Football The 2009/2010 Season Thread

[gohan]

so gerrard torres reira benayoun aquilani aurellio lampard drogba terry cole bosingwa park berbatov ferdinand vidic hargreaves walcot gibbs and rpv all injured.....fun times for the big 4 (sure ive missed some arse players tbh)

 

[CorNokZ]

Good to see Henry is keeping his head down and not celebrating the win

A disgrace

 

[Cerb]

fuck weather the french deserved it or not....the irish players deserved better for the effort they put in

 

[soze]

so gerrard torres reira benayoun aquilani aurellio lampard drogba terry cole bosingwa park berbatov ferdinand vidic hargreaves walcot gibbs and rpv all injured.....fun times for the big 4 (sure ive missed some arse players tbh)

If Gibbs is out we have 13 players out injured now

Wonder how far this team of injured players would go
Fabianski
Gibbs Djourou Clichy
Walcott Denilson Traore Wilshere
Bendtner van Persie Vela

 

[CorNokZ]

so gerrard torres reira benayoun aquilani aurellio lampard drogba terry cole bosingwa park berbatov ferdinand vidic hargreaves walcot gibbs and rpv all injured.....fun times for the big 4 (sure ive missed some arse players tbh)

Dont forget

Spoiler

 

[megadave]

We've got Ballack out as well


Tbf to France, Given should have seen red and France a penalty.

 

[Cerb]

for what exactly?

 

[Corran]

for what exactly?

For Anelka going Frog Mode and taking a leap?

Oh, and wouldnt been a sending off offensive tbh even if was contact, lack of ball control and not heading in direction of the goal (was heading to the bi-line, so angle would have been awful.

That said I only half saw it because I werent watching the match much, so need to see it again

 

[Calaen]

It wasn't a penatly, not even close.

I hope Platini catches aids from Sepp Blatter. Cheating fuckers!!!

 

[soze]

This made me laugh any Irish fan that thinks Keane would not have done the same is in a dream world.

 

[Ch3tan]

This made me laugh any Irish fan that thinks Keane would not have done the same is in a dream world.

I said the same, but the thing is that Henry built an image of fairplay for himself, and he has robbed the Irish there and wiped that image out in one moment.

The real issue is the refereeing (again), it was so obvious and blatant that you have to wonder what agenda the ref and FIFA and UEFA have.

To be fair to Henry he did not celebrate, he admitted the handball and apologised to the Irish players.

 

[soze]

I said the same, but the thing is that Henry built an image of fairplay for himself, and he has robbed the Irish there and wiped that image out in one moment.

The real issue is the refereeing (again), it was so obvious and blatant that you have to wonder what agenda the ref and FIFA and UEFA have.

To be fair to Henry he did not celebrate, he admitted the handball and apologised to the Irish players.

How honest would a player need to be to just stop playing when he touches the ball. Henry like most prolly though the ref would blow up and give a free kick. But all of a sudden the ball is in the net and he is left with a choice own up and risk knocking your country out of the world cup or keep your mouth shut.

 

[Ch3tan]

I'm not disputing that Soze, but unless you are an Arse fan, Henry's name has become dirt overnight.

FIFA and UEFA have some serious explaining to do, firstly the seeding for the playoffs, a last minute decision, then their insistence on not using technology to help with contentious decisions.

 

[soze]

You are right blinkers affect how i judge it.

I still think they should have appeals on dead ball situations like American Football. Where the manager can refer it to the 4th official give them 2 each if they are right they keep it if they are wrong they lose it. Limit it to 5 a game and see how it goes.

 

[Marc]

Was ball to hand

Picture the scene. Your club are tied 1-1 and you need to win, to win the league/ensure champions league qualification. Its extra time and the exact same thing that happened in the france-ireland game is about to happen to your team. You can stop time and decide wether your team goes through/wins the league by a dodgy handball.

Im betting every single one of you would plump for the dodgy handball

 

[Gibbo]

It's true any other player would have tried to get away with it. Henry, being Henry, gets away it. Doesn't stop me thinking he is a dirty cheating **** though.

But the whole things stinks, how the top teams in Football either get away with it or have the odds stacked in their favour. Like the seeding's for playoffs, when it looked like a few big names would be in it FIFA changed the rules to make it easier for them. Whether in club or international football UEFA and FIFA always make sure the big names are ok at the expense of the lesser ones. I suspect Platini and Blatter will be more then happy with themselves today.

