15 years ago tonight

[paul_oshea]

Great day that was. I may have been in 5th year at the time and I vaguely remember campaigning with teachers for us to get to watch the match at school. Great days.

5th class or 5th year, how can you not remember? And it was in the evening not during school so you mustn't be able remember it.

[Stuttgart88]

the only one I'm not certain about is Lithuania

I think that was afternoon also.

If it's the game I'm thinking of Aldo scored very early on from close range from a low drilled cross by Staunton.

Was it Alan Kernaghan's debut?

[paul_oshea]

if its a 1-0 it was an afternoon kick off because I somehow managed to see it but actually cant remember how, i think i might have gotten 'mammy' to let me take a half day! SHe was good like that

And I can definitely remember the home game

[Pauro 76]

5th class or 5th year, how can you not remember? And it was in the evening not during school so you mustn't be able remember it.

Memory was a bit hazy. Was confusing that with the home game....

[co. down green]

Was it Alan Kernaghan's debut?

Pretty sure Kernaghan made his debut against Latvia at home in 92.

I was sitting fairly close to the centre of the Railway stand that night and the scoreboard said it all for me

'You Can't Beat The Feeling'

[Stuttgart88]

We beat Lithuania 2-0. Aldo as described above and Kernaghan got the second. I just googled it. I knew Kernaghan had something notable to do with that game!

[OwlsFan]

I was at the Latvia game in Latvia, which was my first sojourn across to a former Iron block country. I think we had pigeon masquerading as Kentucky Fried Chicken but the locals were friendly and we won 0-2. I was due to go out to the Lituania game as well a week later but my mother took ill the night before I was due to travel and I had to stay at home. We won that as well 0-1. Not very often we had back to back away wins.

The draw in Windsor was unbelievable. My mother died the previous month and the qualification gave me such a lift, even though I knew that the team was starting to fade. Nights like that don't come around that often. It ranks with the night in Sofia when Scotland beat Bulgaria (probably the highest point of my many years following Ireland - we had arrived at last), Holland 1-0 at Lansdowne and the win in Stuttgart.

[eirebhoy]

5th class or 5th year, how can you not remember? And it was in the evening not during school so you mustn't be able remember it.

I can't remember most of my school days (even 5th/6th year) and I'm only in my 20's. We don't all have good memories. Probably the drink.

[paul_oshea]

well it depends what you mean i cant remember mundane days but i can remember events like that even from primary school i dont see how you couldn't remember a big day like that in 5th year if you were an Ireland fan.