I'd have to go for Henrik Larsson's goal against Boavista to take Celtic through to the Uefa Cup Final in Seville which i attended
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Best footballing moment of your lifetime?
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Aberdeen lifting the European Cup Winner's Cup in 1983.. i remember watching the game,what a great night that was..
Being there when Brighton won the Div 3 Championship. Wasn't quite the same when we won the 2nd Division the following season - we didn't have to kick a ball. Just had to listen to the radio and hope Reading would fuck-up, which they did...
Dalglish 1978, Wembley, European Cup final goal. Then he jumps overthe advertising boards (faster than I've ever seen Kenny move before) over to us, the fans.
Quality moment!
Secondly, the moment Gerard Houllier came out at Anfield against Roma after his heart problems. Anfield went wild!
There aren't a whole slew of memories for fans here of the US team, I wasn't even close to being born when the Yanks beat England in the 1950 WC.
I'd like to say that the victory over Colombia in 1994 was the best, but the Andres Escobar incident took some glory out of the victory for me....:(
So I'll go for the win over Portugal in 2002, I got up at 2 am to cheer loudly for the team, thank God my neighbor wasn't home so I could be as loud as I wanted to be.
Since I got Fox Soccer last year, watching live the Pedro Mendes goal on Roy Carroll has had me shaking my head ever since. (sorry Don) 
I can't decide between being at the St Johnstone game when Larsson and Brattbak stopped the Huns doing 10 in a row, or Davie Provan's majestic free kick in the 85 Cup Final.
Provan was my hero and it was the first time anyone had scored direct from a free kick in a Scottish Cup Final, plus it set us up for McGarvey scoring the winner with that brilliant diving header from Danny McGrain's cross.
But the joy and relief of winning the league on the last day of the season and the sight of 60,000 Celts singing You'll Never Walk Alone is just as hard to match.
Sorry Cuz;)
UEFA Cup Final Seville 2003 Celtic 2 Porto 3
The realisation hitting home upon entering the Stadio Olympico that i was about to see Celtic compete in a European final. The absolute joy and emotion experienced when Larsson's two goals were scored will live with me forever.
Running out onto the pitch again for the first time in competitive action after nine months out with a knee ligament injury. Twenty minutes later I was back in the dressing room for the last time, so you could say the emotional rollercoaster was at full throttle that day!
England v Argentina in the last world cup. Not really the game, just the day on the booze right through to Italy V Croatia the next morning.
Special mention to Stockport County beating Middlesborough in the coca cola cup semi in 97, i'll not mention what happened in the 2nd leg though :(
I'm going for Newcastle as first division champs in 92/93 season. Hell of a start to that season. Individual match wise, I would say beating Man U 5-0 in 96.
Both dim and distant memories now though 
Julie wrote: I'm going for Newcastle as first division champs in 92/93 season. Hell of a start to that season. Individual match wise, I would say beating Man U 5-0 in 96.
Both dim and distant memories now though
Nearly beat them today though, eh?
Dalglish's goal away to Chelsea in '86 to clinch the title in the double year. Bedlam for about 2 or 3 minutes afterwards. Never known a goal celebration like it. One as important next Tuesday might eclipse it though.
Northern Ireland winning the British Championship. Watching my club Ballymena United play away in Europe this season, hopefully we'll make to Europe this season aswell and it will all come down to tomorrows game as its last games of the season in the Irish League. We are level with points with Lisburn Distillery who have a better goal difference of two. We have to win about 5 tomorrow against Larne or else win and hope that Lisburn Distillery mess up against Loughgall.
frank smarra wrote: UNTOUCHABLES!
Untouchables who have been touched down into 2nd place this time around!
Snoopy wrote: Northern Ireland winning the British Championship. Watching my club Ballymena United play away in Europe this season, hopefully we'll make to Europe this season aswell and it will all come down to tomorrows game as its last games of the season in the Irish League. We are level with points with Lisburn Distillery who have a better goal difference of two. We have to win about 5 tomorrow against Larne or else win and hope that Lisburn Distillery mess up against Loughgall.
Of course, still the British Champions, as my old uni mates never xease to inform me.
Best thing about NI football: JAckie Fullerton, lord of the commentary box.
Another moment was when NI scored against Norway last year. I was in the Kop and i have never seen anything like it.
