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Thread: Republic of Ireland V Georgia - Sunday, 2nd June, 2013 - Friendly

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    A compilation of Hoolahan's contribution against Georgia:


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    That's a classy collage of Hoolahan. I like a midfielder whose instinct is the carry the ball forward into space if it's there. Iniesta does it a lot and I noticed a lot of Eastern Europeans do it at the Euros last year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyInvincible View Post
    But FIFA don't employ referees to create entertaining spectacles. The referee's responsibility is to apply the laws of the game. Nowhere in any FIFA rule-book does it state that referees ought to disregard the letter of the law in certain situations/friendly fixtures in favour of avoiding "conduct likely to lead to drop in gate receipts". That would be ludicrous and I'm not sure from where you've imagined this notion. The referee's "conduct" was in line with what FIFA expected of him. He did exactly what his role demanded of him as the keeper had left him in no position but to issue a red card. If anything "ruined" the game, it was the keeper's foul; the referee just did what he had to.
    Of course it won't be in the rule book for every one to see, it will be a bit more subtle than
    that, ie a passing comment from a FIFA official such as "that was a bit of a one sided game wasn't it?"
    or "have you ever considered a career as a lines man?"


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    I'll assume you're not being serious. Anyway, you're not a ref and it's unlikely FIFA would entertain any application from you to be one if your preference is to apply the laws of the game inconsistently, or even to disregard them completely in favour of "entertainment".

    I think they would take note of anything said by a commercial sponsor.

    They are not exactly a whiter than white organisation

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA#Al...e_interference

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    He was. Take your issue up with FIFA. Maybe they'll codify a separate set of laws for friendly fixtures for you...
    Yes providing pay them enough money........

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyInvincible View Post
    A compilation of Hoolahan's contribution against Georgia:

    He brings an element of calm and confidence to the midfield, even when he is in a pretty tight spot and the midfield seems
    to be under a bit of pressure he seems for be able to find a way to diffuse it quickly. He would not look out of place
    playing for Barcelona.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tricky_colour View Post
    Of course it won't be in the rule book for every one to see, it will be a bit more subtle than
    that, ie a passing comment from a FIFA official such as "that was a bit of a one sided game wasn't it?"
    or "have you ever considered a career as a lines man?"
    Please tell me you're on a troll now. Please?

    Cos otherwise...Wow.

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    No. It's just called another opinion...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy View Post
    No. It's just called another opinion...
    Yes people are allowed to have different opinions, so I am lead to believe anyway!!

    In every business profit comes before everything else and FIFA is very money orientated, it's sponsors certainly are,
    they are not concerned about fair play just the number of eyes on their adverts!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyInvincible View Post
    A compilation of Hoolahan's contribution against Georgia
    Nice to watch, that. You could argue the opposition was weak and weakened further by the sending off, but he still had to get on it and make it happen, which I don't believe Whelan would in similar circumstances. In fact I'd be interested to see a similar highlights sequence of a Whelan contribution in Vs similar opposition.

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    I think you'll find Whelan's main contribution at Wembley was Sturridge being carried off.

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    Bumping thread.


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