QuoteI still haven't forgiven the ref for not giving us a penalty against Poland at home when Niall Quinn was held back by a defender and pretty much kicked to the ground.Originally Posted by Maroon 7
Yeah we were definitely the better side at Wembley and really should have won the game. Their goal came through a big deflection off Stan and we missed a couple of chances as well.
That campaign was a missed oppertunity. We were definitely the best side in that group at the time but some silly moments really cost us.
Ahh, the memories , i remember Cas' goal like it was yesterday. In the South Terrace packed in and when he scored the place went mental, the whole end turned left and pointing at the Upper West Stand where the Brits were..."You'll never beat the Irish"...... hey not a bad chant to get going again, if we ever actually beat anyone that is
"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."
Man that was one campaign we threw away
In wembley we def should have won> How did Houghton not score when straight infront of the posts, and in the second half we were camped in their box for at least 15 mins of non stop pressure..............was great stuff to watch
The home game was terrible, very windy, and a draw was a fair result
The game against Poland was a joke, and Bonner really messed up
As for the hooligan element, there was an irish guy stabbed in london and some irish pubs were attacked by football "fans" or the BNP
And in Dublin there was a few street battles.
So it wasnt all love and peace
Was just about to type the same thing, had only moved back home from London the previous month, went to the game on my own, most of my mates were still working abroad, bumped into a lad I used to go to college with on the way in so pair of us went to the usual spot in the middle of the South Terrace halfway up. Place went mental when Cas scored alright, remember that instant swing to the left and chant straight after the goal and all, next thing it was raining down with coins, cigarette lighters, the lot! Very heavy uniformed police presence in the West Upper that day, that was the mistake they made in 95, the only reason there was no trouble in 90 was down to the cops being out in force.Ahh, the memories , i remember Cas' goal like it was yesterday. In the South Terrace packed in and when he scored the place went mental, the whole end turned left and pointing at the Upper West Stand where the Brits were..."You'll never beat the Irish"...... hey not a bad chant to get going again, if we ever actually beat anyone that is
Went into town after and wound up in the Daniel O'Connell off O'Connell Bridge, had a couple of pints and were about to leave at around 7, made our way to the door only for the barman to say 'I wouldn't go out there if I were you lads, they're rioting on O'Connell St!'. '2 more pints so!' we replied! Fell out of the boozer after midnight, great day!
Reckon we could have won Euro 92 had we qualified, really blew that group between missed chances at Wembley and throwing that 3-1 lead away in Poland, sick.
Ahh, that game at Wembley. At one stage England couldn't get the ball out of their half and ball after ball was pumped in to the goal mouth area to huge roars from the Irish crowd. I probably have the game on video someplace. But I'll always remember it for Houghton being through on the keeper in the last minute and scuffing the shot side.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
I remember after the game on BBC Jimmy Hill giving out stink about Ireland's style of play and how we were lucky. I think it was Venables who rounded on him and asked him was he watching the same match. Tel was full of praise for us.
"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."
There was at least 40,000 Irish in Wembley that night. You could see how it affected the England players when they heard the Irish national anthem being sung so load.
Got bottles thrown a us walking up Wembley High Street. North London was a battle scene that night. Underground stopped running for a while.
We were the best team in Europe in 91-92 and I dont think too many would argue with that. Maradona was very impressed in Seville in 92, especially with Keane.
I did until, in an act of charity, I lent it to a poster here but despite giving my address I never got it back.
Houghton's miss was a horror but wasn't in the last minute as far as I can remember. Late but not that late. Shame because it was a total annihilation. I was never so relaxed 1 down in an away game as I was then. Quinn's equaliser was as inevitable as it was good.
Out him now Stuttgart so nobody else falls into the same trap.
In Trap we trust
Short Highlights from the Wembley game...I did need to watermark them as I know many people enjoy taking them as their own and slapping them on YouTube. The audio is a bit off, though it was like that when I got them.
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Am looking for old Irish matches on VHS, PM me if you have some and I'll upload them here
England at home was quite a dour game and the tension in the second half was unbearable. I was on the North Terrace and spent half of the second half feariing that England would break our then, 6 year unbeaten home record in qualifier games.
After the relief of Cascarino's goal, I've fond memories of Cascarino being engulfed in celebration by a gang of "impartial" stewards
The Wembley game was one of our best ever performances, particularly given the awful start.
The extended pressure we exerted on England on the lead up to the goal was a joy to watch. It was relentless.
Houghtons late chance is fresh in the memory. There was 8 minutes to go as I recall it.
My brother attended an FAI soccer school that Summer and Ray Houghton was a coach at it. At one stage, there was a "question and answer" session where Ray fielded questions from the kids.
One Kid asked "Ray, how did you feel when you missed the opener against England?"
Even Houghton had to laugh.
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Rioting??????? Where??? On O'Connell street?????!! Was it bad?
Be god an they wouldnt do it today!
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist thinks it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.
I have the full game of this on vid at home. I have tons of Irish vids, to be honest. Even obscure stuff like games vs. Latvia and Lithuania...!
This was a brilliant game and in some ways (for me anyway) the highlight of our times under Jack. I remember watching this with my dad on a 14" portable in the kitchen. I can still remember McGrath calling for the ball from Houghton before crossing for Quinn. "Yeah, Ray..!" can clearly be heard.
Hamilton's "Yes! It's there!" was said in such brilliant way. Such a "we all knew that was coming" tone in his voice.
youngirish: "I'm nearly always right about young players (it's frighteningly accurate)..." :)
I think there would be a decent level of interest in previous documentary's / highlights packages originally released on VHS being available on DVD.
I think some of these were made independently of RTE or possibly in conjunction with them - which may explain why they were never issued on DVD later on:
Que Sera Sera (Documentary on how we qualified for Italia 90)
The Road to Italy (No frills highlights of all the 1990 qualifiers)
The Road to America
McCarthy's Park was originally screened on TV but appears to be of interest.
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maybe someone should tell the fai to put all those dvds into one of those 'james bond' kind of thingies. They would make plenty of money from it.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist thinks it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.
Charlie Bird reported from O'Connell Street that evening.
"As I speak, a bottle has narrowly missed my head"
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Sure he didn't say "As Charlie Bird speaks, a bottle has narrowly missed Charlie Bird's head"!!!Charlie Bird reported from O'Connell Street that evening.
"As I speak, a bottle has narrowly missed my head"
Hate that habit of speaking in the third person he has!
Yeah - I think he ended the report with:Sure he didn't say "As Charlie Bird speaks, a bottle has narrowly missed Charlie Bird's head"!!!
Hate that habit of speaking in the third person he has!
"Charlie Bird has neither confirmed nor denied that he has a headache. Charlie Bird. War torn O'Connell Street."
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