Conference tallis::celt

    
    Keith,
    
    You're right, only 3 more matches for Ireland. But don't forget that
    the last match will be against Belgium and you will NOT win it.
    
    Conclusion: Yes, 3 more matches to go, but you will not be the world
    champion. Something logical in it, isn't it ?
    
    Luc.
    
    PS: I'm form Belgium.
    

    DON'T COUNT YOUR POINTS BEFORE THEY ARE SCORED,AS MUCH AS WE (IRISH)
    DISPISE THE ENGLISH, YOOZ GOT TO GET PAST THEM,1/ST. KEEP THE BALL
    MOVING. IRELAND FOREVER AND UP CORK/KERRY, WE'LL BE WATCHING YOU TO 
    SEE IF YOUR GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY IRELAND,IN THE FINALS
    

    As a point for future readers of this notesfile England got through
    against Belgium in the last SECONDS of extra time with a goal from
    Platt .
    

    
    ..Back in spirit from Genoa. Lord have mercy but it was MAD!!!!
    Serious session before and after the game. 
    
    Anyone in Ireland got news on how the tickets are going to fare out.
    Will they be on sale on the day???/. Ihear we have a very small
    allocation so far. In genoa people queued for hours and hours. However
    people arriving about 30 min before the game simply walked to the
    ticket outlet at the stand and got tickets. Might not be so easy for
    the Italian game.
    
    Win loose or draw it will be another mighty session.
    
    Mick

    The original allocation was a miserly 2000 tickets.
    Irelands Minister for Sport appeared on TV last night to relate
    how negotiations with FIFA were going.6000 tickets were obtained
    well short of the 16000 required.
    Ray Treacey ,former international player,now a Travel Agent here
    in Ireland related how he was offered tickets at up to 250 pounds
    each well in excess of their face value.
    It seems the money grabbers are at it again..........
    			Good Luck to all ticket hunters.
    				John Dooley.
    

    
    There were some tickets available here ( France) at about 100-150
    pounds, thru the Football clubs,  but I believe they were all bought up
    by ticket touts.
    
    In Genoa, when the touts realised there were more than enough tickets
    at the gate, they dropped their prices by 25% on the FACE VALUE of the
    ticket, so in fact they were cheaper than the official ones.
    
    I reckon that won't happen in ROME, particularly with Italy playing and
    I guess its an expensive place to fly on spec. or to have pay 250+
    punts -or is it :=).
    
    I don't intend to pay black market prices until the final and we play
    England !
    

    I WAS READING AN ARTICLE IN THE IRISH TIMES LAST NIGHT, IT SAID THAT
    THE ITALIANS WERE ECSTATIC THE IRISH BEAT THE ROMAINIANS, AS THE
    ITALIANS FEARED THE ROMAINIANS, NOW THEY EXPECT TO MAUL THE IRISH MUCH
    AS THE LIONS DID THE CHRISTIANS IN EARLY ROME.
    ITALIANS BEWARE! WHEN TIMES ARE ARE DARKEST THE IRISHMAN SHINES, WITH
    ENOUGH LIGHT TO BRIGHTEN THINGS UP.
    ITALIAN FANS,OFFICIALS,SUPPORTERS BEWARE OF THAT 3-0 PREDICTIOS FOR
    IT COULD VERY WELL BE REVERSED WITH IRELAND THE WINNER.
    THERE WILL BE MUCH GUINNESS (PINTS) CONSUMMED STARTING AT 15:00 HRS
    IN SATURDAY, I AIM TO HAVE MY SHARE,(BIG SCREEN TV,IRISH
    CLUB,WORCESTER)GOOD LUCK! IRISHMEN WHERE EVER YOU ARE.WE HAVE COME TO
    FAR TO GIVE UP OR LOSE NOW.
    
    MIKE,MICK OR MAC
    
    

    Today's "Irish Indepedent" carries the front page news that intesive
    political negotiation caused the sudden appearence of an extra 8,500
    tickets.this will ease the situation.
    People here are still advised not to travel to Rome unless they
    have a ticket arranged already.
    Day trips are costing 525 pounds here , one of the lads here is
    going and said so.
    I suppose its a once in a lifetime thing ...........but 525 pounds!
    Thats approx $850 for a trip to Rome from Ireland.
    All the Nation awaits with bated breath for 8:00 pm Saturday 30th
    June 1990.
    

    IT WAS ONE HELL OF A MATCH! TO HAVE A TEAM PLAY SO HARD TO THE POINT
    OF OUT PLAYING THE ITALIANS ONLY TO LOSE 1-0. THE OFFICIATING COULD 
    HAVE BEEN A DAMN SIGHT BETTER. THE BOYS DID THEMSELVES AND US PROUD.
    
    WITH LUCK WE'LL SEE THEM IN BOSTON FOR THE NEXT WORLD CUP. THEN WE'LL
    SEE HOW MANY FANS SHOW UP. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER CIVIL WAR IF
    THAT HAPPENS, THE NORTH END VS SOUTHIE. THE PRIDE IS WITH ALL OF US
    
    MIKE,MICK OR MAC

.9�                                                  THE OFFICIATING COULD 
.9�    HAVE BEEN A DAMN SIGHT BETTER.
    
    ie. The ref was a gobshite!

Well it is all over,  but it was fun .....  Rome was exciting, even tho we lost.

The Irish supporters continued their sing-song,  some can not go into Print,
but a few of them I liked were

"  DayO, DayO,DDDDDD DayO, Schalacci scored and we gotta go home "
etc etc. 

and
	Schalacci, Schalacci
   6 foot two and eyes of Blue, our Mick is after you 
	Scalacci, Schalacci
   5 foot two and Black and Blue - our Mick got you.
  
Mind you I think the greatest stunt of the evening was about 3o mins after the
match .... the 10,000 Irish fans were singing "We want Jack", next thing
under the stand,  flash lights were popping and and camera men/reporters running
towards the dressing rooms.  The fans went crazing thinking Jack Charlton was
on his way and the roars and clapping was beyond belief...... the entourage
got closer and all of a sudden it was obvious - 

it wasn't Jack Charlton it was




		Charlie Haughey  - 


what a stunt he pulled, almost as good as the Tour de France when Roche won

PS

There were loads of tickets in Rome at way below face value.