[Nostalgia] Remember when RTÉ showed live 3pm Premier League matches?

Chancer3001

I thought it was go lazio and was meant to be a passionate fan.

Corholio

I have a memory of Andy Cole scoring for Newcastle against Man U, and I THINK it finished 1-1. First thing I think of when someone mentions those 3pm live matches.

In a weird way I've never checked if I remember it correctly, I'd prefer just to have that memory :pac:

kfallon

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

You would have to be very lucky.
Seeing as that game was on a Friday night !

Oh and RTE showed it too by the way

I knew that particular game was on a Friday night, it was just 'The Big Match' intro I was trying to find

There was also another very good Leeds v Liverpool game in the first season of EPL (I think), finished 2-2, Gary McAllister scored a stunning volley and Ronnie Whelan got a cracker for Liverpool, think that was the first season of the 3.30 delayed coverage!

kfallon

And I seem to remember watching David Speedie getting 2 goals on his home debut in the Merseyside Derby on RTE!

Vinz Mesrine

I remember watching Luton against United live on RTE, must have been late 80's or very early 90's. The idea of the plastic pitch at Kenilworth Rd was crazy to me at such a young age.

kfallon

Chelsea 2 - Liverpool 5
Just before Christmas in 1989, Liverpool were awesome that day, it was the old Stamford Bridge that had the car park behind one of the goals!

recylingbin

Brendan Filone wrote: »

Great memories, do you guys remember the theme for Sports Saturday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw

Sport's Stadium, no?

ManofStraw

The game that always sticks out in my mind when I think of watching matches on RTE is United - Bolton at the start of the season in 2003. I think it was 1-1 and the commentators were talking about how much United will miss Becks. Then a certain C.Ronaldo made his debut. He came on and started running at defenders, while pulling tricks I had never seen before. I think we won 4-1 on the day.

kfallon

Think Robbie Fowler's EPL debut at home to Arsenal in October 1993 was also on RTE with the delayed coverage.....finished 0-0

Chancer3001

I remember Robbie fowler scoring a class header against arsenal.

The commentator said the best headers were always back the direction the ball came from. Somebody else scored one against Ian walker of Tottenham the next week and commentator said it again.

It was the first bit of "tactics" or whatever I'd ever learnt.

Without googling, possibly wrong, I seem to remember Ian rush up front with fowler. Could that even be possible?

Mr. Guappa

Two things stick out in my mind when I think of English games on Sports Stadium:
1 - Lutons plastic pitch
2 - Paul Parker (no idea why him in particular!)

iDave

One memory I cant get rid of from the 3.30 games was some boring match involving Liverpool in their all green strip.
I also remember my Dad getting thick with George Hamilton for pronouncing Ajax phonetically while going through the Dutch scores on Sports Stadium. Hard to imagine RTE these days going through all the European scores in an EPL obsessed world.
Does anyone remember a phase RTE went through of showing Celtics SPL games in the early 00s?

Cartman78

The games from Stamford Bridge when there appeared to be cars randomly parked behind the goals.

The memories are hazy now a bit but one of Sheff.Weds, Leeds or Norwich seemed to feature every week....lots of dodgy kits and fellas with receding hairlines which you just don't see anymore.

And Oldham...on that piece of crap carpet pitch...cracking team on their day though. Roger Palmer was some man to spring from the bench

iDave

Cartman78 wrote: »

The games from Stamford Bridge when there appeared to be cars randomly parked behind the goals.

My Dad is a Chelsea nut and I like to take the mick that they used to play in a car park.

kfallon

iDave wrote: »

Does anyone remember a phase RTE went through of showing Celtics SPL games in the early 00s?

I think that's how Trevor Steven got the RTE gig, there were one or two complaints that the RTE panel was too pro-Celtic!

jem

Ronny rosental signing for Liverpool and effectively winning them the league with his goals.
Luton's and QPR's plastic pitch.
(Liverpool had a woeful record on those plastic pitches.

kfallon

jem wrote: »

Ronny rosental signing for Liverpool and effectively winning them the league with his goals.
Luton's and QPR's plastic pitch.
(Liverpool had a woeful record on those plastic pitches.

I remember the 4-1 home defeat of Chelsea when RR had just signed was on RTE. Ronnie had hit a hat-trick away to Charlton the previous midweek!

I remember a 3-1 (I think) home victory against Everton in what was possibly Souness first full season in charge. Reason I remember it was David Burrows (yes, Burrows!!!) got a fine goal in front of The Kop. Think Ray Houghton sealed the victory in the second half!

Fr Tod Umptious

iDave wrote: »

One memory I cant get rid of from the 3.30 games was some boring match involving Liverpool in their all green strip.
I also remember my Dad getting thick with George Hamilton for pronouncing Ajax phonetically while going through the Dutch scores on Sports Stadium. Hard to imagine RTE these days going through all the European scores in an EPL obsessed world.
Does anyone remember a phase RTE went through of showing Celtics SPL games in the early 00s?

Can't remember any European result on Sports Stadium and I think RTE started showing Scottish soccer in the mid 90s around the same time they lost the English rights

eigrod

I remember Liam O' Brien's debut (I think it was his debut anyway) for Man Utd v Southampton (I think) being shown on RTE at 3pm. He was sent off.