Quoteat least 5 Georgian defenders were calling for it too from what i can see... cheats the lot of them.
I can't quite make him out
Robbie might have been unsighted so I'll give Captain Morality the benefit of the doubt for the time being
at least 5 Georgian defenders were calling for it too from what i can see... cheats the lot of them.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Kevin Doyle puts his hand up instinctively as from his angle it looks as though it may have hit the Georgian defenders hand.
Jebus, get over yourself. You're just boring us now. Henry handled the ball. Personally I blame the officials more for not seeing it more than him for doing it.
We're not going to get a replay - that doesn't happen in football (apart from the Arsenal - Sheffield United game which was really odd). I traveled to Paris, I'm still sick after the way we went out but fiercely proud of the way we played on the the night. I know the pain will fade in time but the last thing I need is people like you (and himself from Mayfield) posting crap like this.
It's over - go away!
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
And the fans calling for it and cheering who had a clear sight of it?Originally Posted by centre mid
How did McGeady cheat? or any player for that matter?
There's the right way, the wrong way.... and the Max Power way!! :-D
Calling for a penalty that was never a penaltyHow did McGeady cheat? or any player for that matter?
They could say they were unsighted but I'd counter that if you're the pinnacle of fair play you shouldn't call for anything unless you are 100% sure
Otherwise you might get an unfair advantage
It is not too clear where the ball hits on that clip, seems to be the top on the arm/shoulder
so quite reasonable to appeal. To compare that to Henrys double handball is ridiculous!
Jesus, Jebus, I'd report you for trolling if you weren't a mod.
You can't spell failure without FAI
I'm not comparing it to Henry's handball though am I?
I'm talking about the double standards among some Irish fans and players when it comes to cheating. I don't think it's trolling either John, it's a fair point that quite a few of us have made already which others seem to not want to respond to in the main threads. I've just included a video clip this time as some have said they can't quite remember it or that it's not clear that it wasn't a handball
Truly speaking, the lunatics have taken over the asylum.
If Ireland lost this game we would still have qualified for the play-offs and Georgia finish bottom. After this we won 1 from five in our qualifying group so this decision did not have any effect on the outcome of the group, which would be the only reason that there'd be a replay.
I really don't get why people keep referring to this decision when it did nothing for either side, whereas Henry took his side to the World Cup, this decision didn't even change the group standings.
We're talking about taking advantage of situations to give your team an unfair advantage, doesn't matter about the magnitude of the game
Jebus,
I refer you to post 31 in the current Roy Keane thread, made by one of the sanest posters on this site - Stutts88.
Read it, consider it. How can you then not see the difference between the Henry handball and our penalty vs Georgia?
You're either a serious wind up merchant, or the kind of guy I'd hate to have to meet in real life.
Get over yourself and your Keano-esque agenda.
The dude abides....
I don't know all of the player's reactions to the events on Wednesday as I only got back from the match late yesterday, but from what I've heard, they don't exactly seem to be calling France a bunch of cheats. They've merely been calling for FIFA to order a replay. I think that's fair enough and I don't see how that means they have double standards.
We were fighting for qualifying for the World Cup, whereas Georgia were bottom of the group and had little to play for. Plus, by that stage we were well on top and would have deserved a goal. France by no means deserved a goal. The comparison is not really valid.
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Player leaned his arm towards the ball, could very well have grazed his arm that video is very inconclusive and so was any other angle, no point there whatsoever
Is Jebus a mod? How in God's name?
You're truly deluded, you really are, if you can't see the difference.
hes spent the whole aftermath of the match on the ireland forum tryin to get a reaction. its boring at this stage.
honestly there is no credibility to the forum when this happens...wind up merchants are just loving this a la roy keane.
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