Great Irish goals I totally forgot about...

**DeLorean** · 25/08/2016, 3:59 PM

Some lovely stuff by Duffer.

**geysir** · 25/08/2016, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Post the video or a good description here...

I completely had erased this strike from my memory!

Beauty.

Matty Holland away to Portugal

I'm mystified how that strike could be erased from your memory, as well at it being a crucial goal that game was the seminal one, more so than the Dutch game previous.

It was played in the days when Rte was unobtainable , I had to manually readjust my sat dish towards the Azores in order to tune into a Portugese state channel on Eutelsat. I have it recorded on vhs, I had considered donating it to Worm for his collection but somehow I still have it.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 25/08/2016, 4:20 PM

Keith O'Neill v Bolivia in Giants Stadium.

The world was his lobster.

**Paddy Garcia** · 25/08/2016, 5:20 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

I had to manually readjust my sat dish towards the Azores in order to tune into a Portugese state channel on Eutelsat.

WOW - where do you live Geysir? It was also live on BBC.

**Paddy Garcia** · 25/08/2016, 5:26 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Here it is!

I actually pictured it at the other end of the pitch, I wonder was this the reverse angle to the televised coverage at the time.

I watched that at some club in Ealing - showed a few of the games. I think it was Setanta coverage & the commentator seemed to be some guy they grabbed off the street - kept getting the players mixed up!

**paul_oshea** · 25/08/2016, 5:43 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Here it is!

I actually pictured it at the other end of the pitch, I wonder was this the reverse angle to the televised coverage at the time.

It was right i felt like he had an age and the goal opened up for him but ya thats it. That sticks out in my memory as one of our biggest misses but we were saved in the last game in the end.

**paul_oshea** · 25/08/2016, 5:46 PM

I can even remember the replay they showed from behind him and he had loads of space and room but that replay doesn't show that.

**paul_oshea** · 25/08/2016, 5:53 PM

Great thread northside stu!

**DeLorean** · 25/08/2016, 6:15 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

I can even remember the replay they showed from behind him and he had loads of space and room but that replay doesn't show that.

Yeah I remember that replay as I think it clearly showed the keeper getting a touch, or maybe not getting a touch!

**geysir** · 25/08/2016, 6:19 PM

Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia

WOW - where do you live Geysir? It was also live on BBC.

Iceland is my home.

Portugal v Ireland was definitely not on BBC satellite platform
Memory is hazy in regards to reasons why but I could only watch Netherlands v Ireland on Eurosport highlights and Portugal V Irl was as mentioned.
I think I could watch the rest of that campaign on sky sports, Estonia away, Giles was the co-commentator.
At least I can remember the effin games and what mattered

**pineapple stu** · 25/08/2016, 6:33 PM

Wasn't this thread done a couple of months ago?

Just an observation, mind, not a complaint!

**Supreme feet** · 25/08/2016, 7:04 PM

Great strike from John Sheridan.

**geysir** · 25/08/2016, 7:37 PM

To state the obvious, a thread titled "Great Irish goals that I totally forgot about" isn't going to garner a lot of on-topic replies.

**Colbert Report** · 26/08/2016, 12:15 AM

Kevin Doyle's left foot cracker against Slovakia in 2007. Hands down the best goal I've ever seen, there was just something special about it and I couldn't believe he'd tried to pull it off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vVu9Q2EgHc

**SkStu** · 26/08/2016, 1:13 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

I'm mystified how that strike could be erased from your memory, as well at it being a crucial goal that game was the seminal one, more so than the Dutch game previous.

Not sure. I remembered it as soon as I saw it but it is just one that hadn't stuck with me in terms of how good it was...

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Great thread northside stu!

Cheers Paul.thought it'd be good for everyone to do a bit of reminiscing instead of the usual "player watch" stuff for a change.

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Wasn't this thread done a couple of months ago?

Just an observation, mind, not a complaint!

Not sure! Don't remember it if it was!

Originally Posted by geysir

To state the obvious, a thread titled "Great Irish goals that I totally forgot about" isn't going to garner a lot of on-topic replies.

I'm pretty happy with the quality of responses. Lots of good memories and goals being shared.

**Fergie's Son** · 26/08/2016, 2:06 AM

Originally Posted by Supreme feet

Great strike from John Sheridan.

Loved Sheridan as a player. Should have had even more caps.

**DeLorean** · 26/08/2016, 7:52 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Wasn't this thread done a couple of months ago?

Just an observation, mind, not a complaint!

I was thinking the same but it may have been this one from two years ago... http://foot.ie/threads/190748-Your-o...-an-Irish-goal

Originally Posted by Supreme feet

Great strike from John Sheridan.

Super strike. That goal was definitely mentioned somewhere recently enough. I remember comparing it to Steven Gerrard's famous goal against Olympiakos.

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

Kevin Doyle's left foot cracker against Slovakia in 2007. Hands down the best goal I've ever seen, there was just something special about it and I couldn't believe he'd tried to pull it off.

I was behind the goals for that one, as the rest of the Irish fans were I guess. Hard to know how he generated so much power from basically a standing start and facing away from goal. Unbelievable goal really. He has a good swing of his left foot, this one wasn't bad either.

**Fixer82** · 26/08/2016, 10:45 AM

Great thread. I remember Robbie Keane's thunderbolt in a 1-0 friendly win away to Holland. Andy Reid's decoy run and the whole build up was fantastic! In my opinion Robbie's best ever international goal
https://youtu.be/iaPYtRFofdI

Does anyone remember David Connolly V Turkey in a Lansdowne friendly? Took the ball on edge of the box and made a joke of Turkish defender (Alpay?).
Crazy game where the Turkish sub keeper was a lunatic. Think he was subbed off himself then. Richard Dunne got the equaliser in the dying minutes. No link for that I'm afraid

**pineapple stu** · 26/08/2016, 10:58 AM

Tee hee! Omer Catcin or something. Got a text from a mate at the other side of the ground during the match that I'd be better than him.

Actually had a decent career I think.

Edit - Omer Catkic it seems.

**Fixer82** · 26/08/2016, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Tee hee! Omer Catcin or something. Got a text from a mate at the other side of the ground during the match that I'd be better than him.

Actually had a decent career I think.

Edit - Omer Catkic it seems.

Nice one. Think he had a few pints before that game. Connolly man of the match as I recall and then didn't play well in the big game V Switzerland that followed