Thierry Henry

[geysir]

The fall guy.
The Indo (Fanning) is with the "revelation" that Domenech was the sole obstacle to the replay proposal.
I suppose after the public outcry in France there would be some slipping and sliding to put it all on the scapegoat manager. The FFF let it leak out that the attempts to restore French honour have been scuppered by a greedy Domenech.

Maybe Henry should have said that Domenech made me do it.

[Stuttgart88]

Excellent article in today's Sunday Telegraph by Henry Winter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...tingId=6628561

[lopez]

Excellent article in today's Sunday Telegraph by Henry Winter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...tingId=6628561

Hope he's wrong about Given playing g in another World Cup.

[jebus]

I hope he's wrong about Given too, and I think he is, but the rest of it is sensationalist nonsense

[Stuttgart88]

I just heard the reaction at the Barcelona game last night. Quite something from the crowd.

It's not just Ireland & UK that's kicking up a storm obviously.

[Closed Account 2]

Hope he's wrong about Given playing g in another World Cup.

He'd be 37 so it really would be touch and go. If he was an outfield player there would be no chance, but he might just be ok in terms of age next time.

[jebus]

The Bilbao fans were always going to react like that though, it's just opposition fans using anything they can to insult the other team

I would still doubt that the vast majority of them care that Ireland have gone out though

[jebus]

He'd be 37 so it really would be touch and go. If he was an outfield player there would be no chance, but he might just be ok in terms of age next time.

I hope so, and I think he might just be okay when you look at the likes of David James still being in contention to be England's No.1, he probably will be too

[Stuttgart88]

The Bilbao fans were always going to react like that though, it's just opposition fans using anything they can to insult the other team

I would still doubt that the vast majority of them care that Ireland have gone out though

True, but it still takes the point home to Henry. Whether he cares or not is another issue.

[carloz]

True, but it still takes the point home to Henry. Whether he cares or not is another issue.

I would imagine that the worst reception he would get would be in the Basque region, so playing there first was always going to be tough. He is going to have to deal with this everywhere though

[Closed Account 2]

I guess much of it will depend on what reserves we have who are younger... Maybe there are some young keepers out there who will step up to the standard over the next four years... Redmond (who will be 25ish) or Murphy (will be 31) maybe...

[OwenGoal]

He'd be 37 so it really would be touch and go. If he was an outfield player there would be no chance, but he might just be ok in terms of age next time.

Pat Jennings and Dino Zoff were 40 when they played in their last world cups.

[Drumcondra 69er]

I hope he's wrong about Given too, and I think he is, but the rest of it is sensationalist nonsense

That's rich coming from you having read the nonsense you've been spouting on here the last few days. What exactly is sensationalist about it?

If there were meaningful punishments given retrospectively for blatant instances of cheating like this it would undoubtedly reduce the frequency.

Instead the clubs kick up when it's tried (Raul v Leeds in 2001, Eduardo thhis year for example) and have bans resinded so players get away with it and keep doing it. What would be wrong with a deterent?

[Morbo]

Unfortunetly I think he is probably right about Given not playing in another World cup, Given may still be around in 4 years time but I don't fancy our chances of qualifying without Trap and the likes of Duff, Dunne and Keane probably gone and the likes of O'Shea, Lawrence, Hunt will probably be on the decline, hate to be so negative but I don't see our younger players stepping up to the plate and replacing those guys. I fell the Euro's may be our last chance of qualifying for a major tournament for quite a while.

[Murfinator]

lambasted with so much bile it's been taken down apparently. Well done lads.

twitter.com/thierry_Henry

[ArdeeBhoy]

http://twitter.com/thierry_Henry

Let him know how you feel.

Been suspended due to 'strange' activity!

That'll learn you, Thierry.

[Park_Lane]

Its all a bit too much Sunday World behaviour for me.

[tiktok]

Well done lads.

Absolutely, being forced to take his Twitter account down temporarily totally makes up for us not qualifying. The real heroes are those who abused him!

[jebus]

He'll think twice before booking his country's place in the World Cup again I bet

[Réiteoir]

lambasted with so much bile it's been taken down apparently. Well done lads.

twitter.com/thierry_Henry

I'm sure he'll stop worrying that much to sign his many World Cup Sponsorship deals making him a nice tidy sum for when he takes his place on the pitch in South Africa in the summer.

He'll dry his eyes long enough to count the big wads of cash placed on the table in front of him.

But hey - who cares about that - at least you've shown him not to engage on an Interweb site - bravo to you