I don't think they offered one.
There was some ref just kicking back for a relaxing Monday by the fire and telly when he got a call saying could he be in Belfield, like, now?
Here's the foot.ie thread at the time.
It was coming from a game against Iceland in 1990. The Under 21's and Senior Squads helped themselves to $3000 dollars worth of items in Heathrow. Nobody was charged although I like to remind my Albanian colleague about this incident everytime he slags the Irish National Team
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No, I think there were linesmen alright. The two of them turned up on time, but there was no ref.
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Actually, reading back over that link I posted earlier, you're right - no officials at all were appointed. So they were all sourced by frantic phone calls.
Think the original ref cried off sick and whatever genius in the FAI had the job forgot to contact another ref. Think a frantic call around managed to unearth a ref but he said he would be about an hour as he had just had his dinner
Pretty sure it was in the old amenity free Belfield, I was at a Bohs game and had several phonecalls from a very disgruntled UCD fan that they were 'forced' to sit there for an hour and a half before game even started !
On jerseys I recall (early 90s) Alan Byrne of Bohs turning up in Finn Harps for a game having forgot his jersey (players held their jerseys in those days) and having to borrow a replica shirt from a Bohs fan in the crowd. Pretty sure he had to get permission from the ref as it had no number (in those days we could not afford markers)
I'd have thought most people would call that blue.
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Exactly. Most certainly blue. Was just about to post the same. We've never had a grey top that I can recall. Remember that night too. Ridiculous stuff from Buttimer.
I've wondered about Pats v Dundalk as well, I don't think it can always be down to refs. Sometimes I think teams choose to wear their away kit regardless ?
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
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Well as bad as all this is can't be worse than crystal palace v Barnsley in the championship a couple of years ago. Both the away teams kits clashed with palace home kit. Away team made to wear palace away kit. Not only that but they had to BUY it from the club shop!!!
http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/06/barnsley-forced-to-wear-crystal-palaces-away-kit-to-avoid-colour-clash-3585750/
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I remember there was a time when Bohs were playing Pats and I'm pretty sure it was in Inchicore. Bohs arrived in their white kits no problem. Pat's in their normal red again standard procedure. But Buttimer wanted to wear his red top and got Pat's to play in their away gear. Both teams playing in away gear because the ref wanted to wear red.
Buttimer has his own Wiki page*.Worth a wee read
"known as the "Jersey Referee"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Buttimer
*In before i get told not to believe all i read on Wikipedia
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[QUOTE=pineapple stu;1770644]Twas Anthony Buttimer I think; not much more needs saying really!
We played a Man Utd XI about 10 years ago and he decided our home claret and blue jersey clashed with Uniteds red! I can see how he could get those colours mixed up. FFS it was only a friendly
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