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When Ireland played Yugoslavia

losthorizon · 2012-07-22 14:30:05

Republic of Ireland 1-4 Yugoslavia (1955) BTW I believe that Catholic priest may have co-operated with the Fascist regieme in Croatia during WW2 and the Yugoslavs has offered to deport him from reading about it in the past. MOD EDIT: Post snipped because of Sherlock.

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Republic of Ireland 1-4 Yugoslavia (1955)

On a crisp October morning in 1951, the gardener at the People's Park in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, turned up for work to witness a large truck wheelspinning hysterically out of the gates. Upon further investigation, the reason for the articulated pantechnicon's speedy departure became clear: its drivers had made off with an 18-foot, three-ton bronze statue from the grounds.

BTW I believe that Catholic priest may have co-operated with the Fascist regieme in Croatia during WW2 and the Yugoslavs has offered to deport him from reading about it in the past.

MOD EDIT: Post snipped because of Sherlock.

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#2 22-07-2012 3:44pm

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losthorizon wrote: »

MOD EDIT: Post snipped because of Sherlock.

What?

Bizarrely enough Yugoslavia did alot better as a "Godless" country until the 80s and 90s when its people re found religion and proceded to shoot each other to pieces on its merits.

That McQuaid was one evil sh1t either way.

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#3 22-07-2012 3:47pm

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losthorizon wrote: »

Republic of Ireland 1-4 Yugoslavia (1955)

BTW I believe that Catholic priest may have co-operated with the Fascist regieme in Croatia during WW2 and the Yugoslavs has offered to deport him from reading about it in the past.

MOD EDIT: Post snipped because of Sherlock.

Sherlock?

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#4 22-07-2012 3:54pm

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/18/joy-of-six-republic-ireland-football

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#5 22-07-2012 4:04pm

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The tone was set for a fortnight of farce. Tottenham's Chris Hughton turned up at the airport only to find the FAI had forgotten to buy him a ticket. (Just picture that happening to Roy Keane.)

:pac:

Ah jesus, I thought I had heard all the FAI old school stories by now and yet there is always one more

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#6 23-07-2012 12:34am

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I have a ticket stub from Ireland Yugoslavia in 1999, the first ever international match I went to.

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#7 23-07-2012 8:25am

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RandolphEsq wrote: »

I have a ticket stub from Ireland Yugoslavia in 1999, the first ever international match I went to.

As do I. I went to every home game from 1995 to 2001.

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#8 23-07-2012 11:53am

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losthorizon wrote: »

Sherlock?

This.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056565895

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#9 23-07-2012 11:55am

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losthorizon wrote: »

BTW I believe that Catholic priest may have co-operated with the Fascist regieme in Croatia during WW2 and the Yugoslavs has offered to deport him from reading about it in the past.

Pretty sure that at least one high-ranking member of the Ustase hid out in Ireland in a monastery or something on the way to the Americas.

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#10 23-07-2012 5:53pm

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RandolphEsq wrote: »

I have a ticket stub from Ireland Yugoslavia in 1999, the first ever international match I went to.

I think that team was better than the one we have now, despite missing out on qualification.

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#11 23-07-2012 6:38pm

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Saw this when it came out originally. GITC Documentary covered it as well.

It's stories like this which make you realise what a priest-ridden sh*thole this country was back then. No wonder most of my elder relatives fcuked off outta here when they had the chance.

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#12 23-07-2012 7:06pm

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My dad was at the 1955 game. The History forum covered part of this topic before
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73250366

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#13 23-07-2012 7:10pm

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RandolphEsq wrote: »

I have a ticket stub from Ireland Yugoslavia in 1999, the first ever international match I went to.

So do I, i thought this was gonna be a thread about Mark Kennedys amazing winner...but obv not

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#14 23-07-2012 7:13pm

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steelcityblues wrote: »

I think that team was better than the one we have now, despite missing out on qualification.

It was much younger but potential was there, we had a much better manager back then too..actually allowed us play a bit. Mick did a great job, he was well on his way to rebuilding that team at that stage. Nxt campaign we qualified.

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