Moral Compensation for the FAI

**amaccann** · 03/12/2009, 4:09 PM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

and if we lost a replay then so be it. you should only qualify, have your seeding boosted, qualify for the confederations cup etc on the football pitch

Agreed, but our participation in the World Cup could (I know, could) have increased our future seeding. So while participation in the WC, replays and so on were logistical nightmares for all concerned, upping the seeding seems like harmless, but useful compensation.

**jbyrne** · 03/12/2009, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by amaccann

replays and so on were logistical nightmares for all concerned

france are not seeded so the draw could have had Ireland / France put against it until a play off was played in mid december without delaying the wc draw. it would have been very possible that way

**shakermaker1982** · 03/12/2009, 4:16 PM

We're probably going to get a shiny little 'fair play' trophy. Wow. Delaney might get a free flight out of it so he's able to pick the thing up but it means sweet fa to the players/manager/coaching staff and fans.

I'd be happy if Fifa said we get to play the world champions after the WC. If we win we get to keep their trophy

**rambler14** · 03/12/2009, 4:28 PM

I reckon Alan Kelly is going to be called up to officiate. So that Ireland has a presence.

**Mr A** · 03/12/2009, 4:28 PM

We already have moral compensation- we know none of us are as big an a***hole as Blatter is.

**eaststand85** · 03/12/2009, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by Greenforever

I forgot to say there is a fantastic prize for the best post, it will be a moral symbolic prize signed in spirt by the Hon Mr Blatter.

Joking aside I reckon he may well offer us a spot in the confederations cup in 2013 in Brazil, as far as I know it is partially by invitation, but not sure.

Interesting thought and would be worth a few bob, would welcome that. Unfortunately I'm fairly sure that fat baldy cnut has something much more patronising and demeaning in mind.

**tricky_colour** · 03/12/2009, 4:51 PM

**Uncle_Joe** · 03/12/2009, 5:10 PM

Bumping us up the seedings would be even more farcical in my opinion. All this would do is demote one other team down to the lower pot to acommodate ourselves. So basically someone else suffers fro French sins.Two wrongs dont make a right and it definitely aint moral.
I always though the confederations cup was made up of the winners of the regional competitions , concaf, uefa etc and the next world cup host nation but I think getting an invite to that would be the best we could hope for or some guarantee to have the world cup winners play their first game at Lansdowne.

**dan o d** · 03/12/2009, 5:17 PM

i dont think they are going to change our seedings to be honest. i wouldnt mind an invite to the confederations cup even if it is a bit of a **** take event. if we got two ot three thousand supporters to travel out it wud be a bit of a laugh

**John83** · 03/12/2009, 5:23 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

We already have moral compensation- we know none of us are as big an a***hole as Blatter is.

I don't know... ever read one of DCFCsteve and Pineapple Stu having one of their little tiffs?

**cavan_fan** · 03/12/2009, 5:33 PM

I like the confederations cup idea, it would mean something, for ireland it would be a useful tournament

**captkeen** · 03/12/2009, 5:34 PM

Think i would like Blatter to just say we are getting nothing.All this talk it goes on and on.its getting stale now1 Dont you all think?

**Stuttgart88** · 03/12/2009, 7:04 PM

A nod and a wink and a safe passage to Brazil 2014 will do nicely.

What a dumb comment. Next time we get a break our opponents will claim that Blatter / FIFA repaid their moral debt.

**Irish_Praha** · 03/12/2009, 7:16 PM

Maybe some of the suggestions I made the day after the game; although the second one could be seen as financial compensation...

http://foot.ie/forums/showpost.php?p...&postcount=539

**Noelys Guitar** · 03/12/2009, 8:16 PM

Blatter will be meeting with the FAI next week. Delaney should know by now that nothing good can come from meeting this shyster. I have a feeling Blatter is seeking some type of photo op. "Fair Play is Back" as Delaney and Sepp make up. And the "Moral Prize" is some type of promise that will never be met. Delaney should call in sick.

**Stuttgart88** · 03/12/2009, 8:45 PM

Moral compensation probably just means that Henry will get a 1 game ban.

Some of the stuff spoken about here is madness - a bump up in seedings? Ludicrous.