World Cup Play-Offs

[Gus the teenage cow]

now can someone post a crying baby gif or that insanely distressed britney spears fan - either will do!

[The whole year inn]

the english still bang on about that to this day (33 years and counting)

I cant think of anything that happened to England at the Montreal Olympics. Unless you are going on about Keith Remfry being robbed of Gold in the Men's Open Class. I am over that BTW.

This is Ireland people. if the French had done this to England the Micks would love it. oxf*rd em and enjoy it I say

[Royalee]

http://twitter.com/boyhunt

Noel Hunt's not happy

Spot on Hunt, get well soon.

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

In a small part of Exeter a deaf man is going spacko!

Funny that - I had ~exactly~ the same thought with those very words whizzing through my head.....

[Dirk Gently]

Not defending the French for a second, but it is a bit overkill for people to be saying the Irish were "denied a win" by cheating.

All they were actually denied was a penalty shootout - no guarantees they'd have won that.

[AndyRFC]

In a small part of Exeter a deaf man is going spacko!

Ironically, it came off the part of Henry's anatomy that Spacey was using to fiddle with himself for the best part of 102 minutes

[soggy biscuit]

Surely people should be having a go at the officials, not Henry....i'm sure in that split moment he just instinctively stuck his hand out and handled the ball BUT as anyone who plays football knows........you play until the whistle, if the ref or lino didn't spot it - whats Henry to do???

Once is accidental - but one touch to control it and then another to pass it across to Gallas is takng things a bit far....

I didn't think he did pass it to Gallas with his hand? He handled the ball which then dropped to his foot with which he passed to Gallas.

[soggy biscuit]

LOLz @ the commentator at the final whistle.

'it's a hollow victory for France as Ireland are cheated out of a place at the world cup'

hollow? surely that is for the French to decide. it was also a draw before the French goal, they were therefore not deffo going through.

and finally, cheating goes on throughout football, at all levels, all the time. Little dives here and there to win free kicks in the middle of the pitch etc. Just because Henry's lead directly to a goal does not make him more of a sinner than anyone else in my opinion.

[LUX]

the truth is between the two, first it hit his hand, to stop it going out, he then controlled it with his hand and passed with his foot. Cheating? Yes. Would we have complained if Rooney had done it at a key moment? No.

ps I was up for the Irish, of course (French in-laws ). Doyle is an interesting case. His flick ons and tackling back were first rate, but it's true he was not the direct threat that a number 9 should be.

Irish MOM for me was Lawrence, French MOM, the goalie or Anelka.

[soggy biscuit]

[Sun Tzu]

It's fairly marginal really isn;t it ? Nothing like the Maradona incident.
Some real LOLs arising - Liam Brady suggesting the game should be replayed and an Irish player complaining about a refereeing error !

[soggy biscuit]

Henry, I felt, was a beacon of fair play during his time in the Premier League.

Even after his comedy dive against Spain in WC2006 that lead to a goal?

[LUX]

Spacey mode on:

you cannot take the Arsenal influence out of a man

[Starfish]

Not defending the French for a second, but it is a bit overkill for people to be saying the Irish were "denied a win" by cheating.

Technically, it is not overkill at all. Ireland were winning 'the game' 1-0. That goal made it 1-1 and 'denied Ireland a win'. I don't see how that is overkill at all.

[AF1]

Wayne Rooney punches the ball into the net and a goal is given......would you be going mad cos we've just won the world cup, or going mad cos Rooney has cheated and the game should be replied.

lol, one can only imagine the whinging had it been england in irelands position last night. the feckers are still banging on about maradona 20 plus yrs l8er ffs.

Any reports in on how much plastic furniture was thrown round Paris by the fans last night

[No Fixed Abode]

There are plenty of cheap flights out of Dublin for any England fan wanting to go to the World Cup next year.

[Starfish]

It's fairly marginal really isn;t it ?

Not in the slightest.

[royal tee]

No mention of the French disallowed goal that was probably onside...........

[Starfish]

No mention of the French disallowed goal that was probably onside...........

The one that, according to the TV replays, had two French players off? That one?

[No Fixed Abode]

No mention of the French disallowed goal that was probably onside...........

Exactly!