess!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTHlk4SKzRA

And a reminder that Group B is still open for voting - current standings (again taking osarusan as 1) are

Keane v Holland 31
McGeady v Georgia 26
Staunton v USSR 25
Houghton v England 17
Keane v Nigeria 15
Townsend v Northern Ireland 13

Group D will be posted around 6pm this evening - at which point Group B will close for voting.

C

1. Whelan
2. McClean
3. Andrews
4. Sheedy
5. O'Callaghan
6. Keane

Group B
Staunton
McGeady
Keane Netherlands
Townsend
Keane Nigeria
Houghton

C

1. Whelan
2. McClean
3. Andrews
4. Sheedy
5. O'Callaghan
6. Keane

Just copying here but that’s the way I’d see it too!

To make it easier for me I've decided to relegate friendly goals to the bottom, eg Robbie's goal v Netherlands, the defenders on their way to a Finals just back off, back off and back off .
Group B
1. McGeady
2. Houghton
3. Townsend
4. Staunton (very cheeky goal)
5. Robbie K v Holland

Group C

1. Whelan
2. Sheedy.
3. McClean
4. Keane
5. O'Callaghan

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

You can vote 1-2 if you want.

I'll see if it impacts the standings and might change to just counting 1-2 votes. I know it's changing the rules mid-race - but so what.

Obviously won't be an issue come the knock-outs.

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Thanks for the option but now I think it's a bit more equitable for everybody to follow the same voting system, so I'll go agaist the grain and conform.

Actually just looking at Staunton's goal and I've no idea why Hamilton referenced the "Nou Camp" goalkeeper. I thought it was Dassayev, who was playing in Spain at the time, but with Seville - but it's actually Uvarov (as Hamilton says at the end), who was with Dinamo Moscow.

Evidence of one of Hamilton's earliest errors?

Group B
1. McGeady
2. Keane vs Holland
3. Staunton
4. Keane vs Nigeria
5. Townsend
6. Houghton

Group c
1. Whelan
2. Keane
3. McClean
4. Andrews
5. Sheedy
6. O'Callaghan

Group C
Whelan
McClean
Keane
Sheedy
Andrews
O'Callaghan

Group B

1st) Aiden McGeady A v Georgia, 2014
2) Steve Staunton H v USSR, 1990
3) Robbie Keane A v Holland, 2004
4) Ray Houghton N v England, 1988 (iconic but not a great goal visually)
5) Andy Townsend H v Northern Ireland, 1993
6) Robbie Keane N v Nigeria, 2009 (Nigerian defenders didn't look like they were trying too hard)

Group C

1st) Ronnie Whelan N v USSR, 1988
2) James McClean A v Wales, 2017
3) Kevin Sheedy N v England, 1990
4) Robbie Keane N v Saudi Arabia, 2002
5) Keith Andrews N v Italy, 2011
6) Kevin O'Callaghan H v Malta, 1983

Group C:

1. Whelan
2. Andrews
3. Keane
4. McClean
5. Sheedy
6. O'Callaghan

So around two hours left in Group B, and it's very tight between McGeady, Keane (Holland) and Stan.

Group D will be up around 6pm, featuring the oldest goal in the competition.

Full time on Group B so -

McGeady v Georgia (48)
Robbie Keane v Holland (45)
Stan v USSR (42)
Houghton v England (26)
Townsend v the North (23)
Robbie Keane v Nigeria (21)

(This counts osarusan's lone vote for Stan as 1 vote. To give it as 6 and 0 for the rest would change the standings alright - but to count the number of top two votes each received, it was 7 for McGeady, 6 for Keane and 5 for Stan - so I think it is fair that McGeady and Keane are the 1/2)

So Group C is still open, and Group D is now up. We have -

1) Liam Brady H v France, 1977
2) Clinton Morrison A v Israel, 2005
3) Robbie Keane H v Israel, 2005
4) Frank Stapleton A v Malta, 1983
5) John Byrne A v Turkey, 1991
6) Stephen Ireland H v Wales, 2007

Videos to follow now.

