Most embarrassing Irish sporting moment?

Dirty Dingus McGee · 28-06-2015 10:36PM

Strumms wrote: »

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

Completely exaggerated.A few years ago Dublin played Kildare and there was a dicey enough free awarded to Dublin in the last seconds of the game that won them the match.The referee could easily have ignored it and blew for full time and had another 50000 in Croke Park the next week.

You do know that sometimes 2 teams in games are evenly matched and a draw happens.Draws are fairly rare occurences.

Clonmel1000 · 28-06-2015 10:37PM

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.

That didn't happen but never let the truth stand un the way of your hatred for whatever the 'gah' is.

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-06-2015 10:38PM

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Shemale · 28-06-2015 10:39PM

Collie D wrote: »

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

Hit us on the chin, you win, hit us on the craw, we draw

homerjay2005 · 28-06-2015 10:40PM

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Completely exaggerated.A few years ago Dublin played Kildare and there was a dicey enough free awarded to Dublin in the last seconds of the game that won them the match.The referee could easily have ignored it and blew for full time and had another 50000 in Croke Park the next week.

You do know that sometimes 2 teams in games are evenly matched and a draw happens.Draws are fairly rare occurences.

the all ireland final 2011 also....game was level going into injury time and the ref awarded a dubious free to Dublin. not only did it take Cluxton about a minute + to take the free, but the ref blew it up as soon as the kick out was taken.

he cost the GAA about €4million.

28-06-2015 10:41PM

Asking to be the 33rd team in the Euros after the Henry handball incident

callaway92 · 28-06-2015 10:43PM

ComfortKid wrote: »

Soccer team losing 5 nil against CYPRUS back when Steve Staunton was manager.

We lost 2-5 to them

Eutow · 28-06-2015 10:44PM

The F.A.I. continuously

John Delaney

The whole saga surrounding the Henry incident.

The Lichtenstein draw.

The hype surrounding Munster winning a friendly match, at least when England go on about 1966, they have something worth boasting about.

Irish fans celebrating a defeat as if it's a victory.

The supposed best fans in the world recently booing an English player instead of concentrating on their own team.

Euro 2012, supposed professional footballers unable to do their job of playing a bit of football like a professional.

That stupid fields of Athenry - (a depressing dirge) - and the "you'll never beat the Irish" [EMAIL="cr@p"]cr@p[/EMAIL], a statement that has continuously proven to be false.

Streetwalker · 28-06-2015 10:45PM

The 60-0 defeat to New Zealand.

Collie D · 28-06-2015 10:46PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

the all ireland final 2011 also....game was level going into injury time and the ref awarded a dubious free to Dublin. not only did it take Cluxton about a minute + to take the free, but the ref blew it up as soon as the kick out was taken.

he cost the GAA about €4million.

Was it a dodgy free? Genuinely can't remember why it was given, only the longest walk ever. Definitely proves your point though, ref would have been justified to add more time on.

valoren · 28-06-2015 10:48PM

Warren Gatland drops "BOD" for a test match and Irish Rugby fans absolutely LOSE THEIR ****!!!!!

S. Goodspeed · 28-06-2015 10:49PM

It's been said before but I'll say it again, John Delany.

Under his stewardess grass roots football has been more neglected than ever before, Steve Staunton was appointed manger of the national team, another manager was sacked/replaced for poor results, an assistant manager is being paid 700k a year (ASSISTANT manager), and most damning of all, because allegedly he "can run anything", they have relied of multiple debt write offs from banks and FIFA and numerous handouts from UEFA to simply stay afloat. How on earth is he still in a job let alone on 400k a year??

Collie D · 28-06-2015 10:52PM

S. Goodspeed wrote: »

. How on earth is he still in a job let alone on 400k a year??

The man knows who to keep sweet. Check out the amount of presidents, honorary presidents and various other execs and board members make up the FAI.

jack presley · 28-06-2015 10:55PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

We roll eyes at the English and 1966 but we are worse

After everything that's been on the Irish websites over the past few weeks about Italia '90 I tend to agree with you.

At least they won the World Cup.

Lucena · 28-06-2015 11:09PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

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.

I could be misremembering this, but I seem to remember that 'part of the takings' were to go to the Omagh bombing victims, but without any mention of how much. Do you have any info, links or the like?

