We are just so close now, if we qualify expect an almighty buzz around Ireland. It has the potential to be bigger then Italia 90' in this country, given the way the country is, we will take what we get and run with it. THE PLAYERS NEED THIS, THE FANS NEEDS THIS, THE COUNTRY NEEDS THIS.

''Never never never say no, Ireland Ireland, Republic of Ireland, rev it up and here we goo''.

ChrisSweeney (Galway) - Posts: 45 - 11/10/2009 21:00:34    451325

OLE OLE OLE OLE!

stewiegriffin (Tyrone) - Posts: 341 - 11/10/2009 23:08:49    451440

Italia 90 ........ God be with the days. 21, no wife (although I love her dearly), no kids (ditto) and no effin, mortgage. The drinking ........ The women.......... Such a time to be alive..............

RAM85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 978 - 12/10/2009 09:34:45    451573

RAM85
Amen to that - Was 17 rather than 21 but once you did the Inter in our part of the world the barmen were happy enough to serve you


"pennys T Shirts"
OLE OLE O LEARY
Whos that with Jack (JP 11) etc etc

Leaving a niteclub in daylight
B-52's - Loveshack
Alannah Myles - black Velvet

Long Neck Bud and thinking you were cool
Levis Jeans because the adds were cool

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 12/10/2009 10:14:39    451604

ChrisSweeney
County: Galway
Posts: 24

''Never never never say no, Ireland Ireland, Republic of Ireland, rev it up and here we goo''.
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Used to have a tape with all the songs! I remember the above. Anyone remember this one (to the tune of Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire")

"We didn't start the fire, we had Jack to mind us and the fans behind us" - that's how I think it went anyway!

And sure who could forget the greatest song of all time, Put 'em Under Pressure!

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 12/10/2009 10:52:35    451632

Found the lyrics!!! 'We're Gonna Start a Fire' Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand Johnny Giles, Ireland Mick McCarthy, Stephen Staunton Cascarino Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn Packie doesn't let em in North of Ireland South of Ireland Only one can go Paul McGrath, Back Four Aldridge got another score World Cup English Clubs Kevin Moran and the Dubs European Championship How can we forget the trip Andy Townsend, Kevin Sheedy Stapleton's a supersub We're gonna start a fire And when Rome is burning there'll be no returning We're gonna start a fire We have Jack to mind us and the fans behind us Butragueño, Hungary We scared the Dutch in Germany Charlie Hurley, Liam Tuohy Opel Invest Ray Houghton, Liverpool Ronnie Whelan's so cool O'Leary in the Sunday World Con is in the press Stuttgart was no dream now we have a winning team Billy Bingham, Budapest Man of Magic, Georgie Best Eamon Dunphy writes it down Dalymount to Landsdowne English Football in a mess Trouble on the Terraces We're gonna start a fire And when Rome is burning there'll be no returning We're gonna start a fire We have Jack to mind us and the fans behind us Dasayev, Sócrates, Maradona, Ardiles, Puskás, Bessonov, René van de Kerkhof, Hamilton, Jim Magee, Saint And Greavsie on TV, Maradona, Hand of God Brady should be in the Squad Chris Morris, score draw Don Givens, Denis Law, Eusebio, Junior, Ronnie Whelan Senior Pelé #10 We'll never see his like again Goikoetxea's meaner Champions, Argentina We're gonna start a fire And when Rome is burning there'll be no returning We're gonna start a fire We have Jack to mind us and the fans behind us Netherlands, Egypt England got a free trip Pleaded, Seeded Because of their supporters Ruud Gullit might be out Holland wouldn't have a shout Hoddle and Waddle Have they got the bottle? We have England in the draw And the Dutch like before One thing that we're grateful for We didn't get the Mafia We're gonna start a fire And when Rome is burning there'll be no returning We're gonna start a fire We have Jack to mind us and the fans behind us Seeded in Sicily Off the coast of Italy 6 hour boat trip We can take the hardship But the fans couldn't care They can travel anywhere No one else can match the sound Our supporters bring around June 11, English Game We can do the trick again Egypt next and then the Dutch Its the second round for us When we finally get to Rome No one will be left at home Aldridge is about to score Listen to the Irish Roar We're gonna start a fire And when Rome is burning there'll be no returning We'll bring the Sam Maguire We have Jack to mind us and the fans behind us And then there was "Give it a lash Jack"! Give it a lash Jack, give it a lash Jack, never never never say no, Ireland, Ireland, Republic of Ireland, round them up and here we go!

