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Euro 88

Discussion in 'International Football' started by Dub13, Jun 6, 2008.

  1. Dub13

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    Seems as its the 20th anniversary I don't think we can let it go without some comment.I was only a wee lad of 8 when the tournament was on but I can still remember it as clear as if it was yesterday.What great times and what a super team we had looking back.

    The atmosphere in Dublin was electrifying and as a kid pure magical.There was not a house on my road without some kind of flags or bunting.
    On the football side,its a shame we did not progress out of the group but with only 8 teams in the tournament it was always going to be a struggle.I was looking for the goals on YouTube but it seems UEFA have had most of the Euro 88 clips taken down.
     
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    unfortunetly i was only a few months old . pity i cant remember it
     
    #2 jaza, Jun 6, 2008
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    I was 14 and i still cant believe we won that game. They played us off the pitch and i still dont know how Lineker didnt score. We played great the next 2 games while England just fell apart. If they had beaten Russia in the last game we would have been in the semi's with a chance of a rematch against Holland in the final.
     
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    Yeah I was only 4 or something. Would love to be able to remember all the excitement too. Don't think we'll ever see a time like that again with the current squad not being good enough and also we have bigger notions about ourselves these days!
     
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    I was only 7! What a day though I'll never forget it!

    I have the whole game at home taped, I can upload it at the weekend if anyone wants. Seeing as its the anniversary and all.. Only thing is, its ITV commentary. Boo!
     
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    dont rule out gio . we will win the next world cup ha :p
     
    #7 jaza, Jun 6, 2008
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    There was a great article on this in the Irish Times...it actually gave the 1988 article, a memorable moment...
     
    #8 JOE, Jun 6, 2008
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    That England game was so special. Watching that game as a 9 year old I still remember it like yesterday. Every single year on June 12 I think of it, and I kid you not, I am getting married on that date next year, one anniversary I will never forget.
     
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