11th June 1990. Twenty Years On

Het-Field

Ireland played England in their first ever game at a World Cup Finals.

Do you Remember it ? (I Do)
Where Were You ? (My Front Room)
How Did You Celebrate ? (We All Had to wear Green to School the next Day)

Jack & Co. Thanks for the Memories !

JerryHandbag

Remember it like yesterday and now I feel terribly old.

"And Sheedy wins it back and Sheedy shoots.....its' there!!" I lifted my kid brother up into the air when that hit the back of the net. And I was only 12

Just the fact that 4 pts off England in 2 games at E88 and WC90 makes me very proud.

Edit: Sorry it was only 2 pts for a win back in those days. Feel older now!

bad2dabone

nice!

I remember watching it at home, the whole family going mental when sheedy scored,
I remember being very worried about Chris Waddle for some reason.

flanzer

Remember it well. I was 11 and I cried. Funny, cuz all the way up to that day I could never understand why Wimbledon winners cried. Open winners cried. League Champions cried. Winners cried. Sadness to me up until then was associated with crying.

I learnt a hell of a lot day!

steelcityblues

I had never heard of Cameroon before that tournament either. Asked my teacher to find out where it was on the globe.

Then again I was only 7.

20 Times 20 Times

I dont remember this match. I do however remember the Italian match , I was Five at the time. I Remember my aunty coming over to my house after the match , coming into the front-room and saying **** that schillichi bastard anyway !!!!!! I also remember my mother giving out to her :-)

super_furry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9tBrjk6qTY

3:30

Can't help think how Steve Staunton's legacy has been destroyed. He was there that night, was there for our biggest ever games, playing a massive part and he'll only ever be remember for being The Gaffer.

Het-Field

Het-Field wrote: »

Ireland played England in their first ever game at a World Cup Finals.

Do you Remember it ? (I Do)
Where Were You ? (My Front Room)
How Did You Celebrate ? (We All Had to wear Green to School the next Day)

Jack & Co. Thanks for the Memories !

i was an impressionable young 7 year old and after witnessing the drama of the previous year at anfield with Michael Thomas and co, this was a whole new world opened up to me. i can remember Lineker's lucky goal and then Sheedy's awesome strike.

we also wore green next day....we had no bloody choice it was our uniform...

LostinBlanch

I was watching it in the Mercantile in Sydney, the only Irish bar on the rocks. It was packed, but there were about 3 English muppets near me, and fúck me they were real muppets.

They left immediately after Sheedy scored!