The Match DO NOT START OTHER MATCH THREADS

TheZohanS · 19-11-2009 2:47am #1

Folks you can post away in this thread, and this thread alone, about tonights match.

Charter Rules apply and a breach of these will lead to a ban.

We're all gutted over the result but lets keep it civil, no racism and no threats of voilence.

Petition to get FIFA to review the match.

Facebook Group for FIFA to sanction replay.

zuroph · 19-11-2009 2:48am

its a trap(patoni)

pip-irl · 19-11-2009 2:50am

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/francecheated/ PLEASE SIGN AND PASS IT ON!!! we should show the world how we feel its being signed by people all over the world

dreamers75 · 19-11-2009 2:50am

france were awesome

Jet Black · 19-11-2009 2:51am

Well done to the Irish lads, they did us proud.

grenache · 19-11-2009 2:51am

If Henry had any honesty or integrity about him, he would have done a Di Canio on it and admitted to the ref that he handled it. Retrospective decisions need to be introduced, one look at the replay on the big screen and the ref could have seen it was a clear hand ball. It would have taken a matter of seconds.

Mrmoe · 19-11-2009 2:53am

I hope Henry is banned and does not go to the world cup. I think that could be the only just outcome of this now. FIFA have it in their power, now lets see if they have the balls to do something about it.

jd007 · 19-11-2009 2:54am

Mrmoe wrote: »

I hope Henry is banned and does not go to the world cup. I think that could be the only just outcome of this now. FIFA have it in their power, now lets see if they have the handballs to do something about it.

19-11-2009 2:55am

It's not the first time it's happened and it won't be the last!

but, Thats life....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZhBCqh8l8

j1smithy · 19-11-2009 2:55am

Mask wrote: »

Well done to the Irish lads, they did us proud.

To quoue another poster from a locked thread:

proud of what? the inability to win a match against a team that was trying their best to lose! moral victories are fucking useless

j1smithy · 19-11-2009 2:57am

pip-irl wrote: »

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/francecheated/ PLEASE SIGN AND PASS IT ON!!! we should show the world how we feel its being signed by people all over the world

YES! An online petition will get the result of the match changed. Why didn't I think of that?:rolleyes:

Jet Black · 19-11-2009 2:57am

j1smithy wrote: »

To quoue another poster from a locked thread:

proud of what? the inability to win a match against a team that was trying their best to lose! moral victories are fucking useless

Fair enough.

livindadream · 19-11-2009 2:57am

as horrible as it was to see henry celebrate like that after the handball goal... its the ref and linesmen that annoyed me!! if there ever was a time to introduce video reffiing in footy this has to be it.

cant help but notice how FIFA are editing their site to not have any mention of this handball....

Overheal · 19-11-2009 2:58am

pip-irl wrote: »

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/francecheated/ PLEASE SIGN AND PASS IT ON!!! we should show the world how we feel its being signed by people all over the world

Petitions wont do anything: Come on. Its Populism. IF every country did it it would be a matter of Majority Rules and etc. etc.

Im sure Irish officials will exhaust every normal channel and every FIFA by-law to see if anything can be done, but dont put your hope in an online petition: They rarely (if ever?) work.

jd007 · 19-11-2009 2:59am

j1smithy wrote: »

To quoue another poster from a locked thread:

proud of what? the inability to win a match against a team that was trying their best to lose! moral victories are fucking useless

Can you explain how France were trying to lose that match?? Just because a team play bad this means they're trying to lose??

I, too, am proud of the team, thought they were brilliant tonight.

rizzee · 19-11-2009 3:01am

j1smithy - get back on your boat will yah

Great effort tonight lads

Overheal · 19-11-2009 3:02am

Bloody hell this threads been open 10 minutes and not one sorry Tag :mad:

No pun intended! Honestly. /edit

brendansmith · 19-11-2009 3:04am

I am not entirely sure how it works but is there no way there could be a rematch?

What is the most likely thing to happen now?

rizzee · 19-11-2009 3:05am

brendansmith wrote: »

What is the most likely thing to happen now?

Wait 'til next year and watch the French lose out in the group stages.

zuroph · 19-11-2009 3:05am

now that we have a thread we're allowed post in, its no fun.

Prof.Badass · 19-11-2009 3:06am

This is why they should bring in video refs for goals.

The most annoying thing of it all was that the irish lads stopped playing and threw up their hands to signal a handball, all the while a goal was being scored. Imagine if it was their faith in the system that allowed for the goal (which seemed possible to me when i looked at the replays). A system which then completely betrayed their trust mere seconds later.

What I'd like to see is a personal apology from the cheater himself.

Fizman · 19-11-2009 3:07am

Wish I had a French girlfriend to take my frustration out on! :pac:

davey boy · 19-11-2009 3:07am

Proud of the way they played. Cant see the French going too far in the world cup though.

Maybe olympic handball.

Overheal · 19-11-2009 3:09am

brendansmith wrote: »

I am not entirely sure how it works but is there no way there could be a rematch?

What is the most likely thing to happen now?

Well, I honestly dont know. Henry even acknowledges the Hand Ball.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8367588.stm (Audio Clip)

apparently when Henry spoke to the ref about it the ref responded "You're not the Ref."

:eek:

btw I didnt get to see the goal so youtube vid asap plzthx

Mrmoe · 19-11-2009 3:10am

Overheal wrote: »

Well, I honestly dont know. Henry even acknowledges the Hand Ball.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8367588.stm (Audio Clip)

He tries to condone it which rubs salt into the wounds.

Jesus Wept · 19-11-2009 3:12am

pip-irl wrote: »

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/francecheated/ PLEASE SIGN AND PASS IT ON!!! we should show the world how we feel its being signed by people all over the world

Thanks for the lol.