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Hepititis is the condition, jaundice is one of the symptoms.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
I was 11 and remember it well, the weather was hot in Ireland too (by our own standards). My dad let a roar out of him when the ball hit the net, flew off the sofa and ran out the patio doors up the garden.
Haven't seen him since.........
:D
I wonder were the patio doors closed at the time?
Given his state of delirium I doubt he would've noticed or slowed him much.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
It was a 2.30ko over here. The evening games started at 7.15 our time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
AHHHH YES
I remember it so well I was backpacking at the time in south east asia and decided to head for Malaysia so I could watch the football ( malays are mad about football ) I saw the game in the Cameron highlands with about 9 other Malaysians never forget it fantastic very late evening indeed .
One other game still springs to mind was the Germany v Holland game I was with two Dutch girls and a few Germans watching the game and after the final whistle the two girls burst out crying , all I said to them was that I know what it is like to beat the old enemy ...... they just noded
was that the begining of a beatiful relationship...threesome ;) i hope it was and you used it to your full advantage :DQuote:
One other game still springs to mind was the Germany v Holland game I was with two Dutch girls and a few Germans watching the game and after the final whistle the two girls burst out crying , all I said to them was that I know what it is like to beat the old enemy ...... they just noded
What's Noding? Some sort of Lesbo move I wager...............Quote:
Originally Posted by Claret Murph
Incredibly day. I think the Houghton skit is very funny. Fair play to him for doing it.
Italia '90 was certainly bigger though. The city just shut down for the tournament. The vibe that summer was amazing, something I'll never forget.
As for the Celtic Tiger, well the seeds were sown by the IDA in the 80's and then really took hold in the mid-90's. Things life river dance did help but then so did having so many high-tech roll-outs in Ireland (cell phones etc.) so we could all feel cutting edge.
how did river-dance help by attracting people to ireland by thinking we are actually good at something other than drinking.
actually on the thing of drinking that reminds me of a scene from beerfest.
Italia90 was bigger because the whole country was involved but for me nothing will top Stuttgart. We have played far better and beaten far better teams but it was still our first time in a major finals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fergie's Son
The country was a basket case in the 80's with talk of defaulting on our national debt. It was also known at the time although not yet proven that certain peope were creaming off millions. The success of our football team did give the country a huge confidence boost. A lot of the Celtic Tiger was built on confidence. So yes I think our national team did contribute.
i think the national team contributed massively to the celtic tiger , people were taking our team seriously and in the same way taking our people seriously , things like EU presidency , eurovision wins , tour de france and an interest in our culture and traditional music all contributed to us being treated with respect on foreign shores.
got the same dvd from some lad on ebay. has the itv panel and commentry followed by some dubious looking 1980s film for a few mins at the end!Quote:
Originally Posted by cavan_fan
still looking for ussr '88 game if anyone knows where to get?
Also looking for Cyprus '06 for my collection, have never seen it, is it good?
I have the Soviet game both on tape (might be Betamax :o) but also the highlights on an Official VHS tape which was brought out after the tournament. I'll check.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
goals galore , you'll love itQuote:
Originally Posted by cavan_fan
I've the RTE coverage of the England and Russia game on VHS which I'm hoping to get converted to DVD soon. Not exactly flawless picture quality but passable.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
There's an added bonus on the Russia tape of highlights of Holland v England when Holland demolished England 3 - 1.
Hosted by Bill O'Herlihy and pundits were John Giles (still hanging on to the black hair at that stage) and Don Givens.
Will get a few copies made. Nostalgia is all we have at the minute!!!
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Nonsense, I've got plenty of misplaced hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
I have an ever growing number of straws in my grasp!
That's the spirit - the glass is half full, dammit!!
Bring on the Czech's, Damn their eyes!!!
CHAAAAAAAAAARGE!!!!!