Thierry Henry

[roinuj]

i gave him a load of abuse on it.
he deserves everything he gets
cheating tramp.

[elroy]

Im angry and annoyed as anyone else about what happened last wed, but there is a line. I supported the campaign to get a replay but whatever hope for it was there is gone now.

The likes of the SW journalist attempting to get Henry to sign a big apology poster is just embarrassing.

[irishfan86]

Well, the Spanish fans booed him relentlessly during his short cameo yesterday...hope this continues through the rest of the season and into the World Cup:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...hard-time.html

[elroy]

So as the dust settles on the last few days, the hopes of a replay are gone, our WC dream is over...............what can we take from this?!?!?

Should we now deliberately coach and encourage our players, our youngsters to cheat wherever possible in order to get the right results?? As long as we get the right result, thats all that matter, worst case scenario....a few days of bad press.

Id sooner have us going to the WC by less than honest means than not going to the WC with the goodwill of the footballing public behind us. By the time the draw for the WC comes around, for the larger part the means by which France got through will no longer be a big talking point.

Sad, that the game we all love is now at this level.

[OwlsFan]

[Junior]

Apparently Henry has been chatting again this morning (I havent got the quotes - couldnt be arsed looking but it was on the RTE Sports News Bulletin)

Along the lines of,

He has been considering international retirement, he has felt very alone in the aftermath of Weds, particularly the FFF who did not speak to him until Friday (ahem cough cough was that before or after your statement Thierry?)

Bless him, I suppose he thought I might as well play at the World Cup and make all the hassle worthwhile...


EDIT - Here it is http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1123/henryt.html

[as_i_say]

The whole friggin thing is embarassing now. Euro 2012 here we come.

[Fixer82]

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

couldnt agree more. let's draw a line under it lads. we're not going. get over it and let's look forward to Euro 2012

[paul_oshea]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/b...france-ireland

[tricky_colour]

Hope France and Henry get booed right through the world cup.
I expect it will be mentioned right through the cup that France got their by cheating,

[Junior]

Hope France and Henry get booed right through the world cup.
I expect it will be mentioned right through the cup that France got their by cheating,

I really doubt it will. Obvioulsy the Irish and perhaps UK pundits will mention it in their opening game or the little montage of 'how they got there' but that will be about it.

[ArdeeBhoy]

See the shameless pr*ck has reactivated his Twitter account, but you cant message him now!
Just hope, unless he retires from the French team before the WC, he gets dog's abuse until he does....

[Emmet7]

Yup let's get over it and look forward to the next time we are screwed over by FIFA/UEFA/A big nation with lots of power and influence

[Donegalcelt]

More politicial meandering.

Henry: "The day after the match, and the day after that, I felt alone, really alone. It was only after I issued my statement that the people from the French Federation got in touch."

There is no way he suggested a replay before he was in consoltation with the FFF. He waited until they ruled it out and then tried to act as peacemaker

[Razors left peg]

The rubbish that Henry has spouted in last few days has made me hate him even more. In his interview after the game he didnt give a toss about replays or even consider he did anything wrong.Then he seen the world wide reaction and now we are being told he considered retirement. His PR machine has kicked into overdrive trying to get back his image.
I still put most blame on the linesman but Henry is a slime

[Réiteoir]

Yup let's get over it and look forward to the next time we are screwed over by FIFA/UEFA/A big nation with lots of power and influence

[Metrostars]

Henry is now trying to turn this around and make himself the victim. But his true feelings are shown immediately after the game when interviewed, he laughs when the reporter asks him if he should have told the referee right after the goal about the handball.

[Noelys Guitar]

Domenech has said on French TV this evening (according to L'Equippe) that he did not stop the game being replayed. He also said that the bonus being payed to him by FFF for getting France through to the finals is not 862,000 euros (as reported elsewhere in the French media). Henry is complaining in L'Equippe about all the ex-players (some in France but especially those in England) who are not 'backing him' (his words). Backing him?

[DeNiro]

Domenech has said on French TV this evening (according to L'Equippe) that he did not stop the game being replayed.

He also said that the bonus being payed to him by FFF for getting France through to the finals is not 862,000 euros (as reported elsewhere in the French media). Henry is complaining in L'Equippe about all the ex-players (some in France but especially those in England) who are not 'backing him' (his words). Backing him?

So who's the liar and who did block it? This doesn't seem to be going away.

[jmurphyc]

[B]

So who's the liar and who did block it? This doesn't seem to be going away.

Er, the head of the FFF I presume.