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Archie Gemmil '78 vs Holland? I do remember it, I'm sure I do, but I used to get this small format magazine which had drawings of great goals in it (as in diagrams) so that could possibly cloud my judgement over other goals.
I remember Tommy Hutchinson's (?) own goal (in off his back?) for/against Coventry in the 'proper' final which led to Ricky Villa's replay Memento Goalie ('remember that you must score').
I remember one of my own own goals as well, a screaming 30 yard aerial bender which had even me nonplussed.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Saturday, 3 May 2003 18:48 (twenty years ago) link
Yes, he was. Some of the older boys in my home village were rockers, and the name stuck as an alternative to 'banana shot'. I only found out the Mott the Hoople connection years later. Formative.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Saturday, 3 May 2003 19:03 (twenty years ago) link
interesting. i know i first got into football aged 4 when the '86 world cup was on. i also remember asking my dad during that cup if ireland had a team, and him saying "yeah but they suck shit" or words to that effect. i know i watched plenty of english league games, but the first goal i can actually remember seeing is ray houghton's header against england in euro 88. :-)
in terms of greatest elation, well, there are a few.
richie parsons equalising for bray wanderers against sligo (2-2 from 2-0 down: bray were the team most lacking in creativity in the history of football that season, so this isn't as unremarkable as it sounds!)
robbie keane, ireland v germany in the summer.
eric cantona, v liverpool in the FA cup final, 1995 i think.
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 3 May 2003 20:17 (twenty years ago) link