Jackie Fullerton doesn't live too far away from me, he's a realy gent aswell. He certainly has a unique style of comentating thats for sure. I'm very friendly with his son Darren who is a journalist for the Daily Mirror and both are Ballymena United fans. Ahh the game against Norway, think I fell about 3 rows forward in the Kop when David Healy scored 
Snoopy wrote: Jackie Fullerton doesn't live too far away from me, he's a realy gent aswell. He certainly has a unique style of comentating thats for sure. I'm very friendly with his son Darren who is a journalist for the Daily Mirror and both are Ballymena United fans. Ahh the game against Norway, think I fell about 3 rows forward in the Kop when David Healy scored
A real gent is right. Not like that scruff Logie 
Ack I don't mind Logie. Had to laugh when he was in a pub in Cardiff singing "We're not Brazil, we're Northern Ireland" at the top of the stairs 
Far from being one of the most importants, but it's my winner in the category "it ends when it's finished": last America Cup final. Brazil used the tournament to make experiences, so we were without the regular players. We were expecting to loose, no problems. Argentina winning. Tevez making fun at 45' in the border. Brazil scores at 46'. Penalties. We win. Tevez leaves crying. I guess he thought it was not fun anymore
'99 whole fuckin season mate.
no one ever did it before.. no one will ever do it again.
TREBLE WINNERS!!!!!
This one..
Nick Henry scoring for Oldham versus Villa & the final whistle on May 2nd 1993 comes a very close second.
before the Celtic-ManU match in Seattle...
when we actually thought the Bhoys might beat the Red Devils...
actually, the best footballing moment of my life (and the one that made me decide to actually start following football, as opposed to being a very casual observer) was when England beat Argentina during the 2002 World Cup...I just happened to be at Trafalgar Square as the match ended, and seeing the passion you lot have for the sport won me over completely!!!
oldmonkey wrote:
frank smarra wrote: UNTOUCHABLES!
Untouchables who have been touched down into 2nd place this time around!
well if they did it every year would it still be a great moment?
1990, Italy, World Cup... Argentina 1 - Brazil 0
that must be kind of game you won't forget in your lifetime.... Brazil should have won that match, by 3 or 4 goals, minimun.....but! hehehe..... you're out baby!
Anfield 3rd May 2005.
Now we're off to Istanbul
I had a vasectomy on Saturday and stayed off pain killers so I could get some beer in for tonight. Well worth the pain through the day
Dave Algeo wrote: Anfield 3rd May 2005.
Now we're off to Istanbul
I had a vasectomy on Saturday and stayed off pain killers so I could get some beer in for tonight. Well worth the pain through the day
Righ then, where can i purchase an AC Milan top cheap?.Sorry , but by beating Chelsea you have denied an English side winning the Champions League this season.Yes you deserved to beat Chelsea.But the problem is they would have beaten AC in the final whereas Liverpool will not.And no i`m not a Chelsea fan.
Element115 wrote: This one..
Nick Henry scoring for Oldham versus Villa & the final whistle on May 2nd 1993 comes a very close second.
The thing i remember about that game(Man.u v Munich) is how ITV cut to the ad break just as Schmeichel was about to lift the cup 
Don't recall that, must've had Irish tv on in the pub that night, as I can remember the pandemonium at the trophy presentation. And the ensuing 3-and-a-bit hours.
And the next 2 days... 
*edit* Thinking about it, the ad-break story seems vaguely familiar, maybe I heard about it at the time.
Stockholm Monster wrote:
Dave Algeo wrote: Anfield 3rd May 2005.
Righ then, where can i purchase an AC Milan top cheap?.Sorry , but by beating Chelsea you have denied an English side winning the Champions League this season.Yes you deserved to beat Chelsea.But the problem is they would have beaten AC in the final whereas Liverpool will not.And no i`m not a Chelsea fan.
Oh so bitter. Why can't people like you just be happy to support an English team
Dave Algeo wrote: Anfield 3rd May 2005.
Now we're off to Istanbul
I had a vasectomy on Saturday and stayed off pain killers so I could get some beer in for tonight. Well worth the pain through the day
I've got cuts and bruises all down my calves and shins. That alcohol stuff seems to work as temporary painkiller.:D
I've got cuts and bruises all down my calves and shins. That alcohol stuff seems to work as temporary painkiller.:D
