Euro '88, Celts Star for the Green Giant Killers - A great day for the Irish as England are beaten

[Winning Captains]

Another excellent article from Matt Corr, looking at The Celtic players who starred for Ireland at the Euros in West Germany in 1988.

https://thecelticstar.com/euro-88-c...reat-day-for-the-irish-as-england-are-beaten/

 

[P.Anthony]

Another excellent article from Matt Corr, looking at The Celtic players who starred for Ireland at the Euros in West Germany in 1988.

https://thecelticstar.com/euro-88-c...reat-day-for-the-irish-as-england-are-beaten/

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Nice top that guys wearing to the right of the picture mid way up,

 

[Maria]

Another excellent article from Matt Corr, looking at The Celtic players who starred for Ireland at the Euros in West Germany in 1988.

https://thecelticstar.com/euro-88-c...reat-day-for-the-irish-as-england-are-beaten/

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I mind my brother got the silky green sheen republic top, mum was out so he thought he’d iron it and burnt the full shadow of the iron right fkn through it.

He was distraught but i couldn’t move for laughing at his petted lip over his fkn stupidity.

???

 

[P.Anthony]

Never knew Ray Houghton came from Castlemilk,remember his goal against the tallies in 94

 

[Spherical Planet]

My Da gave me a choice in the qualifying campaign. You're either in, or agin.

I always regarded myself as Scottish and regularly qualifying for World Cups reinforced that. Up until that era, the only Irish players of note were Liam Brady, Frank Stapleton, Johnny Giles and Eammon feckin Dunphy.

I thought I was going to be able to jump on the bandwagon in 88, but my Ma, Da and family weren't having it. They all had a huge festa up at my Grandpa's, while me and a couple of my cousins had to watch it on our own (they let us in for the Russisn and Dutch games though. Marco Van Basten got goal of the tournament but Ronnie Whelan's against Russis beat it all ends up).

I remember the pre-match TV stuff and the usual English condescending pish, but I also remember the cameras on the Englisg team bus and Kenny Sansom doing his impressions. I knew then Ireland were going to win because they were in "just turn up" mode.

 

[Spherical Planet]

Never knew Ray Houghton came from Castlemilk,remember his goal against the tallies in 94

I saw him at Anfield in 2003, he was part of TalkShits crew but he was going mental with the Bhoys when Celtic won.

 

[boab1916]

Never knew Ray Houghton came from Castlemilk,remember his goal against the tallies in 94

The huns wanted to sign him and he told Souness to do one his brothers were all regulars at CP.

 

[Spherical Planet]

The huns wanted to sign him and he told Souness to do one his brothers were all regulars at CP.
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Loved that kit, Boab.......FIFA told Adidas that the three stripes down the arms was over advertising, so none of the Adidas kits had that and they looked better because there were no spaghetti arms.

No sure what kind of substances they were on when they were doing the American kit, but it was still pretty decent.

Ray Houghton might have scored the goal, but Tommy Coyne ran throughout the whole game in ridiculous heat and never gave them a minutes peace.

Franco Baresi was injured for that game, but he must have watched Paul McGrath. Best defensive performance I've ever seen.

 

[Spherical Planet]

Sorry, I was in 94 mode there, because I got let in for that one.

 

[P.Anthony]

Loved that kit, Boab.......FIFA told Adidas that the three stripes down the arms was over advertising, so none of the Adidas kits had that and they looked better because there were no spaghetti arms.

No sure what kind of substances they were on when they were doing the American kit, but it was still pretty decent.

Ray Houghton might have scored the goal, but Tommy Coyne ran throughout the whole game in ridiculous heat and never gave them a minutes peace.

Franco Baresi was injured for that game, but he must have watched Paul McGrath. Best defensive performance I've ever seen.

Im sure i played against Tommys boy years ago,think he was a goalie

 

[boab1916]

Sorry, I was in 94 mode there, because I got let in for that one.

The only thing with the strips was the material on the sponsors logo looked like they had been dragged through a hoover hose in reverse, all sorts of hair and ouse used to attract to them.

 

[P.Anthony]

The only thing with the strips was the material on the sponsors logo looked like they had been dragged through a hoover hose in reverse, all sorts of hair and ouse used to attract to them.

haha thats right Boab,was bad for peeling off aswell

 

[boab1916]

haha thats right Boab,was bad for peeling off aswell

Tan yer mas iron