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Ahhhhh, you mean the furry wall. It was a fungus covered wall which was repackaged as a urinal. If you needed to do a number two, well, pardon the pun, but it was tough sh!t. There was no roof, no sink, no toilet bowl, no privacy, no toilet roll; it was just a wall. The only advantage was that you could keep watching the game while you took a leak.Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
Take a pity on any lady who needed to answer nature's call as there wasn't even a hole in the ground.
Yes I was there. It was 1980. Lucky to have a birthday around the time and managed to pester my Dad to bring me especially after i overheard him mention to my uncle that there was a trip on sale at half price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
We ended up on a family holiday to an aunt in Reading for Southampton the folowing year. My Dad got free trips for both of us to Holland in 1982 after the club screwed a local travel agent and my Dad bailed him out by selling the seats. Unfortunately our next European trip seems a long way away.
I think Des was with Galway Rovers (United came later) in the late 70's but came back to Limerick.
I presume you mean Nesovic? He had a brief spell with us too. Absolute waster is how I rememeber him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
Don't know how 'memorable' some of these are when I've no doubt got the dates and names all wrong, but...
Remember the last day of the last or 2nd last season at Kilcohan when Pascal Keane was head-to-head against Pat Morley (I think, could have been Johnny Caulfield) for the golden boot and he was very put out by a shout of "Ah Pascal, your grand is gone!" from a bloke in the crowd who was listening to the Cork game on a radio.
The first games at the RSC were memorable too, nothing at all but the track around the pitch, and the hill, sadly no more, and one night - can't remember the opponents but there were goals (it might have been the 4-0 against St. Francis or St. James' Gate) - the floodlights went, but the lack of stands meant that cars and vans could drive up to pitchside and use their headlights to illuminate proceedings, and flash the lights and blare the horns when we scored!
Being one of the small, hardy knot of frozen people to christen the stand when the snow was chucking it down and we all said 'f*ck this!' to ourselves and stormed in heedless of Mick Butler's pleas over the PA. Insurance my arse!
Me first trip to Inchicore for the replayed Cup tie in January '98, the one where Paul Osam knocked Frostie spark out with a thump that was seen but ignored by the ref. Trying to square away the grandeur of the phrase 'Stadium of Light' with the lake of p!ss inside and outside the toilets took some doing! :D
A series of moments, the phenomenal run of 22 points from the last 8 games of the '98/'99 season under (but little thanks to) Sheepshead Flanagan, that turned certain relegation into 7th place and 5 points off Shels in the last Euro slot, with 8 clean sheets in a row from Soopah Keepah Mick Devine.
The Battle of Buckley Park, one of the more bad-tempered derby games where our manager Jimmy McGeough, emmm, lead by example in his, emmmm, contretemps with their (and just recently before that our) centre-half David Whittle. :D
That'll do for now.
Not even closeQuote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
And believe me you don't want to know the horrible seedy truth :eek: :eek: :D
Sweet Buddha RT - one minute you're claiming to be an expert on the tourist industry in Derry city centre, next you apparently have inside information about a supposed Board-busting boycott of the 1994 cup final by City fans, and now you're allegedly a man in the know of the ins and outs of the low-to-medium scale European betting industry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue Trader
You're an extremely difficult person to even take half seriously.... :eek:
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Amazed anyone bothered biting further on this one, its complete and utter fantasy!Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Handy in one respect, for future reference all statements from RT can be dismissed IMO :D
Shamrock Rovers 3
NewcastleWest 3 in Milltown :)
Lest we forget :)
We should start a database. there's at least 7 on my list...Quote:
Originally Posted by DvB
Lots of Pats fans think it was rigged too. It was between ourselves and Limerick for the last place and the league decided that all games had to be played at the same time. Lo'n'behold and Limerick's game is called off (despite there never been a threat to have it called off all week) and they get to play their game on the Wednesday knowing what they need to get into the top6. Adding to the conspiracy was the fact we were denied only on goal difference despite the league not allowing the championship to be decided on goal difference that year.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
The same year Limerick beat us in the league cup final in Harolds Cross. I despised Limerick (particularly Ken de Mange) that season.
Let me see too many to mention. The best has got to be the promotion relegation play off final in 2001 versus Finn Harps in Ballybofey when Digger saved Mohans penalty in the shoot out. Honorable mentions to Cobh the day we got promoted, League Cup final 04, Fai cup final 03, Fai cup final 04, Beating Dwogs 5-0 in the then 02 park!!!!
Any Bohs fans remember Felix Healy (then manager) going onto the pitch and punching James Coll at half time at the Brandywell - then to be chased the whole way to the changing rooms by Coll? Think it was a Boxing Day/ New years Eve match.
Still remember the first goal i ever saw bohs score, Derek Swan against- I think- Limerick City. A superb Volley from a tight angle. To make it even more memorable Enzo Schifo scored a carbon Copy for Inter the following Sunday and everyone was raving about it for Day's no one would believe I'd seen one just like it a dalier
But the one's that really Stick out are
1. Drinking a cocktail of cheap champagne(or some sparkly wine stuff) Bulmers and lager from the eL trophy in the jodi at about 1am the night we won it in 2001
2. about three hours later bumping into Glen Crowe on the Clonsilla Rd. with aforementioned eL trophy and walking up arm in arm singing "Start Spreading the News..............."
Ah Magic Moments indeed. Lets hope for a few more in the not to distant future
Yes, that whole system, and they way it was implemented, was a mess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
If I remember correctly, the Bishopstown surface was always especially susceptible to heavy rain, and it rained like hell that Sunday morning. I seem to remember thinking it would be called off as we travelled in the car.
Ah yes, a sweet, sweet moment. A fully deserved win, I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
De Mange was a knob, but he had a decent season for us. Limerick lost Peter Mumby at the end of that season, and that killed us. A quality player.
Oh you definitely deserved to eat us in the League Cup. And I only hated De Mange because he seemed to play brilliant against us every time...Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
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Originally Posted by lofty9
That was my first ever City game:)
Coll got away with murder that day, 3 poor tackles and not booked for any of them. Felix came on and hit him, then things got a bit messy. Coll was eventually sent off then Turlough O'Connor decided to go and manhandle the linesman, madness. What a first game, eh?:D
that definitley was in early 2000!Quote:
Originally Posted by blue til i die