Off topic golf thread!

ForeRight

It's that time of year again

Armchair Andy

If ever there was a manager's style that didn't match a club...

ForeRight

Armchair Andy wrote: »

If ever there was a manager's style that didn't match a club...

Winning hasn't been utds style lately I agree on that

Mantis Toboggan

ForeRight wrote: »

Winning hasn't been utds style lately I agree on that

Apart from last Saturday...

ForeRight

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Apart from last Saturday...

Are we Back?

I think we are!

When are Liverpool coming back. I don't even remember them being at the top table at all and I'm 36

FixdePitchmark

I don't know.

It certainly is no Put Em' Under Pressure - that was some sort twisted genius of a song 20 years ahead of its time.

This is like bad celtic rock mixed with a bad "Oirish" Eurovision entry.
The Bill at end is nice and I know it will grow on me.

Mantis Toboggan

Muhammad Ali 1942-2016

RIP

The legend has passed at the age of 74.

FixdePitchmark

How do ye think Euros will go ?

In fact Post who you think will win and round Ireland will get to.

I think France ill win it.

But Going For England - for the fun
And Ireland Knocked out in next round (last 16) as a third place team, we will be gone facing a top team.

To be honest that would be a great result for Ireland - 3 teams in our group are miles ahead of us.

Macker1

I got Germany and Iceland in the work sweepstake. Have to be happy with Ze Germans as they always are there or thereabouts when its major tournaments.

TLOA72

Laugh away. But we can win it. So my pick is France and we will get to semis

ForeRight

Hard to see past the big guns as usual but my outside bet will be Croatia

FixdePitchmark

TLOA72 wrote: »

Laugh away. But we can win it. So my pick is France and we will get to semis

We can't really can we.

Hard to think of a team outside greece that didn't have a top midfield player or forward.

And in hindsight - I'd say Greece were up to their eyes in epo etc.

ForeRight

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

We can't really can we.

Hard to think of a team outside greece that didn't have a top midfield player or forward.

And in hindsight - I'd say Greece were up to their eyes in epo etc.

Denmark. They didn't even qualify and ended up winning it.

Shawn Michaels

ForeRight wrote: »

Denmark. They didn't even qualify and ended up winning it.

Brian Laudrup was class to be fair. I always liked him as a player.

PARlance

ForeRight wrote: »

Denmark. They didn't even qualify and ended up winning it.

Being the "9th best" team in Europe, Denmark were in with a shout from the off even though it was a surprise. Hard to image a Euros only having 8 teams now.

I think Greece's win was a bigger shock, they won it with Samaras and George Clooney in goal.

Mantis Toboggan

Smart money has to be the Germans, Croatia to be the darkhorses.

ForeRight

PARlance wrote: »

Being the "9th best" team in Europe, Denmark were in with a shout from the off even though it was a surprise. Hard to image a Euros only having 8 teams now.

I think Greece's win was a bigger shock, they won it with Samaras and George Clooney in goal.

Different tourney back then alright.

As I said Croatia one to watch

FixdePitchmark

Was looking back over 88 again there - it was an incredibly difficult tournament back then.

Ireland's achievements were incredible for first time out.

In a group with the eventual winner and finalists - missing out on a semi by 10 minutes with a woefull fluke of a goal.
- And McGraths header - how on earth it didn't go in.

But sure we rode our luck big time against England - luck should all work out in the long run.

It could be our one and only time of getting a chance of a semi final.

We got an unrealisitc expextations from that team.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1988#

Interesting it was 2 pts for a win - 1 for a draw.

Golfgraffix

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Interesting it was 2 pts for a win - 1 for a draw.

Was the same for Italia 90, we got to a quarter final without winning a match in real time.

I did love that team of 88 to 94, not sure if it's my age or a generational thing but I can't seem to find any empathy for this current team, tbh I couldn't really care if the win, lose or draw.

J

Seve OB

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Was looking back over 88 again there - it was an incredibly difficult tournament back then.

Ireland's achievements were incredible for first time out.

In a group with the eventual winner and finalists - missing out on a semi by 10 minutes with a woefull fluke of a goal.
- And McGraths header - how on earth it didn't go in.

But sure we rode our luck big time against England - luck should all work out in the long run.

It could be our one and only time of getting a chance of a semi final.

We got an unrealisitc expextations from that team.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1988#

Interesting it was 2 pts for a win - 1 for a draw.

Semi Final!!!!.... We could have and should have gone all the way and won the bloody World Cup in 2002

Barnaboy

Let's pick a winner of the euros!

Think it's between France, Germany and Spain. I'll pick Germany.

Over to you folks!

FixdePitchmark

I have to say - I have always got behind the Irish team - but there is something very likable about this bunch - likes of Long , Brady, Walters, McCarthy, McClean.

We know it is not the most gifted team ever - but they are a real "team".

I know at a major at this level that is not enough - but it can get you a result against a flaky performance. of a big team.

Sadly we are in a shocking group - look at every other group you would fancy a win.

But this team has a big win in them (imo).

ForeRight

I always watch this before a big event like today. I never fail to shed a tear especially with the raw emotion from the old man after the peno shoot out win. He'd waited his whole life to witness us do something special.

I was so pessimistic going into the last euros with trap... Feel so optimistic(rightly or wrongly) with o Neill and Keane looking after us...

Please give us any result tonight to get us rolling!

The excitement, the bunting is up the tension.... Let's do it!

Please please please over the next 3 weeks even just give us one day.... One day where we can dream and forget all our troubles.... We can do it!

COYBIG

RIP Bill


http://youtu.be/v24UKqJIKm8

FixdePitchmark

Yes . It highlights for me that soccer is the only sport that totally gets everyone in the country. You can only imagine what it would be like if we had a few stars in the squad like in 88 and 90s.

I know we are up against it. But you see from golf and sport . Positivity works.

As Foreright said
Different feeling with oneil and keane.

TLOA72

Watched that video in the car outside my kids crèche while waiting to pick them up. Tears in my eyes and now going to tell teacher it's allergy time. Ha.
COYBIG

PARlance

3 resounding defeats. We haven't progressed much, if any, since Trap.

Best fans in the world though.

TLOA72

PARlance wrote: »

3 resounding defeats. We haven't progressed much, if any, since Trap.

Best fans in the world though.

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FixdePitchmark

TLOA72 wrote: »

BBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Yes we don't really have players that much ahead of last squad . ?

An argument could be made for Mccarthy. Long Walters coleman

But in last squad you had keane , Dunne, duff .

But we seem to have more regulars I'm premiership in this team.

But open to views on that.

Keano

PARlance wrote: »

3 resounding defeats. We haven't progressed much, if any, since Trap.

Best fans in the world though.

Why so negative in a positive thread!?

We can get a draw and win and after that lets put it up to Belgium!!

COYBIG!

PARlance

Keano wrote: »

Why so negative in a positive thread!?

We can get a draw and win and after that lets put it up to Belgium!!

COYBIG!

You've changed, Keano.