Tales From The East Stand

We welcome Robbie Gaffney and Noel Synnott to Johnny Blues Bar to review a memorable game in Waterford, and to review the Wac Express from the Pines to the pub in Knocktopher to the RSC and back. Then from 1 hour 9 minutes it's all about the lads' careers and they answer questions sent in by listeners. Robbie and Noel played seven years together in the late 70s and early 80s - most of it under John Giles - so Iceland and Romania 1982 soon come up. Having spent much of his early life in London, Noel talks about moving to Sligo and being watched by sheep, and Ireland manager Giles being surprised to hear he was Irish before giving him three international caps. He recalls taking over the captaincy from Giles, the devastation of scoring an own goal in the 1986 FAI Cup final, managing Aer Lingus and Ballymun United in the Leinster Senior League before a stint as caretaker boss at Rovers in 2004. 'The Gaff', a lifelong fan and club member, describes doing pirouettes for Dan Carr and why Gazin Bazunu is brutal at qu