Professional losers

[AndyRM]

AC Milan. Champions league 2005. 3-0 up half time, lost on penalties at the finish.

Got revenge a couple of seasons later though!

 

[jhawk]

Bayern Munich, 1999 Champions League Final.

The Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Boston Bruins -- TO were 3-0 up with 3 minutes to play in the last period -- I went upstairs to make food, came back down and they'd lost 4-3

 

[AndyRM]

Atlanta Falcons in this years Superbowl.

21 - 3 at half time, lost 28 - 34.

 

[Slick]

I was only very young, but still never really got over the shock.


View: https://youtu.be/opsudWaeNqk


I prefer to forget about Peru, favouring Archie Gemmil against the so called Dutch masters.

This link is even harder to read.

http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/argentina-78-when-the-nation-went-mad-for-ally-s-army-1-1433393

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Lance Armstrong. He might have won the TdF legitimately using just his athletic prowess, but instead drugged his way to the top, threatening anyone who crossed him.

Or he might have stayed as what he was before he went on EPO. A decent but not outstanding one day rider who couldn't time trial or climb well enough to win a GT.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Much as it pains me to say - Northampton Saints v Leinster in the 2011 European cup final. Saints leading 22 - 6 at half time and looking to be cruising to a win. In the second half Johnny Sexton wins the game single handed as Leinster run out 22 - 33 winners .... it was a long, quite journey home from Cardiff that night ...

I was there. As a semi-neutral English Munster fan. The silence in the toilets at half-time was deafening. Second half was jaw on the floor stuff. My Leinster mates went mental.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

England vs West Germany.

2 - 0 up.
Charlton has Beckenbauer in his pocket
Two substitutions
2 - 3 down.

 

[Dayvo]

Mike Gatting's reverse sweep against Australia in the WC Final (50 overs). England were cruising it, but lost by seven runs.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5BmZOu6qac

 

[DRM]

Pompous little fellow wasn't he. I find many CEOs are of similar nature.

View: https://youtu.be/jAWkLsWQCY8

But he could do a fair impression of Brian Johnson/AC-DC

 

[John the Monkey]

England kicking to the corner against Wales?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Keith Reynolds in the 1989 Milk Race, in the leader's jersey on the last day, not paying sufficient attention to the front of the race, Brian Walton of 7-Eleven snaffled the win. Reynolds came 2nd.

 

[tyred]

Don't wave to crowd while leading on the last lap and let the engine revs drop off...

 

[swee'pea99]

Well, Teresa May has messed things up, turned a certain victory into a worse position than she started out with...

And this has got me thinking. Who else has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in such a spectacular manner?

No one. Not in my lifetime. It's been genuinely astonishing.

 

[winjim]

Henry V. On the verge of becoming King of France, died of the squits.

 

[Drago]

Indeed. In fact, "the squits" is a technical term favoured by historians, much used by David Starkey.