Incidentally, the whole Offaly - Clare thing was a shambles in retrospect. I was in Croke Park for the replay (as an Offaly fan) and we were absolutely furious when the ref blew for full time, and I was part of the pitch invasion. Clare were robbed as in all likelihood they would have won being 3 points ahead with 5 minutes to go.
I was at the replay in Semple Stadium and it was a magical day out for Offaly fans, was ecstatic when we won. At the time it felt like justice was done, but looking back, Clare were the victims.

votecounts · 28-06-2015 11:12PM

Appointing Martin oNeill and Roy Keane as manager and assistant manager, ie:the Two Ronnies
Allowing roy keane to be part of the ireland team after the fcuker walked out on the team
The fact that we won't qualify for euro 2016
All the hype about the rugby team and they'll lose to a worse team at the world cup

Kirby · 28-06-2015 11:13PM

votecounts wrote: »

Appointing Martin oNeill and Roy Keane as manager and assistant manager, ie:the Two Ronnies
Allowing roy keane to be part of the ireland team after the fcuker walked out on the team
The fact that we won't qualify for euro 2016
All the hype about the rugby team and they'll lose to a worse team at the world cup

Well you are a great big bundle of positivity, arent you?

Berserker · 28-06-2015 11:18PM

Lucena wrote: »

I could be misremembering this, but I seem to remember that 'part of the takings' were to go to the Omagh bombing victims, but without any mention of how much.

Probably your standard GAA media spin. I doubt that it ever happened. The GAA never opposed Irish republicanism. I had the misfortune of watching a GAA game today for the first time in years. Dublin v Kildare; a truly appalling spectacle. As per usual, I just came across a bad game and the rest are all amazing games .......

Dirty Dingus McGee · 28-06-2015 11:22PM

Berserker wrote: »

Probably your standard GAA media spin. I doubt that it ever happened. The GAA never opposed Irish republicanism. I had the misfortune of watching a GAA game today for the first time in years. Dublin v Kildare; a truly appalling spectacle. As per usual, I just came across a bad game and the rest are all amazing games .......

WRONG

See the link below.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/proceeds-for-omagh-fund-1.186404

You obviously missed the first game today which was one of the best matches of the year across any sport.

Berserker · 28-06-2015 11:26PM

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

WRONG

See the link below.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/proceeds-for-omagh-fund-1.186404

A strange decision given that they name their grounds up there after convicted terrorists.

Example : Link

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

You obviously missed the first game today which was one of the best matches of the year across any sport.

Well, it may have been but I can tell you that they one I watched certainly wasn't.

Mint Aero · 28-06-2015 11:29PM

KevIRL wrote: »

I disagree

You know you're wrong when anncoates thanks your post :pac:

SaveOurLyric · 28-06-2015 11:31PM

jamesbondings wrote: »

so unimaginative and cringy.....also the, "theres only one (enter sportsperson here)"

The above is exempt from criticism since it did give us the greatest ever football chant - "there's only two Andy Gorams, two Andy Gorams".

Dirty Dingus McGee · 28-06-2015 11:31PM

Berserker wrote: »

A strange decision given that they name their grounds up there after convicted terrorists.

Example : Link

Well, it may have been but I can tell you that they one I watched certainly wasn't.

The clubs are given a lot of leeway to do what the want.The GAA at central level wouldn't be able to stop them.

the_monkey · 28-06-2015 11:38PM

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´m no fan of Rugby, but is it a closed membership then ?

Does one need to be from Dublin 4 and make 150k+ a year to be a fan ?

philstar · 28-06-2015 11:46PM

Gaelic Games

why do we persist with this parochial muck, we should concentrate on international sports

DrumSteve · 28-06-2015 11:54PM

philstar wrote: »

Gaelic Games

why do we persist with this parochial muck, we should concentrate on international sports

Is that a sporting moment or just a dig at the GAA?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 28-06-2015 11:56PM

MathDebater wrote: »

Dunne getting stopped within ninety seconds of the first round against Kiko Martinez.

Poor old Jimmy Magee still hasn't gotten over that.

28-06-2015 11:59PM

That irish priest that knocked over the Brazilian in the Olympics was pretty embarrassing

YFlyer · 29-06-2015 12:02AM

Right Turn Clyde wrote: »

Michelle Smith washing her fanny with whiskey.

I love whiskey.

YFlyer · 29-06-2015 12:03AM

razorblunt wrote: »

The 60-0 is the first thing to come into my head but that Horan incident where he ruined the Greek lads Marathon was awful
I bought as many yoghurts as I could and wore a toga to work for a week to make up for it in some way.

But yeah that 60 point drubbing was atrocious.

Brazilian lad.

Most embarrassing Irish sporting moment?

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