1) Liam Brady H v France, 1977
A nice bit of individualism in the oldest goal in the competition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShVqGF0Ymi8

2) Clinton Morrison A v Israel, 2005
One of the highlights of a frustrating campaign - and another goal which we stubbornly failed to defend in the end...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PcTPKSeDrw

3) Robbie Keane H v Israel, 2005
Even the (Canadian?) commentator knows this is a great goal. Time is 0:13; time-stamped link is here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r9x68LLAKs&t=0m13s

4) Frank Stapleton A v Malta, 1983
The precursor to the 8-0 win - a last-gasp backheel winner on a pitch of stones and broken glass (apparently)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG_xWdrmFSo

5) John Byrne A v Turkey, 1991
The start of John Byrne's best-ever season I'd say - he also scored in every round of the FA Cup (except the final) in this season. This one had us with one foot in Sweden for a while...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enpOg8GUn_c

6) Stephen Ireland H v Wales, 2007
He's available still apparently! Time is 0:28; time-stamped link is here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOkX58gChqQ&t=0m28s

Group D

1st) Robbie Keane H v Israel, 2005
2) John Byrne A v Turkey, 1991
3) Stephen Ireland H v Wales, 2007
4) Liam Brady H v France, 1977
5) Clinton Morrison A v Israel, 2005
6) Frank Stapleton A v Malta, 1983

Group A
(Later than a slow walking race between Ian Harte and Mick McCarthy, but just for the record.)

1. Kevin Doyle A v Slovakia, 2007
2. Liam Miller H v Sweden, 2006
3. Glenn Whelan H v Italy, 2009
4. John O'Shea A v Germany, 2014
5. Niall Quinn A v Wales, 1991
6. Robbie Brady A v Bosnia, 2015

Group B
(Postal vote for fun, not counting.)

1. Steve Staunton H v USSR, 1990
2. Robbie Keane A v Holland, 2004
3. Aiden McGeady A v Georgia, 2014
4. Robbie Keane N v Nigeria, 2009
5. Ray Houghton N v England, 1988
6. Andy Townsend H v Northern Ireland, 1993

Group C

1. Ronnie Whelan N v USSR, 1988
2. Kevin Sheedy N v England, 1990
3. Keith Andrews N v Italy, 2011
4. James McClean A v Wales, 2017
5. Robbie Keane N v Saudi Arabia, 2002
6. Kevin O'Callaghan H v Malta, 1983

Group D

1. Liam Brady H v France, 1977
2. Robbie Keane H v Israel, 2005
3. John Byrne A v Turkey, 1991
4. Stephen Ireland H v Wales, 2007
5. Frank Stapleton A v Malta, 1983
6. Clinton Morrison A v Israel, 2005

Better late than never Mr Grise! :)

Your votes in A and B wouldn't actually have changed the final results, although it would have squeezed things up tighter still in Group B.

Ronnie has a 100% record in Group C, and James McClean is the slight surprise in second place at the moment.

Group C: Whelan versus Russia.

Group D: Keane versus Israel.

Group D - D for death

1. Liam Brady 1977
2. Robbie Keane 2005
3. Stephen Ireland 2007
4. Frank Stapleton 1983
5.John Byrne 1991
6. Clinton Morrison 2005

Group D is definitely the toughest so far.

Keane
Brady
Byrne
Stapleton
Morrison
Ireland

C
1. Whelan
2. Sheedy
3. McClane
4. Andrews
5. O'Callaghan
6. Keane

Bit behind but...

Group B:

1. Keane v Nigeria - feels like such a novelty for an irish time to string 10 passes together
2. Stan the man - short run up free kicks are a unique beauty
3. Keane v Holland - maybe Robbie’s best goal?
4. McGeady - love this goal. Watching it assumed it was gonna be No.1
5. Houghton - in its own way, it’s my favourite
6. Townsend - nice goal but amongst good company