Except that ref was awful, he let 2-3 obvious foul throws go in the same game...
And German fans are sound, like many countries, the fans of the national team are a little duller than you find in their domestic game, plus they're not a highly demonstrable lot generally.
Is it an Irish person holding his iPhone and viewing the game through that instead of watching the game through the eyes the Lord gave him? The celebration doesn't get beyond a "Whoo huu". I am constantly amazed by that when I see people at games just viewing the games through their phones or when on tour people videoing the places they should actually be sensing with their body. For instances, looking at a Premiership game on TV and a goal is scored, a number of the crowd are usually videoing the celebrations rather than joining in and enjoying it. You might as well be watching it on TV.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
That said, I enjoyed them, especially the first first when the iPhone goes under during the celebrations :)
Exactly. I might take an early photo just to have but that would be about the extent of it. Similarly to your last sentence though, I'm glad there are people around with less interest that give us videos like these!
In fairness he does seem to be surrounded by German fans, they were unhappy enough with the result and best not test their resolve by having to deal with a lone Irishman going ape over the goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Listen to his accent it should give you some clues.
I met lots of neutrals travelling with irish fans over there.
The camera person was around the middle of the lower stand, the most expensive tickets, I think you could go so far and do an Aldridge (celebration of own goal v Spain) and get out alive.Quote:
Originally Posted by WexCar
The video nicely captured the irish sideline contingent going ape.
Wasn't that Aldridge celebration against Portugal? Fernando Couto and his big mop. Unless he did something similar to Michel that time.
Indeed it was the game against Portugal.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kd6D-OIbB0
Was the track that came on over the tannoy system immediately after the final whistle actually a tribute to our equaliser? :confused:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjC6rxHz8g
I can't really see why it'd be relevant otherwise, and Chumbawamba even have an Irish rebel song to their name!
It may have been but not heard in the Irish section...Kingdom may recall better?
It could even be more profound than that. Could it not also be indirectly related to the Chumawamba's "The Day the Nazi died"?Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Therefore 2 birds hit with the one stone?
Be amazed if the DFB were aware of minor tracks...
:rolleyes:
You're so negative AB :p, I wouldn't underestimate the capacity of some Germans to have a surreal schadenfreude laugh at their own misfortunes. Also, The Day the Nazi Died is not a minor track, in fact it's a part of the repetoire of the band when they tour Germany.
Not really, know loads of Germans and they claim their most appropriate 'national' track is Nena's. But actually, probably just being ironic...
You know loads of informative people, everywhere, AB :rolleyes:
Part of my 'Modus Operandi'...
and they don't post here. Odd, that.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Hahaha, yes Tubthumping was certainly played at the final whistle.
I got the impression it was played throughout the stadium, based on the score. They probably have Fiesta by the Pogues if Germany win, and Chumbawumba if Germany don't win.
BTw never heard that Smash the van ballad, but I like it, and I'm not huge into the rebel ballads. That is definitely a song that could be appropriated by YBIG and rewritten. =
I'd say it's the other way around, to be honest. They had it lined up to play to celebrate Germany bouncing back from their loss to Poland, but they didn't anticipate the equaliser with the last kick and had nothing else lined up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
I like Chumbawumba but that kindergarten version of the 'smash the van' makes the Wolfe Tones sound traditional and ethnically authentic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Fenians deserve better than that, even if they did make the fatal mistake of having a drink before getting the plan together.
Only informed people post on foot.ieQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I was driven home from work yesterday by a polski/a(is pollack derogatory?) who was in the HZL and told me the worst thing you could do before a game was drink. For very different reasons. Strang how someone could speak so matter of factly about this kind of stuff.
Are you possibly suggesting that the German's didn't plan ahead?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Unpossible.
Tbf, many of them have better things to do with their time!!Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
:roll:
Unlike us.
What could be better than discussing football with strangers?Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Eh, friends you haven't met yet. And Paul.
I think "Polack" is considered derogatory, yes. Who are the HZL? geysir was actually talking about drinking before an armed ambush, which is probably not the sharpest of ideas, indeed, but why was this Pole so against drinking before a football game? It's not the most difficult of topics to discuss surely, so why would speaking so matter-of-factly on it be odd?Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
He writes for The Irish Independent. That's how he has so many contacts. He scarcely has enough time to post under his Ardee Bhoy moniker as it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Can you use we, in this instance? As in We humans, not us humans. The universal we, not the universal wee I mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Reminds me of this(affect/effect not the first one):
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramm...xcept_quiz.htm
Ya thats why I drew the parrallel, he was saying you could never go drinking before you go into "battle". None of them would drink beforehand it would be wholly stupid. Whereas I was thinking they must all be off their heads drunk or on drugs to do it. I did enjoy when he said the English and Rangers fans were all lip when they had a few drinks and then ran off scared though at the site of an actual confrontation.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
HZL are a firm, connected with Wroclaw, and Lech Poznan.
Someone unscrewed the aspect ratio and angle of that footage.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Funny how one fan seems to see the goal before it happens.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6Xi4JR66mVnb082OTkzcTFTYTQ/preview
That was Paul.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
It wasn't Paul, not even Paul could foresee the unrepeatable, one in million chance, that O'Shea would/could score.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Strangely enough, in the previous video from the fan in the dearer seats, he also gave out an ecstatic groan once Hendrick made the perfect connection.
I can't find anything on them online. Are you sure it wasn't just another guy feeding you bull, telling you what you want to hear? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Edit: Ah wait, it seems to stand for Hooligans Zagłębie Lubin.
You can hardly blame them. A lot of them have no great interest in Ireland, let alone our football...Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Don't you mean some, er, 'strange' people?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
:)
Paul's sound! As are the other 3-4 current posters from here I've met...Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Plus numerous former ones.
Almost a gross insult, given the status of that rag...Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
;)
Must say I am pretty impressed, even when I was watching it live I didn't think we would scoreQuote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
until the ball was in the net, it looked a certainty to me that the German defender would get there
first. It's gotta go down as on of the great Irish goals of all time.
I am kind of reminded of when Balotelli scored when O'Shea was marking him (Euro's 2012?),
this being the reverse situation.
It is interesting you can see the fans in the cheaper seats where the first video was taken from, I think he was inQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir
the higher section going by the perspective.
Actually I am not sure if the groan was from a German, you hear a voice before it which sounds German to me,but I am not sure
however it is had to listen to carefully as shortly afterwards the noise volume is deafening
No doubt Roy was in the middle of the ecstatic celebrations along the sidelines, pumping high fives, celebrating a draw against a first seeded team.
How perspectives have changed for the acrimonious Keane since the WC 2002 campaign, started out in Amsterdam.
In fairness, there's a big difference between throwing away a two goal lead in the last twenty minutes and getting an equaliser with the last kick of the game. The final whistle of that game in Amsterdam should have been bittersweet for everybody, at best.
Especially for an Uncle of mine who had a 2-2 draw in Ladbrokes.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean