Boardsies decide: Best sporting moments (nominations closed, knockout ongoing)

Green&Red · 10-12-2019 5:23pm

Leicester go through with as much bother as they had from Spurs that season

Green&Red · 10-12-2019 5:24pm

Next up is a huge battle

IMO the greatest Irish athlete of all time, the chairman of the boards Eamon Coughlan and his 1983 world championship gold with that cheeky smile as he knew he had it. Was robbed of Olympic gold by drug cheats

Versus the man who's milk poster adorned my wall as a child, united the north in their support for him, Barry McGuigan wins the world title at loftus road

Zaph · 10-12-2019 5:24pm

Leicester. Possibly the greatest sports story ever.

Green&Red · 10-12-2019 5:25pm

Coughlan gets my vote, like I said I think hes our greatest ever athlete and in a stacked event like the 1500m this is some acheivement

Zaph · 10-12-2019 5:26pm

Eamonn Coughlan, finally getting the gold medal he deserved.

10-12-2019 5:27pm

Eamon Coughlan for me

ArnoldJRimmer · 10-12-2019 5:30pm

Barry McGuigan, old enough to remember it, and a great achievement

Tell me how · 10-12-2019 5:31pm

Eamonn vs Barry.....
Very close one.
Really agree with the impact Barry had in uniting the country at the time but also think Eamonn's was excellent.

Barry for me. Just.

Rikand · 10-12-2019 5:33pm

Eamon Coughlan for me

Necro · 10-12-2019 5:34pm

Gonna give Barry a vote here myself.

It's very close though.

Green&Red · 10-12-2019 5:40pm

I'm going to leave this one here for the evening, hopefully Eamon pulls through

I'll pick up again tomorrow morning

Collie D · 10-12-2019 7:06pm

Barry for me as even though I was around for both I just about remember being aware of Mcguigan's win - certainly more so as I grew up.

Am I missing the results by the way or are we running simultaneous questions?

New glasses needed

Rikand · 10-12-2019 7:08pm

Collie D wrote: »

Barry for me as even though I was around for both I was just about remember being aware of Mcguigan's win - certainly more so as I grew up.

Am I missing the results by the way or are we running simultaneous questions?

Only been 4 matches so far and the results have been listed

Green&Red · 10-12-2019 8:03pm

4-4

This was always going to be close

Electric Nitwit · 10-12-2019 8:36pm

Barry McGuigan for me. He became so much more than a boxer, he bridged the divide when it needed bridging and was a great man. That was all possible because of this win

duffman13 · 11-12-2019 7:42am

That's a tough one, Coughlan was screwed out of a lot in his career, McGuigan was an extremely uniting force and his win was momentous.

McGuigan just shades it for me

irishejit · 11-12-2019 11:21am

I'll forget his current problems with Frampton and go for wee Barry....very exciting fighter, and an uncle of mine was the last to fight him as an amateur...mind you that should mean i go against him doesn't it?

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 11:21am

We'll leave Eamon and Barry there for a while

Next up and I hope theres only one winner here

Usain Bolt's 100m win in Beijing, amazing to do it on the biggest day

Versus a couple of lucky goals for United against Bayern

Zaph · 11-12-2019 11:25am

Bolt, probably the most amazing athlete we'll ever have the privilege of seeing in our lifetimes. Plus as a Leeds fan I could never vote for that lot in red.

Kolido · 11-12-2019 11:28am

I will vote Bolt, great individual performance. I could never hold my head up high again if I voted United.

Electric Nitwit · 11-12-2019 11:29am

Bolt, let's not be silly here. There's only one European cup final worthy of progressing and it's not this one

irishejit · 11-12-2019 11:31am

You first three are all completely wrong.....the 99 Champions League Final for me, when taken in the context of the whole seasons achievements its the greatest sporting event ever...full stop, no arguments, you might as well go home now

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 11:32am

Bolt obviously gets my vote, amazing sprinter

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 11:34am

irishejit wrote: »

You first three are all completely wrong.....the 99 Champions League Final for me, when taken in the context of the whole seasons achievements its the greatest sporting event ever...full stop, no arguments, you might as well go home now

Fancy sticking in a vote for the Eamon Coughlan V Barry McGuigan tie

Electric Nitwit · 11-12-2019 11:36am

irishejit wrote: »

You first three are all completely wrong.....the 99 Champions League Final for me, when taken in the context of the whole seasons achievements its the greatest sporting event ever...full stop, no arguments, you might as well go home now

True, fluking the CL after only amassing 79pts in a poor domestic league is more impressive than it would seem these days, when the English entrants to the CL are much stronger

gimli2112 · 11-12-2019 11:42am

Bolt for me but to what extent that's because the other option is Utd remains unclear.
If Jamaican athletics is found to be dodgy and there are rumours it is still Bolt, if Bolt is a robot, it's still Bolt.

duffman13 · 11-12-2019 11:43am

United champions league final, incredible game that Bayern should have been out of sight in. Unbelievable two minute spell, amazing stuff

Collie D · 11-12-2019 11:44am

A toughie. I'm a United fan and that was an incredible night but there's something about being the fastest man on earth that surpasses most if not all sporting achievements for me.

