QuoteWorst game ever seen :
Shown on RTE on a Saturday afternoon , deferred coverage.
Luton 0 SHeffield Wednesday 0 Old First Division 1987
Not just a no-score draw.... an appallingly bad one!
All Time Worst Games
1988 Friendly. Saudi Arabia 1-1 England
1989 WCQ. Malta 0-2 Rep Ireland. Although we got to the World Cup, it was a dreadful game to watch and never looked like scoring, besides Aldo's strikes.
1990 WC. Rep Ireland 0-0 Egypt
1991 European Cup Final. Marseille 0-0 Red Star Belgrade
1992 EC. Sweden 1-1 France
1993 European Cup Final. Marseille 1-0 AC Milan
1994 WC. Rep Ireland 0-0 Norway
1995 ECQ. Liechtenstein 0-0 Rep Ireland
1996 FA Cup Final. M*******er United 1-0 Liverpool
1997 WCQ. Macedonia 3-2 Rep Ireland
1998 WC. Spain 0-0 Paraguay
1999 ECQ. Bulgaria 1-1 England
2000 WCQ. Rep Ireland 2-0 Estonia
2001 Champions League Final. Bayern Munich 0-0 Valencia
2002 WC. France 0-0 Uruguay
2003 ECQ. Albania 0-0 Rep Ireland
2004 EC. Germany 0-0 Latvia
2005 WCQ. Faroe Islands 0-2 Rep Ireland
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn!!
Worst game ever seen :
Shown on RTE on a Saturday afternoon , deferred coverage.
Luton 0 SHeffield Wednesday 0 Old First Division 1987
Not just a no-score draw.... an appallingly bad one!
I think the sh!te games that come into my mind are the ones where it was built up to be classic only to be a major let-down and there's a few of them that spring to mind,
Brazil v Italy 1994 WC Final,
Liverpool v Man Utd F.A. Cup Final 1996
Bayern Munich v Valencia 2001 CL Final
second the World Cup 94 final, and the Utd - Liverpool FA CUp final, but I think the worst gamew I've ever watched would be a circa 1998 Arsenal - Sheff Wed game that was shown on Sky one wekday night. It ended 0-0 and as far as I can remember a tame Bergkamp shot that rolled about 5mph into Pressman's gloves was the only shot on traget that night.
Also the Arsenal-Utd game this season was pretty uneventful, and every Chelsaea game I've watched this season as well
Back in 1975 (I think) RTE were thinking of showing English league games as part of their newish Saturday afternoon sports show.
They showed West Ham United v Derby County - two good footballing sides at the time but it was truly awful and ended 0-0. Even as an Irons - a club reknowned for attractive footie - fan, I have to admit it was shocking.
RTE quietly dropped the idea for a few years after that.
The more important, the more boring naturally.
Juventus 0-0 AC Milan, 03.
Romania 0-0 Ireland
Ireland 0-0 Norway
Liverpool v. Chelsea (any game)
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United, league 2005
to name but a few - not that many Rovers games I can remember (or want to remember) though..
The Model Club
Tell all the Bohs you know
that we've gone and won two-in-a-row
and it's not gonna be three
and it's not gonna be four
it's more likely to be 5-1.
Remember it well - enjoyed it. DOn't see the Owls that often on TV.Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie
Worst game I remember:
Ireland 0 Iceland 0, with our best player Keane (not Robbie) playing centre-half. Not sure we mustered 1 decent shot on goal the whole game.
How anyone can list Malta 0 Ireland 2 as one of the worst games of all time is beyond me - our first ever qualification for the WC and we score 2 away from home. I was at it as well. Fantastic game - maybe because the viewer was watching it from a barstool someplace and the transmission from Malta was cr+p.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
That was the one I was going to go for - truly awful, was that about 1995?
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
Ireland v Egypt in the World Cup
Not sure that one was at bad as people make out. I was at it and we created a fair few chances. It was the frustration of being unable to break down the 10 man Egyptian defence. One of the most frustrating games (like Lichtenstein 0-0) but not the worst game ever.Ireland v Egypt in the World Cup
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
most games in the 1st division last year....
UCD v Pats. Doesn't matter when or where. It's just crap.
The year Steua Bucharest won the European Cup, 1986 or 87? Ended 0-0, was always destined to go to penalties. Even the penalties were unexciting.
"Jacques Santini...will be greeted in every dugout of the country by "one-nil, one-nil" - Clive Tyldsley, 89th minute of France-England June 13, 2004.
"Ooooohhhh Nooooooo" Bobby Robson 91st minute.
Austria vs germany, 1982 world cup finals, fix if ever i saw one, shocking stuff.
Rep ireland vx Northern ireland, friendly, not sure on the year, late ninties i think. Norn ire won one-nil, same days as the scottish cup final between caltic/rangers. About 20,000 turned up..
Actually, on that note, the year Red Star Belgrade won the European Cup, 1990, I think. 0-0, went to penalties. That match sucked so bad, I still see older fans mention it.
W. Germany V Austria in the 82 world cup. The reason the final games in groups are all played simultaneously these days. The Germans won 1-0, scored in the first 10 minutes. That result meant both would go through at the expense of Algeria. The remaining 80 minutes was equivalent to watching a team game consisting of one team of 22.
Tell that to the Italians. They're still sore over Sweden-Denmark.
Italians sore over match fixing?
...'Juventus 0-0 AC Milan, 03.'
Are you serious? I thought that was a master-class in defending! Just because a game isn't 100mph and kick-and-rush (a la premiership) doesn't mean it's crap!
Are you Dunphy in disguise ? "A master-class of defending". Not sure I'd cross the road to see that. There was barely a goal scoring opportunity in the whole game. It wasn't the worst game I've ever seen but it was boring with neither team giving it a go.
Kick and rush a la premiership: I am sure Man U and Arsenal will love to hear their game being described as such.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
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