Shit that makes you feel old

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

1984 was the greatest euros. France getting their reward as host after 1982.

Todos los goles de la Eurocopa 1984 - All goals Euro 1984

[Bod95]

@Fagan_ODowd

I was with a German when Jimmy Magee made that remark (in the 1982 World Cup). I asked did they really call him the Monster and my German acquaintance confirmed that this was indeed the case. In an earlier time you could easily imagine Hrubesch as an SS Camp Commandant.

Your historical anecdotes are as always enlightening, my 1st WC memory was 1982, Argentina lost to Belgium in the opening game, I remember we were only home from Thurles after WD mugged us off in the Munster semi final.

[balbec]

That’s right. Think we lost by two after being a good bit behind.

[Bod95]

There’s grainy camcorder footage of the game on YouTube, watched it a few years ago

[Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr]

Lost by a point. Big Joe Mc missed an absolute sitter to level it.

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

Looking at the game here reminds me…is there anything better than the evening being bright enough to go kick ball on a summer evening after a big tournament game? Another hour a daylight to go.

Extra special if the day was spent on silage or hay with the same to come tomorrow.

You’d miss your teenage years sometimes.

[iron_mike]

@balbec

That’s right. Think we lost by two after being a good bit behind.

Lost by one if iirc 2-14 to 2-13 Stephen Greene (I think) got their goal to put them two up. We pulled one back (possibly Ollie O’Connor) Frank Murphy was the ref

[Bod95]

Eddie O’Grady I think his name was started at 13 that day was never seen again

[Fagan_ODowd]

@iron_mike

@balbec

That’s right. Think we lost by two after being a good bit behind.

Lost by one if iirc 2-14 to 2-13 Stephen Greene (I think) got their goal to put them two up. We pulled one back (possibly Ollie O’Connor) Frank Murphy was the ref

Joe McKenna had a chance for the equalizer in the last minute but made a bollix of it. My father said to me it might have been better for us if that had gone over. I gave him a daggers stare but when we lost to Cork by 31 points in the Munster final I understood what he meant.

[habanerocat]

@Fagan_ODowd

@Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr

1980 is the first I remember. England fans running amok in Turin, I think it was.

Weather was awful. Limerick made the hurling final which was my first time in Croke Park. We had Roscommon neighbours who decorated the locality as they had made the football final. Sadly, we all ended up disappointed.

The Italian police dealt fairly savagely with them. Sent them home with their tea in a mug. The Germans mugged Belgium off in the final. Late goal by Horst Hrubesch defeated the Wilfrid van Moer inspired Belgians.

Was that the tournament where every one of the Belgium’s was named a van der something or other?

[Bod95]

@Fagan_ODowd

My father said to me it might have been better for us if that had gone over. I gave him a daggers stare but when we lost to Cork by 31 points in the Munster final I understood what he meant.

He knew

[gilgamboa]

@ciarancareyshurlingarmy

You’d miss your teenage years sometimes

Sometimes?

[Locke]

My tenth, 1984

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

By God. You’re only a chap.

[Cheasty]

@ciarancareyshurlingarmy

Looking at the game here reminds me…is there anything better than the evening being bright enough to go kick ball on a summer evening after a big tournament game? Another hour a daylight to go.

Extra special if the day was spent on silage or hay with the same to come tomorrow.

You’d miss your teenage years sometimes.

We’d often choose to accidentally miss the first halves of major finals games in favour of kicking ball on the street.

Czechoslovakia v Costa Rica 1990, Italy v Uruguay 1990, England v West Germany 1990, Brazil v USA 1994, Holland v Denmark 1992, Mexico v Bulgaria 1994 and Brazil v Holland 1994 classics of this genre.

[iron_mike]

24 years married today

[Juhniallio]

Have a great day Mike. Will you spend some of it with herself?

[iron_mike]

@Juhniallio

Have a great day Mike. Will you spend some of it with herself?

Nah, I’m taking the girlfriend out to lunch

[maurice_brown]

You’d have been out a while at this stage

Congrats thou. She’s a great woman

[glenshane]

You should dander down to cafe en seine and smash the windows