On This Day

[seanfhear]

50 years today since Liam Brady made his debut, and Don Givens scored a hat trick, as Ireland beat Russia 3-0

Some observations from my viewing.

Lots of toilet rolls on the pitch ( probably the " grease proof " versions )

Steve Heighway doing almost Rory Delap throw-ins.

Decent amount of fans on top of the roof of the stand.

A bit of bite in the game.

It would be nice to have a Giles and Brady now or even one of them.

I know that QPR had a good team back in those days but perhaps Don Givens was a bit unlucky not to get a chance with one of the bigger clubs !

Johnny Giles is quite small.

[tetsujin1979]

30 years today since beating Northern Ireland 4-0, with Roy Keane scoring his first goal for Ireland

[tetsujin1979]

40 years today since Paul McGrath and Alan Campbell made their debuts for Ireland, in a 2-1 loss to Italy

[seanfhear]

40 years today since Paul McGrath and Alan Campbell made their debuts for Ireland, in a 2-1 loss to Italy

Some great names from the past there ~ Irish and Italian ~ Some of the Italians from the 1982 World Cup win ~ Paolo Rossi died 4 years ago at only 64 years old ~ I thought it was only last year or the year before ~ Time is flying.

[pineapple stu]

12 years to the day since the legendary Conor Sammon made his Ireland debut in a 2-0 win over Poland.

Wes Hoolihan and Ciarán Clark both scored their first Ireland goals on the night

[seanfhear]

Only a young Smolt back in those days !

[tetsujin1979]

20 years since an opposition player made himself public enemy no. 1