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 12/10/2009 10:57:42    451635

3inarow - The memories recorded it. Great band in their day. Saw them in the harriers in Tullamore
a few times and the Phoenix in Kinnegad and the Beehive in the middle of nowhere.

RAM85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 978 - 12/10/2009 11:19:42    451654

I also had a tape full of Irish football songs. One of the songs was based on the song "The Deck of Cards" another song had a line in it "Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia, whata beautiful fans, not the lager louts, but the ones who sing and dance" I think i knew every song word for word.

Fredthered (Donegal) - Posts: 1144 - 12/10/2009 11:22:44    451659

3inarow08 County: Kerry Posts: 2132 451632 ChrisSweeney County: Galway Posts: 24 ''Never never never say no, Ireland Ireland, Republic of Ireland, rev it up and here we goo''. __________________________________ Used to have a tape with all the songs! I remember the above. Anyone remember this one (to the tune of Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire") "We didn't start the fire, we had Jack to mind us and the fans behind us" - that's how I think it went anyway! And sure who could forget the greatest song of all time, Put 'em Under Pressure! Yeah, I had that tape too! it was from Centra or Londis or something yeah? Put'em under pressure is some tune. One of my most vivid childood memories is going to an u-10 match and it come on the radio on the minibus. THe driver turned it up full blast and we all went mental singing it! At that age no one, not even Eamon Dunphy could **** on our parade!

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12370 - 12/10/2009 12:36:48    451739

Ram85, thanks for that. I'll have to see if they're still around!

Breff, ya something like that. Doubt we'd have had the money to go out and buy tapes during the late eighties/early nineties (call it whatever decade you will depending on Ralf's interpretation of time). Probably saved a load of tokens or stamps from some shop! I have a similar memory. I was in the under 8s and I remember playing the tape and the father driving a jeep load of us to a football match. Them were the days.

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 12/10/2009 15:23:27    451880

And lads, if ye ever want to hear Put 'em Under Pressure in a nightclub, head to Coppers in Dublin. Most nights I'm there they play it. Always gets me and a few of the boys going on the dancefloor!

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 12/10/2009 15:26:32    451886

I hope not, the standard of football was appalling, and that was the entire tournament.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 12/10/2009 15:33:16    451892

Another classic T-shirt of the Era

We kicked Ass on Italian Grass

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 12/10/2009 15:40:15    451901

brendtheredhand
County: Tyrone
Posts: 1091

451892 I hope not, the standard of football was appalling, and that was the entire tournament.
I know the standard wasnt great but we did not care. Great 1-1 victories over England and Holland. Penalty shoot out over Romania.It was our first world cup and we enjoyed it.In early to watch matches in Portobello and then on to Rathmines Inn who had live bands then.Wasnt sober for a month.Lucky we had a bit of childrens allowance or our one child at the time would have been taken into care.Only joking about that.

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 12/10/2009 15:42:28    451907

I remember Dunphy slating the Irish performance after the Egypt game. I didnt see it as i was in Clones at the Donegal v Derry Ulster Semi Final. All the older men on the bus were in the pub for ages and we just roamed around the street eating burgers from chip vans.

Fredthered (Donegal) - Posts: 1144 - 12/10/2009 16:01:00    451933

Real Kerry Fan
County: All
Posts: 1551

I know the standard wasnt great but we did not care. Great 1-1 victories over England and Holland. Penalty shoot out over Romania.It was our first world cup and we enjoyed it.In early to watch matches in Portobello and then on to Rathmines Inn who had live bands then.Wasnt sober for a month.Lucky we had a bit of childrens allowance or our one child at the time would have been taken into care.Only joking about that.
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Keep out of my side of town.

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 12/10/2009 16:14:08    451953

RAM85
County: Westmeath
Posts: 655

451573 Italia 90 ........ God be with the days. 21, no wife (although I love her dearly), no kids (ditto)
and no effin, mortgage.



The drinking ........
The women..........
Such a time to be alive..............


Had all of the above,,,,, but went anyway,,, day trip to sardinia,,, met up with a crew i knew and didn't return for 3 weeks ,,,, can never be bettered

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 12/10/2009 19:36:15    452227

Its ok triona. Kept away from that area since your arrival. I now go into town via Harolds cross Bridge.

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 12/10/2009 20:02:05    452277

Hope they draw Russia and get beat 10-0, home and away.

Then they can go crawling again to Roy. "Please Roy, come and save us".

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 12/10/2009 21:55:03    452406

Patrique you sound like one of the kids off South Park.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 12/10/2009 23:24:42    452550