QuoteI'm sure Emmet will be interested.
Freyne for FORAS
In July 1991, Cork City FC travelled to China to represent Ireland in the Shanghai Marlboro Cup. The competition consisted of two groups. Group A consisted on FC then Haag representing Holland, the Romanian Olympic Team and Shanghai. Group B consisted of the Olympic teams of Poland and China alongside Cork City.
As Cork City participated as an Irish representative side, a once-off Irish jersey incorporating the Cork City crest and sponsors Guinness was produced. Only two sets of player jerseys were prepared, making it among the rarest Cork City or Ireland jersey’s available, the shirts were never worn outside of the tournament games.
The jersey was generously donated to FORAS by Cork City Hall of Famer Patsy Freyne who remembered the competition fondly. “It was the trip of a lifetime. European trips are only three or four days, but it was over two weeks which is something that will probably never happen again. It was a chance of a lifetime and you don’t get chances like that in football. The Polish side that we played had got a 1-1 draw with Ireland in the European Championships a few months earlier I think. And we were playing the same side. It put everything in perspective.”
“The jerseys were once offs, that’s what makes them unique.” Freyne told Cork City’s ‘City Edition’ earlier this season, “Basically, because of the way the club is going, it’s the only reason I’d part with it”.
FORAS are extremely appreciative of Patsy's generosity in donating such a rare item and hope that the auction will be a huge success.
Patsy has also offered to sign the jersey for the winning bidder, if that is their preference.
Any questions can be forwarded to forastrust@gmail.com.
For details on FORAS, please go to www.forastrust.ie
We'll update with the eBay link later!
The photos attached are of the jersey and the Programme cover for the tournament.
Last edited by tiktok; 04/11/2009 at 11:22 AM.
Cork City: Making 'Dream Team' seem realistic since 2007.
I'm sure Emmet will be interested.
Been looking for this for years, savage stuff altogether.
Is the programme for auction? It is a very rare programme.
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=270457927627
is the link to the item!
gspain, the programme images were scanned and supplied by a supporter as a visual aid to the item. I'll let him know that there would be interest in it, whether he'd part with it, I can't say.
Cork City: Making 'Dream Team' seem realistic since 2007.
Good luck with the jersey.Originally Posted by tiktok
I actually have the programme but got it at the time after pestering a few people.Very few came back and it is now a rare programme. Probably worth 100 euro particularly when the money is going to such a good cause.
This could top a grand at this rate, too rich for my blood already
****s sake i hope somebody buys it because I don't want to spend 510 euros on it.
"No regrets, none at all. My only regret is that we went out on penalties. That's my only regret. But no, no regrets." -Mick McCarthy
That's really cool!
€610 already with a few days to go.
A few collectors had indicated we might get about €400 so it's a very pleasant surprise right now.
We were speaking with Patsy Freyne over the weekend, he's absolutely delighted with the interest in it and that it looks like raising so much for FORAS.
Cork City: Making 'Dream Team' seem realistic since 2007.
Bidding finishes tonight (Sunday) so less than 24 hours for those who might be waiting in the wings.
Cork City: Making 'Dream Team' seem realistic since 2007.
Now at 650 euro!
"Its the bad players who are the luxury not the skillfull ones"
Danny Blanchflower
Patsy's jersey went for 830 Euro in the end, fantastic return on a brilliant item.
Just a note to say thanks to Adam and the Mods on here for allowing us to advertise it in the two sections, I've no doubt it helped us to reach more bidders.
Cork City: Making 'Dream Team' seem realistic since 2007.
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