Thread: Ireland ask Fifa to add extra team for world cup

Originally Posted by Bhoys Dont Cry

Ireland players have to be squeeky clean when they play from now on...

You've missed the point of this whole incident.

The outrage wasn't because someone committed a foul in a game of football. It was because of the stage, what was at stake. Henry's actions cost a nation months of excitement and pride, and a cherished memory (and possibly more to come in the summer). Not to mention costing the Irish economy literally billions.

So no, when an Ireland player next commits a foul, it isn't some kind of hypocrisy, as (thanks to Henry) there won't be such an occassion for at least four years, and possibly much longer.

This is a very ignorant post BDC, it's shocking that you thought the Irish public could be so arrogant as to be outraged because of a foul.

Originally Posted by Max Raptor

You've missed the point of this whole incident.

The outrage wasn't because someone committed a foul in a game of football. It was because of the stage, what was at stake. Henry's actions cost a nation months of excitement and pride, and a cherished memory (and possibly more to come in the summer). Not to mention costing the Irish economy literally billions.

So no, when an Ireland player next commits a foul, it isn't some kind of hypocrisy, as (thanks to Henry) there won't be such an occassion for at least four years, and possibly much longer.

This is a very ignorant post BDC, it's shocking that you thought the Irish public could be so arrogant as to be outraged because of a foul.

What the fuck are you going on about? I'm not doubting what you said, believe me- I was as gutted as anyone for what happened.

It was not an ignorant post at all Max. There was up-roar when Eduardo dived against us and then McGeady did the same thing literally a couple of games later (controversial perhaps). Although on a less scale (money wise- as you stated, media etc), we had to be very squeaky clean and we were not. What I'm saying is, Ireland will have to be very professional in the next couple of games.

Stop taking words out of people’s mouth (although, this is a usual trait from yourself so it's not half surprising).

Originally Posted by Bhoys Dont Cry

It was not an ignorant post at all Max. There was up-roar when Eduardo dived against us and then McGeady did the same thing literally a couple of games later (controversial perhaps). Although on a less scale (money wise- as you stated, media etc), we had to be very squeaky clean and we were not. What I'm saying is, Ireland will have to be very professional in the next couple of games.

It's a crazy comparison though, how is an Ireland player possibly going to match what Henry did to them, costing Ireland billions etc... ?

The context is vital here, the stage was so huge- it's an isolated event. Robbie Keane isn't going to restore the balance in the next week by, for example, winning a dodgy penalty in a friendly match.

It can't be matched.

This is like saying "that Madeleine McCann has to make sure she never steals any pic n mix after all that fuss about the kidnapping."

Originally Posted by Max Raptor

It's a crazy comparison though, how is an Ireland player possibly going to match what Henry did to them, costing Ireland billions etc... ?

The context is vital here, the stage was so huge- it's an isolated event. Robbie Keane isn't going to restore the balance in the next week by, for example, winning a dodgy penalty in a friendly match.

It can't be matched.

This is like saying "that Madeleine McCann has to make sure she never steals any pic n mix after all that fuss about the kidnapping."

McGeady didn't cost Hibs going into the champions league but was still smashed in by the media for "diving" so the shite you're spouting about comparisons is a load of balls too.

Theres the final nail in the coffin then.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ls/8388671.stm

Originally Posted by Bhoys Dont Cry

Ireland players have to be squeeky clean when they play from now on...

They'll blame it on the



:p

Thing is, even at 1-0 we weren’t even going to the WC anyway. We still needed to score another goal.

There is no guarantee we would have won the match on pens.

Originally Posted by Hoopymo

McGeady didn't cost Hibs going into the champions league but was still smashed in by the media for "diving" so the shite you're spouting about comparisons is a load of balls too.

You clearly don't grasp the scale of the loss for Ireland.

To try and compare it to the gulf in CL/SPL level is ridiculous.

Originally Posted by RK

Thing is, even at 1-0 we weren’t even going to the WC anyway. We still needed to score another goal.

There is no guarantee we would have won the match on pens.

Thing is though, you guys didn't even get the opportunity to do so. Who knows what could have happened?

Fucking laughable really. Blatter showed his true colours when he laughed at the proposal though. The football equivilant of a capatilist.