C'mon Uruguay!

[The Legend]

my blood is starting to boil already thinking of those cheating scumbags taking the field!

[ArdeeBhoy]

Don't worry as seen on Facebook, with Raymond in charge, that shower will implode anyway.....

[gustavo]

I thought it was only one of them that handled the ball rather than them collectively ? Also the one who did is unlikely to start tonight

[gustavo]

Don't worry as seen on Facebook, with Raymond in charge, that shower will implode anyway.....

This the guy who imploded them all the way to the final last time?

[Ciaran W]

Lets hope theres a few dirty challenges going in as well

[Sullivinho]

I'm going to take a pass on appearing commendable and judicious by wishing France all the very worst.

[ArdeeBhoy]

This the guy who imploded them all the way to the final last time?

If you can find one French fan who thinks he'd repeat the act I'd be amazed......
You can only have so much luck.

[The Legend]

I thought it was only one of them that handled the ball rather than them collectively ? Also the one who did is unlikely to start tonight

Sorry, i'll just wish Henry the worst, and hope France win the world cup... happy now?

[ArdeeBhoy]

I thought it was only one of them that handled the ball rather than them collectively ? Also the one who did is unlikely to start tonight

Have a look at their celebrations after the goal. And read up on what you would doubtless just deem 'controversy', after the game.
Not the whole team, but enough.

[Stuttgart88]

In a way I'd still like France to do well as it'd reflect better on us. If France and Italy have bad world cups it'd show that a lot of our new-found confidence may be misplaced.

[Sullivinho]

You can only have so much luck.

You can also only have so much Zidane.

[The Legend]

In a way I'd still like France to do well as it'd reflect better on us. If France and Italy have bad world cups it'd show that a lot of our new-found confidence may be misplaced.

While my head agrees, my heart hopes France are humiliated and italy do ok... i'd like to see Spain win, or maybe Argentina... (soft spot for them and that nutter)

[culloty82]

Going by the first match, looks like we'd have had no-one to fear in the group, so as was said it'll be a marker as to how we'd have fared. I usually supported France before when we didn't qualify, about the only thing that can be said in their favour is they'd give England a stiffer test in the knock-outs.

[Ciaran W]

The french are cheating already ;)

[bullit]

lawro would bore you to death on the beeb,the legend is a mile ahead of him on RTE

[Ciaran W]

Here he comes !

[Sullivinho]

Uruguay have been shocking. No composure at all, up to and including the sending off.

[Ciaran W]

Henry claiming for handball !!! How beautifully ironic :D:D:D

[bullit]

the irony would have been complete if it had been given

[Sullivinho]

Decent result for Uruguay. They were very panicky at times though.

The handball claim. :D

[Closed Account 2]

He is a cheating so and so and I hope that they finish bottom of their group, not just because of the handball but because they are not great to watch and Mexico, South Africa and even Uruguay offer more in terms of fluid play (Mexico) excitement / unpredictability (South Africa) and attacking potentcy (if supplied) (Uruguay).

The French seem to be at war with themselves a la the Dutch in the mid 1990s, they also look like a team that think they can just show up and go far but with no Zizou I dont think it can happen...

[Ciprian Marica]

Can't believe people are still going on about the handball, long forgotten for me anyways, there's no guarantee we'd have even won that match, if we took our chances we'd be through

[ArdeeBhoy]

You'd better get over it then. They'll still be talking about this in 50 years time. So what?

[Dunny]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s173/homer838/urgay.jpg
(Had to be done)

[bullit]

You'd better get over it then. They'll still be talking about this in 50 years time. So what?
i think your over exagerating it there and the sooner it dies the better imo,bitter **** dump crap and blah.grow feckn up

[boovidge]

I'd like to "grow up" and put the defeat behind me, and, up until I watched the game I thought I'd done so. However, seeing the French team brought back the memories of last November and the anger came back.

[bullit]

so grow up and grow some big oul nodgers and move on, we have become a nation of criers that ring radio phone-in shows to vent our frustrations. we aint in it!!!! but otherwise....enjoy

[ArdeeBhoy]

The ould nogers are fine. Just some people there that night won't forget, will probably be with us in 50 years time, so come back around 2060 and ask them so??
Anyway what are you doing up so late after a school day??
Lol.

[bullit]

jaysus ur hillarious ardee
dry your eyes mate!!!!

[ArdeeBhoy]

Yeah from laughter at the US goal on now.....

Re-post the other nonsense in 2060. You're 5 decades early!

[bullit]

i will talk to you then mate,thats if your not in the hospital on the kells road by then

[endabob1]

France v Uruguay was the worst game I've been at since I watched Athlone Town draw 0-0 with Home farm in a cup game aout 15 years ago, dreadful stuff.

[gustavo]

Sorry, i'll just wish Henry the worst, and hope France win the world cup... happy now?

Yes !

[clovis]

Hi, I am french and I am ashamed since the elimination of Ireland by a cheating team.
It will do no good for Ireland but I really wish this french team will be eliminated soon. The match against Uruguay was a good boring start ! I usually support my national team but not this time.
Long life Ireland.

[thischarmingman]

Anyone else find the people who have been constantly harping on for the past week about being "so over" Henry-gate a tad, well, obsessed? If you're over it, please stop telling the rest of us who want to wallow in self-pity and bitterness for a while longer. We're football fans after all.

[Sullivinho]

Anyone else find the people who have been constantly harping on for the past week about being "so over" Henry-gate a tad, well, obsessed? If you're over it, please stop telling the rest of us who want to wallow in self-pity and bitterness for a while longer. We're football fans after all.

It's the World Cup of monotonous drones ain't it? ;)

Personally, I've reached the last stage of giving a s**t, which I would label 'vindictiveness'. I hope France fail and luck deserts them.

Come July, when all teams are back on level footing and looking toward 2012, I'll be 'over it' but will feel no obligation to tell others to follow suit at every available opportunity.

[seand]

The media-driven and FAI-driven bitchfest about Henry’s cheating is frankly embarrassing. He cheated and got away with it. If Robbie Keane had done it for us I’d be delighted. Duff dived for a pen against Spain in 2002 and we got over it quick enough. We are as bad as the English still going on about the Hand of God even after Owen evened up the scores with his dive in 2002.

That said… I hate Henry for cheating us and for being a two-faced ***** who cultivated a holier-than-thou attitude thru his career. I’d like to see France do badly, but then I’d always like to see France do badly.