But then again, I doubt the Irish shed any tears over Maradona's Hand Of God goal in '86. So fuck 'em they deserved it :england:

 

[faw]

Maybe it was accidental. The pace of the game and the heat of the moment can all contribute to these things.

I think we are being too quick to demonise Henry. Let's not forget he is one of the best players many of us have ever seen and for someone who has played fair throughout his career I think it's unfair to tarnish his reputation for something that was not deliberate.

He is not in the same league as Maradonna. Maradonna was a cheat and a disgrace. Henry is not.

 

[Wonk]

Maybe it was accidental. The pace of the game and the heat of the moment can all contribute to these things.

why would he apologise if it was accidental? It's easy to see he knew what he did.

And yes, I would probably do the same if I was in his shoes - but that doesn't mean it's right. Yesterday, he gave everybody but the frogeaters the rights to call him a wanker. Something that I never thought I should call him before that match.

 

[Calaen]

Maybe it was accidental. The pace of the game and the heat of the moment can all contribute to these things.

I think we are being too quick to demonise Henry. Let's not forget he is one of the best players many of us have ever seen and for someone who has played fair throughout his career I think it's unfair to tarnish his reputation for something that was not deliberate.

He is not in the same league as Maradonna. Maradonna was a cheat and a disgrace. Henry is not.

lol I wonder who you are Your reputation only stays intact by yuor actions, he handled it on purpose.

 

[Ch3tan]

Maybe it was accidental. The pace of the game and the heat of the moment can all contribute to these things.

I think we are being too quick to demonise Henry. Let's not forget he is one of the best players many of us have ever seen and for someone who has played fair throughout his career I think it's unfair to tarnish his reputation for something that was not deliberate.

He is not in the same league as Maradonna. Maradonna was a cheat and a disgrace. Henry is not.

Oh do fuck off Dori, you said you were going so stay gone. Or seek help with your addiction.

 

[Lethul]

It's true any other player would have tried to get away with it. Henry, being Henry, gets away it. Doesn't stop me thinking he is a dirty cheating **** though.

But the whole things stinks, how the top teams in Football either get away with it or have the odds stacked in their favour. Like the seeding's for playoffs, when it looked like a few big names would be in it FIFA changed the rules to make it easier for them. Whether in club or international football UEFA and FIFA always make sure the big names are ok at the expense of the lesser ones. I suspect Platini and Blatter will be more then happy with themselves today.

But then again, I doubt the Irish shed any tears over Maradona's Hand Of God goal in '86. So fuck 'em they deserved it :england:

You honestly think he got away with it cause it's Henry?

 

[CorNokZ]

Oh do fuck off Dori, you said you were going so stay gone. Or seek help with your addiction.

Why do you even bother? Just embrace it and let it be..

 

[Ch3tan]

Cause I keep having to add more alias' to my ignore list, it's bloody annoying.

 

[Cerb]

Thierry hand-ry (aka le cheat) has inspired a new game from EA Sports last night....The French edition of THIEFA World cup 2010.....Comes with free Xbox 360 controller which can be used one handed!

 

[Everz]

I smell alot of bitter irish in here, you lot wouldnt have given a damn if it had gone your way, its football shit happens thats that.

 

[Cerb]

Ofcourse we would but it would be better if it didnt happen for either side wouldnt it?

its hard not to be bitter after the fucking last minute seeding and then this

its our very own "Hand of Frog"!!!

 

[Cerb]

Id also like to add that if this had happend to England i think you lot would have bitched and moaned far more than we have

 

[Everz]

Ofcourse we would but it would be better if it didnt happen for either side wouldnt it?

its hard not to be bitter after the fucking last minute seeding and then this

its our very own "Hand of Frog"!!!

Not really, the french are very happy i hear.

And no, i wouldnt have given a damn as its pointless international football that ruins the season :|.

 

[Marc]

Maybe it was accidental. The pace of the game and the heat of the moment can all contribute to these things.

I think we are being too quick to demonise Henry. Let's not forget he is one of the best players many of us have ever seen and for someone who has played fair throughout his career I think it's unfair to tarnish his reputation for something that was not deliberate.

He is not in the same league as Maradonna. Maradonna was a cheat and a disgrace. Henry is not.

All his diving = played fair throught his career?

 

[megadave]

Wow, Liverpool are a shockingly sad club.

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