Ireland v England - Euro 88

**Glapots** · 27/07/2005, 1:25 PM

Check this out. I reckon there's many an Irish who love to get there hands on this.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...222311386&rd=1

**Junior** · 27/07/2005, 1:46 PM

Originally Posted by Ebay

An unused ticket in PERFECT ABSOLUTE MINT CONDITION from England's first game in EURO 88. The Republic won 1-0 thanks to a Ray Houghton goal in an ill-tempered match played at the Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, 12 June 1988. Top category Dm 58.00 reserved seat ticket in Block 52. Actual ticket supplied may not be the one shown in photo but will be same category & unmarked and perfect. UK p&p is £1.00 in a card-backed envelope. Pls contact me before paying for European or Worldwide p&p. I accept Paypal payment only from overseas buyers

Why would you have a digital photo of a different ticket from that game? Seems a bit weird, if its genuine and not just a copy then it would be a nice little souvenir though, no current bids, ends 30th July.

**Metrostars** · 27/07/2005, 2:05 PM

Seriously though, why would anyone want to buy this. To say "well I wasnt there but I have this ticket"??

**Junior** · 28/07/2005, 9:06 AM

you'd probably need to ask football memorabilia collectors the world over? I'm guessing they haven't attended a large % of the games of what they have collected??

The fact that it is unused is also a bit quirky - if indeed it is not a fake.

**Baker** · 28/07/2005, 11:00 AM

Dont remember the game being particularly ill-tempered, sour grapes maybe?

Another point about the authenticity of the ticket, how could it be in 'PERFECT ABSOLUTE MINT CONDITION' after 17 years??

**gspain** · 28/07/2005, 4:42 PM

The ticket looks genuine - my stub is like that with the corners torn off.

**strangeirish** · 28/07/2005, 4:48 PM

Jaysus, Rovers would do anything to raise a few bob!

**OwlsFan** · 28/07/2005, 5:16 PM

I just threw out a whole wad of stubs recently (under instructions from the Obergruppenfuhrer to "get rid of that rubbish"). I hope it makes a fortune - that will show her that football stuff going back years isn't rubbish

**Junior** · 29/07/2005, 9:07 AM

and you actually just threw it out??

Did you not offer it to some collectors or stick it on ebay or something??

(On a side note: Was in a great wee bar in San Francisco the other week called 'The Owl Bar' - completely covered in pictures, mirrors, ornamental owls everywhere. You want to get a dublin owls supporters club pennant sent over to them!!!)

**OwlsFan** · 29/07/2005, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

and you actually just threw it out?? (On a side note: Was in a great wee bar in San Francisco the other week called 'The Owl Bar' - completely covered in pictures, mirrors, ornamental owls everywhere. You want to get a dublin owls supporters club pennant sent over to them!!!)

Yes, thrown out. I'm from the pre-Ebay era. Never crossed my mind they might be worth anything or that anyone would be interested in stubs from tickets of long gone (but not forgotton

) games.

I'll send them a copy of my newsletter: RARE OWL TIMES.

**Junior** · 01/08/2005, 9:42 AM

http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/p.../owl_tree.html

Great title for the fanzine by the way!!

**OwlsFan** · 02/08/2005, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy

Ever heard of a Sheff Weds fanzine called "Revenge of the Monster Trucks"??
A lad I worked with in Birmingham about 9 yrs ago gave them to me.

I have and I don't want to buy them

Originally Posted by RDBloomfield

It went for £4.07.btw,some of you know this already;my claim to 'fame' was that I was the last person(spectator) out of the stadium that day! Roll on the 20th.anniversary!

Glad it only went for 4 squid - otherwise wouldn't have been speaking to the wife.

Last out - were you comatose ??

**OwlsFan** · 02/08/2005, 12:43 PM

And speaking of Euro 88, one of my lasting memories was coming out distraught from the stadium in Gelsenkirchen. We had been on a coach trip to the games courtesy of Dave Bacuzzi and there was one guy on the coach called Ger.The sniffer dogs used go wild when within sniffing range of him. He wore these tricolour shorts and as we came out from the Dutch game, there was Ger sitting on the ground with his testicles sticking out from under his shorts with his hands in his head. They would have done a donkey proud. It brought a momentary titter to lighten the depths of depression.

I'm sure you're all glad I shared that with you.

**sylvo** · 03/08/2005, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by RDBloomfield

It went for £4.07 !

Fair play if they want a 'souvenir'.

btw,some of you know this already;my claim to 'fame' was that I was the last person(spectator) out of the stadium that day! Roll on the 20th.anniversary!

I heard a story about a guy bounching around the Ritzy nightclub in Tottenham all on his own singing Songs the night Gary McKay done us a massive favour in Sofia in 87, that guy like yourself is a true ambassador for Irish football, guys like you make me proud to be Irish.

**Junior** · 04/08/2005, 1:47 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

And speaking of Euro 88, one of my lasting memories was coming out distraught from the stadium in Gelsenkirchen. We had been on a coach trip to the games courtesy of Dave Bacuzzi and there was one guy on the coach called Ger.The sniffer dogs used go wild when within sniffing range of him. He wore these tricolour shorts and as we came out from the Dutch game, there was Ger sitting on the ground with his testicles sticking out from under his shorts with his hands in his head. They would have done a donkey proud. It brought a momentary titter to lighten the depths of depression.

I'm sure you're all glad I shared that with you.

so did the sniffer dogs get a grip or what?