The "Irish Matches on VHS (video tapes) Project"

**DeLorean** · 07/01/2009, 4:19 PM

I'd love to see the Euro 92 qualifier against England at Wembley again. I remember there was a 15-20 minute spell in the first half where we whooped em altogether. Don't have much recorded myself, that Jack's Heroes VHS for the 90 WC but shur who hasn't got that!!! I've the Charlton yrs on tape also. How many Yen to a Euro as well, the documentary about the 02 qualification. Would the whole Long play/Short play thing make any difference when converting I wonder...

**eirebhoy** · 07/01/2009, 5:56 PM

I'm sure he won't mind me putting his email up here. AntonTic@aol.com - he has the following DVD's and charges I think £3 each;

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 1978
REPUBLIC OF IRLEAND 1 FRANCE 0

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS 1982
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND V FRANCE (ASK FOR DETAILS)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND V HOLLAND (ASK FOR DETAILS)

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GERMANY 1988 -
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 ENGLAND 0 *****
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 USSSR 1 *****
HOLLAND 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 *****

WORLD CUP ITALY 1990
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 ENGLAND 1 ***** *NOT AVAILABLE*
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 ROMANIA 0 (AET,5-4 ON PENS) *****

WORLD CUP U.S.A. 1994 -
ITALY 0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 *****
MEXICO 2 REPBULIC OF IRELAND 1 *****
NORWAY 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 *****
HOLLAND 2 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 *****

WORLD CUP JAPAN/KOREA 2002 -
CAMEROON 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1
GERMANY 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 3 SAUDI ARABIA 0
SPAIN 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 (AET,4-3 PENS)

SCOTLAND 0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 EURO 88 QUALIFIER ***** (40 MINS) *NOT AVAILABLE*
SCOTLAND 0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2 FR *****

PICTURE QUALITY -
EXCELLENT ***** / VERY GOOD ***** / GOOD *** / AVERAGE ** / POOR *

ALL MATCHES ARE IN FULL (UNLESS STATED) - ALL APPROXIMATE DURATIONS

I've bought a few off him.

**bennocelt** · 20/02/2009, 7:45 AM

Hi
have finally sent a few old vid off too Worm to copy them onto disc or onto the net
and wasnt too expensive either - just hope An Post dont lose it!!!!!!!

here are the ones I sent.......................

Football Focus on Niall Quinn, paul Mcgrath
paul Mcgrath - They call him god
greatetst irish team
ireland v holland 1996 euros playoff
general stuff under Mick Macc
Pride and Prejudice - Cetlic v rangers
"Passions" -Irish football fans
Cherry orchard
Ire v Port 2001 wcq
g best
Can U live without football?
Celtic v Ajax
the 12 yard club
escobar and football in colombia
under 18s win in cyprus
st pats v celtic
world youth cup 1997
west germany v france 1982

anyway thats all i could send for now, and as i said hope it gets to worm, fingers crossed

**theworm2345** · 20/02/2009, 2:24 PM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

Hi
have finally sent a few old vid off too Worm to copy them onto disc or onto the net
and wasnt too expensive either - just hope An Post dont lose it!!!!!!!

here are the ones I sent.......................

Football Focus on Niall Quinn, paul Mcgrath
paul Mcgrath - They call him god
greatetst irish team
ireland v holland 1996 euros playoff
general stuff under Mick Macc
Pride and Prejudice - Cetlic v rangers
"Passions" -Irish football fans
Cherry orchard
Ire v Port 2001 wcq
g best
Can U live without football?
Celtic v Ajax
the 12 yard club
escobar and football in colombia
under 18s win in cyprus
st pats v celtic
world youth cup 1997
west germany v france 1982

anyway thats all i could send for now, and as i said hope it gets to worm, fingers crossed

Thanks benno, still trying to find out the best way to get these onto disc or hard drive easiest and cheapest...it'll either be bringing them all in to someone to do or just finding a cheap multisystem VCR...either way it could take a while.

**theworm2345** · 12/03/2009, 6:15 PM

Some douchebag outbid me at the last second for the VCR I needed to get these on the computer. So I'll try again

**EastTerracer** · 19/04/2009, 3:17 PM

Spotted the EZ Grabber online the other day (see the link). Does anyone know what the quality is like from this?

http://readeroffers.irishtimes.com/i...67/ez-grabber/

Worm, this might be a cheaper solution than buying the VCR.

**theworm2345** · 19/04/2009, 9:50 PM

Originally Posted by EastTerracer

Spotted the EZ Grabber online the other day (see the link). Does anyone know what the quality is like from this?

http://readeroffers.irishtimes.com/i...67/ez-grabber/

Worm, this might be a cheaper solution than buying the VCR.