Bolt for me. But won't be too disappointed to see it lose.

Omackeral · 11-12-2019 11:48am

It's probably moot at this stage but the drama of the 99 Final was something to behold. The Bolt run was amazing but it's blink and you miss it (which says a lot about him tbf!). The tension, the rolling of the dice with the keeper up, playing the whole game 1-0 down only to crush the opponents in that fashion. Fairytale stuff.

Champions League for me

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 11:52am

6-3

United could hardly come back again?

Edit: remember I’m still looking for votes in the last tie, if you haven’t voted do me a solid

irishejit · 11-12-2019 11:54am

Green&Red wrote: »

Fancy sticking in a vote for the Eamon Coughlan V Barry McGuigan tie

Already have G&R, the post before this tie was put up

Necro · 11-12-2019 11:55am

Sorry United fans, its Bolt for me.

I remember exactly where I was for that run, can't say the same for the CL Final despite knowing I did watch it.

Doesnt have the same meaning for me either I think as it's more personal to fans of the club I think.

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 11:56am

So Usain sprints into round 2

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 11:57am

Brazil suffered a humiliating defeat at home in the 2014 world cup, 7-1 to the Germans

Or

Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10 in Montreal 1976

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 11:58am

I think the 7-1 is more about embarrassment so my vote is for Comaneci

irishejit · 11-12-2019 12:00pm

Comaneci for me....her achievement as the first 10 will always be remembered, I'd forgotten about that drubbing until the post came up so that should say everything

Collie D · 11-12-2019 12:01pm

Germany. Too young for Comaneci. The game itself was a spectacle as hammerings like that just shouldn't happen in a World Cup semi. Also a huge amount of schadenfreude in that I'd been in the Aviva two years previously when Germany beat us 1-6 so nice to see a top level country be at the end of an even worse hiding.

Kolido · 11-12-2019 12:03pm

Comaneci for me. Never heard of her but just had a quick read. A team trashing another team take a lot of luck in that the other implodes. Taking nothing away from the achievement, though that individual performance just seems like a lot more preparation went into it.

sKeith · 11-12-2019 12:03pm

Green&Red wrote: »

I think the 7-1 is more about embarrassment so my vote is for Comaneci

So, the germans didn't play great to get 7-1 against brazil?

Omackeral · 11-12-2019 12:05pm

Nadia was before my time but obviously she's still iconic. However to drub the greatest nation on earth when it comes to soccer, at their own world cup, in a semi final was surreal. Some of the imagery from it summed it up. Transcended age, race, gender. Just an absolute one off.

Germany v Brazil for me.

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 12:06pm

sKeith wrote: »

So, the germans didn't play great to get 7-1 against brazil?

I mean more it’s memorable because it was in Brazil and they got embarrassed.
Plus some of the Brazil lads lied down, David Luiz I’m looking at you

MrKingsley · 11-12-2019 12:13pm

Comaneci for me. Ground breaking performance. Whilst the 7-1 was a crazy event it was almost one of those fluke performances in the first half where every shot went in

Guill · 11-12-2019 12:41pm

Comaneci - Hers was about achievement and perfection. Brazil was the exact opposite. Anyone can be beaten.

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 12:47pm

5-2, closer than the soccer match

gimli2112 · 11-12-2019 12:49pm

Nadia, it's an iconic moment in Sport. The humiliation of Brazil doesn't create warm happy feelings for me despite fuzzy hair's tears

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 1:23pm

I'm going to allow Nadia to advance at 6-2

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 1:24pm

They invented the game but it didn't stop Ireland beating them at the 2011 Cricket world cup, everyone loves a good win over England

Or

The first Liverpool entry, the Gerrard final

duffman13 · 11-12-2019 1:25pm

The cricket, what a day, watched cricket for years and Irish cricket, that was amazing. That team really made a name on the international scene

gimli2112 · 11-12-2019 1:25pm

As a Liverpool fan, Ireland's win. It's only the FA Cup and was great at the time but it was only the FA Cup.

Green&Red · 11-12-2019 1:29pm

Liverpool fan here too, that’s not even the best Liverpool FA cup final win, the ’89 final with Aldridge and Rush was absolutely fantastic.

Ireland beating England was huge and gets my vote

Boardsies decide: Best sporting moments (nominations closed, knockout ongoing)

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