Your Top 10 Sporting Moments of All Time

Started by Under Lights, May 18, 2016, 04:26:00 PM

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Under Lights

Give me your top 10ish sporting moments of all time.
Things that stand out for me:

Augerrrrrrrrrooooo
Istanbul
The Block 03
Leicester's PL
ole gunnar solskjaer 1999 CL
Zidane's headbutt
Steve Collins Getting hyponsitsed to feel no pain V Eubank
Stevie G's Slip- a smiling Demba Ba.
Michelle Smith Butterfly Stroke
Michael Owen aged 18 wearing number 20 V Argentina
Cantona's kung fu kick
Mayo Meath Brawl


(age: 30)


AZOffaly

I'm 42.

1982. Seamus Darby and all that.
1994. The five minute hurling final, and all that.
1984. Liverpool in Rome.
2005. Liverpool in Istanbul.
1985. Barry McGuigan v Pedrosa.
1985. Denis Taylor v Steve Davis
2002. Armagh winning the All Ireland.
1982. Paolo Rossi v Brazil
1990. Packie Bonner v Romania.
1986. Liverpool win the Double.

seafoid

SBB Katie Taylor commentary  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmSrQUG9HSE
96 hurling final last 10 minutes
Tipp beating the drive for 5
Brazil 0 Germany 7
Roche winning the Tour de France
Lance Armstrong's disgrace
John Fenton's goal v Limerick
The Offaly sitdown after the Clare match in 98
Donnellan in the 98 football  final
Watching Joe Cooney live

 
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Under Lights

Jason McAteer V Holland.
Roy keane walking out on Ireland.
Damian duff Japanese bow
Prince Nassem V Wayne McCullagh Halloween night- fright night
Beckhams free kick V Greece
Ray Cosgrove's implosion


laoislad

Laois v Kildare Leinster Final 2003
Laois v Tyrone Minor All Ireland Final 1997
Liverpool Champions League Final 2005
Harringtons two British Open wins
Liverpool 4 Real Madrid 0  2007 (I was at it)
Katie Taylor Olympic Final
Michael Carruth Olympic Final
Ireland v Holland 2001( was at it)
Italia 90
Running the Dublin Marathon( does that count!!?)

When you think you're fucked you're only about 40% fucked.

J70

Manus Boyle's point high looping point from out on the left over Mick Deegan to put us 0-15 to 0-9 up in 1992 with ten or twelve minutes left. That's when we knew we were going to win for sure.
Ryan McHugh's second goal v Dublin in 2014 - we could actually win this!
Murphy's goal V Mayo - has there been a better strike in an AI final?
Kevin Cassidy v Kildare (greatest Donegal point ever?)
Istanbul
Stevie G V Olympiakos
Dossena V Van Der Sar (WTF?)
Eli Manning to David Tyree in 2008 Superbowl
Ivanisevic V Rafter in 2001 Wimbledon final
Maradona V England - still the greatest goal ever!

J70

Quote from: Under Lights on May 18, 2016, 04:46:34 PM
Jason McAteer V Holland.
Roy keane walking out on Ireland.
Damian duff Japanese bow
Prince Nassem V Wayne McCullagh Halloween night- fright night
Beckhams free kick V Greece
Ray Cosgrove's implosion

Implosion??

The poor lad hit the post! ;D

easytiger95

After kicking three from play and three from frees that day, as well as ending up the Champo top scorer and an All star - where did it all go wrong, Ray?

bennydorano

1984 European Championships, France v Portugal semi in particular, I was 11, adored Platini, could still name most of the French team.
John Narey goal for Scotland v Brazil WC 1982
McGuigan v Pedrosa (& Cruz)
Snooker Davis v Taylor
Armstrong goal v Spain 1982 WC
Armagh winning AI
Loved watching Sugar Ray Leonard box (& Hearns, Hagler, Duran - but SRL was defo my fav)

Avondhu star

Tayor v Davis World Snooker
Dawn Run Gold Cup
Red Rum 1977 Grand National
The Minstrel Derby 1977
1984 Munster Hurling Final Cork v Tipp last 10 minutes!
Tyrones first All Ireland
McGuigan v Pedroza
Stutgart Ray Houghton
Giants Stadium Ray Houghton
Lee Harvey Oswald , your country needs you

BennyCake

1. Armagh winning Sam in 2002

Then in no particular order...

Dennis Taylor sinking the black 1985
Solskjaer's winner in Barcelona 1999
Kevin Cassidy winning point v Kildare
Ciaran McDonald's point v Dublin 2006
Westmeath winning Leinster 2004
Kevin Foley goal v Dublin 1991
Van Der Sar's penalty save 2008 CL final
Armagh win Ulster 1999
Vince Vaughn winning the Dodgeball v Ben Stiller

glens73

Antrim v Offaly, hurling semi-final 1989 (was there)
Derry v Dublin football semi-final 1993 (was there)
Derry v Cork football final 1993 (was there)
Istanbul 2005
McGuigan v Pedroza 1985
Barrera v Morales I
Dennis Taylor v Steve Davis 1985
ROI v England 1988
KK v Tipp 2014 hurling final
Agueroooooo


ballinaman

Stephenites keep ball vs Portlaoise to win club AI 2005
Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda FAI cup final 2013
Ciaran McDonald point vs Dublin 2006
Man United vs Bayern Munich 1999
Running a 2.46 marathon 2015
Happy Gilmore vs Shooter McGavin Tour championship final hole 1996
Shane Long vs Germany 2016
Watford vs Leicester 2013 penalty save/deeney goal
Declan Mehan goal vs Kerry AI final 2000
Peadar Gardiner point vs Galway 2009

Orior

1) 2002 Armagh beating Dublin in the Semi
2) 2002 Armagh beating Kerry in the Final
3) Winning a Charity Golf day, which got me entry to the Causeway Coast competition
4) Completing the Newry 10k in 33:10
5) Finishing the Belfast to Dublin Maracycle
6) Competing in my first ever cross-country race with spikes
7) Eamonn Coghlan winning the 5,000 metres
8 ) Rory McIlroy winning his first major
9) Liverpool winning the European Cup
10) Forest winning the European Cup 
Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians

Orior

Quote from: ballinaman on May 18, 2016, 06:41:31 PM
Stephenites keep ball vs Portlaoise to win club AI 2005
Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda FAI cup final 2013
Ciaran McDonald point vs Dublin 2006
Man United vs Bayern Munich 1999
Running a 2.46 marathon 2015
Happy Gilmore vs Shooter McGavin Tour championship final hole 1996
Shane Long vs Germany 2016
Watford vs Leicester 2013 penalty save/deeney goal
Declan Mehan goal vs Kerry AI final 2000
Peadar Gardiner point vs Galway 2009

Respect!
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