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Most embarrassing Irish sporting moment?

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  • #62
    salmocab
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    foxy farmer wrote: »
    PLAN B in Croke Park at an all Ireland final a few years back. Stewards trying to keep people in the stands by holding up some plastic mesh was a joke to say the least.

    Was that not a Leinster final I remember it happening it was hilarious the final whistle had barely gone and it came up on the big screen and the announcer sounded like he was panicking. I think plan B was to forget the original plan.


  • #63
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    salmocab wrote: »
    Can you explain what happened here, only have the vaguest of recollections of it happening.
    FAI refused to sanction the match, here's an article from the Leader that'll explain it http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-fc-cancel-barca-clash-after-spanish-giants-run-out-of-time-1-2192147


  • #64
    wp_rathead
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Working class people jumping on the rugby bandwagon. Sad.
    .

    :confused::confused::confused::confused:


  • #65
    blade1
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    Menas wrote: »
    Michelle de Bruin.
    snubbleste wrote: »
    Michelle de Bruin Smith
    One More Toy wrote: »
    Yes. Because wining all those medals was very embarrassing :P

    No the guy commentating nearly crying.
    I was scarlet for him!


  • #66
    mikemac1
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    An English club and a Scottish club playing the "Dublin Derby"

    Matt Cooper and others banging on about Munster beating New Zealand in a meaningless friendly in 1978. Thomand Park was like the GPO that day, everyone claiming they were there! We roll eyes at the English and 1966 but we are worse


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  • #67
    salmocab
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    Meilani Nutritious Spectrum wrote: »
    FAI refused to sanction the match, here's an article from the Leader that'll explain it http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-fc-cancel-barca-clash-after-spanish-giants-run-out-of-time-1-2192147

    Ah I see, basically it was naive of Limerick to think they could do something good without the FAI doing it for them. Really Limerick only have themselves to blame and you know its true because John Delaney says. He's great.


  • #68
    nxbyveromdwjpg
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Working class people jumping on the rugby bandwagon. Sad.

    That's some statement.

    Are working class people not allowed to like rugby?
    Or is bandwagon jumping only okay for the middle or upper class types?

    :confused:


  • #69
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #70
    salmocab
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    Patww79 wrote: »
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    normal people?


  • #71
    Menas
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    One More Toy wrote: »
    Yes. Because wining all those medals was very embarrassing :P

    Yes, it was. Embarrassing that a cheat won those medals and denied someone clean from winning.


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  • #72
    gizmo23
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Lot of competition for this one.

    Morons protesting outside the French embassy. Grown men, ffs!!!!

    John Delaney throwing his tie in the crowd in Moscow(?).

    The Gah desperate for attention and money in 1991 ordering a replay in the Dublin-Meath game after somebody had won the match.

    Ireland fans demanding an award after Euro2012 for something or other.

    Irish fans booing some player against Denmark years ago because they thought he played for Rangers. (He didn't).

    Irish fans booing an England player because he might leave their favourite (English) club.

    Working class people jumping on the rugby bandwagon. Sad.

    John Delaney.


    I think someone got the Clare Offaly game of 98 mistaken when the ref blew up with 5 or 6 minutes of time left to play... I really doubt it was to do with the "GAH" wanting more money ... But hey let's not facts ruin a good story 😀


  • #73
    jamesbondings
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    In general, the whole "You'll never beat the Irish!" chant at sporting events. I know it's not meant to be taken literally, but still.

    or ANY "come on you boys in...(enter colour here) chant....i genuinely hate it, in ANY sport...


  • #74
    Berserker
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    jamesbondings wrote: »
    or ANY "come on you boys in...(enter colour here) chant....i genuinely hate it, in ANY sport...

    Let's not forget the famous "Ole, ole, ole ...." chant.


  • #75
    not yet
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    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Yes it was..


  • #76
    Collie D
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    jamesbondings wrote: »
    or ANY "come on you boys in...(enter colour here) chant....i genuinely hate it, in ANY sport...

    You must be a Carlow man


  • #77
    jamesbondings
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    hahaha nope, but honestly, its so unimaginative and cringy.....also the, "theres only one (enter sportsperson here)"


  • #78
    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    The Gah desperate for attention and money in 1991 ordering a replay in the Dublin-Meath game after somebody had won the match.

    That didn't happen.


  • #79
    akelly02
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    The first thing that springs to mind is the 'fans' that showed up to the Dublin leg of UFC 189 promotional tour with Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo. Absolute disgrace and extremely cringeworthy. The majority if the crowd seemed to be like a cross between a hooligan and a junkie.


  • #80
    Collie D
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    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    That didn't happen.

    Most of the post is inaccurate


  • #81
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #82
    Terrontress
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    In general, the whole "You'll never beat the Irish!" chant at sporting events. I know it's not meant to be taken literally, but still.

    It's a common chant at the soccer and, to be fair, we very rarely get beaten. With the exception of Euro 2012, we've drawn with some of the best sides in the world over the past ten years.

    So yes, you never will beat the Irish, but probably not get beaten by the Irish either. Just a series of draws.


  • #83
    Collie D
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    jamesbondings wrote: »
    hahaha nope, but honestly, its so unimaginative and cringy.....also the, "theres only one (enter sportsperson here)"

    I'll agree it's unimaginative but catchy and easy to learn to get some kind of atmosphere/noise going.

    I did once forget I was at a Dublin game and sang "green" instead of "blue" though so maybe only easy to learn if you're not a colour blind idiot


  • #84
    Shemale
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    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    That didn't happen.

    They played each other nearly every weekend of the year, well two/ three replays and some well timed final whistles.


  • #85
    Collie D
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    Terrontress wrote: »
    So yes, you never will beat the Irish, but probably not get beaten by the Irish either. Just a series of draws.

    More accurate but doesn't have the same ring to it. Maybe if you could get it to rhyme?


  • #86
    mikemac1
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    Patww79 wrote: »
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    Garryowen residents will be surprised to hear they are no longer working class. You can include countless other clubs in that too


  • #87
    Strumms
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    Aidric wrote: »
    Not a single moment but the GAA's insistence on replays is a continuing embarrassment.

    The fact that they also haven't taken the timekeeping duties off the referee is ridiculous.

    "Schure blowit up ref, dey diserve another dey ought". The GAA are ****ing embarrassing full stop....


  • #88
    dan1895
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    Roger_007 wrote: »
    John Delaney whinging about being beaten by the Henry hand-ball and looking to be let in to the World Cup finals as the '33rd' team.

    fyp


  • #89
    PARlance
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    Most Septembers.... We'll win one yet.


  • #90
    homerjay2005
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    There was a mistake made by one of the officials during the match so the Gah ordered it to be replayed.

    Big cash windfall for the Gah and loads of publicity which they felt was badly needed after Italia90 the year before.

    the dublin v meath games were replayed as they ended in a draw, 3 times.

    you are mixing this up with the clare v offaly game in 1998, when the ref blew the game up early. for your information, all the money was donated to charity from the replay.

    also was it not in Tallinn that John Delaney threw his tie into the crowd (he did it more than once, but the one that got all the publicity was that play off game). no fans demanded an award after 2012, it was other countries who brought this up.

    overall, you seem very bitter towards GAA and the Irish national team, so bitter that you are actually referring to incidents that didnt happen.


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  • #91
    ComfortKid
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    Soccer team losing 5 nil against CYPRUS back when Steve Staunton was manager.


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