Comments on: Thierry Henry has done me a rather dubious favour

By: mundundu

mundundu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:53:12 +0000

all sympathy that ireland would have gotten from me — admittedly, not much — has completely evaporated to do their “let us come anyway” request.

it’s further proof that they do not have the mettle to be able to hold a grudge for four years and then come back. [england can do this, maybe that steel resolve doesn’t cross the irish sea.]

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By: Lunga Biyela

Lunga Biyela — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:24 +0000

Seeding the French was Fifa’s way of congratulating Michel Platini on a job well done as head of the European body.

No action will be taken, and Fifa will betray it’s mantra of fair play.

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By: mundundu

mundundu — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:57 +0000

well, there’s going to be an extra set of eyes along the goal line soon. no reason to cry. and really? if you’re a consistently good team, you’ll be back in 4 years anyway. if england had won the following world cup, it would all be forgoteen. england have been only mildly more than pance since 1966. seriously. your pops needs to quit his whining.

did i want to see france coming here next year? yebo yes. would i have been upset if ireland had won? sure. but i know france wuold be back in four years. being this upset means that you’re not sure that ireland is good enough to be back in time to go to brazil. it means that you think your team is mediocre and just has a bit of luck to get x far — which is pretty sad.

[from the next world cup forward, even the hosts have to qualify. if the hosts had to qualify for this one, maybe ireland would be coming anyway. actually they probably would. your anger is misdirected, really. blame bafana bafana, not france.]

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By: Tony Weaver

Tony Weaver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:14 +0000

Right on Pamela! You’ve now seen the “hand of god” acting twice and at last see my “pain” on Maradona’s one. Just to add that almost the entire Irish populace delighted in English complaints for years, role reversal doesn’t make things any better though. Its time for FIFA to get off its high horse, get some brains, and bring in video evidence, both during and after matches. I am quite amazed at FIFA’s obduracy in not bringing in the obviously required changes adopted by many other sports and which would reduce errors of judgment as well as any possible external influence on referees/officials.
Best,
Da

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By: Marius de Kock

Marius de Kock — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:35:35 +0000

Theirry Henry… The greatest basketballer ever to grace the football pitch

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By: Sipho Hlongwane

Sipho Hlongwane — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:18:18 +0000

It appears that Henry’s Hand of Gaul will not go away.

Yes, Thierry Henry shouldn’t have handled the ball, but let’s be honest here: it’s the ref’s fault that Ireland crashed out.

The luck of the Irish ran out this time…

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