Euro 88 v England - ESPN Classic at 10

**Drumcondra 69er** · 12/09/2011, 8:58 PM

Just giving a heads up, hours highlights on ESPN Classic this evening at 10 if anyone's sitting in....

**Stuttgart88** · 13/09/2011, 8:51 AM

Dammit, missed it. I have it on a grainy VHS somewhere but would love to have recorded that digitally.

**jbyrne** · 13/09/2011, 9:51 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Dammit, missed it. I have it on a grainy VHS somewhere but would love to have recorded that digitally.

it appears on ebay from time to time on DVD. picked up a copy with ITV commentary not so long ago

**tetsujin1979** · 13/09/2011, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Dammit, missed it. I have it on a grainy VHS somewhere but would love to have recorded that digitally.

entirely possible it was recorded last night. Was it the English or RTE commentary?

**IsMiseSean** · 13/09/2011, 1:36 PM

It's be shown again today at 3.45 and probably during the week too.
English commentary Brian Moore & Big Ron

**OwlsFan** · 13/09/2011, 1:56 PM

Big Ron was obviously commentating from the studio. Nice to see Jack singing along to Cockles & Muscles at the beginning. I actually appear in the crowd. Must freeze frame it and take a picture. What a day.

Alridge was on his 15th game without scoring. Frank S was nearing the end of his career and had just come back from injury I think. Chris Morris was the poorest player in the side and rarely passed to his own team mates. Had just left Wednesday to go to Celtic. Wonder what he's up to now. Big Mick and Kevin M were at the heart of the defence not exactly blessed with speed but were protected by the one and only Paul McGrath. The other Wednesday connection was Tony Galvin but again nothing special. The great players of that team were McGrath, Houghton and Whelan but the rest were a mixture of good and ordinary.

Mixing with the present day team it would be imho 1 Given, 2 C Hughton, 3 Ward, 4 Moran, 5 Dunne, 6 McGrath, 7 Duff, 8 Whelan, 9 Keane, 10 Doyle, 11 Houghton (6 present day vs 5).

**bwagner** · 13/09/2011, 2:13 PM

Chris Morris runs a bakery in cornwall i believe

**ArdeeBhoy** · 13/09/2011, 2:59 PM

4 Moran, 5 Dunne, 6 McGrath,

Ireland's three toughest ever players in one team...cool, as the youth would say.

**Stuttgart88** · 13/09/2011, 3:05 PM

Wouldn't they say "sick" these days? Or is that only where I live?

**Sullivinho** · 13/09/2011, 3:30 PM

Moran, Dunne and McGrath would pwn.

**tetsujin1979** · 13/09/2011, 4:59 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Wouldn't they say "sick" these days? Or is that only where I live?

it would be "savage" in the local dialect

**OwlsFan** · 13/09/2011, 5:03 PM

Originally Posted by bwagner

Chris Morris runs a bakery in cornwall i believe

Cornish pasties then I assume would be on the menu if we ever visit him.

**Paddy Garcia** · 13/09/2011, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Ireland's three toughest ever players in one team...cool, as the youth would say.

Lucky you never came up against Giles.

**IsMiseSean** · 13/09/2011, 8:19 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Wouldn't they say "sick" these days? Or is that only where I live?

'Epic' perhaps??
We're really showing our age....

**the bear** · 13/09/2011, 8:25 PM

they're all rapid sayings in fairness

**geysir** · 13/09/2011, 8:41 PM

The match is available for download from Irish Torrents, Gorgeous George is the commentator, it was recorded from Setanta Sports Classic and uploaded 5 months ago. England were cruelly denied in that game, some think Russia in Moscow was the only high profile game where we got pummeled and still hung on to the end.
Also available there is the Holland v Ireland from 9/9/81 when Stapleton was in his prime. I´d reckon that was our best ever competitive away qualifier game against a top team. In those days, a home win and an away draw against the WC runners-up was just meat and drink.

**theworm2345** · 13/09/2011, 9:42 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Cornish pasties then I assume would be on the menu if we ever visit him.

Yes, it is in fact a cornish pasty shop as opposed to a normal bakery as I recall, I think its even called Morris's Cornish Pasties.

Originally Posted by geysir

The match is available for download from Irish Torrents, Gorgeous George is the commentator, it was recorded from Setanta Sports Classic and uploaded 5 months ago. England were cruelly denied in that game, some think Russia in Moscow was the only high profile game where we got pummeled and still hung on to the end.
Also available there is the Holland v Ireland from 9/9/81 when Stapleton was in his prime. I´d reckon that was our best ever competitive away qualifier game against a top team. In those days, a home win and an away draw against the WC runners-up was just meat and drink.

Do you have any invites? Would be much obliged if you could pass one on

**ArdeeBhoy** · 14/09/2011, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by Sullivinho

Moran, Dunne and McGrath would pwn.

Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia

Lucky you never came up against Giles.

You played against him? Johnny might have been dirtier, but he's no centre-back, which is why I'd make those 3 tougher.
Though Dunne only earned his stripes after Moscow!

**paul_oshea** · 14/09/2011, 8:26 PM

This is the thing, I always thought people look back, as always with nostalgia where the reality is rather clouded. We hadn't an unbelievable amount of quality players like you are often led to believe we had a few with a load of work horses, but the quantity of quality opposition was far less. That is what gets me when people say about Trap and what he has. 5/6 of the players at least would get straight into any of the teams from 88 - 94.