I actually already have that thing (or its equivalent). I'm still constantly on eBay trying to buy a Multisystem VCR (for under $50) and I'm usually priced out in the last 5 minutes. I actually have my eye on one finishing in an hour and a half so we'll see. Thats the final piece of the puzzle.
EDIT: Looks like I just got priced out of that one

**Colbert Report** · 21/04/2009, 3:50 AM

I'm willing to chip in some money to make this project happen. How much do you need to get it going?

**theworm2345** · 21/04/2009, 4:26 AM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

I'm willing to chip in some money to make this project happen. How much do you need to get it going?

I've got a few irons in the fire in terms of VCRs for under $50. If I don't get those though $20-$40 USD should do it as most of the ones I've lost on have have ended between $65-$80 (though who knows how high some of the Max bids were). I'm not worried at this point as I really couldn't start till June anyway so I have a little while to keep trying before panic sets in.

**Deckydee** · 21/04/2009, 7:02 AM

Last week in Aldi (Belgium) I bought a cable that makes a connection between your VHS recorder and your PC. It cost €12 and the software and all came with it. Brilliant.

I can copy all my videos to DVD now. Maybe this is something that you could use

**theworm2345** · 21/04/2009, 7:13 AM

Originally Posted by Deckydee

Last week in Aldi (Belgium) I bought a cable that makes a connection between your VHS recorder and your PC. It cost €12 and the software and all came with it. Brilliant.

I can copy all my videos to DVD now. Maybe this is something that you could use

No, I have that appliance already, it is the actual VCR that I need now. Anyway I hope you'll post up some of your old clips when you get that thing in use.

**theworm2345** · 27/04/2009, 2:41 AM

OK lads, bought a Multisystem VCR on eBay today fo $40 + $12 shipping and am pretty happy with that. Will test it out when I get it and see how it works. Hopefully I will get some of benno's old vids up in a week or so. If it works well I definitely hope others will send their VHS's on as well.

**theworm2345** · 30/04/2009, 2:37 AM

So I tracked the package today via UPS online and 2 hours ago it said it had been delivered. I damn near skipped home only to find that there was no package anywhere in sight. I called UPS (where I worked over my break this December) and they confirmed it had been delivered. My parents are out of town so its possible they asked one of the neighbors to pick it up though I kind of doubt it...not sure what the next course of action would be

EDIT: The neighbors had it and everything works great except when I try to play one of benno's tapes its in black and white. I put in Rush Hour (NTSC, American tape) it was in color. Benno I'm guessing the tapes are actually in color right? I'll have to figure out the problem, unless anyone else has some idea?

**bennocelt** · 30/04/2009, 7:12 AM

yeah colour

**Colbert Report** · 06/05/2009, 11:54 PM

Any way I can help to get this process rolling along?

**theworm2345** · 07/05/2009, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

Any way I can help to get this process rolling along?

I probably wont be able to start until June no matter what simply because I won't have the time, but when I do if it continues to not work on the computer at home with TV Tuner (it works, but its in black and white) and if when I can get the newer TV Tuner on the laptop home to see if it works and it doesn't I'll have to buy a signal converter. Maybe I'll bring it to BestBuy or something this weekend to test it on an actual Multisystem TV and make sure the thing actually works or if maybe I have the wrong settings.

**theworm2345** · 09/05/2009, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

Any way I can help to get this process rolling along?

Sweet success!!!!

So I lugged my new VCR to my dorm room and tested it on my laptop and it works. I don't have the proper cables with me here (I have just video and one audio here while at home I have all three so its not as good as could be) and nor do I have the time to really get this project going while at school. On the first tape the first thing is highlights of the U17 World Cup against Morocco and a small interview with Brian Kerr but after that is the full match against Spain. I'll probably start with that when I get out of school in early June, but I'm uploading now the highlights and interview with Kerr so you guys can see what it will be like.

1997 u-17 World Cup, Morocco Game Highlights + Kerr Interview here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?5dng4jzgwrj

**Colbert Report** · 12/05/2009, 10:05 PM

I'm dying to see the Holland match at Anfield in late 1995. It was the end of an era.

Ideally, it would be great if we had every match from 1985 onwards, friendlies and all.

**theworm2345** · 12/05/2009, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

I'm dying to see the Holland match at Anfield in late 1995. It was the end of an era.

Ideally, it would be great if we had every match from 1985 onwards, friendlies and all.

Well that would take a lot more VHS's, a lot of (probably secret) online storage space, and a hell of a lot of work from me, but we'll see

**theworm2345** · 05/06/2009, 10:20 PM

The project has officially started, here is the first thing I have recorded, its 40 minutes of extended highlights from Spain vs Ireland in the 1997 World Youth Championships.

Mirrors are appreciated and encouraged

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2...446d7f9d5cfc8d