I think a re-play in a neutral venue is the only correct and fair outcome to this with a ban on Henry!! if not FIFA should ban using those Fair Play flags because its just plain hypocrisy...Anyone Know where Sepp ****** Blatter lives?
The FAI would be better served sorting out the mess of a league they have, getting a decent manager in for the u21s and the myriad of other problems fcing the game here
We going to appeal every referee decision now?
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I think a re-play in a neutral venue is the only correct and fair outcome to this with a ban on Henry!! if not FIFA should ban using those Fair Play flags because its just plain hypocrisy...Anyone Know where Sepp ****** Blatter lives?
Henry should own up to cheating and ask the French toreplay the game, that way he will not be tarnnised for the rest of his life and the World Cup will not be tarnished by having a team of cheats in the tournements.
It will be a disgrace and an embarassment everytime they play, they might even win it!!
And if France do win it it will be no credit to them as they will still be cheats who should not be in the competition, so the best thing got Henry the French and FIFA is to replay the match. (With the score 1:1).
It would be great for football.
Basically without a replay Henry will be destroyed as a person.
No. Just this one...Originally Posted by Dodge
It will be down to the FFF to make the first move. I can see Wenger being the go between here. If French politicians, media and people are serious about having a replay (and I believe they are) then the Arsenal manager would be the perfect person to sort this all out. I am amazed the FAI are being pro-active here. Somebody must have told them it is worth their while filing for a replay.
Last edited by Noelys Guitar; 19/11/2009 at 2:20 PM.
with the money qualification brings they might be able to
no money needed to repalce Don....anyone on here would do a better jon and for the good of the game
Bring back the plank
1. Dunno
2. France would have been awarded the match 3-0 and there'd have been hell to pay.
3. Different scenario. Ref saw what happened and applied the wrong rule. Different from not seeing an incident
I can't see anything like that..... As gutted as I am. I'd say more French are feeling relieved than shamed.
Had it been us in their position I do know Blatter and Platini would have more interest in getting it replayed.. That's eating me just as much.
lol finally the plastic english in ireland have justificion to have a go at platini and co.
Hi.
Not that it will change anything but I just wanted to say that I am ashamed and sorry about what happened last night, but, unlike Ginola, I am not ashamed of being french (we, the supporters, have nothing to do with Henry's cheat)
I am not happy about going to the world cup, not like this...and so are all my friends.
From what I have read on french forums, the majority are saying we didn't deserved it, that Ireland played a better football, that what Henry did is a disgrace and he should get punished for it, and that the game should, at least, be replayed.
Some are even saying we should just apologise (well, the FFF and Henry) and let Ireland qualify instead of us.
Don't blame the ref. I truly believe he didn't see it.
With 1 ref (behind the posts) and/or TV it would have propably gone to the penalty kicks...and who knows what would have happened then.
Hope Platini will stop being stupid and change the rules.
FIFA did nothing about what happened between Egypt and Algeria, which was way more serious (don't know if it's the appropriate word)...do you really think they are going to call for a replay (which I think would be fair)?
Again, deeply sorry about what happened.
Pointless grandstanding from the FAI. There's no chance of a replay and this is just a stunt to make Delaney look like he's doing something.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
Paul McShane's lucky Henry handled - everyone's indignation shotguns would be firing at our favourite ginger haired right back if Terry had of left his GAA skills at home.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
No, but if some good comes out of this it will be worth it. They should have officials on the line like in this years UEFA and video evidence should now be used. If last night proves the catalyst for this it would in some way make amends.
I'm stunned at the worldwide reaction to this though-its unbelievable!
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No chance in hell of a replay and even if there was one it would only serve to gloss over this whole disgraceful episode in the european play-offs where profit has prevailed over fair play and sportmanship. Fifa have rigged these play-offs to ensure France in particular qualify and unfortunately for them it has backfired and everyone can now see how far football has diverged from it's roots and become nothing more than a decadent, corrupt business as opposed to a sport of fair play and equality. Ireland could have scored a hundred goals in the 90 minutes last night like the French goal and none would have been given. A fix from day 1 and anyone who thinks otherwise is deluding themselves. You can't have business people running the world's most popular and profitable sport.
Football the working man's sport me b*llox.
Last edited by youngirish; 19/11/2009 at 2:36 PM.
There was a huge thread on the Le Monde site about this and overwhelmingly expressing shame and regret. Now, Le Monde is like the French Guardian so it's likely to represent a more right- on view than the average, but what was noticeable was this: many people drew the comparison with Rugby, both in terms of the conduct of players and video evidence, but many also were quite prepared to label football as institutionally corrupt. I was interested, because I know if it had been the other way around, we wouldn't be seeing that kind of clear sightedness, even on here. You have to admire it.
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Can't ban people for telling the truth.
I think FIFA needs to be disolvewd and a new world football body create with a new world cup not run by cheats, because they are h appy to accept cheatiing as part of the game.
If Ireland had off win in similar circumstances would we be made to face replay until they got the result they wanted just like Lisbon Treaty, Id say so. Could we make this a poll to see what people think????
I'll be interested to read in a few month or even a years time how the careers of the Assistant and Fourth official panned out. FIFA are not going to publicly berate them, but if they officiate at another big game again something is clearly up and the integrity of FIFA can be brought into question in the cold light of day. The only excuse other than incompetence is corruption. Either way they should not be on that stage again...
Apparently its 200-1 with the bookies, I'd advise those of you that believe it will happen to get on it fast!
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